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UNFC75: Hell Vs Samusiovas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Damato Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Machete!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Machete gets double underhooks and turns Damato Jr into the cage.
Machete connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machete.
It looks like Pete Damato Jr has been cut.
Machete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machete connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damato Jr. Damato Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machete with a hook.
Oooooh!!! Machete has knocked Damato Jr down with a huge combo! Machete steps away and waves a wobbly Damato Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Machete misses with a straight left.
Damato Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Damato Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damato Jr is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Machete fails to land.
Machete looking to stall.
Machete manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato Jr avoids the body shot from Machete.
Damato Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Damato Jr has Machete pressed against the cage, preventing Machete from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machete is trying to break the clinch but Damato Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Machete tries to break the clinch but Damato Jr is controlling the position.
Damato Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machete avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Damato Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damato Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machete is trying to break free.
Machete is trying to break free.
Damato Jr wants the takedown. Machete is fighting it off but Damato Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Machete's guard against the cage.
Machete is trying to keep Damato Jr in close.
Machete pulls Damato Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Damato Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machete on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damato Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Damato Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Damato Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machete trying to control the position.
Damato Jr cracks Machete with a solid left hand.
Damato Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damato Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damato Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machete working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr won't allow Machete to sweep him here.
Machete trying to keep a closed guard but Damato Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Machete looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machete is trying to keep Damato Jr in close.
Damato Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Machete keeping full guard, as Damato Jr tries to pass.
Damato Jr won't allow Machete to sweep him here.
Damato Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damato Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Machete gets double underhooks and turns Damato Jr into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machete misses with a few strikes there.
Damato Jr shoots in for a takedown but Machete shows good takedown defense.
Don Machete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damato Jr goes for a double leg but Machete avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machete continues to drive forward.
Damato Jr fails to land the takedown.
Damato Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pete Damato Jr's cut is getting worse.
Damato Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machete tries to avoid it but Damato Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machete to the ground. Machete escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Machete lands a head shot.
Pete Damato Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Don Machete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Machete. No joy for Damato Jr on that attempt.
Damato Jr shoots in for a double leg but Machete sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damato Jr is breathing heavily.
Machete swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Machete dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Damato Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machete bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machete slaps away a takedown attempt from Damato Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Don Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machete lands a glancing blow to the side of Damato Jr's head.
A punch combination from Machete misses.
Damato Jr is looking to counter the offense by Machete and move into the clinch.
Damato Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Machete tries to sprawl out of it but Damato Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machete manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Machete.
Jeez, Pete Damato Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Damato Jr goes for a double leg but Machete avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machete continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Damato Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damato Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machete.
Decent striking displayed by Machete there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pete Damato Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Machete!
A very excited looking Don Machete made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmi Nedram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cricket comes to the cage accompanied by Demons- Imagine Dragons. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nedram's choice of entrance music: Walk With Me In HELL!!!!. Jimmi Nedram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 8 - 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmi Nedram!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cricket throws a lazy right hand but Nedram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nedram throws a nice looking combination but Cricket bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cricket throws a counter high kick but Nedram was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cricket misses the shot to the body.
Cricket misses with a body kick.
Cricket tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nedram throws a head kick that misses
and Cricket counters with a straight right hand.
Nedram misses with a series of wild punches.
Nedram stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cricket.
Nedram attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cricket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nedram misses with a left hand
and Cricket counters with a low kick, right behind Nedram 's knee.
A punch combination from Nedram misses.
Cricket scores with a sloppy right hand. Nedram should have avoided that one.
Cricket lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cricket motions for Nedram to come forward. Cricket throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nedram looks to land a combination but Cricket avoids it well.
Cricket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Cricket. That snapped Nedram's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nedram throws a lazy head kick
and Cricket counters with a left to the body.
Nedram takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cricket throws a jab when Nedram was well out of range.
Nedram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nedram looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cricket lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nedram. Cricket pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Cricket!
Rick Cricket was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Toby!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin blocks a jab.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Toby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toby scores with a kick to the body.
Toby has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Austin swings for the body but Toby moves out of range.
Austin moves out of range of the body kick from Toby.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Toby moved out of range nicely.
Austin throws a chopping leg kick but Toby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toby steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Toby.
Austin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
Austin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Toby.
It looks like Rocky Austin has been cut.
Toby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toby tries a head kick but it misses.
Toby just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby instigates a clinch.
Toby pulls guard.
Toby throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Toby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Austin defends well.
Toby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Toby is trying to keep Austin in close.
Toby pulls Austin in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Toby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Austin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Austin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toby.
Toby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toby scores with a jab to the jaw.
James Toby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Austin.
Toby avoids the head kick by Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Austin if he has to take too many more of those.
Austin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toby lands a nice looking body kick.
Austin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Austin misses.
Toby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Austin digs a good body shot into Toby's ribs.
Toby throws a sloppy head kick and Austin moves out of range easily.
Toby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Austin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toby!
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!
Austin blocks a head kick by Toby.
Austin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Austin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Toby goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Toby tries to land a front kick but Austin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Toby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toby thuds his right hand into Austin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Austin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Austin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toby ducks right into an uppercut from Austin.
Toby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Austin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Toby slips the punch.
Toby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Austin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toby. That's going to slow Austin down.
A shot to the liver by Toby. Beautiful body shot.
James Toby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toby motions for Austin to come forward. Toby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin misses the body punch
and Toby counters with a leg kick.
Austin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toby lands a head kick that stumbles Austin and the fighters go to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Toby throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin managing to control the position.
Austin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Toby trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toby throws a big right hand that misses.
Toby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Toby throws a big right hand that misses.
Toby throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toby replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Austin blocks it well.
Toby feints a jab promting Austin to slip. Toby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Austin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toby was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Toby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin blocks an elbow strike from Toby.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from Toby.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.
Toby tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Toby back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toby's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toby.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Toby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toby!
Austin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toby.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Austin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Toby.
Toby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Austin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Austin.
Toby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toby moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Austin.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Toby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Toby throws a push kick but Austin slaps the foot to one side.
Toby moves into the clinch.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Toby.
Toby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toby jumps guard but Austin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Austin avoiding damage as Toby throws knees to the body.
Austin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toby's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Austin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Toby ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Toby tries a head kick but it misses.
Toby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Toby misses.
Good work by Austin as he checks the leg kick.
Austin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Austin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Toby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Austin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toby lets loose with a powerful body kick. Austin will feel that in the morning.
Toby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Austin takes a step back to recover.
Toby throws a sloppy head kick and Austin moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a jab to the body
and Toby counters with a three punch combo that has Austin backing up. Austin nods at Toby to acknowledge the strikes.
Toby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Toby.
Toby lands a body punch.
Austin blocks a body shot from Toby.
Toby is looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Toby.
Toby gets through Austin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toby digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toby lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Toby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Toby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toby is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin ducks straight into an uppercut from Toby and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Austin manages to regain guard straight away.
Austin is rocked!
Toby gets to his feet and stands over Austin, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Austin felt that one! Toby unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Austin from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toby!
James Toby took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, On Tap w/Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Rocky Austin had this to say: 'This fight was a work.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Heimolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Heimolainen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Heimolainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimolainen throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimolainen.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heimolainen tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heimolainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimolainen.
Heimolainen misses with a few strikes there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Heimolainen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimolainen in the body.
Heimolainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heimolainen throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Heimolainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimolainen looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
A slow jab from Heimolainen misses its intended target.
Gold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heimolainen feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Heimolainen lands with an overhand left.
Gold is rocked!
Heimolainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimolainen's knee momentarily.
Gold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Heimolainen ducks down to avoid it.
Heimolainen is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Heimolainen manages to avoid it.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Heimolainen.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
Gold moves out of range as Heimolainen strikes.
Gold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heimolainen ducks right into an uppercut from Gold.
Heimolainen with a hook.
Heimolainen walks into a jab.
Heimolainen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimolainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Heimolainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heimolainen slips a straight right by Gold.
Heimolainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heimolainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heimolainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Heimolainen catches Gold right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimolainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimolainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heimolainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Heimolainen misses.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Heimolainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Heimolainen is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Gold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Heimolainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Heimolainen.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold misses with a hook. Heimolainen ducked under it nicely.
Heimolainen throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Heimolainen tries to get set, Gold tries to push him back and clinch up but Heimolainen manages to avoid the attempt.
Heimolainen blocks a jab.
Heimolainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heimolainen throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Heimolainen misses with a leg kick
and Heimolainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimolainen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Heimolainen throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimolainen.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Heimolainen's shoulder, as Heimolainen tries to avoid the shot.
Heimolainen misses with an uppercut
and Gold counters with a body kick.
Heimolainen misses with a left hand
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimolainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimolainen throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gold misses the target.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimolainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heimolainen looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
Heimolainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Heimolainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Gold throws a front kick aimed at Heimolainen's knee but Heimolainen avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimolainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gold misses with a hook. Heimolainen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold moves away from the strike by Heimolainen.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heimolainen.
Heimolainen misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a left hand that sends Heimolainen to the canvas!
Gold looking to sit in guard and control but Heimolainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Heimolainen won't allow Gold to sweep him here.
Gold controlling Heimolainen's posture.
Gold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heimolainen wants to stand but Gold has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heimolainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Heimolainen off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Gold follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Heimolainen was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
Our winner, Liquid Gold, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry HuaHua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's entrance music is Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
154 lbs
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140 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry HuaHua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire shoots in for a takedown but HuaHua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
HuaHua misses with a looping right.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. HuaHua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire clinches up against the cage.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire stalls.
HuaHua prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire tries to work over HuaHua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire lands a body shot.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
HuaHua tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HuaHua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGuire.
HuaHua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by HuaHua.
HuaHua misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but HuaHua checks it.
HuaHua misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
HuaHua lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
HuaHua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire throws a series of punches but HuaHua moves out of range.
HuaHua throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps HuaHua thinking.
HuaHua throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
HuaHua felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGuire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to take a breather but HuaHua is having none of it.
McGuire working over HuaHua with some ground and pound. HuaHua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
HuaHua is rocked!
McGuire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
HuaHua is still in real trouble! Can McGuire finish him?
McGuire lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked HuaHua! More strikes land and this one is all over! McGuire jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyd McGuire!
Boyd McGuire managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Instinct , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco LeBaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Horn (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco LeBaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klas Horn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBaron wants to clinch up but Horn keeps it at a distance.
Horn 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.
LeBaron feints a jab promting Horn to slip. LeBaron then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Horn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Klas Horn has been cut.
LeBaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LeBaron scores with a kick to the midsection.
LeBaron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
LeBaron is looking to land body kicks.
LeBaron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBaron throws a leg kick but Horn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horn throws a lazy uppercut
and LeBaron counters with a slapping leg kick.
LeBaron is looking to chop away at Horn's legs.
Horn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeBaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horn.
LeBaron thinks about countering with a body kick.
Horn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LeBaron.
LeBaron looks to land a combination but Horn avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn misses with a wild body shot.
LeBaron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LeBaron throws a sloppy head kick and Horn moves out of range easily.
We've been told by LeBaron's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBaron throws an overhand right that lands on Horn's shoulder, as Horn tries to avoid the shot.
Horn throws a body punch but LeBaron moves out of range.
LeBaron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horn walks into a left hand.
LeBaron walks into a straight right hand from Horn.
Horn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but LeBaron defends well and Horn ends up having to push LeBaron into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good leg kick by LeBaron there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LeBaron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rocco LeBaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn walks forward, straight into a front kick from LeBaron.
LeBaron scores with the left hand. Horn knows he should have avoided that one.
Horn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming LeBaron to the mat! LeBaron manages to get full guard.
LeBaron has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Horn has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LeBaron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LeBaron can't find room to land a body shot as Horn controls the action.
LeBaron lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables LeBaron to keep the fight standing.
Rocco LeBaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Horn.
Horn throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBaron.
LeBaron tries to throw a body punch but Horn avoids it by throwing LeBaron back against the cage.
Horn lands a right hand.
Horn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
LeBaron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horn tries to work over LeBaron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LeBaron lands a body shot.
LeBaron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LeBaron.
Horn looks winded!
Horn is trying to pull guard but LeBaron turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
LeBaron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
LeBaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horn throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBaron.
Horn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBaron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horns head.
LeBaron misses with a punch to the body.
LeBaron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, LeBaron scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBaron misses with a punch to the body.
LeBaron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horn is rocked!
LeBaron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. LeBaron just stands there and leans against the cage.
LeBaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horn misses with some punches.
Good body shot from LeBaron.
LeBaron misses with a punch to the body.
LeBaron scores with a shot to the side of Horn's head.
Horn misses with the head strike.
Horn working aggressively here.
LeBaron lands a shoulder strike.
Horn lands a right hand that snaps the head of LeBaron backwards.
LeBaron misses with some punches.
LeBaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Horn.
Horn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horn misses with a body punch.
A short left from LeBaron.
A nice right hand lands inside from LeBaron.
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!
LeBaron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horn is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBaron finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBaron creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Horn with a big uppercut! Horn tries to clinch up but LeBaron pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Horn to the mat! Horn covers up and LeBaron unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocco LeBaron!
After the fight, Rocco LeBaron was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opdauhl has chosen Ludacris-Get Back as his entrance music. Terry Opdauhl has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
194 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrul.
Thrul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Opdauhl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thrul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Terry Opdauhl has been cut.
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch but Opdauhl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch but Opdauhl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thrul misses with a looping right.
Opdauhl looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Opdauhl's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Opdauhl's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Opdauhl wants to land a leg kick but Thrul is out of range.
Opdauhl moves out of range as Thrul throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Thrul misses.
Thrul swings for the body but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Opdauhl shoots in but Thrul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thrul lands a nice looking body kick.
A combination from Opdauhl does no damage.
Thrul throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Opdauhl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrul.
Thrul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage in the buildup to the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Opdauhl - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thrul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Opdauhl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thrul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thrul scores with a head kick. Opdauhl tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Opdauhl as he checks the leg kick.
Thrul throws a push kick but Opdauhl slaps the foot to one side.
Opdauhl throws out a counter right but Thrul avoids it with no problem.
Thrul defending well as Opdauhl loads up on a big left hand.
Opdauhl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thrul throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Opdauhl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Opdauhl connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrul looks to land a combination but Opdauhl avoids it well.
Opdauhl clobbers Thrul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thrul looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Opdauhl is fending him off so far but Thrul persists. Nope, Opdauhl circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Opdauhl throws a series of punches but Thrul moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thrul jabs at Opdauhl's body.
Opdauhl fails with the takedown
and Thrul counters with a nice uppercut.
Opdauhl moves forwards but Thrul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thrul lands with a shot to the body.
Thrul is looking to wear down Opdauhl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Opdauhl misses with a body kick.
Thrul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thrul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Opdauhl swings for the body but Thrul moves out of range.
Thrul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Opdauhl 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 Thrul has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrul and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Opdauhl tests Thrul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul clinches.
Thrul misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thrul fails to land.
Opdauhl misses with a punch to the body.
Opdauhl has a couple of punches blocked by Thrul.
Thrul has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Opdauhl is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thrul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdauhl throws a head punch that misses.
Thrul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Opdauhl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Opdauhl blocks a body shot from Thrul.
Opdauhl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrul misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Opdauhl blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thrul fails to land.
Opdauhl lands a right hand.
Opdauhl misses with the head strike.
Opdauhl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Opdauhl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrul.
Opdauhl pushes Thrul back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Opdauhl lands a right hand.
Opdauhl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Opdauhl can't find room to land a body shot as Thrul controls the action.
Thrul has a couple of punches blocked by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands an uppercut.
Opdauhl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but 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.
Opdauhl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrul.
Aznar Thrul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Opdauhl misses with a low kick.
Aznar Thrul is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrul wants to clinch but Opdauhl slips to the side
and Opdauhl counters with a nice body shot.
Thrul stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thrul wants it to stay on the feet.
Opdauhl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Opdauhl.
Thrul throws a one two combo.
Thrul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Opdauhl swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrul.
Thrul looks to score with a jab to the body but Opdauhl is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from Thrul.
Thrul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Opdauhl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Opdauhl avoids the head kick by Thrul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul takes a swing at Opdauhl's ribcage but misses.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking body shot.
Opdauhl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Opdauhl throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thrul was covering up waiting for the punch and Opdauhl finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thrul wants to sweep here but Opdauhl controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Opdauhl works over Thrul with some ground and pound from guard.
Opdauhl connects with a couple of short punches.
Thrul keeping moving, preventing Opdauhl from controlling successfully.
Thrul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl stays in close to Thrul's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opdauhl postures up and lands a big shot to Thrul's brow.
Opdauhl with a nice head shot there.
Opdauhl lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thrul working a defensive guard here.
Thrul looking to control but Opdauhl passes into half guard.
Thrul is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opdauhl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Opdauhl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Opdauhl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrul manages to avoid it.
Thrul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Opdauhl moves away.
Opdauhl just misses with a punch to the body.
Opdauhl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Thrul as he connects with a hook.
Thrul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Opdauhl, pushing him back against the cage.
Thrul working aggressively here.
Thrul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrul blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Opdauhl is working Thrul over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Opdauhl fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thruls head.
Thrul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Opdauhl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Opdauhl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Opdauhl throws a head punch that misses.
Opdauhl working aggressively here.
Opdauhl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Opdauhl tries a body shot but Thrul blocks it.
Opdauhl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
Thrul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Opdauhl throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrul.
Opdauhl misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Opdauhl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terry Opdauhl's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Opdauhl lands a nice shot that snaps Thrul's head back.
Thrul gets a takedown into half guard.
Opdauhl regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thrul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Opdauhl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Opdauhl pulls Thrul in close to prevent any damage.
Thrul wants to pass the guard but Opdauhl is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thrul manages to get himself to full guard.
Thrul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thrul doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thrul throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Thrul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thrul is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Opdauhl is aware though and is defending well.
Opdauhl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Opdauhl trying to control but Thrul is working from the bottom.
Thrul is trying to keep Opdauhl in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thrul shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Opdauhl defends it nicely.
Opdauhl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Opdauhl lands with a shot to the body.
Thrul misses with a head kick.
Opdauhl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thrul!
Aznar Thrul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Opdauhl slams his shin into Thrul's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Opdauhl scores with a shot to the body.
Opdauhl goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thrul shoots and misses
and Opdauhl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opdauhl takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul throws a hook but Opdauhl avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Opdauhl.
Opdauhl scores with a hook to the body. Thrul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Opdauhl scores with a jab to the body.
Opdauhl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Opdauhl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Opdauhl throws a chopping leg kick but Thrul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Opdauhl tries for a takedown but Thrul circles away easily
and Thrul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opdauhl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Opdauhl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thrul throws a body shot but no joy.
Opdauhl looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Opdauhl drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Opdauhl works over Thrul with some ground and pound from guard.
Opdauhl trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opdauhl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thrul is looking for a triangle but Opdauhl pushes his legs off easily.
Opdauhl passes Thrul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aznar Thrul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrul taking some punishment here, with Opdauhl in his half guard.
Thrul wants to get back to full guard.
Opdauhl drops an elbow to the side of Thrul's head.
Opdauhl trying to control from half guard but Thrul is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Opdauhl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Opdauhl 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Opdauhl!
Terry Opdauhl bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May comes into the arena with For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Shaq ONeil will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq ONeil!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeil connects with a jab.
A low kick from ONeil is predictable there
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
May thumps ONeil with a low kick.
ONeil falls off balance throwing a combination
and May counters with a nice uppercut.
May tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ONeil counters with a straight right hand.
ONeil with a poor takedown
and May makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
May throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ONeil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! May slams his shin into ONeil's torso.
We've been told by May's head coaches at Guerrilla MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
ONeil tests May's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ONeil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
May moves out of range of the leg kick from ONeil.
As ONeil backs away, May returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONeil misses with a straight right.
May throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
May misses with a body punch
and ONeil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
ONeil misses with a shot to the body
and May counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaq ONeil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ONeil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
ONeil throws a right hand that May ducks under and follows up with a left that May also avoids with ease.
May throws a quick counter kick to the body but ONeil avoids it.
ONeil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from ONeil.
ONeil avoids the body shot from May.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ONeil misses the jab.
ONeil throws a left and a right that both miss
and May counters with a straight right hand.
May defending well as ONeil loads up on a big left hand.
May scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
May turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
ONeil 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
ONeil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ONeil misses the jab.
ONeil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but May moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ONeil works May's body with a nice hook.
ONeil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
May looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
May looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeil throws out the jab.
ONeil scores with a nice right hand.
ONeil drops his hands momentarily and May takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from ONeil misses.
May connects with a leg kick. ONeil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! May crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from ONeil - the referee stops the clock and May gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says ONeil. May manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
ONeil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May throws a half hearted mid kick.
ONeil cracks the inside of May's front leg.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ONeil.
May throws a leg kick which misses ONeil's front leg but catches the back leg as ONeil tries to avoid it.
ONeil throws a series of punches but May moves out of range.
May steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeil.
ONeil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ONeil scores with a punch to the head.
May chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ONeil works the jab nicely.
May with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as ONeil lands an impressive looking overhand right. May doesn't seem phased though.
ONeil scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONeil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brad May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeil throws a right and a left that May avoids nicely.
May is looking to slow ONeil down with leg kicks.
ONeil throws a hook but May avoids it easily.
May tries a head kick but it misses.
ONeil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ONeil scores with a nice head shot.
May throws a leg kick that is checked
and ONeil makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. May really felt that one!
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by May. That's going to slow ONeil down.
ONeil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May throws out a loose jab but ONeil uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeil feints a jab promting May to slip. ONeil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. May slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
ONeil lands with a straight right. May didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaq ONeil dominated that round.
That's time! May's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
May takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
ONeil misses with a leg kick
and May counters with a thumping low kick.
ONeil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
May dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ONeil. That did some damage!
ONeil misses with a leg kick.
ONeil moves out of range of the leg kick from May.
May ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ONeil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but May is out of range.
May takes one on the chin but seems OK.
ONeil just misses with a punch to the body.
May appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeil throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from ONeil misses.
May dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ONeil. That did some damage!
ONeil misses with a jab, cross combination.
ONeil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeil misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
ONeil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by May.
ONeil misses with a body punch
and May connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeil avoids a kick to the body.
ONeil is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
ONeil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
May lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
May dodges the punch combination from ONeil.
May looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ONeil shoots in for a takedown but May shows good takedown defense.
May on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ONeil throws a right hand that May ducks under and follows up with a left that May also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeil scores with a one two! May had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ONeil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May.
May throws an overhand right that lands on ONeil's shoulder, as ONeil tries to avoid the shot.
Shaq ONeil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from May.
ONeil unleashes a big counter combination but May bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
ONeil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
May fails to land with a series of punches.
May lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
ONeil throws a chopping leg kick but May manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
ONeil checks a leg kick nicely.
May throws a leg kick
and ONeil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
May scores with a leg kick.
ONeil misses with a wild body shot.
ONeil misses with a hook
and May makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May looking to land some kicks to the body here.
ONeil blocks a low kick nicely.
A left and a right from ONeil both land. Nice combination.
ONeil misses with the combination.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
ONeil swings away with a body shot that misses
and May makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
May pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ONeil slips a straight right by May.
ONeil throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from ONeil.
May misses with a head kick.
May checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeil moves out of range of the body kick.
ONeil tries to score with a low kick but May moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from ONeil.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from May, right into the meat.
May feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to ONeil's calf.
You can see that ONeil has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONeil misses with a hook
and May counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
ONeil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
May keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from ONeil.
A head kick misses from May.
A little jabbing left from ONeil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
May looks to land a combination but ONeil avoids it well.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ONeil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shaq ONeil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
ONeil throws out a powerful jab.
ONeil scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from ONeil. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
May looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters circling a little - May finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
May throws a low kick, looking for ONeil's leg but ONeil calmly moves out of range.
May misses with a wild body shot.
ONeil scores with a leg kick.
May misses with a looping left.
May chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before ONeil can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May throws a nice outside leg kick.
ONeil throws a combination that misses
and May connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
May thuds his shin into the meat of ONeil's side.
ONeil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
May moves into range and clinches up with ONeil.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down ONeil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil is trying to force a seperation but May has the dominant position.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
May lands a body punch in the clinch.
May lands a shot to the body.
May lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeil backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from May.
May is leaning against ONeil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
May has a couple of punches blocked by ONeil.
A short uppercut from May.
May lands a left hand that snaps the head of ONeil backwards.
ONeil is rocked!
ONeil can't break the clinch.
ONeil is still on wobbly legs! Can May finish him?
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeil seems to have recovered his senses.
ONeil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ONeil.
ONeil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brad May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May lands a hook that snaps the head of ONeil backwards.
May misses with a punch to the body.
May misses with a shot to the kidneys.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but ONeil uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeil is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
ONeil prevents a body shot from May.
May prevents a takedown attempt there.
ONeil taking a breather.
May working aggressively here.
ONeil has had enough of the clinch but May keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ONeil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May cracks ONeil with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from May.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May breaks the clinch.
May motions for ONeil to come forward. May throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ONeil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
May ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ONeil moves away.
May fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
May fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
May throws out a powerful jab.
ONeil throws a leg kick
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
ONeil throws a lazy uppercut
and May counters with a body kick that stops ONeil in his tracks momentarily.
May throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
May cracks ONeil with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! ONeil looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can May finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
May connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May missing with a left hand there. ONeil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
May shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. ONeil takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - May sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! ONeil bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad May!
A victorious Brad May thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Maximus (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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257 lbs
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270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Bomb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from A Bomb finds it's target.
A Bomb slaps away a takedown attempt from Maximus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maximus misses with a left hand
and A Bomb counters with a left to the body.
A Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maximus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A Bomb throws a wild body kick that Maximus sees coming a mile off.
A Bomb throws an overhand right that lands on Maximus's shoulder, as Maximus tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by A Bomb.
A Bomb with a hook.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
A Bomb clinches.
Maximus misses with some punches.
A Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximus misses with some punches.
A Bomb is trying to break free.
Maximus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of A Bomb backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb tries to work over Maximus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike.
Maximus lands a body shot.
A Bomb tries a body shot but Maximus blocks it.
A Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A Bomb letting Maximus take a breather here.
Maximus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A Bomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maximus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A Bomb breaks from the clinch.
Maximus 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.
A Bomb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maximus misses with a looping right.
Maximus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A Bomb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maximus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maximus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus shoots in for a double leg but A Bomb sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A Bomb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
A Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Maximus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A Bomb is looking to counter punch.
Maximus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A Bomb with a jab.
Maximus is looking to chop away at A Bomb's legs.
Maximus throws a leg kick that misses.
A Bomb looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A Bomb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. A Bomb darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A Bomb tries to land a front kick but Maximus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A Bomb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maximus throws a head kick but A Bomb moves out of range.
Maximus looks to land a combination but A Bomb avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus connects with a looping right hand.
A Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maximus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maximus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from A Bomb.
A Bomb dodges the punch combination from Maximus.
A little feinted left hand from A Bomb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maximus throws a hook to the side of A Bomb's head but A Bomb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A Bomb lands a front kick.
A Bomb throws a solid leg kick but Maximus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at A Bomb.
A Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb staying out of range there.
Maximus looks to land a right hand but A Bomb moved out of range.
A Bomb throws a quick counter head kick but Maximus was just out of range.
A Bomb lands with a kick to the ribs.
A Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Maximus's front leg but catches the back leg as Maximus tries to avoid it.
A Bomb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximus.
A Bomb scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maximus's head.
Maximus misses the body punch
and A Bomb counters with a body kick that stops Maximus in his tracks momentarily.
Maximus looks winded!
A Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Maximus avoids it.
A solid body kick from A Bomb.
A Bomb lands a slapping body shot.
Maximus throws a leg kick that is checked
and A Bomb counters with a nice body shot.
A Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
A Bomb with a hook.
A Bomb misses with a head kick.
A Bomb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maximus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A Bomb moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from A Bomb, right into the meat.
A Bomb moves out of range as Maximus strikes.
Maximus throws a hook but A Bomb avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calm Like A Bomb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Maximus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maximus walks into a stiff left hand from A Bomb.
Maximus misses the body punch
and A Bomb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maximus is rocked!
A Bomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maximus can do to turn this around?
Maximus tests A Bomb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maximus is still on wobbly legs! Can A Bomb finish him?
A Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting A Bomb here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maximus backs away from a small jab... but A Bomb lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Maximus crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! A Bomb with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Calm Like A Bomb!
A very excited looking Calm Like A Bomb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raise Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell comes into the arena with Rather Unique - AZ blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hell throws a body punch but Samusiovas moves out of range.
We've been informed that Samusiovas 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.
Hell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Samusiovas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samusiovas throws a looping overhand right but Hell ducks down to avoid it.
Hell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hell scoring well with a low kick there.
Hell misses with a hook.
Hell avoids the body shot from Samusiovas.
Hell is looking to counter the offense by Samusiovas and move into the clinch.
Hell looks to land a left hand but Samusiovas moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samusiovas moves away.
Hell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range and Hell settles back down.
Samusiovas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samusiovas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with a wild body shot.
Hell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Samusiovas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samusiovas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samusiovas's calf.
Hell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Samusiovas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Samusiovas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hell working aggressively here.
Hell trying to control the position but instead, Samusiovas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hell into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hell.
Samusiovas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hell.
Samusiovas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas lands a shoulder strike.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas blocking some punches.
Hell working aggressively here.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hell prevents a body shot from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hell takes a shot to the head.
Samusiovas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samusiovas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samusiovas scores with a hook to the body.
Samusiovas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samusiovas gets through Hell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
Samusiovas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hell.
Samusiovas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hell swings wildly with an uppercut but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hell.
Samusiovas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Samusiovas lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas is pressed up against the cage. Hell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Samusiovas down to the mat. Samusiovas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Samusiovas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell tries to clinch up.
Samusiovas lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hell misses.
Hell misses with a low kick.
Samusiovas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Samusiovas counters with a stiff right hand.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hell manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Samusiovas.
Hell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hell is looking to chop away at Samusiovas's legs.
Samusiovas counters with a body kick.
Hell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samusiovas throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hell misses with a head kick.
And Samusiovas responds with a good body kick, but Hell manages to step out the way in time.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hell.
Samusiovas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Samusiovas as the two fighters clinch.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hell digs a right hand into Samusiovas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samusiovas's gas tank.
Samusiovas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hell lands with a left to the head.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Hell has Samusiovas pushed against the cage.
Samusiovas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hell fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell jumps guard.
Hell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hell trying to control the position.
Hell wants to sweep here but Samusiovas controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samusiovas is aware though and is defending well.
Samusiovas preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from Hell misses.
Samusiovas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hell backing away here, and Samusiovas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Samusiovas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hell if he has to take too many more of those.
Hell swings widly with a right hand
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.
Samusiovas throws a hook but Hell avoids it easily.
Hell ducks under a wild hook from Samusiovas.
Hell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a hook but Hell avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell blocks a low kick nicely.
Hell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hell tries to land a front kick but Samusiovas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Samusiovas connects with a nice looking jab.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Hell has closed the distance and engaged Samusiovas in a clinch.
Samusiovas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hell.
Hell tries to score a body lock takedown but Samusiovas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samusiovas misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samusiovas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samusiovas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Samusiovas scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas looks to land a left hand but Hell moved out of range nicely.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hell.
Jab by Samusiovas.
Hell scores with a one two! Samusiovas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Samusiovas is looking to land body kicks.
Hell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Samusiovas looks for the body kick but Hell saw that one coming.
Samusiovas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arunas Samusiovas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Samusiovas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samusiovas lands with a good body shot.
Hell blocks the body kick.
Hell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Samusiovas is working Hell over against the cage.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Samusiovas throws a head punch that misses.
Hell lands a takedown into guard.
Samusiovas has his feet on Hell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hell forces Samusiovas back against the cage and clinches.
Samusiovas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Samusiovas.
Hell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samusiovas has had enough of the clinch but Hell keeps him there for the moment.
Samusiovas blocks an uppercut.
Samusiovas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samusiovas prevents a body shot from Hell.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Hell working aggressively here.
Samusiovas blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samusiovas.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samusiovas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Samusiovas manages to circle out of the way.
Samusiovas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Samusiovas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but Hell avoids it.
Arunas Samusiovas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell shoots for a double leg takedown but Samusiovas sprawls well. He's pushed Hell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A low kick from Samusiovas is predictable there
and Hell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee calls for Hell to work.
Samusiovas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Samusiovas throws a sloppy head kick and Hell moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hell circles away.
Samusiovas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Samusiovas misses with a leg kick
and Hell counters by moving into the clinch.
Hell can't find room to land a body shot as Samusiovas controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hell.
Samusiovas lands a nice uppercut.
Samusiovas working aggressively here.
Hell lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Samusiovas.
Hell can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas breaks from the clinch.
Hell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Samusiovas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hell. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raise Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samusiovas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samusiovas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Hell throws a leg kick
and Samusiovas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Samusiovas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hell throws a jab but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samusiovas counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hell slips a straight right by Samusiovas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas'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.
Samusiovas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Samusiovas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hell throws a hook but Samusiovas avoids it easily.
It seemed like Samusiovas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hell misses with a two punch combination.
Hell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hell is looking to clinch but Samusiovas is avoiding it.
Samusiovas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws a leg kick which misses Samusiovas's front leg but catches the back leg as Samusiovas tries to avoid it.
A combination from Samusiovas does no damage.
Samusiovas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hell avoids the body shot from Samusiovas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas cracks Hell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samusiovas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hell tries to clinch but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Samusiovas misses with an uppercut.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but Hell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hell misses with a low kick as Samusiovas jumps back.
Samusiovas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Samusiovas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hell's head backwards.
Samusiovas motions for Hell to come forward. Samusiovas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samusiovas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hell doesn't seem bothered though.
Samusiovas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samusiovas lands with an overhand left.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but Hell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hell defending well as Samusiovas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Samusiovas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Samusiovas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws a wild body kick that Samusiovas sees coming a mile off.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hell.
Samusiovas delivers a nice body kick.
Hell clinches with his opponent.
Hell tries for a takedown but Samusiovas manages to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Hell.
Samusiovas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas scores with a hook to the body.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Hell.
Samusiovas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hell's elbow.
Hell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samusiovass head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samusiovas.
Hell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hell misses with some punches.
Hell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hell misses with the head strike.
Samusiovas blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samusiovas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samusiovas blocking some punches.
Samusiovas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Samusiovas misses with the head strike.
Samusiovas lands a hook that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Samusiovas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samusiovas throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samusiovas throws a hook but Hell avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas blocks the body kick.
Hell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Samusiovas avoids it really well and circles away.
Samusiovas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hell in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas tries to land a leg kick but Hell saw it coming and moves away.
Hell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samusiovas is looking to slow Hell down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheers as Hell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Samusiovas doesn't seem phased though.
Samusiovas with a jab.
Hell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Samusiovas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arunas Samusiovas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas tries to land a front kick but Hell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Samusiovas manages to circle out of the way.
Samusiovas stuffs the takedown.
Hell tries to clinch but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Samusiovas throws a body shot but no joy.
Hell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Samusiovas manages to circle out of the way.
Hell lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samusiovas lands with a shot to the body.
Samusiovas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Samusiovas looks to land a body kick but Hell moved away.
Samusiovas wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Samusiovas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samusiovas has managed to clinch.
Hell tries to pull guard but Samusiovas won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raise Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samusiovas works on Hell's body with a couple of short punches.
Hell tries to score a body lock takedown but Samusiovas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hell is pushing Samusiovas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samusiovas blocking some punches.
Samusiovas throws a head punch that misses.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Hell jumps guard but Samusiovas stands there with Hell around his waist. Hell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Hell.
Hell misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hell tries a body shot but Samusiovas blocks it.
Samusiovas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raise Hell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hell tries to throw a body punch but Samusiovas avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arunas Samusiovas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samusiovas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arunas Samusiovas!
Arunas Samusiovas is the new middleweight champion!
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