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MFN 282: Tokyo Three Peat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keldorn Firecam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham Safforn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keldorn Firecam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn wants to clinch up but Firecam keeps it at a distance.
Firecam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Firecam rushes Safforn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Firecam misses with a punch to the body.
Firecam working aggressively here.
Firecam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Safforn's elbow.
A knee to the head by Firecam.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Firecam misses with the head strike.
Firecam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Firecam is trying to stall.
Firecam misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safforn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firecam blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firecam.
Safforn blocks an uppercut.
Firecam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Safforn backwards.
Safforn scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firecam.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Firecam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Firecam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Safforn wants to take the fight to the mat but Firecam manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Firecam working aggressively here.
Firecam working aggressively here.
Firecam is leaning against Safforn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Safforn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firecam pushes Safforn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Safforn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Safforn misses with a punch on the inside.
Firecam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Safforn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Safforn looks winded!
Firecam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Firecam prevents a takedown attempt there.
Firecam prevents a body shot from Safforn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Firecam lands with a light punch inside.
Firecam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Firecam landing knees to the body.
Firecam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Firecam is pushing Safforn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Firecam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Safforn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Firecam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Safforn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firecam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Firecam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Firecam landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Abraham Safforn's cut even more.
Safforn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keldorn Firecam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraham Safforn.
Safforn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firecam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firecam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Firecam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Firecam leaning against his opponent.
Firecam stalling.
Firecam lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Firecam.
Firecam drops Safforn with a big knee straight up the middle! Safforn is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The cut above Abraham Safforn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crack! Firecam connects with the perfect overhand right and Safforn falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Firecam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keldorn Firecam!
After winning the bout, Keldorn Firecam thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pookie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Ride The Train. Davis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Monkey Junction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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271 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pookie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis blocks a head kick by Jackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Condor Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Davis blocks a head kick by Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Davis's side.
Davis looks winded!
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Donny Davis has been cut.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson wobbles Davis with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Jackson dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Davis to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pookie Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Pookie Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Donny Davis had this to say: 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Milwaukee's Best for keeping me energized, the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym, all of my loved ones back home, and Uncle Lar for letting me fight here in Montreal Fight Nights! I really wanted the win tonight, I'll get it next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Godbolt's choice of entrance music: Trenches by Pop Evil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Godbolt 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.
Jab, jab by Godbolt - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godbolt.
Godbolt with a jab.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godbolt throws out the jab.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Godbolt.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Godbolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Godbolt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godbolt.
Godbolt shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Godbolt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Godbolt manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Godbolt checks it well.
Godbolt shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Godbolt.
Godbolt looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Hector Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godbolt misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Godbolt misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a jab when Godbolt was well out of range.
Godbolt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Godbolt catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godbolt moves away.
Godbolt throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams is looking to chop away at Godbolt's legs.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Godbolt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hector Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
Godbolt throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Godbolt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Godbolt fails to land the takedown.
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Godbolt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Godbolt blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godbolt looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Godbolt drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godbolt connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Godbolt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Godbolt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Hector Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godbolt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Godbolt lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams trying to control the position.
Godbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Godbolt postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Godbolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt working some strikes from top position.
Godbolt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams is not content to let Godbolt control the position.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godbolt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godbolt.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Godbolt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Godbolt postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Godbolt lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Godbolt drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Godbolt off! Godbolt jumps back into Williams's guard.
Godbolt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godbolt.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams digs a good body shot into Godbolt's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Godbolt looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Godbolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Godbolt.
Williams is rocked!
Godbolt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Godbolt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godbolt tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Godbolt avoids a kick to the body.
Williams 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.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Godbolt moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godbolt moves away from the strike by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Godbolt swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Godbolt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Godbolt darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Godbolt into the cage.
Hector Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Godbolt misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Godbolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt blocks a jab.
And Godbolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Williams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams moves out of range as Godbolt strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Godbolt as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt's corner calls for a 1-2. Godbolt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Godbolt throws a shot to the body.
Godbolt cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Godbolt's head.
Godbolt has a takedown stuffed.
Williams throws a hook but Godbolt blocks it.
A slow jab from Godbolt misses its intended target.
Godbolt throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Godbolt misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Godbolt's knee momentarily.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Godbolt throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt lands a couple of elbows.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Godbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Godbolt slips an elbow through the middle.
Godbolt trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Godbolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Godbolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Godbolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godbolt throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Godbolt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Godbolt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Godbolt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Godbolt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Godbolt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Godbolt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godbolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Godbolt throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Godbolt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hector Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
Godbolt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godbolt blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Godbolt doesn't seem phased though.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Godbolt.
I think Godbolt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
Matthew Godbolt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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164 lbs
35 - 12 - 1 |
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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
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krasnodebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov tests Krasnodebski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krasnodebski misses the shot to the body.
Krasnodebski wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Krasnodebski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Krasnodebski.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Krasnodebski lands a front kick.
Krasnodebski throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
Krasnodebski misses with a low kick.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krasnodebski scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Krasnodebski's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krasnodebski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Krasnodebski wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov moves forwards but Krasnodebski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krasnodebski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Krasnodebski is predictable there
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kersikov's hands.
Krasnodebski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krasnodebski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Krasnodebski misses.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Krasnodebski misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Krasnodebski jabs at Kersikov's body.
A jab lands there for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski 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.
Krasnodebski tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov walks into a straight right hand from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krasnodebski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gotard Krasnodebski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov slips a jab from Krasnodebski.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Krasnodebski ducks down to avoid it.
Krasnodebski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krasnodebski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Krasnodebski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kersikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krasnodebski stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Krasnodebski's leg but Krasnodebski calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov 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.
Krasnodebski lands a lovely overhand right.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krasnodebski checks a leg kick.
Krasnodebski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krasnodebski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Krasnodebski misses the target.
Kersikov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Krasnodebski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krasnodebski throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Krasnodebski misses.
Krasnodebski throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krasnodebski manages to avoid it.
Krasnodebski lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Krasnodebski is out of range.
Krasnodebski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
Krasnodebski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gotard Krasnodebski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a single leg into guard. Krasnodebski didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kersikov passes into half guard.
Krasnodebski is staying active underneath Kersikov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Krasnodebski manages to get to full guard.
Kersikov throwing strikes but missing.
Krasnodebski pulls Kersikov in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
That's time! Kersikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krasnodebski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krasnodebski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krasnodebski scores with a punch to the head.
Kersikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kersikov connects with a right hand. Krasnodebski shakes it off.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov cracks Krasnodebski with an open hand slap.
Krasnodebski is looking to score with low kicks.
Krasnodebski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krasnodebski throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krasnodebski is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Krasnodebski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krasnodebski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Krasnodebski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krasnodebski. Krasnodebski obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krasnodebski can pounce on him.
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krasnodebski flicks out a counter leg kick but Kersikov steps away.
Krasnodebski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krasnodebski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Krasnodebski.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Krasnodebski scores with a head kick. Kersikov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Krasnodebski takes one on the button.
Kersikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krasnodebski is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krasnodebski checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krasnodebski, as that shot connected.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krasnodebski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krasnodebski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krasnodebski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Krasnodebski moves away and avoids it.
Krasnodebski flicks out a counter leg kick but Kersikov steps away.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krasnodebski is able to avoid easily.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Krasnodebski lands a front kick.
Krasnodebski throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Krasnodebski misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Nice jab there from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Krasnodebski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krasnodebski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kersikov moves out of range as Krasnodebski throws a body kick.
Kersikov attempts a counter takedown but Krasnodebski avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Krasnodebski misses.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Krasnodebski counters with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Krasnodebski scores with a push kick.
Kersikov lands a big head kick that sends Krasnodebski tumbling to the mat! Kersikov takes a step backwards and waves Krasnodebski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krasnodebski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Krasnodebski misses
and Kersikov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krasnodebski is rocked!
Krasnodebski is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a big elbow - Krasnodebski is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kersikov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Kersikov!
A victorious Roman Kersikov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karhu's choice of entrance music: Samuli Edelman - Teit meistä kauniin. Sadiq Hossein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antti Karhu's chin.
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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
37 - 23 - 5, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein lands with a nice body punch.
Karhu throws a chopping leg kick but Hossein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hossein has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Karhu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hossein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hossein throws a one two combo.
Karhu misses with a hook.
Hossein throws a sloppy body shot
and Karhu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
No joy there for Hossein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hossein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hossein. Those never looked like landing.
Karhu throws a low kick but Hossein moves out of range easily.
Hossein is looking to wear down Karhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hossein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hossein.
Karhu catches Hossein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karhu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hossein's guard.
Karhu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karhu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Hossein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karhu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karhu preventing the sweep.
Karhu trying to control but Hossein is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karhu defends well.
Hossein looking for a sweep. Not yet Hossein, not yet.
Karhu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karhu is working Hossein over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hossein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hossein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu stands up over Hossein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karhu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hossein lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hossein wants to stand but Karhu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Karhu wants to sweep here but Hossein controlling him for the moment.
Karhu looking to control.
Hossein wants to stand and escape but instead Karhu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein controlling Karhu's posture.
Hossein has momentary wrist control but Karhu slips an elbow through the middle.
Hossein has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Karhu has passed into side control.
Hossein takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Karhu working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hossein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karhu. Karhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Hossein throws a jab when Karhu was well out of range.
Karhu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu connects with a solid leg kick.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Hossein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hossein.
Hossein throws a big shot that misses.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hossein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu slips a jab from Hossein.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Karhu throws a low kick, looking for Hossein's leg but Hossein calmly moves out of range.
Hossein misses with a double jab
and Karhu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Hossein swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu lands a head kick. Hossein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hossein wants to slow Karhu down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Karhu does it's job there.
Karhu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hossein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hossein throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hossein.
Hossein swings widly with a right hand
and Karhu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hossein shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karhu eats them both and turns towards Hossein to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hossein tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Hossein's face as Karhu controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is trying to get back to half guard.
Karhu trying to control the position but Hossein is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hossein takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karhu throws a strike aimed at the side of Hossein's head but Hossein avoids it well.
Karhu landing strikes.
Hossein tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Karhu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Karhu trying to control the action but Hossein is working from the bottom.
Karhu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Karhu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hossein works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Karhu not doing much here.
Hossein is concentrating on defense, preventing Karhu from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karhu thows a huge punch but Hossein dodges it nicely.
Karhu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hossein wants to improve his position but Karhu is controlling well.
Hossein has hold of Karhu's hands but Karhu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hossein is trying to control but can't.
Karhu prevents Hossein from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hossein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karhu cracks Hossein with a good jab.
Karhu throws a hook to the side of Hossein's head but Hossein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hossein connects with a crisp jab.
Hossein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu.
Hossein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hossein avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Hossein counters with a quick kick to the body but Karhu blocks it.
Hossein swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hossein misses with a low kick.
Karhu throws a big counter head kick but Hossein avoids it with no problem.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hossein.
Hossein moves away from the strike by Karhu.
Hossein digs a good body shot into Karhu's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hossein is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Karhu feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karhu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein 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.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hossein missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hossein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karhu.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Good standup being displayed there by Karhu as he connects with a hook.
Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Karhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Karhu. Beautiful body shot.
Karhu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karhu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karhu lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hossein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu blocks the body kick.
Karhu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hossein defends it well.
Hossein takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Karhu slams his shin into Hossein's torso.
Hossein misses with a combination
and Karhu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karhu checks a low kick from Hossein.
Karhu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hossein is trying to defend but Karhu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hossein works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karhu looking to sit in guard and control but Hossein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Antti Karhu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hossein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karhu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hossein has managed to get both his arms back between Karhu's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.
Hossein has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karhu is proving hard to escape from.
Our spies down at at Gangsterdamage inform us that Karhu has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu is pulling down on Hossein's head to control his posture.
Karhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karhu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karhu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hossein trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hossein preventing the sweep.
Hossein postures up.
Karhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hossein is one step ahead there.
Karhu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hossein manages to get himself to full guard.
Hossein controls Karhu momentarily but Karhu frees himself.
Hossein looking to control but Karhu passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Karhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karhu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Karhu!
A relieved looking Antti Karhu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Landry's choice of entrance music: country boy. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cletus Landry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pasha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Landry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pasha, right into the meat.
Pasha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Landry throws a lazy right hand but Pasha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Landry lands a leg kick that knocks Pasha off balance momentarily.
Landry throws a sloppy head kick and Pasha moves out of range easily.
Pasha throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Pasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Pasha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Pasha blocks the low kick.
Pasha punishes Landry's body with a nice straight punch.
Pasha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Pasha misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry throws a body kick that misses.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasha moves out of range of the strikes.
Pasha throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Landry.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landry.
Landry scores with a jab.
Landry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pasha blocks a head kick by Landry.
Pasha misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
Pasha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Landry throws a solid leg kick but Pasha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landry.
A leg kick checked by Pasha.
Landry fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasha connects with a body shot.
Pasha lands with a hook. Landry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Landry moves into the clinch.
Pasha lands with a short shot to the head.
Pasha scores with a shot to the side of Landry's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pasha's brow.
Pasha scores with a shot to the side of Landry's head.
Landry blocking some punches.
Landry misses with an elbow over the top.
Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Pasha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Landry darts in trying to clinch
and Pasha counters with a one-two to the body.
Pasha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Pasha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasha.
Pasha cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Pasha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Landry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pasha if he has to take too many more of those.
Landry staying out of range there.
Pasha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Landry's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pasha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Landry is looking to clinch.
Pasha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
Pasha scores with a nice head shot.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pasha connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Landry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pasha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry takes one on the button.
Landry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pasha on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Landry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pasha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pasha misses with a few strikes there.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasha is just out of range.
Pasha is looking to score with low kicks.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Pasha moved out of range nicely.
Landry throws a leg kick but Pasha moved away.
Landry staying out of range there.
Landry is looking to clinch.
Pasha lands with a nice body kick.
Landry lands a really nice looking cross but Pasha seems unphased.
Some bone on bone action there as Landry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pasha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pasha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Pasha misses
and Landry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pasha thinking.
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 Ali Pasha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pasha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Landry misses with a hook. Pasha ducked under it nicely.
Pasha is looking to land body kicks.
Landry checks a leg kick nicely.
Landry avoids the head kick by Pasha.
Landry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pasha was well out of range. Poor timing from Landry.
Ali Pasha is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pasha.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry lands a jab to Pasha's midsection.
Landry throws the left hand but Pasha avoids the punch easily.
Landry misses the shot to the body.
Pasha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pasha is out of range and Landry settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Pasha blocks the low kick.
Pasha scoring well with a low kick there.
Pasha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Landry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Landry misses with a lunging right hand
and Pasha counters with a good low kick that Landry was not able to check.
Landry moves out of range of the leg kick from Pasha.
Pasha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Landry tries to counter with a clinch but Pasha shakes him off and moves away.
Pasha misses with a low kick.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Pasha misses.
Pasha moves out of range of the leg kick from Landry.
Pasha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Landry connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha checks a low kick from Landry.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pasha.
Pasha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Landry misses its intended target.
Landry throws a nice looking combination but Pasha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Pasha was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pasha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry connects with a leg kick. Pasha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Landry as he connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pasha or perhaps it was just good defense by Landry, which made it look bad.
Pasha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landry's sensitive parts.
Landry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pasha.
Landry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Landry lands a jab.
Landry scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looks to land a combination but Pasha avoids it well.
It looked like Pasha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Landry.
A jab from Landry misses.
Pasha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch but Pasha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasha throws a body kick that misses.
Pasha throws a shot from downtown. Landry moves away and avoids it.
Pasha punishes Landry's body with a nice straight punch.
Landry tried to score with a low kick but Pasha checks it.
Landry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pasha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pasha blocks an elbow strike from Landry.
Landry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pasha slows down the pace here.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pasha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry wants to get back to striking at distance but Pasha won't allow it.
Pasha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pasha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Pasha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pasha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Landry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pasha is looking to break free of the clinch but Landry has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pasha.
Landry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pasha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Landry tries to circle away but Pasha has him pinned against the cage.
Landry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landry misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Landry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Landry misses the shot to the body.
Landry moves out of range of the leg kick from Pasha.
Landry scores with a jab. Pasha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry scoring well with a low kick there.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasha staying out of range there.
Pasha misses the jab.
Pasha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Landry misses.
Cletus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Landry throws a right and a left that Pasha avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pasha, right into the meat.
Landry is looking to score with low kicks.
Pasha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Landry misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pasha.
Landry throws a lazy uppercut
and Pasha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
Landry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Pasha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pasha throws a leg kick but Landry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pasha throws a leg kick but Landry moved away.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pasha.
Landry just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPasha.
Pasha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry throws a hook but Pasha blocks it.
Pasha throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Pasha throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry misses with a low kick.
As Landry backs away, Pasha returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pasha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Landry.
Landry throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Landry misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry motions for Pasha to come forward. Landry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landry scores with the left hand. Pasha knows he should have avoided that one.
Pasha blocks a low kick nicely.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Pasha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Landry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pasha throws a counter high kick but Landry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Landry throws a shot to the body.
Landry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pasha.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pasha.
Pasha swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Landry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pasha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pasha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Landry throws a hook but Pasha blocks it.
Landry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pasha.
Landry throws a right hand that Pasha ducks under and follows up with a left that Pasha also avoids with ease.
Landry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pasha throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pasha.
Pasha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landry.
Pasha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Landry.
Good work by Landry as he checks the leg kick.
Landry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pashas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Pasha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landry moves out of range of the body kick from Pasha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
Landry misses with a two punch combination.
Pasha throws out a leg kick but Landry moves out of range and Pasha only half commits.
Pasha tries to land a front kick but Landry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Landry throws a sloppy head kick and Pasha moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landry.
Landry walks into a left hand.
Landry thows a leg kick but Pasha checks it
and Pasha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pasha lands with a kick to the temple. Landry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Landry throws a looping overhand right but Pasha ducks down to avoid it.
Pasha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pasha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Landry throws a series of punches but Pasha avoids them all with ease.
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Landry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pasha counters with a nice body shot.
Pasha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cletus Landry.
Well Landry 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 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cletus Landry!
A relieved looking Cletus Landry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Ali Pasha stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight. But I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Rockstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockstar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Defend With Violence - Throwdown. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockstar delivers a nice body kick.
Miller blocks a head kick by Rockstar.
Rockstar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Rockstar connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rockstar looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Rockstar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Rockstar 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.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rockstar throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rockstar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Rockstar's head.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Rockstar.
Rockstar blocking some punches.
Miller working Rockstar over with knees to the body.
Rockstar misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstar has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockstar controls his hands.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockstar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miller is defending well.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Rockstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockstar digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rockstar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miller to the mat. Miller regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller kicks Rockstar off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Rockstar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller throws a body kick that misses
and Rockstar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller slips a straight right by Rockstar.
Miller tries to clinch
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller checks a leg kick.
A big left from Rockstar misses.
Rockstar throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Miller clinches.
Rockstar has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rockstar.
Rockstar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockstar or not.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockstar.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Rockstar fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Rockstar takes a shot to the head.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockstar wants a takedown.
Dax Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Rockstar.
Rockstar lands with a short shot to the head.
Rockstar blocks the elbow strike.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Rockstar lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Rockstar.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockstar has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockstar controls his hands.
Rockstar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Rockstar is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Miller is positioning himself well to prevent Rockstar advancing to mount.
Rockstar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rockstar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rockstar wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller won't allow Rockstar to pass to mount.
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 Dax Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Rockstar tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockstar was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Rockstar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockstar is just out of range.
As Miller backs off Rockstar throws a huge counter combo but Miller manages to avoid it all.
Rockstar misses with a left hand
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Rockstar swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice body kick.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockstar manages to avoid it.
Rockstar swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Rockstar misses with a body kick.
Rockstar swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller defending well as Rockstar loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Rockstar's leg but Rockstar calmly moves out of range.
Rockstar throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
As Rockstar tries to get set, Miller tries to push him back and clinch up but Rockstar manages to avoid the attempt.
Rockstar tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Luke Rockstar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockstar throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rockstar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Rockstar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Rockstar off the cage and back into range.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Rockstar sees coming a mile off.
Rockstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Rockstar.
Rockstar throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller looks for the body kick but Rockstar saw that one coming.
Miller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rockstar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockstar misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Rockstar misses.
Dax Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Miller thumps Rockstar with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rockstar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rockstar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Rockstar feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rockstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockstar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rockstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockstar pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockstar is trying to keep Miller in close.
Rockstar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Miller controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control from the top but Rockstar keeps moving.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rockstar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miller has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rockstar tries to improve position but can't.
Miller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dax Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rockstar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miller's best efforts.
Miller wants to control but Rockstar is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rockstar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rockstar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dax Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller moves away from the strike by Rockstar.
Miller swings for the body but Rockstar moves out of range.
Rockstar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rockstar throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Rockstar only half commits.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Rockstar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rockstar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller avoids the body shot from Rockstar.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockstar.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Jab by Miller.
Rockstar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rockstar misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller is looking to wear down Rockstar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller checks a low kick from Rockstar.
Rockstar misses with a combination
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rockstar just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rockstar.
Rockstar throws a solid leg kick but Miller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockstar.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Rockstar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockstar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Rockstar avoids it.
Rockstar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rockstar.
Rockstar jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Rockstar's head back.
A big right from Rockstar misses.
Miller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Luke Rockstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
Miller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rockstar.
Miller cracks Rockstar with a good jab.
Rockstar is looking to land body kicks.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockstar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rockstar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rockstar takes one on the button.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rockstar 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.
Rockstar throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller has Rockstar up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Rockstar is working Miller over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. Rockstar won't want to take too many of those.
Rockstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Rockstar misses with some punches.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dax Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Rockstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockstar blocking some punches.
Dax Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockstar throws a head punch that misses.
Rockstar wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockstar.
Rockstar misses with the head strike.
Rockstar is working Miller over against the cage.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockstar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Rockstar struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rockstar avoids it.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rockstar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockstar.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Rockstar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockstar misses with a body punch.
Rockstar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rockstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Miller!
Dax Miller made sure to mention his sponsor, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc as his entrance music. Mellow Mood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
20 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mood.
Mood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kersikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Mood moves out of range.
Andrei Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mood misses the jab.
Mood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mood checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a big head kick that sends Mood tumbling to the mat! Kersikov takes a step backwards and waves Mood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mellow Mood has been cut.
Mood throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
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!
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Mood misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Mood cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mood throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Mood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mood.
Mood swinging wildly here.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Mood moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood connects with the punch.
Mood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Mood's head.
Kersikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mood counters with a body kick that stops Kersikov in his tracks momentarily.
Mood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mood misses with a looping left.
Mood throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mood digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Mood's torso.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Mood off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mood. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mood.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mood feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Mood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mood dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mood at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a hook but Mood avoids it easily.
Mood is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mood connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mood is just out of range.
Mood seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mood's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mood counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrei Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Mood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mood looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Mood moves out of range.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mood rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Mood misses.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mood.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mood to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mood throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kersikov cracks Mood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Mood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mood lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Mood moves out of range easily.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mood. That did some damage!
Mood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mood throws a series of punches but Kersikov avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov pushes Mood away with a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Mood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Mood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Mood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kersikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mood's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mood misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mood on the side of the head.
Kersikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mood will feel that in the morning.
Mood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mood blocks the body kick.
Mood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kersikov just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Mood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Mood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mood thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mood misses with a straight right.
Mood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Mood does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Mood misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mood misses.
Mood misses with a low kick.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Mood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov connects with a body shot.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
Kersikov connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Mood throws a leg kick
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Mood manages to step out the way in time.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kersikov lands a really nice looking cross but Mood seems unphased.
Mood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mood takes one on the button.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Mood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Mood sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Mood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mood feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Mood tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Mood moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Mood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Mood throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Mood in the body.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Mood's torso.
Kersikov jabs Mood right on the nose. Mood blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kersikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kersikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kersikov throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Kersikov misses.
A shot to the body from Mood misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Mood counters with a nice uppercut.
Mood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Mood.
Mood tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mood doesn't seem bothered though.
Mood misses with a wild body shot.
Mood backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mood's corner calls for a 1-2. Mood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mood misses with the body kick
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Mood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mood scores with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mood as he connects with a hook.
Mellow Mood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mood. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Mood avoids it.
Mood throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Mood.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mood misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mood if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Kersikov!
Andrei Kersikov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Andrei Kersikov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Helmet - Unsung. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feitsora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Feitsora.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick by Makinwa misses
and Feitsora counters with a body kick that stops Makinwa in his tracks momentarily.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makinwa lands a head shot.
Feitsora scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Feitsora misses the target.
Makinwa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Feitsora on the side of the head.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Feitsora's legs.
Makinwa lands a right hook to the body.
Feitsora scores with a nice right hand.
Feitsora moves out of range as Makinwa strikes.
Feitsora swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Feitsora looks to land a left hand but Makinwa moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feitsora throws a front kick aimed at Makinwa's knee but Makinwa avoids it well.
Feitsora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora lands a front kick.
Feitsora throws a body kick that misses
and Makinwa counters with a straight right hand.
Feitsora scores with a head kick. Makinwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feitsora.
Makinwa throws a hook but Feitsora blocks it.
Makinwa drops Feitsora with a beautiful combination! Feitsora stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Makinwa is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makinwa. That's going to slow Feitsora down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Feitsora, right into the meat.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Feitsora misses with an uppercut
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feitsora misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Feitsora cracks Makinwa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Feitsora throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Makinwa counters with a quick kick to the body but Feitsora blocks it.
Makinwa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Feitsora takes a step back to recover.
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feitsora was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
Makinwa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
Makinwa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Feitsora is out of range and Makinwa settles back down.
Feitsora misses with a looping left.
Makinwa with a jab.
Makinwa cracks the inside of Feitsora's front leg.
Feitsora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Feitsora lands with a kick to the temple. Makinwa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Feitsora has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Makinwa throws a wild body kick that Feitsora sees coming a mile off.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the leg kick from Feitsora.
Makinwa tries to land a front kick but Feitsora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa throws an overhand right that lands on Feitsora's shoulder, as Feitsora tries to avoid the shot.
Feitsora let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makinwa jabs Feitsora right on the nose. Feitsora blinks but takes it well.
Feitsora fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Makinwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makinwa, as that shot connected.
Makinwa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Makinwa scores with a jab.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body shot.
Feitsora uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makinwa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feitsora cracks Makinwa with a good jab.
Feitsora scores with a leg kick.
Makinwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora dodges the punch combination from Makinwa.
Makinwa blocks the body kick.
Feitsora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makinwa looks to land a body kick but Feitsora moved away.
Makinwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feitsora.
Makinwa motions for Feitsora to come forward. Makinwa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa is looking to land body kicks.
Feitsora is looking for the big counter here.
Feitsora lands with a kick to the ribs.
A leg kick checked by Makinwa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feitsora throws a solid leg kick but Makinwa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Feitsora.
As Feitsora backs away, Makinwa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Makinwa misses with a left hand
and Feitsora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Feitsora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Feitsora attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makinwa.
Makinwa sizes up Feitsora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makinwa throws a series of punches but Feitsora moves out of range.
Makinwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Feitsora.
Makinwa lands a right hook to the body.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Makinwa blocks the leg kick.
As Feitsora backs away, Makinwa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makinwa. Feitsora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ugor Makinwa is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feitsora lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makinwa catches Feitsora with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Feitsora saw that one coming.
Makinwa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Feitsora counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feitsora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body kick.
Makinwa moves out of range as Feitsora throws a body kick.
Makinwa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Feitsora just manages to avoid it.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Feitsora's legs.
Makinwa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Makinwa scores with a one two! Feitsora had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Feitsora might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Makinwa has got the better of the exchanges.
Makinwa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makinwa slips under a jab.
Feitsora moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makinwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Feitsora.
Makinwa throws a combination that misses
and Feitsora counters with a low kick, right behind Makinwa 's knee.
Feitsora throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Feitsora in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Feitsora is looking to slow Makinwa down with leg kicks.
Feitsora is looking to score with low kicks.
Feitsora connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makinwa momentarily.
Makinwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makinwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makinwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feitsora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feitsora feints a counter leg kick.
Makinwa throws a jab when Feitsora was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makinwa.
Feitsora swings widly with a right hand
and Makinwa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Makinwa misses with a looping right.
Makinwa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makinwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Makinwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makinwa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Feitsora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Makinwa.
Makinwa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Feitsora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Feitsora misses with a body kick.
As Feitsora backs away, Makinwa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Feitsora throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a head kick.
Feitsora throws a big shot that misses.
Makinwa slips a jab from Feitsora.
Makinwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feitsora can do to turn this around?
Makinwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Feitsora off the cage and back into range.
Feitsora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makinwa moves away.
Makinwa misses the body punch
and Feitsora makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Makinwa really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Feitsora counters with a nice kick to the body.
Makinwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Makinwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa thuds a left hand into Feitsora's body.
Makinwa scores with a leg kick.
Feitsora misses with a right hand
and Makinwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feitsora moves away.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Makinwa scores with a shot to the body.
Feitsora drops his hands momentarily and Makinwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugor Makinwa dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makinwa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Feitsora counters with a good low kick that Makinwa was not able to check.
Feitsora swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makinwa misses with a jab to the body
and Feitsora moves into the clinch.
Makinwa managing to block the knees to the body from Feitsora.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makinwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makinwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makinwa throws a front kick aimed at Feitsora's knee but Feitsora avoids it well.
Feitsora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but Feitsora is out of range.
Makinwa looks to land a body kick but Feitsora moved away.
Feitsora tries a quick counter leg kick but Makinwa is wise to it.
Feitsora throws a low kick but Makinwa moves out of range easily.
Makinwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora misses with a head kick.
Makinwa jabs at Feitsora's body.
Makinwa connects with a crisp jab.
Feitsora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makinwa's calf.
Feitsora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Feitsora avoids the body shot from Makinwa.
Makinwa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makinwa, as that shot connected.
Feitsora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Feitsora counters with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Feitsora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora checks a low kick from Makinwa.
Feitsora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makinwa.
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feitsora was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
Feitsora moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feitsora has Makinwa pressed against the cage, preventing Makinwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makinwa tries to throw a body punch but Feitsora avoids it by throwing Makinwa back against the cage.
Feitsora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Feitsora is trying to stall.
Makinwa blocks an uppercut.
Feitsora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Feitsora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feitsora throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makinwa is working for takedown but Feitsora is calmly controlling the position for now.
Feitsora lands a knee to the head.
Feitsora landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Feitsora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makinwa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Feitsora is trying to keep an underhook but Makinwa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Feitsora has his hands clasped together around Makinwa's back. He's all about the action.
Feitsora wants to control but Makinwa is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Feitsora manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Feitsora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Makinwa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makinwa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Makinwa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Makinwa won't allow Feitsora to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Feitsora being controlled here, momentarily.
Feitsora looking for a triangle here. Makinwa is fighting it but it looks tight! Feitsora pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Makinwa is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tiyaro Feitsora!
Tiyaro Feitsora is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tiyaro Feitsora rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
Page throws out a counter right but Helgi avoids it with no problem.
Page is looking to chop away at Helgi's legs.
Helgi throws a body kick that misses.
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helgi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Page counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helgi's knee momentarily.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Page tries to score with a low kick but Helgi moves his leg out of the way.
Page connects with a single shot there.
Helgi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helgi lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Helgi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Page.
Helgi throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
Helgi looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Helgi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Helgi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helgi works the jab nicely.
Helgi tries to clinch up.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page connects with a high kick.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Helgi is just out of range.
Page slips a jab from Helgi.
Danga de danga de dang - Helgi scores with a four punch combination!
Page is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Page.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi connects with a single shot there.
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helgi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page throws a low kick but Helgi moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Helgi.
Page takes a swing at Helgi's ribcage but misses.
And Helgi counters with a quick kick to the body but Page blocks it.
Helgi misses with a hook.
Page slips a jab from Helgi.
Page unleashes a big counter combination but Helgi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Helgi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Page lands an overhand right.
Page moves away from the strike by Helgi.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses.
Page takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Page takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Helgi checks a leg kick nicely.
Page misses with a head kick.
Page misses with an uppercut
and Helgi counters with a head kick that drops Page to the mat! Page scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Helgi finish him?
Helgi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Page was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helgi connects with a single shot there.
Helgi looks to land a combination but Page avoids it well.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Helgi connects with the punch.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Helgi lands with an uppercut that bounces Page off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helgi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helgi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Page avoids it.
Helgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
Page throws a jab when Helgi was well out of range.
Helgi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helgi tries to land a body kick
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helgi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Page.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Helgi misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Nice body kick there by Page.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
A short left from Helgi.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page misses with the head strike.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Helgi.
Helgi cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Page manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Helgi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Helgi cracks Page with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Page looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Helgi finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi rushes Page and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Page breaks the clinch.
Helgi throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely.
Page throws out a counter right but Helgi avoids it with no problem.
Page connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Helgi cracks Page with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Page looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Helgi finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Helgi.
Page looks to land a left hand but Helgi moved out of range nicely.
Helgi throws a chopping leg kick but Page manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bjorn Helgi is winning the standup battle so far.
Helgi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Helgi and Page falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Helgi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Bjorn Helgi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Dennis Page had this to say: 'FUCK THSI '.
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