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MFN 193: Balkan vs. Chim PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Maija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Alfredsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taneli Maija had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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177 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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181 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Maija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Alfredsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfredsson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maija on his heels. He'll look to pass Maija's guard now, I'm sure.
Alfredsson postures up.
Alfredsson wants to pass the guard but Maija is keeping the position.
Alfredsson passes into half guard.
Alfredsson wants to pass to mount but Maija is defending the position.
Alfredsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfredsson is trying to work for a kimura but Maija is defending well.
Alfredsson trying to advance position but Maija counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maija is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alfredsson defends well.
Alfredsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maija is keeping the position for now.
Maija keeping moving, preventing Alfredsson from controlling successfully.
Alfredsson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Maija is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alfredsson trying to control but Maija is working from the bottom.
Alfredsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maija's guard.
Maija has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Alfredsson trying to control from half guard but Maija is working away.
Maija is positioning himself well to prevent Alfredsson advancing to mount.
Alfredsson wants to take a breather but Maija is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maija fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alfredsson manages to avoid it.
Maija takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maija attempts a counter takedown but Alfredsson avoids it well and moves away.
Alfredsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Taneli Maija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maija takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alfredsson misses with a hook.
Maija feinted with a counter takedown.
Alfredsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alfredsson moves out of range as Maija strikes.
Nice defenses there by Alfredsson.
Alfredsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maija waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alfredsson.
Alfredsson works the jab nicely.
Maija misses with a wild body shot.
Maija drives through with a takedown into Alfredsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maija is stalling in the full guard.
Alfredsson has his foot on Maija's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maija works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maija passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alfredsson is looking to reverse the position.
Maija is trying to get an arm triangle but Alfredsson is defending well.
Maija is looking to take a break and control but Alfredsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Alfredsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maija closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alfredsson's guard.
Taneli Maija overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maija wants to control from the top but Alfredsson keeps moving.
Alfredsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alfredsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Maija trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfredsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maija defends well.
Maija thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfredsson trying to control the position.
Alfredsson keeping moving, preventing Maija from controlling successfully.
Maija preventing the sweep.
Maija postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maija trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfredsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maija misses with a lunging right hand
and Alfredsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Maija lands a glancing blow to the side of Alfredsson's head.
Maija throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alfredsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maija is in Alfredsson's guard.
Maija is pushing down on Alfredsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alfredsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Maija has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maija prevents Alfredsson from improving his position.
Alfredsson is not content to let Maija control the position.
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.
Maija trying to mount his opponent but Alfredsson defends it.
Alfredsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maija is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alfredsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maija.
Alfredsson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maija works his way into side control.
Maija is looking to take a break and control but Alfredsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maija tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alfredsson is not content to let Maija control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maija is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alfredsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alfredsson is looking for a sweep.
Maija is looking to take a break and control but Alfredsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alfredsson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taneli Maija dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Maija shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alfredsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maija is looking to take a break and control but Alfredsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alfredsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Maija looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alfredsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maija is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maija is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alfredsson can do to turn this around?
Alfredsson trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfredsson tries to get to full guard but Maija has control of the leg.
Alfredsson is still trying to improve position.
Maija seems to be working for a kimura but Alfredsson defends the submission attempt.
Alfredsson actively working from the bottom here.
Maija is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alfredsson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alfredsson looking for submissions off his back.
Maija prevents Alfredsson from improving his position.
Maija is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alfredsson defends it well.
Alfredsson is pressing down on Maija's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maija forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maija is looking to take a break and control but Alfredsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alfredsson won't allow Maija to pass to mount.
Maija looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maija is looking for a kimura here.
Maija wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alfredsson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alfredsson is looking for a sweep. Maija is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maija looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maija is thwarting Alfredsson's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maija shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alfredsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alfredsson wants to control but Maija passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taneli Maija showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maija has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taneli Maija!
After the fight, Taneli Maija was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
205 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilkin Asim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Asim tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dahlberg manages to circle out of the way.
Dahlberg scores with a body shot.
Asim tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Dahlberg counter with a right hand.
Asim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dahlberg.
Asim slips a jab and a cross from Dahlberg.
Asim has managed to clinch.
Dahlberg presses Asim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asim lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Johan Dahlberg has been cut.
Asim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asim trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Asim.
Dahlberg is rocked!
Asim missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dahlberg avoiding damage as Asim throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dahlberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Asim has double underhooks.
Asim prevents Dahlberg from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asim.
Asim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dahlberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dahlberg looks to land a left hand but Asim moved out of range nicely.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Asim's ribcage but misses.
Asim tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dahlberg manages to circle out of the way.
Dahlberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asim throws a solid leg kick but Dahlberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Asim.
Dahlberg has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Asim is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asim throws a leg kick but Dahlberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asim there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dahlberg.
Asim wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asim moves away.
Asim seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dahlberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dahlberg. Asim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dahlberg looks to land a left hand but Asim moved out of range nicely.
Asim wants to clinch but Dahlberg slips to the side
and Dahlberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahlberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asim tries to clinch up but Dahlberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Dahlberg connects with a single shot there.
Asim tries to clinch up.
Asim moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Dahlberg won't want to take too many of those.
Dahlberg managing to block the knees to the body from Asim.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asim as Dahlberg tries to tie him up.
Asim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dahlberg is defending well for now.
Asim misses with a knee strike.
Dahlberg just leaning against Asim, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlberg.
Asim looking to throw knees to the head but Dahlberg is blocking nicely.
Asim tries to land knees in the clinch but Dahlberg avoids the damage to the body.
Dahlberg cracks Asim with a nice body shot.
Dahlberg tries to break the clinch but Asim is controlling the position.
Dahlberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Asim won't allow it.
Dahlberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg can't break the clinch.
Dahlberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dahlberg managing to block the knees to the body from Asim.
Dahlberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dahlberg is working Asim over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dahlberg as the two fighters clinch.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Asim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dahlberg avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahlberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dahlberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlberg is trying to push Asim away but Asim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Dahlberg.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johan Dahlberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Dahlberg's cut.
That's time! Asim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Dahlberg scores with a shot to the body.
Asim moves into the clinch successfully.
Dahlberg avoiding damage as Asim throws knees to the body.
Asim is looking to control Dahlberg's arms but Dahlberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asim has his back to the cage.
Dahlberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Asim.
Dahlberg is trying to break free.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asim landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim stalling against the cage.
Dahlberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Asim backwards.
Asim trying to land knees to the body.
Dahlberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dahlberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Dahlberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dahlberg pushes Asim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dahlberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dahlberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asims head.
Asim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dahlberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Asim misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Dahlberg is breathing heavily.
Asim connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asim missing with knees to the body.
Dahlberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Dahlberg won't want to take too many of those.
Dahlberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asim is keeping busy.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Asim working Dahlberg over with knees to the body.
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahlberg's face.
Asim landing knees to the head.
Dahlberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Asim finish him?
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dahlberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Asim.
Asim looking to throw knees to the head but Dahlberg is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim scores with a knee to the head.
Asim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dahlberg avoids it.
Dahlberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asim drops Dahlberg with a big knee straight up the middle! Dahlberg is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Asim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dahlberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dahlberg misses with a hook. Asim ducked under it nicely.
Asim has Dahlberg up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlberg.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkin Asim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Dahlberg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Asim has closed the distance and engaged Dahlberg in a clinch.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Dahlberg's ribcage.
Asim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Dahlberg's ribcage.
Asim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dahlberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asim has him pressed against the cage.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
Asim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dahlberg can do to turn this around?
Asim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Dahlberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dahlberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Asim.
Asim stalling the fight.
Ilkin Asim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Asim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Asim tries a knee to the head but Dahlberg blocks it.
Asim stalling in the clinch.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Asim.
Asim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dahlberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Asim.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dahlberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Asim.
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!
Asim blocks an uppercut.
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahlberg's face.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Asim.
Asim working Dahlberg over with knees to the body.
Asim jerks Dahlberg's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dahlberg drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Asim goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Asim because Dahlberg was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ilkin Asim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Udo Hitzlsperger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vellucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Udo Hitzlsperger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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33
165 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Udo Hitzlsperger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Vellucci!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitzlsperger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vellucci.
Vellucci throws a head kick that misses.
Vellucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vellucci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vellucci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitzlsperger avoids it.
Vellucci controlling the action here for a moment.
Vellucci lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitzlsperger won't want to take too many of those.
Hitzlsperger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Vellucci.
Hitzlsperger lands with a left to the head.
Hitzlsperger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger tries to throw a body punch but Vellucci avoids it by throwing Hitzlsperger back against the cage.
Hitzlsperger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitzlsperger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Vellucci on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitzlsperger lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitzlsperger misses with some punches.
Vellucci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vellucci connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hitzlsperger's face.
Vellucci lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitzlsperger won't want to take too many of those.
Hitzlsperger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitzlsperger as Vellucci tries to tie him up.
Hitzlsperger tries to throw a body punch but Vellucci avoids it by throwing Hitzlsperger back against the cage.
Hitzlsperger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Vellucci.
Hitzlsperger misses with a punch on the inside.
Vellucci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitzlsperger misses with a punch to the body.
Vellucci lands an elbow inside.
Hitzlsperger has picked Vellucci up - he's going for a ride! Hitzlsperger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitzlsperger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hitzlsperger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vellucci blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitzlsperger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vellucci defends it well.
Vellucci is trying to stand back up but Hitzlsperger is controlling him
Hitzlsperger is trying to control the action in half guard but Vellucci is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vellucci keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vellucci scores with a three punch combo!
Leo Vellucci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vellucci is looking to land body kicks.
Hitzlsperger with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vellucci cracks the inside of Hitzlsperger's front leg.
Hitzlsperger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vellucci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitzlsperger goes for a double leg but Vellucci avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vellucci continues to drive forward.
Vellucci looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hitzlsperger blocks a head kick by Vellucci.
Hitzlsperger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vellucci connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hitzlsperger scrambles back to his feet.
Hitzlsperger is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vellucci throws a body punch but Hitzlsperger moves out of range.
Hitzlsperger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vellucci wants to clinch but Hitzlsperger slips to the side
and Hitzlsperger counters with a straight right hand.
Vellucci bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hitzlsperger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vellucci at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vellucci.
Hitzlsperger fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitzlsperger throws a head kick but Vellucci moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vellucci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vellucci fakes the leg kick and cracks Hitzlsperger in the body.
Hitzlsperger checks a low kick from Vellucci.
Hitzlsperger is looking to counter punch.
Vellucci throws a nice head kick!
Vellucci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hitzlsperger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hitzlsperger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Hitzlsperger there.
Hitzlsperger seems to be looking for submissions.
Hitzlsperger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vellucci's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vellucci dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vellucci gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hitzlsperger trying to control the position from guard on top but Vellucci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vellucci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitzlsperger advances position into side control!
Hitzlsperger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hitzlsperger throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vellucci works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hitzlsperger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hitzlsperger is trying to control. Vellucci wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vellucci trying to control from the bottom.
Vellucci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitzlsperger.
Vellucci trying to control here.
Hitzlsperger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vellucci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitzlsperger.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hitzlsperger is trying to control the action in half guard but Vellucci is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leo Vellucci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vellucci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hitzlsperger.
Vellucci looks to throw the jab but Hitzlsperger is out of range.
Hitzlsperger is looking to counter with head kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hitzlsperger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vellucci tries to score with a low kick but Hitzlsperger moves his leg out of the way.
Vellucci throws a head kick that half lands.
Hitzlsperger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vellucci counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitzlsperger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vellucci moves away.
Leo Vellucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitzlsperger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitzlsperger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitzlsperger blocks a head kick by Vellucci.
Vellucci takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hitzlsperger shoots for a double leg takedown but Vellucci sprawls well. He's pushed Hitzlsperger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vellucci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vellucci lands a nice shot to the body.
Vellucci slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hitzlsperger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vellucci. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Hitzlsperger.
Vellucci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vellucci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hitzlsperger avoids the head kick by Vellucci.
Vellucci wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Hitzlsperger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hitzlsperger lands a leg kick that knocks Vellucci off balance momentarily.
Vellucci lands a big head kick that sends Hitzlsperger tumbling to the mat! Vellucci takes a step backwards and waves Hitzlsperger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hitzlsperger is rocked!
It looks like Udo Hitzlsperger has been cut.
Vellucci plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Hitzlsperger to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Hitzlsperger just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leo Vellucci!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opie River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying River's choice of entrance music: Skillet - Monster . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Opie River!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinkhammer lands a nice shot to the body.
River throws a leg kick but Klinkhammer checks it.
A jab lands there for Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Klinkhammer finds it's way through River's defenses.
A jab lands there for River.
River misses the shot to the body.
A big right from River misses.
River cracks a nice hook into Klinkhammer's ribs.
Klinkhammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klinkhammer lands a head shot.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klinkhammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
River ducks right into an uppercut from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
River feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Klinkhammer is controlling River's posture.
Klinkhammer has momentary wrist control but River slips an elbow through the middle.
River postures up and lands a big shot to Klinkhammer's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer is looking to stand up but River isn't so interested in that idea.
River wants to control from the top but Klinkhammer keeps moving.
River throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klinkhammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
River working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
River is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
River lands a couple of elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw River working his ground and pound in the gym.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as River accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
River trying to control but Klinkhammer is working from the bottom.
Klinkhammer trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Klinkhammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klinkhammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klinkhammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klinkhammer avoids the body shot from River.
It looked like Klinkhammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klinkhammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
It looked like Klinkhammer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River.
River moves away from the strike by Klinkhammer.
Roberto Klinkhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Klinkhammer to the ground. River is now in Klinkhammer's guard.
Klinkhammer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as River accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer pulls River in close to prevent any damage.
Klinkhammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klinkhammer keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River postures up and lands a big shot to Klinkhammer's brow.
River loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but Klinkhammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klinkhammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klinkhammer trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Klinkhammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps River thinking.
Klinkhammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck River on the side of the head.
River jabs at Klinkhammer's body.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klinkhammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klinkhammer throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
River avoids the body shot from Klinkhammer.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Klinkhammer.
Opie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River moves out of range as Klinkhammer strikes.
River with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klinkhammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klinkhammer or not.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from River.
River tries to throw a body punch but Klinkhammer avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Opie River will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Klinkhammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Klinkhammer lands with an overhand left.
Klinkhammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klinkhammer lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
River lands a jab to Klinkhammer's midsection.
Klinkhammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klinkhammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Klinkhammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klinkhammer throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
A jab from Klinkhammer misses.
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klinkhammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Klinkhammer down.
River lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Klinkhammer. No joy for River on that attempt.
Klinkhammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer throws a body shot but no joy.
River 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.
River clinches.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klinkhammer is keeping busy.
Klinkhammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klinkhammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River misses with a body kick.
Klinkhammer lands a jab to the head.
Klinkhammer connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Opie River has been cut.
River lands a slapping body shot.
River is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klinkhammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Klinkhammer tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Klinkhammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Klinkhammer stuffs the takedown.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klinkhammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klinkhammer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River feints and then cracks Klinkhammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klinkhammer down.
Klinkhammer scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Klinkhammer.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And River tries to counter it with a takedown but Klinkhammer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
River misses with a kick to the body.
River pushes Klinkhammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Klinkhammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klinkhammer lands an uppercut.
Klinkhammer has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Klinkhammer throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Klinkhammer stalling in the clinch but River improves position.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River pushes Klinkhammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klinkhammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River tries to throw a body punch but Klinkhammer avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Klinkhammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
River tries a body shot but Klinkhammer blocks it.
Klinkhammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klinkhammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River wants a takedown but no success here.
Roberto Klinkhammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opie River.
River trying to control the position but instead, Klinkhammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klinkhammer working aggressively here.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klinkhammer has River pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
River tries a body shot but Klinkhammer blocks it.
Klinkhammer is trying to force a seperation but River has the dominant position.
Klinkhammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klinkhammer misses with a low kick.
Klinkhammer looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Klinkhammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Klinkhammer fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klinkhammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Klinkhammer lands with an overhand left.
Klinkhammer misses the shot to the body.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer moves out of range of the strikes.
River digs a good body shot into Klinkhammer's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klinkhammer ducks under a wild hook from River.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer misses the jab.
River misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Klinkhammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Opie River's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klinkhammer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Klinkhammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
River slips under a jab from Klinkhammer.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Klinkhammer misses its target.
Klinkhammer lands a front kick.
Klinkhammer throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
Klinkhammer scores with a nice right hand.
Klinkhammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
River avoids the head kick by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by River.
Klinkhammer connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Klinkhammer misses.
Roberto Klinkhammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Klinkhammer connects with a body shot.
Klinkhammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Klinkhammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
Klinkhammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
River throws a looping overhand right but Klinkhammer ducks down to avoid it.
Klinkhammer is looking for a counter combo.
River scores with a jab. Klinkhammer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Klinkhammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klinkhammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Klinkhammer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River ducks right into an uppercut from Klinkhammer.
River closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - River lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River wants to control from the top but Klinkhammer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
River stands up over Klinkhammer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klinkhammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
River working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
River postures up in Klinkhammer's guard and throws a big left but Klinkhammer blocks it.
Klinkhammer wants to improve his position but instead River has moved into half guard.
Klinkhammer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Klinkhammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time River.
River has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klinkhammer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
River throws a big elbow that misses.
River wants to control from the top but Klinkhammer keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
River postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Klinkhammer throws a hook but River blocks it.
River misses with a double jab
and Klinkhammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Klinkhammer throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Klinkhammer keeps the fight on the outside.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Klinkhammer circles away.
River tries to clinch there but Klinkhammer circles away.
Klinkhammer takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Klinkhammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klinkhammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Klinkhammer!
Roberto Klinkhammer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Children of Bodom - Tie my rope kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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15 - 15 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roope Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala scores with a body shot.
Chantry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Latvala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chantry manages to avoid it.
Chantry slips a jab and a cross from Latvala.
Latvala throws a right hand that misses
and Chantry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Latvala!
Chantry working the ground and pound but Latvala is defending the strikes.
Latvala is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chantry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chantry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Latvala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chantry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chantry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Latvala has his hands clasped together around Chantry's back. He's all about the action.
Chantry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala is defending against the submission attempts here by Chantry.
Latvala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chantry is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chantry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chantry working the head and body with strikes.
Chantry 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.
Chantry wants to pass to mount but Latvala is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chantry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Latvala does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chantry wants to work for an arm triangle but Latvala is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chantry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chantry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chantry thows a huge punch but Latvala dodges it nicely.
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latvala tries to get to full guard but Chantry has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chantry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Latvala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala cracks the inside of Chantry's front leg.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Latvala as he jumps to the side.
Latvala throws a hook but Chantry blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chantry is defended easily by Latvala.
Chantry closes the distance and clinches up with Latvala, looking for a takedown. Chantry pushes Latvala against the cage but Latvala circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Latvala!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry slips a jab and a cross from Latvala.
Latvala misses with an uppercut. Chantry saw that one coming.
Chantry moves out of range as Latvala strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chantry is defended easily by Latvala.
Latvala scores with a hook to the body. Chantry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roope Latvala will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chantry ducks under a wild hook from Latvala.
Latvala swings widly with a right hand
and Chantry counters with a shoot takedown. Latvala fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chantry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chantry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chantry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chantry preventing the sweep.
Chantry trying to control but Latvala is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latvala trying to control the position.
Chantry is looking to work some ground and pound but Latvala has wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chantry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Latvala cracks Chantry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Latvala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roope Latvala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latvala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chantry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Latvala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chantry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roope Latvala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Latvala.
Latvala loads up on a big right hand but Chantry slips the punch.
Latvala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chantry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry slips a straight right by Latvala.
Chantry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chantry moves away from the strike by Latvala.
Chantry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chantry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Latvala sprawls and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Latvala, as that shot connected.
Chantry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Latvala throws an off balance right hand
and Chantry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Latvala is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry trying to control the action but Latvala is working from the bottom.
Chantry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Latvala's head.
Chantry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Latvala sees it coming and defends easily.
Chantry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Latvala has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chantry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Latvala has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chantry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Latvala is trying to maintain the position but Chantry is very close to passing his half guard.
Chantry is working for a submission of some sort.
Chantry throwing shots but Latvala is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Latvala wants to improve his position but Chantry is controlling well.
Latvala wants to control but Chantry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Latvala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chantry.
Chantry feinted with a counter takedown.
Chantry ducks under a wild hook from Latvala.
Latvala throws a jab but it's blocked by Chantry.
Chantry moves out of range as Latvala strikes.
Chantry slips under a jab from Latvala.
Latvala stuns Chantry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latvala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chantry feinted with a counter takedown.
Latvala misses with a straight right.
Chantry attempts a counter takedown but Latvala avoids it well and moves away.
Latvala throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roope Latvala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Latvala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chantry gets a double leg takedown into Latvala's guard.
Chantry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tatton Chantry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Latvala keeping full guard, as Chantry tries to pass.
Latvala is controlling Chantry's posture.
Chantry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Latvala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala working a defensive guard here.
Chantry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chantry throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chantry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chantry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Latvala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chantry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Latvala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chantry at a distance.
Chantry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries to land a leg kick but Chantry saw it coming and moves away.
Latvala misses with a straight right.
No luck for Chantry with that takedown attempt.
Latvala throws a body punch but Chantry moves out of range.
Latvala lands with a nice combination. Chantry backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
Latvala looks to land a left hand but Chantry moved out of range nicely.
Chantry attempts a counter takedown but Latvala avoids it well and moves away.
Latvala lands with a hook. Chantry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chantry is rocked!
Latvala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chantry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roope Latvala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry blocks a jab.
Chantry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Latvala.
Chantry moves away from the strike by Latvala.
Chantry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chantry shoots in looking for a takedown but Latvala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chantry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Latvala scores with a leg kick.
Tatton Chantry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Latvala.
Chantry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Latvala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chantry has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Latvala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Latvala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Latvala winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roope Latvala!
An out of breath Roope Latvala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rammstein - Ich Will!. This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Olov Hermansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Hermansson.
Hermansson fails to land the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hermansson checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steamboat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermansson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steamboat tries to avoid it but Hermansson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steamboat to the ground. Steamboat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hermansson cracks Steamboat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steamboat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steamboat takes a swing at Hermansson's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steamboat, as that shot connected.
Steamboat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steamboat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hermansson throws the left hand but Steamboat avoids the punch easily.
Steamboat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hermansson with a body shot.
Hermansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steamboat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steamboat.
Steamboat moves into range and clinches up with Hermansson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steamboat.
Steamboat working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hermansson backwards.
Steamboat struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermansson controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermansson.
Steamboat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steamboat misses with a punch on the inside.
Steamboat stops a takedown attempt from Hermansson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Olov Hermansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermansson blocks the elbow strike.
Hermansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steamboat tries to throw a body punch but Hermansson avoids it by throwing Steamboat back against the cage.
Steamboat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steamboat misses with the head strike.
Steamboat tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.
Steamboat throws a head punch that misses.
Steamboat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermansson's elbow.
Steamboat lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat blocks a body shot from Hermansson.
Steamboat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steamboat misses with a body punch.
Steamboat misses with a punch to the body.
Steamboat tries to throw a body punch but Hermansson avoids it by throwing Steamboat back against the cage.
Hermansson goes for a takedown attempt but Steamboat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steamboat rushes Hermansson and presses him up against the cage.
Hermansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermansson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermansson wants to control but Steamboat is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermansson looks up at the clock and then as Steamboat takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hermansson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hermansson working away.
Hermansson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson trying to control the position but Steamboat is working away.
Steamboat is trying to improve his position.
Hermansson wants to control but Steamboat is keeping him busy.
Steamboat tries to improve position but can't.
Hermansson working the ground and pound but Steamboat is defending the strikes.
Steamboat has one of Hermansson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Hermansson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steamboat, who protects the arm well.
Hermansson working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hermansson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hermansson landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson wants to control but Steamboat is keeping him busy.
Hermansson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Steamboat is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Steamboat manages to get back to half guard.
Hermansson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Steamboat is just riding it out for now. Hermansson eventually gives up the hold.
Steamboat won't allow Hermansson to pass to mount.
Hermansson is working hard here to advance position.
Steamboat manages to get to full guard.
Hermansson 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.
Hermansson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Steamboat 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.
Hermansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steamboat.
Hermansson checks a leg kick nicely.
Hermansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steamboat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hermansson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steamboat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steamboat takes the fight into the clinch.
Steamboat digs a right hand into Hermansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hermansson's gas tank.
Hermansson prevents a body shot from Steamboat.
Steamboat throws an elbow that misses.
Steamboat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Steamboat.
Hermansson avoids the elbow strike from Steamboat, against the cage.
Steamboat can't find room to land a body shot as Hermansson controls the action.
Hermansson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steamboat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Steamboat. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Steamboat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat throws an elbow that misses.
Steamboat has a couple of punches blocked by Hermansson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steamboat.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
Steamboat pushes off an throws an elbow but Hermansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steamboat tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steamboat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steamboat swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steamboat tries to throw a body punch but Hermansson avoids it by throwing Steamboat back against the cage.
Hermansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steamboat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hermansson prevents a body shot from Steamboat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Steamboat - that landed with a thud.
Steamboat working aggressively here.
Steamboat tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.
Steamboat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steamboat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steamboat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hermansson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steamboat prevents it.
Hermansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steamboat throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermansson.
Steamboat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermansson's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steamboat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hermansson's brow.
Steamboat tries to throw a body punch but Hermansson avoids it by throwing Steamboat back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
Steamboat has Hermansson pressed against the cage.
Hermansson blocks an uppercut.
Steamboat tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steamboat tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steamboat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steamboat throws a head punch that misses.
Steamboat misses with the head strike.
Hermansson lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steamboat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hermansson's brow.
Hermansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steamboat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hermansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat tries to throw a body punch but Hermansson avoids it by throwing Steamboat back against the cage.
Steamboat misses with some punches.
Hermansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steamboat's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steamboat.
Steamboat trying to stall but Hermansson improves his position.
A short right from Hermansson on the inside.
Hermansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steamboat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steamboat backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamboat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steamboat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hermansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steamboat's elbow.
Steamboat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steamboat tries to throw a body punch but Hermansson avoids it by throwing Steamboat back against the cage.
Steamboat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steamboat 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. 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.
Steamboat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Steamboat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hermansson connects with a crisp jab.
Hermansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steamboat.
Hermansson throws a looping overhand right but Steamboat ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Steamboat.
Steamboat flicks out a counter leg kick but Hermansson steps away.
Hermansson lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Steamboat.
Steamboat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hermansson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hermansson scores with a hook to the body. Steamboat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Hermansson does it's job there.
Hermansson throws the left hand but Steamboat avoids the punch easily.
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!
Steamboat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steamboat misses with a punch to the body.
Steamboat scores with a shot to the side of Hermansson's head.
Steamboat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steamboat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steamboat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson lands a shot to the body.
Steamboat gets underhooks to prevent Hermansson's takedown attempt.
Steamboat throws an elbow that misses.
Steamboat throws a head punch that misses.
Steamboat works on Hermansson's body with a couple of short punches.
Steamboat tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.
Steamboat has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hermansson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steamboat can turn it around.
Steamboat presses Hermansson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
Steamboat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermansson's elbow.
Hermansson goes for a takedown attempt but Steamboat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steamboat swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermansson.
Steamboat throws out a counter right but Hermansson avoids it with no problem.
Hermansson avoids the head kick by Steamboat.
Hermansson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hermansson misses with a looping left.
Steamboat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steamboat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steamboat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermansson throws a big shot that misses.
Steamboat avoids the body shot from Hermansson.
Steamboat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Steamboat's corner calls for a 1-2. Steamboat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping body kick lands there for Steamboat.
Steamboat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermansson. That did some damage!
Hermansson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steamboat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Olov Hermansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steamboat works Hermansson's body with a nice hook.
Hermansson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.
Hermansson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Steamboat's half guard.
Steamboat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hermansson wants to control from the top but Steamboat keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson is in close to Steamboat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hermansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steamboat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steamboat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hermansson manages to get himself to full guard.
Steamboat working some strikes from top position.
Steamboat won't allow Hermansson to sweep him here.
Hermansson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hermansson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steamboat passes into half guard.
Ricky Steamboat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hermansson wants to control the action here but instead Steamboat manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steamboat controlling his opponent.
Hermansson wants to hold on but Steamboat pushes him away.
Jan Olov Hermansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steamboat controlling the pace for now.
Steamboat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hermansson is looking to escape.
Hermansson can't escape the position.
Steamboat avoids the attempt from Hermansson to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Steamboat.
I've got Steamboat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Steamboat!
Ricky Steamboat gave a mention to Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tero Elo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tero Elo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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31
210 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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27
220 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Elo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chick just misses with a punch to the body.
Elo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chick sprawls and moves away.
Nice body kick from Chick.
Chick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chick wants to slow Elo down by chopping away at his legs.
Chick keeps Elo at a distance using the push kick.
Elo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Elo is breathing heavily.
Elo gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chick is trying to control Elo's posture but Elo avoids it.
Elo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chick rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Elo's guard! Nice work there by Chick!
Chick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Elo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chick has managed to get both his arms back between Elo's legs - danger averted.
Elo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo wants to sweep here but Chick controlling him for the moment.
Elo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chick controlling from the top position.
Chick wants to pass the guard but Elo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Elo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Elo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chick has managed to get both his arms back between Elo's legs - danger averted.
Chick wants to control from the top but Elo keeps moving.
Chick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Elo pulls Chick in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Chick.
Chick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Elo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chick.
Andy Chick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chick misses the body punch
and Elo counters with a shoot takedown. Chick fights it but they end up in guard.
Chick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elo's guard.
Chick trying to control the position from guard on top but Elo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Elo trying to control the position from guard on top but Chick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chick pushes Elo off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo takes a swing at Chick's ribcage but misses.
And Chick responds with a good body kick, but Elo manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Elo scores with a takedown into Chick's guard.
Chick looking for a sweep. Not yet Chick, not yet.
Elo advances position into side control!
Chick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Elo trying to control from half guard but Chick is working away.
Elo uses his free foot to push down on Chick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tero Elo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chick is looking to slow Elo down with leg kicks.
Chick lands a glancing blow to the side of Elo's head.
Elo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice takedown defense from Chick. No joy for Elo on that attempt.
A low kick from Chick misses
and Elo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chick won't be happy with that.
Elo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chick, who protects the arm well.
Chick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chick has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Elo but great work by Chick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elo keeps working.
Elo is trying to get back to half guard.
Elo manages to get back to half guard.
Elo wants to get back to full guard.
Elo is refusing to be controlled, as Chick sits in half guard.
Elo wants to get back to full guard.
Elo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Elo working for a triangle but Chick defends it easily.
Tero Elo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chick controlling from the top position.
Chick is continuing to stall.
Chick preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick wants to control from the top but Elo keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andy Chick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chick circles away.
Elo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chick as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Elo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elo avoids a kick to the body.
Elo feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elo is defended easily by Chick.
Chick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chick lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo dives in for a single leg takedown but Chick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chick misses with a body kick.
Elo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chick sprawls well. Chick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elo gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chick - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chick leaves Elo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tero Elo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chick swings and misses with a hook 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chick, right into the meat.
Elo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Chick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Elo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chick lets loose with a powerful body kick. Elo will feel that in the morning.
Chick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Elo checks a low kick from Chick.
Chick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elo's calf.
Elo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chick.
Chick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chick cracks Elo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by Chick - just one landing.
Chick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chick stuffs the takedown.
Chick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Chick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chick throws a leg kick which misses Elo's front leg but catches the back leg as Elo tries to avoid it.
Elo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Elo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Chick - just one landing.
Elo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Chick finds it's target.
Chick misses with an uppercut.
Elo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chick lands with a right hand.
Chick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Elo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chick - the referee stops the clock and Elo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chick. Elo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chick lands with a kick to the temple. Elo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Elo is rocked!
Elo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Elo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Chick.
Elo seems to have got his legs back now.
Elo misses with a body shot.
Chick scoring well with a low kick there.
Chick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chick circles away.
Chick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Elo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chick can pounce on him.
Elo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chick circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chick.
Nice takedown defense from Chick. No joy for Elo on that attempt.
Chick cracks Elo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Elo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elo with a body shot.
Chick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Elo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chick connects with an inside leg kick.
Elo fails with a takedown attempt.
Chick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chick.
Elo feinted with a counter takedown.
Elo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Elo's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Elo tries to free his leg and advance position but Chick is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo looking to sit in guard and control but Chick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Elo keeping moving, preventing Chick from controlling successfully.
Chick looking to pass the guard.
Elo working for submissions but it's allowed Chick to get to half guard.
Elo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Elo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo keeping full guard, as Chick tries to pass.
Chick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Elo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chick lands a big head kick that sends Elo tumbling to the mat! Chick takes a step backwards and waves Elo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tero Elo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chick. That's going to slow Elo down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Chick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Chick!
Andy Chick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer comes into the arena with Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
276 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Norton slips under a jab.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gatherer works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Gatherer has Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
Gatherer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatherer won't allow it.
Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gatherer misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Gatherer.
Gatherer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Gatherer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gatherer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatherer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norton's sensitive parts.
Hunter Gatherer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton punishes Gatherer's body with a nice straight punch.
Gatherer lands with an uppercut that bounces Norton off the cage and back into range.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick from Gatherer.
A jab from Norton finds it's way through Gatherer's defenses.
A jab from Norton misses.
Norton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gatherers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gatherer throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton thuds a left hand into Gatherer's body.
Gatherer scores with a leg kick.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatherer manages to avoid it.
Norton takes a swing at Gatherer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatherer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatherer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gatherer misses with a wild body shot.
Gatherer moves away from the strike by Norton.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatherer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gatherer is breathing heavily.
Norton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatherer. Gatherer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norton connects with a body shot.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Gatherer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatherer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gatherer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatherer is just out of range.
Gatherer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Gatherer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatherer misses the body punch
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Gatherer is out of range.
Gatherer cracks a nice hook into Norton's ribs.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Gatherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norton's knee momentarily.
Gatherer cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
Gatherer lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer lands with a nice body punch.
Gatherer is looking to wear down Norton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatherer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norton counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Gatherer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gatherer walks into a straight right hand from Norton.
Hunter Gatherer's cut is getting worse.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Gatherer moved out of range nicely.
Norton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norton swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
Good shot there by Norton.
Gatherer is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Gatherer's cut.
That's time! Gatherer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norton lands a nice looking body shot.
Norton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gatherer with a body shot.
Gatherer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Gatherer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatherer misses with an uppercut
and Norton counters with a right hand from hell and Gatherer is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Norton!
Scott Norton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Shipman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shipman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The man that you FEAR . Jonah Jamm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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211 lbs
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30
225 lbs
14 - 1 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Harold Shipman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Shipman slams his shin into Jamm's torso.
A good leg kick by Shipman.
Jamm misses with a straight left.
Shipman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Shipman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jamm takes a swing at Shipman's ribcage but misses.
Shipman feinted with a counter takedown.
Shipman misses with a wild body shot.
Jamm moves forwards but Shipman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jamm misses with the combination.
Shipman misses with a head kick.
Jamm misses the jab.
Jamm throws a lazy right hand but Shipman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jamm lands a right hook to the body.
Shipman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shipman is looking to clinch but Jamm is avoiding it.
Jamm jabs Shipman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shipman!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipman throws a lazy head kick
and Jamm counters with a straight right hand.
Shipman moves out of range of the body kick from Jamm.
Shipman misses with a body shot
and Jamm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm throws a leg kick but Shipman moved away.
Jamm misses with a hook.
Jamm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shipman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jamm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shipman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jamm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Shipman as he connects with a hook.
Jamm misses with an uppercut.
Jamm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shipman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Shipman.
Jamm has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shipman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamm. Shipman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harold Shipman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jamm throws an overhand right that lands on Shipman's shoulder, as Shipman tries to avoid the shot.
Shipman lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shipman throws a body shot but no joy.
Jamm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm swats away the attempt to clinch by Shipman.
Shipman scores with a body shot.
Shipman shoots for a takedown but Jamm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jamm tries a quick counter leg kick but Shipman is wise to it.
Shipman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shipman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonah Jamm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamm motions for Shipman to come forward. Jamm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shipman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shipman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jamm is fending him off so far but Shipman persists. Nope, Jamm circles away and we're back to standing.
Shipman misses the shot to the body.
Shipman throws a low kick, looking for Jamm's leg but Jamm calmly moves out of range.
Shipman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shipman throws a leg kick which misses Jamm's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamm tries to avoid it.
Jamm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shipman.
Jamm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Jamm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jamm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jamm scores with a hook to the body. Shipman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamm connects with a body shot.
Shipman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Jamm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shipman scores with a jab to the body.
Shipman throws a body kick that misses.
Jamm thinks about the counter body kick.
Shipman looks to land a left hand but Jamm moved out of range nicely.
Jamm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jamm takes one to the chin there.
Shipman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jamm looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipman is just out of range.
Jamm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shipman on the side of the head.
Shipman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamm.
Shipman thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jamm misses with a left hand
and Shipman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shipman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipman postures up in Jamm's guard and throws a big left but Jamm blocks it.
Shipman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shipman manages to get himself to full guard.
Shipman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jamm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jamm manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harold Shipman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jamm lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jamm lands with a shot to the body.
Jamm avoids the head kick by Shipman.
Shipman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shipman moves out of range as Jamm strikes.
Shipman moves out of range of the body kick from Jamm.
Jamm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shipman throws a head kick but Jamm moves out of range.
Jamm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jamm connects with a crisp jab.
Jamm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shipman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamm avoids the head kick by Shipman.
Jamm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shipman misses with a wild body shot.
Jamm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shipman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Jamm misses its intended target.
Shipman scores with a hook.
Shipman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jamm finds it's way round the side to connect with Shipman's head.
It looks like Harold Shipman has been cut.
Shipman misses with a low kick.
Shipman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shipman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamm steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shipman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jamm stuffs the takedown attempt from Shipman. Shipman gets slowly back to his feet.
Shipman looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamm is just out of range.
Shipman shoots in but Jamm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jamm looks for the body kick but Shipman saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Shipman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shipman. Jamm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shipman throws a leg kick
and Jamm counters with a nice uppercut.
Shipman misses with a shot to the body
and Jamm counters with a left to the body.
Jamm catches Shipman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shipman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamm.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shipman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jamm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jamm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shipman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jamm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shipman is looking to wear down Jamm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jamm moves out of range of the body kick from Shipman.
Jamm scores with a jab.
Jamm connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamm misses with a wild body shot.
Shipman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shipman misses with a wild body shot.
Shipman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamm misses with a looping right.
Shipman misses with a hook. Jamm ducked under it nicely.
Shipman misses with a low kick.
Shipman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jamm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jamm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shipman.
Shipman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jamm.
Shipman connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Jamm finds it's way through Shipman's defenses.
Shipman throws a hook but Jamm blocks it.
Jamm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jamm unleashes a big counter combination but Shipman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Shipman misses the target.
Jamm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shipman lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shipman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jamm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jamm lands a jab to Shipman's midsection.
Jamm throws a nice head kick!
Jamm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shipman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jamm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shipman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shipman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jamm tries to avoid it but Shipman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jamm to the ground. Jamm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Shipman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jamm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jamm misses with a wild body shot.
Shipman thinks about countering with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Shipman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jamm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shipman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamm moves away.
Jamm flicks out a counter leg kick but Shipman steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shipman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jamm throws a big shot that misses.
Shipman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jamm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Jamm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harold Shipman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shipman. Jamm does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Jamm misses.
Shipman defending well as Jamm loads up on a big left hand.
Jamm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shipman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jamm can pounce on him.
Shipman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jamm scores with a hook to the body. Shipman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shipman blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Shipman.
Good exchange - Jamm coming out on top.
Jamm blocks a head kick by Shipman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamm. Shipman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Jamm misses.
Shipman takes one to the chin there.
Shipman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jamm is out of range and Shipman settles back down.
Shipman lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamm misses with a low kick as Shipman jumps back.
A low kick from Shipman misses
and Jamm counters with an inside leg kick.
Jamm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shipman feinted with a counter takedown.
Shipman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shipman swings widly with a right hand
and Jamm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shipman lands a slapping body shot.
Jamm thuds a left hand into Shipman's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shipman, as that shot connected.
Jamm scores with a hook to the body. Shipman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jamm looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipman is just out of range.
A slow jab from Jamm misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Jamm.
Jamm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shipman if he has to take too many more of those.
Shipman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamm.
Shipman thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm connects with a right hand. Shipman shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jamm scores with a body shot.
Shipman misses with a head kick.
Jamm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shipman's head.
A left lands for Shipman.
Jamm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shipman at a distance.
Shipman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Jamm.
Shipman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jamm scores with a jab. Shipman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jamm lands a glancing blow to the side of Shipman's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jamm.
Jamm moves out of range of the body kick.
Shipman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Shipman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jamm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shipman lands with an uppercut that bounces Jamm off the cage and back into range.
Jamm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jamm takes one to the chin there.
Shipman missing with a left hand there. Jamm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamm throws a big counter head kick but Shipman avoids it with no problem.
Jamm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shipman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jamm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shipman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shipman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jamm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jamm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jamm connects with a crisp jab.
Jamm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipman slips under a jab from Jamm.
Jamm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shipman will feel that in the morning.
Shipman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jamm is looking to slow Shipman down with leg kicks.
Shipman throws a lazy right hand but Jamm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shipman staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jamm misses the target.
Jamm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shipman manages to avoid it.
Shipman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jamm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shipman with a body shot.
Shipman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shipman 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.
A nice side step and Jamm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipman defending well as Jamm loads up on a big left hand.
Shipman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamm.
It looked like Shipman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jamm just misses with a punch to the body.
Shipman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shipman throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Jamm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jamm 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Jamm!
Jonah Jamm 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borin Chim told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim misses with a body kick.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chim on the side of the head.
Balkan is looking to slow Chim down with leg kicks.
Chim looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Chim is looking to slow Balkan down with leg kicks.
Balkan misses with a hook. Chim ducked under it nicely.
Chim misses with a body kick.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chim manages to avoid it.
Chim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chim's coach down at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chim's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Balkan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chim is looking to slow Balkan down with leg kicks.
Chim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balkan quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan is doing well to control the position and prevent Chim from advancing to side control.
Balkan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Balkan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim postures up in Balkan's guard and throws a big left but Balkan blocks it.
Chim connects with a couple of short punches.
Chim tries to free his leg and advance position but Balkan is retaining full guard.
Chim is fighting to break Balkan's control of his arms but Balkan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Balkan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Chim postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Balkan connects with a single shot there.
Balkan fails to land with a series of punches.
Chim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Balkan blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chim throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Balkan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chim's head.
Chim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chim thows a leg kick but Balkan checks it
and Balkan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Chim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Chim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Balkan connects with a leg kick. Chim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Balkan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chim avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Chim throws a leg kick but Balkan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balkan cracks the inside of Chim's front leg.
Balkan digs a good hook to Chim's body.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Chim lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim jabs at Balkan's body.
Balkan throws out a loose jab but Chim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Chim.
Chim throws a leg kick but Balkan checks it.
Balkan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan looks to land a combination but Chim avoids it well.
Balkan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Chim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan throws a head kick but Chim moves out of range.
Chim looks for a takedown but Balkan sprawls well.
Balkan lands a jab to the head.
Balkan works Chim's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Balkan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Chim tries to counter it with a takedown but Balkan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chim wants to land a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chim just misses with a punch to the body.
Chim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balkan counters with a stiff right hand.
Chim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chim tries to work over Balkan's front leg with a kick but Balkan checks it.
Chim misses with a body shot
and Balkan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chim.
Balkan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chim looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
Chim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chim.
Chim walks into a stiff left hand from Balkan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chim shoots in and bounces Balkan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Balkan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balkan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balkan trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Chim from controlling successfully.
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.
Chim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Balkan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Jami Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chim looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Chim checks a leg kick.
Balkan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chim.
Balkan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chim scores with a hook to the body. Balkan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chim.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Chim throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Chim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Balkan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chim.
Balkan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chim.
Chim dips to his left and cracks Balkan with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
Chim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balkan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balkan lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan misses with a hook. Chim ducked under it nicely.
Chim thumps Balkan with a low kick.
Chim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chim.
Balkan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chim is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Balkan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to lock up and control but Chim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chim lands a nice shot to the head.
Borin Chim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chim wants to control the pace but Balkan is squirming around nicely.
Balkan tries to reverse the position but Chim maintains control.
Balkan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Balkan actively working from the bottom here.
Balkan actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim tries to pass to full mount but Balkan defends it.
Balkan keeping control of the position.
Balkan wants to improve his position but Chim is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chim misses the jab.
Balkan throws a leg kick which misses Chim's front leg but catches the back leg as Chim tries to avoid it.
Balkan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chim.
Nice sprawl there from Balkan as Chim shoots in.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Chim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
Chim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chim throws a hook to the side of Balkan's head but Balkan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Chim is just out of range.
Balkan throws a chopping leg kick but Chim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chim wants to slow Balkan down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim with a hook.
Balkan misses with a hook. Chim ducked under it nicely.
Chim throws a sloppy head kick and Balkan moves out of range easily.
Balkan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chim was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Chim throws out a counter right but Balkan avoids it with no problem.
Chim moves away from the strike by Balkan.
Chim punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Chim.
Balkan lands a lovely overhand right.
Chim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balkan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balkan stuffs the takedown attempt from Chim. Chim gets slowly back to his feet.
Balkan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Chim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Chim is just out of range.
It seemed like Chim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Chim misses with a leg kick
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
As Chim backs away, Balkan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chim throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Balkan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Chim down.
Balkan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chim can pounce on him.
That kick from Balkan tenderised Chim's leg. Chim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Chim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chim motions for Balkan to come forward. Chim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chim.
Chim cracks Balkan with an open hand slap.
Chim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chim misses with a head kick.
Balkan is looking to counter punch.
Balkan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chim blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chim. Chim obviously looking to wear him down.
Chim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkan throws a jab when Chim was well out of range.
Chim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Balkan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Chim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chim throws a big shot that misses.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chim.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chim.
Chim cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Chim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan is looking to counter punch.
Balkan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chim motions for Balkan to come forward. Chim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Chim blocks the leg kick.
Balkan scores with a punch to the head.
Chim misses the jab.
A head kick from Chim lands but Balkan takes it in his stride.
Chim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balkan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Chim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chim with the counter takedown but Balkan avoids it easily.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balkan misses the jab.
Chim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balkan blocks a leg kick.
Chim motions for Balkan to come forward. Chim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jami Balkan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balkan misses with a straight right.
Chim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balkan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chim.
Chim checks a low kick from Balkan.
Balkan connects with a single shot there.
Balkan lands a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Chim.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Chim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chim tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Chim.
Chim wants to land a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chim tries a low kick but Balkan avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Balkan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balkan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Chim's head but Chim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Chim tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Chim misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chim.
Chim throws a shot from downtown. Balkan moves away and avoids it.
Chim tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
Balkan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balkan.
Chim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balkan.
Balkan lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Chim misses.
Balkan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chim misses with a looping right.
Balkan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chim checks a leg kick.
Chim throws a leg kick but Balkan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid body kick from Chim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Balkan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Chim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balkan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balkan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
Chim throws a sloppy head kick and Balkan moves out of range easily.
Chim scores with a leg kick.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chim's sensitive parts.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chim.
Chim feints a counter leg kick.
Chim blocks the body kick.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chim misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chim keeps Balkan at a distance using the push kick.
Balkan moves out of range as Chim throws a body kick.
Chim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Chim misses with a jab to the body
and Balkan counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Chim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chim blocks a low kick nicely.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Chim.
Chim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan is looking to land body kicks.
Chim walks into a left hand.
Chim lands with a nice body punch.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Balkan misses with a hook
and Chim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Balkan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chim swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balkan is able to avoid easily.
Balkan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Balkan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Chim checks it.
Nice body punch from Balkan.
Chim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balkan defends well and Chim ends up having to push Balkan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Chim misses.
Chim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Balkan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balkan tries a low kick but Chim avoids it.
Chim throws out a counter right but Balkan avoids it with no problem.
Chim throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balkan motions for Chim to come forward. Balkan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chim digs a good hook to Balkan's body.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Chim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chim throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan digs a good hook to Chim's body.
Chim shoots in and drives through. Balkan sprawls well.
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 Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan'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. And we move into the final round!
Chim tries a head kick but it misses.
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chim has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chim.
Nice uppercut lands for Chim. That snapped Balkan's head back.
Nice body kick there by Chim.
Chim connects with a crisp jab.
Chim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Chim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Chim.
Balkan takes a swing at Chim's ribcage but misses.
Balkan backing away here, and Chim unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab lands there for Balkan.
Chim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chim is looking to score with low kicks.
Chim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balkan scrambles back to his feet.
Balkan connects with a body shot.
Chim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Chim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chim slips under a jab from Balkan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chim, right into the meat.
Chim misses with a hook.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Chim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan is looking to slow Chim down with leg kicks.
Chim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Balkan does it's job there.
Balkan blocks a low kick nicely.
Chim throws a leg kick
and Balkan counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borin Chim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balkan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chim's calf.
Balkan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chim throws out the jab.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chim tries to land a front kick but Balkan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chim looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Chim checks a low kick from Balkan.
That kick from Balkan tenderised Chim's leg. Chim is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim slips under a jab from Balkan.
Chim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chim.
Balkan cracks the inside of Chim's front leg.
Jab from Balkan.
Chim missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chim throws a lazy head kick
and Balkan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balkan with a nice cross.
Chim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balkan.
Chim motions for Balkan to come forward. Chim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Chim misses
and Balkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balkan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chim throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Chim.
Chim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balkan is looking to counter punch.
Chim throws a sloppy head kick
and Balkan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Balkan finds it's way through Chim's defenses.
Chim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan misses with a head kick.
Chim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chim tries a low kick but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chim avoids the head kick by Balkan.
Chim throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jami Balkan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balkan 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jami Balkan!
Jami Balkan retains his lightweight title!
Jami Balkan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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