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Bushido 29: For Glory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Razzers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartholomew Razzers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Razzers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Song!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razzers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Song misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Razzers. That snapped Song's head back.
Song takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Razzers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Razzers scores with a decent looking hook.
Song takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Razzers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Song at a distance.
Song takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Song. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Razzers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Song.
Song looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Razzers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Song looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Song is rocked!
Razzers lands an uppercut, right on the button! Song tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartholomew Razzers!
A relieved looking Bartholomew Razzers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anihilator Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by Alison Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anihilator Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Laine!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruce, pushing him back against the cage.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Laine.
Laine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Laine moves into range and clinches up with Bruce.
Bruce pushes off an throws an elbow but Laine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laine.
Nice body punch from Laine - that landed with a thud.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Bruce tries to keep at a distance but Laine has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Laine lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bruce seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laine can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
Bruce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laine pushes Bruce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Laine.
A short left from Laine.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bruce up against the cage.
Bruce tries to break free but Laine pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Laine, against the cage.
Laine pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Laine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine taking a breather.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laine lands a right hand.
Bruce tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laine lands an uppercut.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Bruce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laine tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Laine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce is rocked!
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruce seems to have got his legs back now.
Laine rushes Bruce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laine avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruce.
Bruce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laine tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Laine as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Laine.
Laine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruce tries to stall but Laine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bruce!
Laine instigates a clinch.
Laine has Bruce pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Laine.
Bruce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laine walks away with a smile on his face. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Bruce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Laine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine dodges an elbow strike from Bruce.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce tries to stall but Laine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Laine is working Bruce over against the cage.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laine effectively controlling the action here.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Laine.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Boris Laine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruce pushes off an throws an elbow but Laine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Laine.
Laine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
A short body shot lands from Laine as the two fighters clinch.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
A short uppercut from Laine.
Laine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Laine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruce up against the cage.
Laine lands with a short shot to the head.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine has closed the distance and engaged Bruce in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine is working Bruce over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine jumps guard and drags Bruce to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Laine scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laine looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Laine lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Laine.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine clinches with his opponent.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Laine tries to pull guard but Bruce won't allow it.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laine drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Laine.
Bruce is trying to stall.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce throws an elbow but it misses.
Laine looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Laine stalling the fight.
Laine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Laine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine pushes Bruce off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce tries to keep at a distance but Laine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
Laine lands a right hand.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Laine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine throws a big uppercut that drops Bruce! More strikes from Laine and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bruce lies dazed against the cage as Laine celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Laine!
An out of breath Boris Laine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Anihilator Bruce had this to say: 'Sorry fans, next time we will make it'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldie Curlywinkeljohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Silver 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baldie Curlywinkeljohn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Curlywinkeljohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to pull guard but Silver holds him up against the cage and eventually Curlywinkeljohn drops back down to his feet.
Curlywinkeljohn wants a takedown but no success here.
Adam Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silver scrambles and gets back 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!
Curlywinkeljohn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn breaks the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn is working for a submission of some sort.
Silver is refusing to be controlled, as Curlywinkeljohn sits in half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking for a kimura here.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two 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.
Silver is trying to stand back up but Curlywinkeljohn is controlling him
Silver taking some punishment here, with Curlywinkeljohn in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silver defends it well.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn passes to full mount!
Curlywinkeljohn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Curlywinkeljohn looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silver holds on for dear life, controlling Curlywinkeljohn's posture momentarily.
Curlywinkeljohn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Curlywinkeljohn gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn letting Silver take a breather here.
Curlywinkeljohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curlywinkeljohn is defending well for now.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Silver throws a combination. Curlywinkeljohn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Baldie Curlywinkeljohn has been cut.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a two punch combo.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silver as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to clinch but Curlywinkeljohn is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver has managed to clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curlywinkeljohn is on top in guard.
Silver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Curlywinkeljohn from controlling successfully.
Curlywinkeljohn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silver, up you get!
Silver forces Curlywinkeljohn back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn wants the takedown. Silver is fighting it off but Curlywinkeljohn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silver's guard against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn lands a couple of elbows.
Curlywinkeljohn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Curlywinkeljohn connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baldie Curlywinkeljohn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldie Curlywinkeljohn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curlywinkeljohn lands a high kick!
Curlywinkeljohn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver tries to clinch there but Curlywinkeljohn circles away.
Curlywinkeljohn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silver sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Curlywinkeljohn somewhat.
Curlywinkeljohn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver rushes Curlywinkeljohn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
We've been informed that Curlywinkeljohn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a shot to the head.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curlywinkeljohn breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Curlywinkeljohn on that attempt.
Baldie Curlywinkeljohn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silver's waist but Silver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curlywinkeljohn off to one side.
Adam Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver looks to land a combination but Curlywinkeljohn avoids it well.
Curlywinkeljohn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Curlywinkeljohn blocks it.
Silver lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curlywinkeljohn backwards.
A short left from Silver.
Curlywinkeljohn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver stalling against the cage.
Silver gets through Curlywinkeljohn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curlywinkeljohn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents the takedown attempt.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Curlywinkeljohn is controlling him.
Curlywinkeljohn stops a takedown attempt from Silver.
Curlywinkeljohn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Curlywinkeljohn pushes him off.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silver darts in trying to clinch
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn is breathing heavily.
Silver is looking to escape.
Silver keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
Curlywinkeljohn seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.
Silver makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silver moves into the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to pull guard but Silver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver clinches up with Curlywinkeljohn and pushes him back against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn goes for a takedown attempt but Silver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Curlywinkeljohn dodges the punch combination from Silver.
And Curlywinkeljohn tries to counter it with a takedown but Silver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Curlywinkeljohn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curlywinkeljohn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Curlywinkeljohn with the counter takedown but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldie Curlywinkeljohn'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. This is the final round!
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver throws a series of punches but Curlywinkeljohn avoids them all with ease.
Curlywinkeljohn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curlywinkeljohn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver is looking for a counter combo.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Silver throws a right and a left that Curlywinkeljohn avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Adam Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silver wants to clinch up but Curlywinkeljohn keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Curlywinkeljohn dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver letting Curlywinkeljohn take a breather here.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Curlywinkeljohn.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curlywinkeljohn backwards.
Curlywinkeljohn prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Curlywinkeljohn stalling against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver pulls guard effortlessly.
Silver is looking to stand up but Curlywinkeljohn isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curlywinkeljohn can do to turn this around?
Silver is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Curlywinkeljohn presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Adam Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver jumps guard and drags Curlywinkeljohn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver keeping moving, preventing Curlywinkeljohn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn won't allow Silver to sweep him here.
Curlywinkeljohn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silver is looking to stand up but Curlywinkeljohn isn't so interested in that idea.
Curlywinkeljohn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silver trying to control the position here.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Curlywinkeljohn is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a single leg into guard. Silver didn't expect that.
Silver is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn misses with a takedown
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adam Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldie Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curlywinkeljohn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silver is looking to counter the offense by Curlywinkeljohn and move into the clinch.
Silver darts in and clinches Curlywinkeljohn up against the cage.
Curlywinkeljohn successfully pulls guard.
Silver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Curlywinkeljohn is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Silver!
In his post fight interview, Adam Silver started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman . Gonzalez has chosen Hail Mary - Tupac as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
173 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gonzalez !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fitzpatrick throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with a double jab
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Fitzpatrick.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Fitzpatrick avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
A big right from Fitzpatrick misses.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Fitzpatrick avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Fitzpatrick misses.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fitzpatrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Darryl Fitzpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Fitzpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Fitzpatrick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzpatrick throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Gonzalez 's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice right hand.
Fitzpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fitzpatrick misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darryl Fitzpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzpatrick misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick works over Gonzalez 's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Fitzpatrick ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gonzalez clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darryl Fitzpatrick!
Darryl Fitzpatrick took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Nick Gonzalez had this to say: 'Shit. The motherfuckers a beast what can I say. This aint gon stop the movement imma keep going. A fights a fight and shit happens but best believe ill be back no doubt. Shout out to the homies and fuck the haters COMPTON MOTHERFUCKERS!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Where is My Mind? by Pixies. A fine choice. Bonifacio has chosen I'm a Souljah as his entrance music. Andres Bonifacio will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bonifacio was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bonifacio keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonifacio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bonifacio's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sanchez looks up at the clock and then as Bonifacio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanchez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bonifacio prevents Sanchez from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bonifacio parries the strikes from Sanchez easily there. Sanchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonifacio to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has hold of Bonifacio's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bonifacio tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sanchez cranks the arm and Bonifacio screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bonifacio, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Steve Sanchez!
Steve Sanchez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rumble cracks Khan with a good jab.
It looks like Stanley Khan has been cut.
Jab by Rumble.
Rumble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Rumble, which made it look bad.
Rumble lands a slapping body shot.
Khan fails with the takedown
and Rumble counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan misses with a takedown
and Rumble counters with a nice right hand that sends Khan toppling to the canvas! Khan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rumble finish him?!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rumble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rumble gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rumble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is rocked!
Rumble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short left from Rumble.
Rumble pushes Khan against the cage. Rumble is working some dirty boxing. Rumble pushes off with a quick right hook! Khan goes down! Khan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rumble moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Rumble!
Shaun Rumble was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Letho Of Gulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olajide Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Olajide Ban Gbus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Letho Of Gulet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olajide Ban Gbus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus misses with a looping right.
Of Gulet throws a body kick that misses
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice right hand that sends Of Gulet toppling to the canvas! Of Gulet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ban Gbus finish him?!
It looks like Letho Of Gulet has been cut.
Ban Gbus drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Of Gulet right on the button. Of Gulet goes down! Ban Gbus follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ban Gbus gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olajide Ban Gbus!
Olajide Ban Gbus is the new heavyweight champion!
Olajide Ban Gbus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voices. Sam McCullen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Orton!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCullen tries to keep at a distance but Orton has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from McCullen.
Orton blocks a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCullen can't find room to land a body shot as Orton controls the action.
Orton tries to pull guard but McCullen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Orton is trying to push McCullen away but McCullen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McCullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orton backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen scores with a shoulder strike.
Orton misses with a body punch.
McCullen lands a left hand.
McCullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orton backwards.
McCullen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton throws a head punch that misses.
McCullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCullen has him pressed against the cage.
McCullen slows down the pace here.
Orton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCullen misses with a body punch.
Orton takes a shot to the head.
Orton tries to pull guard but McCullen won't allow it.
Sam McCullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Orton.
McCullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Orton looks winded!
Orton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCullen lands a shot to the body.
McCullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orton.
McCullen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCullen avoiding damage.
McCullen lands a nice uppercut.
McCullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCullen lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orton takes a shot to the head.
McCullen pushes Orton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCullen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCullen.
McCullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCullen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCullen lands a left hand.
Orton is rocked!
McCullen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orton is still on wobbly legs! Can McCullen finish him?
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCullen dips a shoulder and cracks Orton with a mighty uppercut! Orton falls back against the cage and McCullen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Orton is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McCullen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam McCullen!
Sam McCullen retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Sam McCullen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Toskala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jukka Toskala has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Toskala!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe misses the jab.
Axe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toskala.
Toskala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axe counters with a stiff right hand.
Toskala looks to land a right hand but Axe moved out of range.
Toskala swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Jukka Toskala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toskala scores with a nice strike.
Axe blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axe digs a good hook to Toskala's body.
Toskala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toskala tries to move into range but Axe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toskala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axe manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toskala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Axe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toskala.
Toskala misses with a wild body shot.
Axe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Toskala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toskala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toskala lands a jab.
Axe looks to throw the jab but Toskala is out of range.
Axe avoids the head kick by Toskala.
Toskala throws a hook but Axe avoids it easily.
Axe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Axe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toskala misses with an uppercut. Axe saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Toskala misses
and Axe counters with a nice uppercut.
Axe takes a swing at Toskala's ribcage but misses.
Toskala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Toskala misses with a looping left.
Toskala swings for the body but Axe moves out of range.
Toskala throws a looping overhand right but Axe ducks down to avoid it.
Axe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toskala counters with a nice body shot.
Toskala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Axe throws out the jab.
Axe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Axe is rocked!
It looks like Jon Axe has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toskala lands a jab to Axe's midsection.
Oh Axe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Axe avoids the head kick by Toskala.
Toskala lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Axe falls backwards - clearly groggy! Toskala dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukka Toskala!
Jukka Toskala is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jukka Toskala 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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