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UNFC66: Wayne Vs Hell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Damato Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Damato Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damato Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
Damato Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Damato Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato Jr is fighting to break White's control of his arms but White is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Damato Jr is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Damato Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
White trying to control but Damato Jr postures up.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damato Jr.
Damato Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damato Jr is working away from the top position though.
Damato Jr with the ground and pound but White uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
White works over Damato Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
White postures up.
White is looking to pass into half guard but Damato Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Damato Jr is in guard.
Damato Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damato Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from White's guard.
Damato Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White working a defensive guard but Damato Jr passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr tries to stand but can't do so whilst White controls his leg.
Damato Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damato Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Damato Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Damato Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Damato Jr trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Damato Jr drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White is looking for a takedown.
Damato Jr gets underhooks to prevent White's takedown attempt.
Damato Jr has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damato Jr stalling.
Damato Jr decides to pull guard.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Damato Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Damato Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damato Jr moves into range and clinches up with White.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damato Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damato Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Damato Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that White has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Damato Jr has double underhooks.
White has clasped his hands together around Damato Jr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pete Damato Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
White trying to control the position but Damato Jr is working away.
Damato Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Damato Jr has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Damato Jr controlling the position for now.
Damato Jr is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Damato Jr still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Damato Jr has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Damato Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ground and pound from Damato Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Damato Jr wants to stand but White has his arm trapped.
Damato Jr grinds an elbow into White's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr wants to stand but White has his arm trapped.
White is looking for a sweep.
Damato Jr wants to stand but White has his arm trapped.
White is looking to reverse the position.
Damato Jr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for White!
Damato Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White tries to reverse the position but Damato Jr maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White regains half guard.
Damato Jr working White over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damato Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Damato Jr is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damato Jr to get the leverage.
Damato Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Damato Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Damato Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damato Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damato Jr seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damato Jr gets a clinch.
Damato Jr is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Damato Jr jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Damato Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Damato Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Damato Jr looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo bu Damato Jr just gets out of the way.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damato Jr forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Damato Jr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
White trying to hold on to Damato Jr's head to control him but Damato Jr postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is looking for a sweep. Damato Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Damato Jr sits in half guard.
Damato Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White is staying active underneath Damato Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Damato Jr wants to stand up but White is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Damato Jr darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Damato Jr into the cage.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr closes the distance and clinches.
White lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Damato Jr trying to control from the bottom.
White moves into full mount! Damato Jr won't be happy about that!
White looking to control but Damato Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damato Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Damato Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by White.
White looking to finish Damato Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Damato Jr!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lands a couple of good shots and Damato Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White has the hooks in. Damato Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Will White go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Damato Jr rolls, trying to escape but White keeps control of the position.
White misses with punches from the back.
Damato Jr trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Damato Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
White tries to keep control of the position but Damato Jr is staying busy.
Damato Jr is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
White throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Damato Jr tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr looking very determined here, making life difficult for White.
Damato Jr is really stuck here.
White patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
White missing with punches from the back.
White working for a choke but Damato Jr reverses nicely into White 's guard.
Damato Jr tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damato Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Damato Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert De La Bath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Stakhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hubert De La Bath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexy Stakhanov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Bath jabs Stakhanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De La Bath moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stakhanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De La Bath misses with a hook to the body
and Stakhanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hubert De La Bath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakhanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Stakhanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stakhanov walks into a jab.
De La Bath tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stakhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Bath misses with a hook
and Stakhanov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A big left from De La Bath misses.
Stakhanov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses
and De La Bath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De La Bath lands a nice hook to Stakhanov's body. Stakhanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakhanov staying out of range there.
De La Bath has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Stakhanov takes one on the button.
De La Bath misses with an uppercut
and Stakhanov counters with a body kick.
De La Bath looks to score with a jab to the body but Stakhanov is just out of range.
Stakhanov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stakhanov blocks a jab.
Stakhanov clinches.
Stakhanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stakhanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stakhanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards De La Bath's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from De La Bath.
Stakhanov lands a high kick!
Stakhanov lands a big head kick that sends De La Bath tumbling to the mat! Stakhanov takes a step backwards and waves De La Bath back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stakhanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Bath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stakhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stakhanov lands a brutal head kick. De La Bath looks out on his feet and Stakhanov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alexy Stakhanov!
Our winner, Alexy Stakhanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm comes to the cage accompanied by gangs of new york. Begovic has chosen Cavoglave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frane Harm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Begovic!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Begovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Harm misses the target.
Harm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Begovic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harm trying to control but Begovic is working from the bottom.
Harm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harm stays in close to Begovic's body and controls the position.
Harm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Begovic has Harm pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm connects with a crisp jab.
Harm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Begovic scores with a nice right hand.
Harm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Begovic is looking to chop away at Harm's legs.
Harm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harm throws a hook to the side of Begovic's head but Begovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Begovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Begovic motions for Harm to come forward. Begovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Begovic throws a push kick but Harm slaps the foot to one side.
Begovic throws a head kick but Harm moves out of range.
Harm avoids the head kick by Begovic.
Sloppy strikes from Harm. Those never looked like landing.
Harm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Begovic throws out a loose jab but Harm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harm misses with a hook. Begovic ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Begovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harm swings for the body but Begovic moves out of range.
Harm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Begovic.
Begovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Begovic throws a low kick but Harm avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Begovic.
Harm throws an overhand right that lands on Begovic's shoulder, as Begovic tries to avoid the shot.
Begovic dodges the punch combination from Harm.
Harm lands with a nice body punch.
Harm throws a solid leg kick but Begovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harm.
Begovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Harm steps away.
Begovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Begovic with a hook.
Harm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Begovic to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harm moves out of range of the strikes.
Harm thuds a left hand into Begovic's body.
Begovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harm blocks a head kick by Begovic.
Harm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Begovic.
Harm moves out of range of the strikes.
Harm dives in and grabs Begovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Begovic pushes down on Harm's head and hops out.
A lazy body kick from Begovic
and Harm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harm connects with a crisp jab.
Begovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Begovic feints and then cracks Harm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harm down.
Harm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick from Harm.
Begovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harm moves away from the strike by Begovic.
Begovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Harm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Begovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begovic manages to avoid it.
Begovic misses with a body kick.
Harm jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses.
Harm misses with a head kick.
Harm misses with an uppercut
and Begovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harm throws a lazy right hand but Begovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Begovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harm throws a jab but it's blocked by Begovic.
Begovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Frane Harm has been cut.
Begovic slips a straight right by Harm.
Begovic cracks Harm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harm throws a head kick but Begovic moves out of range.
Harm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Begovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Begovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Begovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harm.
Begovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roland Begovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frane Harm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Harm misses.
Begovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Begovic tries to bum rush Harm with a series of wild strikes but Harm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Begovic takes one to the side of the head.
Begovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harm counters with an outside leg kick.
Harm is looking to land body kicks.
Harm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harm misses with a kick to the body.
Begovic tries to land a front kick but Harm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Begovic!
Begovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm looks to score with a jab to the body but Begovic is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Begovic.
Harm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Begovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harm misses with an uppercut. Begovic saw that one coming.
Harm takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic works Harm's body with a nice hook.
Harm fails with a takedown attempt.
Begovic misses with a straight left.
Harm jabs at Begovic's body.
Harm throws a poor cross that misses
and Begovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Harm.
Begovic cracks the inside of Harm's front leg.
Harm tries to sprawl but Begovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Begovic is keen to just control but Harm is a slippery customer.
Begovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harm looking for submissions off his back.
Harm is staying active underneath Begovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Begovic is working away from the top position though.
Begovic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harm controls his leg.
Begovic controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Begovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Begovic misses with a hook. Harm ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Begovic scores with a nice head shot.
Harm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Begovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Harm misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Begovic.
Harm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Begovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Begovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Begovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harm circles away quickly and effectively.
Begovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Begovic scores with a jab. Harm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Harm does no damage.
Begovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harm avoids it really well and circles away.
Harm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Begovic.
A lazy left from Harm finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Begovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Harm blocks a head kick by Begovic.
Begovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Begovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Begovic misses with a wild combination.
Begovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harm throws out the jab.
Begovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harm.
Harm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Begovic.
Harm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harm misses with a lunging right hand
and Begovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Begovic thows a leg kick but Harm checks it
and Harm counters with a solid body kick.
Begovic throws out a loose jab but Harm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Harm. Harm gets slowly back to his feet.
Harm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Begovic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Begovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frane Harm's cut.
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.
Harm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Begovic.
A little feinted left hand from Harm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harm goes for a double leg but Begovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Begovic continues to drive forward.
Harm backing away here, and Begovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Begovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harm manages to avoid it.
Begovic throws a hook but Harm blocks it.
Harm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Begovic misses with a two punch combination.
Harm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Begovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Begovic scores with a punch to the head.
Harm thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Begovic misses.
Harm connects with a leg kick. Begovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm looks to land a right hand but Begovic moved out of range.
Begovic throws a looping overhand right but Harm ducks down to avoid it.
Begovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harm blocks a jab.
Begovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Begovic.
A left lands for Begovic.
Begovic scores with a three punch combo!
Begovic dodges the punch combination from Harm.
Begovic throws an overhand right that lands on Harm's shoulder, as Harm tries to avoid the shot.
Harm throws a lazy right hand but Begovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Begovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Begovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Begovic is looking for the big counter here.
Begovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Begovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Begovic lands with a straight right. Harm didn't see that one coming.
Begovic throws a shot from downtown. Harm moves away and avoids it.
Begovic throws a looping overhand right but Harm ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harm 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 Begovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Begovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Begovic tenderised Harm's leg. Harm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Frane Harm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harm.
Begovic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Begovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harm.
Begovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harm.
Harm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harm misses with the body kick
and Begovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begovic works the jab nicely.
Begovic throws out a leg kick but Harm moves out of range and Begovic only half commits.
Roland Begovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harm moves out of range as Begovic throws a body kick.
Begovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Begovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Begovic wants to control but Harm is keeping him busy.
Harm preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic passes to full mount!
Begovic is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Harm can't escape the position.
Begovic looking to control but Harm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harm is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begovic controlling from mount.
Begovic wants to control the pace but Harm is squirming around nicely.
Harm regains half guard.
Begovic wants to stand up but Harm is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Begovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Begovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Begovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Roland Begovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekker comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami (Jump). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klas Horn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekker moves out of range as Horn strikes.
Dekker stuffs the takedown attempt from Horn. Horn gets slowly back to his feet.
Dekker tries to clinch there but Horn circles away.
Dekker cracks the inside of Horn's front leg.
Horn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekker manages to avoid it.
Dekker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Horn manages to circle out of the way.
Dekker avoids the body shot from Horn.
Horn moves out of range of the leg kick from Dekker.
Horn tries to counter with a clinch but Dekker shakes him off and moves away.
Horn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekker tries to clinch up but Horn circles away and keeps his distance.
Horn slips a jab and a cross from Dekker.
Horn wants to counter the offense by Dekker and move into the clinch position.
Horn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Dekker does it's job there.
Dekker is looking to score with low kicks.
Horn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dekker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horn loads up on a big right hand but Dekker slips the punch.
Dekker scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Horn does it's job there.
Horn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horn clobbers Dekker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Horn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horn slips a jab and a cross from Dekker.
Horn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dekker has time to react.
Dekker clinches up with Horn and pushes him back against the cage.
Horn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dekker after a bit of a struggle.
Horn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dekker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker working Horn over with knees to the body.
Horn is trying to pull guard but Dekker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramon Dekker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Horn.
Horn lands a shoulder strike.
Horn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker tries to throw a body punch but Horn avoids it by throwing Dekker back against the cage.
Dekker works on Horn's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horn.
Dekker misses with a knee to the head.
Horn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Horn digs a right hand underneath Dekker's ribcage. Dekker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dekker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horn tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horn. Dekker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dekker tries to clinch there but Horn circles away.
Dekker connects with the punch.
Ramon Dekker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dekker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horn.
Horn looks to throw the jab but Dekker is out of range.
Dekker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Horn misses.
Dekker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horn throws a poor cross that misses
and Dekker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Horn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dekker manages to avoid it.
Dekker scores with a jab. Horn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dekker scoring well with a low kick there.
Dekker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horn misses with a hook. Dekker ducked under it nicely.
Horn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dekker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dekker pushes Horn away with a front kick.
Horn blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Horn misses its intended target.
Dekker leaves Horn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dekker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Horn is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dekker.
Dekker throws a lazy right hand but Horn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker connects with a nice looking jab.
Dekker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dekker misses with a head kick.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekker moves away.
Dekker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dekker throws a sloppy head kick
and Horn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Dekker.
Horn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dekker walks away with a smile on his face. Horn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good leg kick by Dekker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dekker in his tracks.
Horn throws a looping overhand right but Dekker ducks down to avoid it.
Dekker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dekker wants to slow Horn down by chopping away at his legs.
Horn wants to counter the offense by Dekker and move into the clinch position.
Horn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dekker throws a sloppy head kick and Horn moves out of range easily.
Horn jabs Dekker right on the nose. Dekker blinks but takes it well.
Dekker throws a low kick but Horn avoids it.
Horn misses with a looping right.
Horn throws a sloppy body shot
and Dekker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dekker.
Horn loads up on a big right hand but Dekker slips the punch.
Dekker throws a hook but Horn blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dekker, as that shot connected.
Dekker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Horn checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dekker throws a solid leg kick but Horn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dekker.
Dekker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Horn will feel that in the morning.
Horn throws an overhand right that lands on Dekker's shoulder, as Dekker tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dekker is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dekker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dekker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horn throws a jab when Dekker was well out of range.
Dekker lands with a slapping head kick.
Dekker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horn checks the leg kick.
Horn misses with a straight left.
Dekker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Horn finds it's way through Dekker's defenses.
Dekker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dekker defends well and Horn ends up having to push Dekker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn lands with a cross.
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!
Dekker tries to clinch up.
We've been told by Dekker's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ramon Dekker is winning the standup battle so far.
Dekker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekker is looking to clinch but Horn is avoiding it.
Dekker scoring well with a low kick there.
Horn connects with a body shot.
Horn avoids the head kick by Dekker.
Dekker ducks under a wild hook from Horn.
Horn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dekker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horn misses with a straight right.
Dekker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Horn.
Horn jabs Dekker right on the nose. Dekker blinks but takes it well.
Dekker throws out a loose jab but Horn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Dekker was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dekker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horn can do to turn this around?
Dekker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekker throws a leg kick but Horn moved away.
Dekker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Horn misses its intended target.
Dekker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dekker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horn throws a lazy right hand but Dekker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dekker tries to score with a low kick but Horn moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Horn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekker lands with a straight right. Horn didn't see that one coming.
Dekker moves out of range of the strikes.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Dekker moves away and avoids it.
Dekker tries to counter by clinching up but Horn breaks away and moves out of range.
Dekker slips under a jab from Horn.
Dekker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn misses with a straight right.
Horn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dekker on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horn scores with a jab. Dekker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dekker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horn lands a right hook to the body.
Dekker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dekker with a hook.
Dekker tries to land a front kick but Horn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dekker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Horn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn wants to control but Dekker is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klas Horn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dekker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horn scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Horn.
Horn needs to keep his hands up - Dekker had a free shot at his head there.
Dekker scores with a spinning back kick!
Dekker ducks under a wild hook from Horn.
Dekker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dekker misses with a looping right.
Dekker looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
Horn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dekker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dekker, as that shot connected.
Dekker staying out of range there.
Dekker scores with a nice right hand.
Horn with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dekker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dekker.
Horn throws out a loose jab but Dekker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekker closes the distance and pushes Horn back into the cage.
Horn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekker.
Dekker blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Horn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horn pulls guard successfully.
Horn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dekker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dekker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horn on the ground.
Horn looking for a sweep. Not yet Horn, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker tries to free his leg and advance position but Horn is retaining full guard.
Horn looking for a guillotine here but Dekker defends easily.
Dekker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Horn looking for subs off his back but Dekker has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Horn.
Dekker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Horn working a defensive guard here.
Horn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Horn is trying to keep Dekker in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dekker defends it easily.
Horn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dekker manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klas Horn.
I think Horn 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Klas Horn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinovich has chosen Dj Roland Kenzo - Your Night as his entrance music. Sergej Valentinovich has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich lands a leg kick that knocks Cricket off balance momentarily.
Cricket throws a front kick that sends Valentinovich stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cricket.
Cricket sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Valentinovich as he connects with a hook.
Cricket checks a leg kick.
Cricket keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentinovich.
Cricket has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Valentinovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cricket pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentinovich throws the left hand but Cricket avoids the punch easily.
Valentinovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Cricket connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cricket tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentinovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Cricket lands with an uppercut that bounces Valentinovich off the cage and back into range.
Cricket swings for the body but Valentinovich moves out of range.
A low kick from Valentinovich misses
and Cricket counters with a three punch combo that has Valentinovich backing up. Valentinovich nods at Cricket to acknowledge the strikes.
Valentinovich is looking to land body kicks.
Cricket swinging wildly here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentinovich duly obliges.
Cricket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Cricket will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Valentinovich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cricket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cricket misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich looks for the body kick but Cricket saw that one coming.
Cricket fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Valentinovich.
Cricket fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentinovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cricket misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Cricket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cricket swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Cricket misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentinovich! But no joy.
Cricket throws a head kick that misses.
Cricket needs to keep his hands up - Valentinovich had a free shot at his head there.
Valentinovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cricket counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice shot lands for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Cricket.
Valentinovich misses with a straight left.
Valentinovich wants to slow Cricket down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentinovich connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentinovich counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentinovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentinovich punishes Cricket's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentinovich moves out of range as Cricket throws a body kick.
Valentinovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Cricket's head.
Cricket misses with a body shot.
Cricket throws a wild body kick that Valentinovich sees coming a mile off.
Valentinovich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Valentinovich drops Cricket with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cricket looks back up at him and smiles so Valentinovich waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cricket is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentinovich lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Cricket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cricket is breathing heavily.
Valentinovich scores with a kick to the body.
Valentinovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cricket has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentinovich drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Cricket's head, knocking him out cold! Valentinovich is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergej Valentinovich!
A victorious Sergej Valentinovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuire's choice of entrance music: Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Thumbhisbum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
Thumbhisbum works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
McGuire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thumbhisbum avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Thumbhisbum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Thumbhisbum saw it coming and moves away.
Thumbhisbum gets caught napping as McGuire dives in and scores a takedown. Thumbhisbum manages to retain guard.
McGuire works over Thumbhisbum with some ground and pound from guard.
McGuire is looking to work some ground and pound but Thumbhisbum has wrist control.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McGuire working the ground and pound but Thumbhisbum is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McGuire lands an elbow.
McGuire tries to score with some ground and pound. Thumbhisbum controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thumbhisbum avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McGuire.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thumbhisbum wants to control but McGuire postures up.
Thumbhisbum is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
McGuire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thumbhisbum is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
What's Thumbhisbum going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum is trying to control McGuire's posture but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire scoring with punches from side control.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thumbhisbum keeps working.
McGuire lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thumbhisbum dodges the ground and pound from McGuire.
Thumbhisbum is trying to control McGuire's posture but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire wants to control but Thumbhisbum is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGuire landing strikes.
McGuire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGuire fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McGuire working away.
Thumbhisbum defending against the ground and pound.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Thumbhisbum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thumbhisbum tries to bench press McGuire off him but McGuire keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Thumbhisbum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thumbhisbum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGuire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McGuire working the ground and pound from side control.
McGuire looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thumbhisbum is avoiding damage well.
Thumbhisbum is not content to let McGuire control the position.
McGuire scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thumbhisbum to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from McGuire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McGuire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd McGuire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGuire lands a body shot.
Thumbhisbum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thumbhisbum checks a leg kick.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumbhisbum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thumbhisbum catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thumbhisbum takes one to the chin there.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thumbhisbum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Thumbhisbum lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
Good shot there by Thumbhisbum.
McGuire throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thumbhisbum was covering up waiting for the punch and McGuire finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thumbhisbum pulls McGuire in close to his closed guard and prevents McGuire from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumbhisbum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thumbhisbum is pulling down on McGuire's head. It's preventing any offense from McGuire, at least for the moment.
Thumbhisbum keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum working a defensive guard here.
Boyd McGuire has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGuire preventing the sweep.
Thumbhisbum pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thumbhisbum throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick from McGuire.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Thumbhisbum.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thumbhisbum, pushing him back against the cage.
McGuire is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thumbhisbum to keep the fight standing.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire tries to work over Thumbhisbum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thumbhisbum prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire prevents Thumbhisbum from breaking the clinch.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thumbhisbum's elbow.
Thumbhisbum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
McGuire is trying to drag Thumbhisbum to the mat but Thumbhisbum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyd McGuire.
Thumbhisbum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thumbhisbum tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Thumbhisbum back against the cage.
Thumbhisbum lands a nice uppercut.
Thumbhisbum prevents the takedown attempt.
McGuire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thumbhisbum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
McGuire tries a quick counter leg kick but Thumbhisbum is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benjamin Thumbhisbum will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thumbhisbum checks a leg kick.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
Thumbhisbum is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGuire shoots in and drives through. Thumbhisbum sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumbhisbum is looking to land body kicks.
Thumbhisbum slips a jab from McGuire.
Thumbhisbum scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it
and Thumbhisbum counters with a good low kick that McGuire was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
Thumbhisbum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Thumbhisbum down.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire tries to counter by closing the distance.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Thumbhisbum had a free shot at his head there.
Thumbhisbum scores with a head kick. McGuire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thumbhisbum.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Thumbhisbum throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum moved away.
Thumbhisbum walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
McGuire instigates a clinch.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Thumbhisbum controls the action.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Thumbhisbum prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thumbhisbum can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Thumbhisbum cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for McGuire to work.
Thumbhisbum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire wants to stall.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thumbhisbum blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thumbhisbum fails to land.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thumbhisbum working aggressively here.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Thumbhisbum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Thumbhisbum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thumbhisbum misses with some punches.
Thumbhisbum has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thumbhisbum's elbow.
Thumbhisbum missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thumbhisbum.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
Thumbhisbum misses with some punches.
Thumbhisbum gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin Thumbhisbum.
I think Thumbhisbum 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
A relieved looking Benjamin Thumbhisbum thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opdauhl's entrance music is Ludacris-Get Back. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Thrul misses
enabling Opdauhl to counter with a crisp jab.
Opdauhl works over Thrul's head and body with a nice combination.
We've been told by Opdauhl's head coaches at Homunculus Alembic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Opdauhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrul 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.
Opdauhl scores with a sloppy right hand. Thrul should have avoided that one.
Opdauhl misses with a kick to the body.
Thrul throws out a loose jab but Opdauhl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opdauhl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thrul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Opdauhl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrul can pounce on him.
Opdauhl throws a head kick but Thrul moves out of range.
Thrul tries to land a leg kick but Opdauhl saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opdauhl lands with a shot to the body.
Opdauhl cracks Thrul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Opdauhl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thrul scrambles back to his feet.
Opdauhl fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thrul to the ground. Opdauhl is now in Thrul's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Opdauhl trying to control but Thrul is working from the bottom.
Opdauhl is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrul keeping moving, preventing Opdauhl from controlling successfully.
Thrul is trying to control the position but Opdauhl postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Opdauhl keeping moving, preventing Thrul from controlling successfully.
Thrul postures up in Opdauhl's guard and throws a big left but Opdauhl blocks it.
Opdauhl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Opdauhl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrul throws a big right hand that misses.
Thrul is working Opdauhl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Opdauhl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Opdauhl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thrul.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Opdauhl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Opdauhl feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Opdauhl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Opdauhl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrul moves forwards but Opdauhl connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Opdauhl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Opdauhl throws out a loose jab but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrul wants to counter with a clinch but Opdauhl pushes him away.
A leg kick checked by Thrul.
Thrul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thrul takes a swing at Opdauhl's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Opdauhl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Terry Opdauhl has been cut.
Opdauhl throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Opdauhl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Opdauhl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thrul is out of range.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
Opdauhl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrul throws a jab when Opdauhl was well out of range.
Opdauhl jabs at Thrul's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opdauhl scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thrul is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Opdauhl.
Thrul is looking for a sweep.
Opdauhl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thrul keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Opdauhl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Opdauhl's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thrul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Opdauhl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thrul.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
Opdauhl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thrul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Opdauhl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Opdauhl takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Opdauhl misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul lands with a nice combination. Opdauhl backs away looking to recover.
Opdauhl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrul can do to turn this around?
Opdauhl dives in and grabs Thrul's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thrul pushes down on Opdauhl's head and hops out.
Opdauhl thumps Thrul with a low kick.
Thrul throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl connects with a leg kick. Thrul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice takedown defense from Opdauhl. No joy for Thrul on that attempt.
Opdauhl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thrul holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thrul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Opdauhl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrul's elbow.
Thrul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Opdauhl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrul or not.
Opdauhl swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opdauhl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Opdauhl misses with a body punch.
Thrul blocks an uppercut.
Opdauhl digs a right hand underneath Thrul's ribcage. Thrul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Opdauhl misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl working aggressively here.
Opdauhl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdauhl tries to stall but Thrul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Opdauhl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Opdauhl swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Thrul.
Thrul tries to work over Opdauhl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrul works on Opdauhl's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Thrul.
Thrul pushes Opdauhl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Opdauhl working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Opdauhl avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Opdauhl misses with a punch to the body.
Opdauhl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Opdauhl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thrul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thrul fails with the takedown.
Terry Opdauhl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aznar Thrul.
Opdauhl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Opdauhl misses the shot to the body.
Thrul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thrul shoots in for a takedown but Opdauhl shows good takedown defense.
Opdauhl keeps the fight on the outside.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul throws a hook to the side of Opdauhl's head but Opdauhl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Opdauhl misses with a low kick.
Thrul moves in looking to clinch but Opdauhl pushes him off.
Opdauhl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Opdauhl misses with a low kick as Thrul jumps back.
Thrul moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Opdauhl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrul blocks a body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl blocks a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrul has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Opdauhl after a bit of a struggle.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but Opdauhl avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Opdauhl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Opdauhl's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thrul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrul throws a nice looking combination but Opdauhl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thrul throws out a leg kick but Opdauhl moves out of range and Thrul only half commits.
Opdauhl lands with a nice body punch.
Opdauhl misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Thrul blocks the low kick.
Opdauhl avoids the body shot from Thrul.
Opdauhl misses the jab.
Thrul is looking to clinch but Opdauhl is avoiding it.
Opdauhl misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opdauhl checks a low kick from Thrul.
Thrul connects with a looping right hand.
Opdauhl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Opdauhl lands a jab to Thrul's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Opdauhl working aggressively here.
Opdauhl misses with the head strike.
Thrul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdauhl takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Opdauhl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Opdauhl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thrul blocking some punches.
Thrul blocking some punches.
Opdauhl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Opdauhl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Opdauhl tries to throw a body punch but Thrul avoids it by throwing Opdauhl back against the cage.
Thrul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl misses with some punches.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Opdauhl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrul has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Opdauhl after a bit of a struggle.
Opdauhl throws a head punch that misses.
Opdauhl throws a head punch that misses.
Opdauhl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrul blocks a body shot from Opdauhl.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Opdauhl's elbow.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Opdauhl has a couple of punches blocked by Thrul.
Thrul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Opdauhl fails to land.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Opdauhl's elbow.
Thrul prevents a body shot from Opdauhl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrul.
Opdauhl scores with a shoulder strike.
Opdauhl struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrul controls his hands.
Thrul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul digs a right hand into Opdauhl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Opdauhl's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrul.
Opdauhl working aggressively here.
Opdauhl gets through Thrul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrul.
Opdauhl misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Thrul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul prevents a body shot from Opdauhl.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Opdauhl stalling in the clinch.
Thrul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrul tries a body shot but Opdauhl blocks it.
Opdauhl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Opdauhl throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrul.
Aznar Thrul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Opdauhl.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opdauhl.
Thrul lands a nice uppercut.
Opdauhl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Opdauhl pushes Thrul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Opdauhl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Opdauhl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Opdauhl!
A very excited looking Terry Opdauhl rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godsmack - I Stand Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominik Kokoszka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adelhard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard throws the kick towards the body but Kokoszka avoids it.
Kokoszka lands with a hook. Adelhard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kokoszka slips a jab and a cross from Adelhard.
Kokoszka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adelhard can pounce on him.
Adelhard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kokoszka takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by Adelhard.
Kokoszka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kokoszka.
Adelhard keeps Kokoszka at a distance using the push kick.
Adelhard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adelhard checks a leg kick.
Kokoszka wants to land a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range.
Kokoszka clobbers Adelhard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dominik Kokoszka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokoszka throws a good cross that connects.
Kokoszka misses with a kick to the body
and Kokoszka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kokoszka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kokoszka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adelhard counters with a body kick that stops Kokoszka in his tracks momentarily.
Adelhard drops Kokoszka with a left right combo! Adelhard follows him down to the ground into side control.
Kokoszka is rocked!
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!
Adelhard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kokoszka is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Adelhard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Adelhard controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Adelhard trying to control but Kokoszka postures up.
Adelhard wants to get back to full guard.
Adelhard trying to control here.
Adelhard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adelhard is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka not doing much here.
Kokoszka trying to control from half guard but Adelhard is working away.
Kokoszka stalling.
Kokoszka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kokoszka is working hard here to advance position.
Adelhard tries to get to full guard but Kokoszka has control of the leg.
Adelhard is trying to maintain the position but Kokoszka is very close to passing his half guard.
Adelhard is trying to control but Kokoszka manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is trying to escape the mount.
Adelhard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kokoszka wants to pass the guard but Adelhard is defending well.
Adelhard actively working from the bottom here.
Adelhard tries to get to full guard but Kokoszka has control of the leg.
Kokoszka trying to control the action but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
Adelhard trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kokoszka manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard lands a nice shot to the body.
Adelhard scoring well with a low kick there.
Kokoszka tries to score with a low kick but Adelhard moves his leg out of the way.
Adelhard moves out of range of the body kick.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
Kokoszka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adelhard slips a straight right by Kokoszka.
Adelhard feints the counter takedown.
Kokoszka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adelhard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adelhard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dominik Kokoszka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Kokoszka. Beautiful body shot.
Adelhard lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoszka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard tries to score with a low kick but Kokoszka moves his leg out of the way.
Adelhard tried to score with a low kick but Kokoszka checks it.
Adelhard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kokoszka is out of range.
Kokoszka slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Kokoszka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard blocks a head kick by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka misses with a straight right.
Kokoszka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kokoszka misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adelhard is defended easily by Kokoszka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adelhard rushes Kokoszka and presses him up against the cage.
Kokoszka can't find room to land a body shot as Adelhard controls the action.
Adelhard lands with a light punch inside.
Kokoszka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kokoszka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kokoszka moves out of range as Adelhard throws a body kick.
Adelhard misses with a hook
and Kokoszka counters with a low kick, right behind Adelhard 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adelhard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kokoszka to score with a decent uppercut.
Kokoszka cracks a nice hook into Adelhard's ribs.
Kokoszka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adelhard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kokoszka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adelhard.
Kokoszka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Kokoszka moves away
and Kokoszka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kokoszka cracks the inside of Adelhard's front leg.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
Kokoszka misses with an uppercut. Adelhard saw that one coming.
Kokoszka throws a low kick but Adelhard moves out of range easily.
Adelhard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adelhard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokoszka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adelhard.
Kokoszka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kokoszka connects with a leg kick. Adelhard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard closes the distance and pushes Kokoszka back into the cage.
Adelhard looking to stall.
Adelhard misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries a body shot but Kokoszka blocks it.
Adelhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kokoszka lands a shot to the body.
Kokoszka lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kokoszka lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka lands with a right to the head.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kokoszka is trying to maintain a safe position but Adelhard gets an underhook and turns Kokoszka into the cage.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Kokoszka controls the action.
Kokoszka stalling against the cage.
Adelhard is pushing Kokoszka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adelhard is leaning against Kokoszka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dominik Kokoszka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kokoszka swats away the attempt to clinch by Adelhard.
Kokoszka wants to slow Adelhard down by chopping away at his legs.
Adelhard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adelhard blocking some punches.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kokoszka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kokoszka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adelhard throws out the jab.
Adelhard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokoszka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kokoszka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kokoszka scores with a jab. Adelhard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adelhard throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoszka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adelhard checks a low kick from Kokoszka.
Dominik Kokoszka is winning the standup battle so far.
Adelhard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kokoszka.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Kokoszka.
And Adelhard responds with a good body kick, but Kokoszka manages to step out the way in time.
The fighters circling - Kokoszka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kokoszka scores with a spinning back kick!
Adelhard thows a leg kick but Kokoszka checks it
and Kokoszka counters with an inside leg kick.
Adelhard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Kokoszka.
Adelhard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Adelhard.
Kokoszka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adelhard.
Jab, jab by Kokoszka - just one landing.
Kokoszka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looks to land a left hand but Kokoszka moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokoszka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adelhard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kokoszka on his heels. He'll look to pass Kokoszka's guard now, I'm sure.
Kokoszka pulls Adelhard in close to his closed guard and prevents Adelhard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kokoszka controls Adelhard momentarily but Adelhard frees himself.
Bernhard Adelhard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kokoszka trying to control the position here.
Kokoszka has momentary wrist control but Adelhard slips an elbow through the middle.
Kokoszka pulls Adelhard in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kokoszka controls Adelhard momentarily but Adelhard frees himself.
Adelhard trying to control but Kokoszka is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adelhard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adelhard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adelhard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kokoszka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kokoszka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adelhard on the side of the head.
Kokoszka cracks Adelhard with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Bernhard Adelhard's cut even more.
Adelhard throws a push kick but Kokoszka slaps the foot to one side.
Kokoszka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kokoszka lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adelhard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Adelhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Kokoszka misses the target.
Kokoszka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kokoszka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kokoszka.
Adelhard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dominik Kokoszka.
I think Kokoszka 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Kokoszka!
Dominik Kokoszka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Baha Men-Holla. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crazy Train. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Iron Tyson is blocking nicely.
Iron Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iron Tyson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iron Tyson as Smith tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Iron Tyson.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Iron Tyson slips nicely into half guard.
Iron Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Iron Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Iron Tyson seems content to control.
Iron Tyson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Smith slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Iron Tyson is controlling Smith's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Iron Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith works over Iron Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Iron Tyson has wrist control.
Iron Tyson has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iron Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iron Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith postures up.
Iron Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Iron Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Iron Tyson looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Iron Tyson holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Iron Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Iron Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smith shoots in but Iron Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
That kick from Smith tenderised Iron Tyson's leg. Iron Tyson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Iron Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Iron Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iron Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iron Tyson tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iron Tyson to the ground. Iron Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Iron Tyson.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Iron Tyson to the mat.
Iron Tyson pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Iron Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson is just content to waste time from the top position. Smith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Iron Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Iron Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Iron Tyson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Iron Tyson's back!
Iron Tyson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Smith.
Smith is trying to stick to Iron Tyson's back but Iron Tyson is turning into Smith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Smith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Iron Tyson.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Iron Tyson pushes his legs off easily.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Iron Tyson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Iron Tyson decides to stand up.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iron Tyson.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iron Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iron Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith works on Iron Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Iron Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Iron Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Iron Tyson presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Iron Tyson.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Iron Tyson lands a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Iron Tyson.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Iron Tyson working aggressively here.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Iron Tyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Iron Tyson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smith can turn it around.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Iron Tyson on the inside.
Shogun Iron Tyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Iron Tyson trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iron Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Iron Tyson catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Iron Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Iron Tyson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Iron Tyson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Iron Tyson.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Iron Tyson lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that second round.
That's time! Iron Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Iron Tyson misses with the combination.
Shogun Iron Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron Tyson sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith cracks Iron Tyson with a good jab.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Iron Tyson pushes him away.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Iron Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Iron Tyson down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Iron Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Iron Tyson's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Iron Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Iron Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iron Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Iron Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Iron Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iron Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron Tyson checks it well.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Iron Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Peter Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iron Tyson.
A left lands for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iron Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iron Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iron Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iron Tyson swinging wildly here.
Iron Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Iron Tyson slips the punch.
Iron Tyson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Iron Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Iron Tyson is trying to improve his position.
Iron Tyson is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Iron Tyson manages to get back to half guard.
Iron Tyson keeping hold of Smith's head, controlling as best he can.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Iron Tyson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Smith avoids the attempt from Iron Tyson to control.
Shogun Iron Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
Iron Tyson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shogun Iron Tyson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iron Tyson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Peter Smith had this to say: 'Full respect to my opponent, hope the fans still want to see me fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raise Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell has chosen System Of A Down-Vicinity Of Obscenity as his entrance music. Bruce Wayne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raise Hell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wayne is out of range and Hell settles back down.
Wayne throwing a counter right hand but Hell manages to avoid it.
Hell throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Hell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wayne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Hell.
Hell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hell is just out of range.
Hell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hell.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Hell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hell misses.
Wayne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hell just manages to avoid it.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hell misses the body punch
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hell. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell misses the body punch
and Hell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne 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.
Hell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Hell's front leg but catches the back leg as Hell tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne throws a low kick but Hell moves out of range easily.
Hell throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Hell - just one landing.
Hell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hell.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Hell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne slips a straight right by Hell.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Hell only half commits.
Wayne scores with a nice right hand.
Hell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hell feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hell is just out of range.
Hell throws a leg kick but Wayne checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Wayne misses the target.
Hell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wayne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hell.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Hell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hell is out of range.
Hell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wayne.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hell. That did some damage!
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hell.
Hell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Hell saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hell's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Hell moves out of range of the strikes.
Hell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Hell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wayne's head backwards.
Hell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
Hell blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Hell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell is looking to chop away at Wayne's legs.
Hell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne throws a jab when Hell was well out of range.
And Hell tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Hell tries to counter with a clinch but Wayne shakes him off and moves away.
Hell lands a head shot.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Hell.
Hell connects with an inside leg kick.
Hell lunges at Wayne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wayne's hand.
Hell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raise Hell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hell throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Hell misses with a leg kick.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Hell's leg but Hell calmly moves out of range.
Hell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Hell moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wayne scores with a jab. Hell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Hell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne throws a hook but Hell avoids it easily.
Hell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hell misses its intended target.
Bruce Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Hell checks a low kick from Wayne.
Hell misses with a low kick.
Wayne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hell lands a nice looking body shot.
Hell moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne misses with a hook. Hell ducked under it nicely.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hell's head backwards.
Wayne lands a jab-cross combination.
Hell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Hell moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Hell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raise Hell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hell.
Hell swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne wants to land a leg kick but Hell is out of range.
Wayne moves forwards but Hell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hell throws a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Hell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Wayne scores with a punch to the head.
Hell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne wants to slow Hell down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hell.
Wayne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hell scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hell throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hell.
Hell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Hell checks it.
Wayne lands with an overhand left.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Hell moves away and avoids it.
Hell misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne with a jab.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hell throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Wayne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Hell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hell. That did some damage!
Hell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Hell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hell throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hell throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Hell finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Hell pushes Wayne away with a front kick.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne throws a low kick but Hell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Wayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wayne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hell can pounce on him.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hell looks to land a body kick but Wayne moved away.
Hell checks a low kick from Wayne.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hell.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Hell tries to land a body kick
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws a leg kick
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne lands with a hook. Hell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Hell jumps back.
Wayne throws a hook but Hell blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell throws a leg kick
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne checks a low kick from Hell.
Hell misses with a looping right.
Hell throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne 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 Hell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Hell throws a low kick, looking for Wayne's leg but Wayne calmly moves out of range.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hell moves away.
Hell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne moves forwards but Hell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hell fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne sets himself, and Hell steps forward looking for the clinch! Wayne avoids it this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Hell misses the target.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Hell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wayne!
Hell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Hell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell blocks a leg kick.
Hell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hell misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hell misses with a body shot.
Hell thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Hell throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne misses with a hook. Hell ducked under it nicely.
Wayne misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
Nice shot by Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hell.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hell throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hell lands with a nice body kick.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hell was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Hell.
Hell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Hell is predictable there
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hell's knee momentarily.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hell checks it well.
A big right from Wayne misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Wayne clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hell. Hell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Hell moved away.
Hell lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Hell.
Hell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Hell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hell checks the leg kick.
Wayne connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hell thows a body kick. Wayne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wayne is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hell.
Oh Wayne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Hell has cracked Wayne with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Hell lands another huge swinging hook and Wayne tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Wayne, before Hell can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raise Hell!
Raise Hell is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Raise Hell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Bruce Wayne spoke after the fight, saying 'What a load of horse shit'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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