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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Da Silva Minh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baruch Zahav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Da Silva Minh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baruch Zahav!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahav misses with a double jab.
Zahav falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Silva Minh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zahav holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Da Silva Minh is looking to advance position but Zahav won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zahav controlling the position for now.
Zahav's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Da Silva Minh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zahav is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, if Da Silva Minh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva Minh tries to stand and escape but Zahav is controlling the position.
Zahav is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahav trying to hold on to Da Silva Minh's head to control him but Da Silva Minh postures up.
Zahav has his hands clasped together around Da Silva Minh's back. He's all about the action.
Da Silva Minh is thwarting Zahav's attempts to control the position.
Da Silva Minh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zahav is holding on to half guard well.
Da Silva Minh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zahav desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zahav's coach down at Abobomination Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zahav's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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.
Zahav with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab from Zahav.
Da Silva Minh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zahav fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Da Silva Minh to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Da Silva Minh looks to clinch but Zahav throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Da Silva Minh taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Baruch Zahav!
Baruch Zahav bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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134 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollywood works the jab nicely.
Zaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Hollywood.
Zaki wants to clinch but Hollywood slips to the side
and Hollywood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaki with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hollywood counter with a right hand.
Hollywood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollywood lands an overhand right.
Zaki walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood scores with the left hand. Zaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by Hollywood's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hollywood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaki. Zaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zaki is rocked!
Zaki throws a leg kick
and Hollywood counters with a huge left! Zaki is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hollywood isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zaki from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hollywood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Hollywood!
Frankie Hollywood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Ardal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Kane Ardal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew West's chin.
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186 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Ardal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardal slips a jab and a cross from West.
It looked like Ardal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ardal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrew West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Andrew West has been cut.
Ardal dodges the punch combination from West.
Ardal thinks about countering with a body kick.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West throws a series of punches but Ardal avoids them all with ease.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - West scores with a four punch combination!
West throws a combination. Ardal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ardal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As West looks to move away, Ardal throws a big counter combo but West just gets out of the way.
Ardal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Ardal.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ardal lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
West throws a series of punches but Ardal moves out of range.
Ardal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ardal misses with a jab to the body
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West misses with a double jab.
Ardal throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ardal.
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from West misses.
West just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromArdal.
West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardal clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ardal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ardal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ardal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
Ardal throws a head kick that misses.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ardal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ardal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ardal misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardal misses with a wild combination.
Ardal misses with a body kick.
West looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ardal misses with a few strikes there.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Ardal throws a big counter combination but West scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ardal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from West finds it's way through Ardal's defenses.
Ardal staying out of range there.
West throws a body kick that misses.
Ardal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ardal looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Ardal.
West loads up on a big right hand but Ardal slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Ardal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ardal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ardal is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
Ardal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ardal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West throws a series of punches but Ardal moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Ardal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ardal swinging wildly here.
West throws a leg kick but Ardal moved away.
Ardal is looking for a counter combo.
West misses with an uppercut. Ardal saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut.
That's time! Ardal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
West throws a body punch but Ardal moves out of range.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ardal. That one must have hurt.
West circles away from the clinch attempt
and West counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from West both land. Nice combination.
Ardal throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Ardal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West dodges the punch combination from Ardal.
Kane Ardal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Ardal - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Ardal's shoulder, as Ardal tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a two punch combo.
West misses with a lunging right hand
and Ardal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
West throws a looping overhand right but Ardal ducks down to avoid it.
West tries to bum rush Ardal with a series of wild strikes but Ardal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Ardal.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ardal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ardal misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Ardal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ardal sizes up West with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
A jab from Ardal finds it's way through West's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ardal circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West looks to land a combination but Ardal avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Ardal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ardal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
West throws a series of punches but Ardal moves out of range.
West throws a lazy right hand but Ardal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West throws the left hand but Ardal avoids the punch easily.
West misses with the combination.
Ardal wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ardal slips under a jab from West.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ardal. That one must have hurt.
Ardal falls off balance throwing a combination
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ardal avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Ardal as he checks the leg kick.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
West misses with a leg kick
and Ardal counters with a two punch combo.
West throws the left hand but Ardal avoids the punch easily.
Ardal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ardal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ardal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ardal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrew West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ardal checks a leg kick nicely.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ardal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ardal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Ardal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardal throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardal blocks a low kick nicely.
West misses with a double jab.
West misses with a wild combination.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West tries to bum rush Ardal with a series of wild strikes but Ardal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardal is looking for a counter combo.
Ardal lands a head kick. West smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ardal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
West gets tackled into the cage by Ardal. Ardal maintains the clinch.
West manages to break the clinch.
West throws a series of punches but Ardal moves out of range.
Ardal is looking to land body kicks.
West misses with a two punch combination.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Ardal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West is looking for the big counter here.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ardal moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Ardal.
West throws a lazy head kick
and Ardal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ardal throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West feints a jab promting Ardal to slip. West then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ardal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ardal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
West swings for the body but Ardal moves out of range.
Ardal scores with a head kick. West tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab lands there for Ardal.
West misses with a combination
enabling Ardal to counter with a crisp jab.
Ardal slips a straight right by West.
Ardal avoids the body shot from West.
West swinging wildly here.
West throws a shot from downtown. Ardal moves away and avoids it.
West lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a right hand that Ardal ducks under and follows up with a left that Ardal also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from West misses.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West misses with a double jab.
West misses with a straight left.
West moves forwards but Ardal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ardal wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Ardal lands but West takes it in his stride.
Ardal ducks under a wild hook from West.
Kane Ardal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West misses with a low kick.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ardal tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West looks to land a combination but Ardal avoids it well.
West lands with a right hand.
West throws a shot from downtown. Ardal moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Ardal.
West throws a nice looking combination but Ardal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ardal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from West.
Ardal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ardal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a double jab.
Ardal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardal throws a leg kick but West moved away.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Ardal finish him?
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ardal circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardal thinks about countering with a head kick.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardal.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from West misses.
West lands a two punch combo.
West avoids the head kick by Ardal.
Ardal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West feints a jab promting Ardal to slip. West then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ardal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Andrew West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A lazy left from West finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew West.
I've got West 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew West!
Andrew West 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Ako ay Pilipino. Draven has chosen Dead Souls as his entrance music. Eric Draven will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruger misses with a straight left.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger misses with a hook.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Kruger lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
And Draven responds with a good body kick, but Kruger manages to step out the way in time.
Draven blocks a jab.
Draven scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Draven lands a jab to Kruger's midsection.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruger's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Draven moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Draven counters with a nice kick to the body.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draven scores with a head kick. Kruger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kruger.
Kruger throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven lunges at Kruger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruger's hand.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Draven is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Draven - the referee stops the clock and Kruger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Draven. Kruger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Draven is looking to slow Kruger down with leg kicks.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Kruger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven feints a counter leg kick.
Kruger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draven at a distance.
Nice body punch from Kruger.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kruger avoids the head kick by Draven.
A little feinted left hand from Kruger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Draven tenderised Kruger's leg. Kruger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draven tries to move into range but Kruger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Kruger lands with a right hand.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven slips a straight right by Kruger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Draven does it's job there.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Kruger's side.
Kruger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Draven.
Kruger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven slips under a jab from Kruger.
Draven lands a head shot.
Draven moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven throws a big counter head kick but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kruger rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven connects with a high kick.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruger takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Kruger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Draven is looking to slow Kruger down with leg kicks.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Kruger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Kruger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven slips a jab from Kruger.
Draven throws out a counter right but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Kruger throws a big shot that misses.
Draven counters with a body kick.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kruger takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Draven throws a nice head kick!
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Kruger moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Draven finds it's target.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruger is rocked!
It looks like Freddy Kruger has been cut.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven tries a quick counter leg kick but Kruger is wise to it.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circle, before Draven throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kruger's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Draven lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Eric Draven!
A relieved looking Eric Draven thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Freddy Kruger was interviewed post fight and said 'it was a great match. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickthaniel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Feiticeira. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
170 lbs
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176 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nickthaniel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Salazar instigates a clinch.
Diaz has Salazar pressed against the cage, preventing Salazar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz just leaning against Salazar, taking a breather.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Salazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salazar misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws a hook but Salazar blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salazar swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Salazar misses with a series of wild punches.
Salazar tries to clinch up.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Salazar backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Salazar manages to avoid it all.
Willie Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Salazar misses with a kick to the body.
Salazar misses with a wild combination.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salazar defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Salazar misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salazar has time to react.
Salazar tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salazar misses with a series of wild punches.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salazar misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Salazar misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Salazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salazar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Salazar.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Salazar.
Salazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Salazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Salazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Salazar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salazar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz cracks Salazar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salazar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Salazar looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Salazar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice cross by Diaz.
A swing and a miss from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a series of wild punches.
Salazar throws a one two combo.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Salazar. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Salazar avoids it with no problem.
Salazar swinging wildly here.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salazar with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Salazar.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salazar.
Jab from Diaz.
Salazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Salazar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz jabs Salazar right on the nose. Salazar blinks but takes it well.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salazar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salazar somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Willie Salazar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Salazar misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Salazar drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz is pushing Salazar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salazar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Salazar holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Salazar is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar manages to break the clinch.
Salazar tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Salazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salazar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salazar throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Salazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willie Salazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazar moves into the clinch.
Salazar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salazar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salazar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Salazar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salazar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salazar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz working for a triangle but Salazar defends it easily.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Salazar tries to pass.
Salazar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to cinch up a triangle. Salazar throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Diaz's body to avoid the submission. Diaz has instead reached around Salazar's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Diaz arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nickthaniel Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Nickthaniel Diaz 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lovejoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Lovejoy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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24
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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157 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Lovejoy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws a right hand that Lovejoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovejoy also avoids with ease.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovejoy.
Cooper works Lovejoy's body with a nice hook.
Cooper takes a swing at Lovejoy's ribcage but misses.
Cooper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLovejoy.
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Lovejoy avoids them all with ease.
Lovejoy walks into a jab.
Lovejoy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jake Lovejoy has been cut.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovejoy walks into a stiff left hand from Cooper.
We've been told by Cooper's head coaches at Helsinki Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovejoy looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Cooper is looking to wear down Lovejoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lovejoy at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovejoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooper connects with the punch.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cooper knocks Lovejoy out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Cooper!
After the big win, John Cooper made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bushido Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tien Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanky Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kick In The Door kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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152 lbs
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157 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tien Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanky Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar throws a series of punches but Bak moves out of range.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Bak's ribs.
We've been told by Bak's head coaches at Body Pain_14elite_700$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bak takes one to the chin there.
Bak ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Edgar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bak is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bak is not content to let Edgar control the position.
Bak is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bak defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak seems a little lost for a moment, as Edgar dominates the positioning.
Edgar in side control, throwing shots but Bak defends.
Bak is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Edgar is controlling him well.
Edgar is looking to take a break and control but Bak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bak throws a nice head kick!
Bak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edgar will feel that in the morning.
Edgar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bak to the ground. Edgar is now in Bak's guard.
Bak kicks Edgar 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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar scores with a hook.
Bak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edgar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bak is looking to chop away at Edgar's legs.
Edgar swings widly with a right hand
and Bak counters with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edgar is defended easily by Bak.
Sloppy strikes from Edgar. Those never looked like landing.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bak.
Edgar missing with a left hand there. Bak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bak misses with a left hand
and Edgar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Edgar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a lunging right hand
and Bak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Bak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edgar misses with a looping right.
Bak throws a looping overhand right but Edgar ducks down to avoid it.
Edgar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bak pushes Edgar off looking to stand but Edgar dives back in and keeps control.
Edgar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bak wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar controlling the pace.
Edgar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bak's head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edgar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edgar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar throws a low kick but Bak avoids it.
Edgar lunges at Bak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bak's hand.
A swing and a miss from Edgar.
Edgar blocks a head kick by Bak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spanky Edgar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bak throws a lazy head kick
and Bak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edgar with a poor takedown
and Bak counters with a big head kick but Edgar shrugs it off.
Edgar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bak momentarily.
Bak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edgar throws a shot from downtown. Bak moves away and avoids it.
Bak throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Edgar looks to clinch
enabling Bak to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Bak pushes him off.
Bak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bak lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
Edgar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar shoots in and drives through. Bak sprawls well.
Edgar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bak did well to prevent Edgar getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak tries to kick Edgar off but Edgar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edgar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bak is trying to stand back up but Edgar is controlling him
Edgar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bak has hold of Edgar's hands but Edgar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Edgar throws a strike but Bak avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Edgar stops Bak from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edgar lands with a nice body punch.
Tien Bak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Bak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Edgar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bak lands a nice shot that snaps Edgar's head back.
A slow jab from Edgar misses its intended target.
Edgar throws a body shot but no joy.
Bak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edgar finds it's way round the side to connect with Bak's head.
Edgar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edgar circles away quickly and effectively.
Bak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar misses with the combination.
Bak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edgar throws a lazy right hand but Bak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Edgar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Edgar - just one landing.
Bak throws a head kick that half lands.
Bak blocks a jab.
Bak throws a quick counter head kick but Edgar was just out of range.
Bak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bak circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick.
Bak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edgar finds it's way round the side to connect with Bak's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar lands with an uppercut that bounces Bak off the cage and back into range.
Bak scores with a nice strike.
Tien Bak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bak scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bak.
Edgar connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Bak.
Edgar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bak counters with a nice body shot.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Bak throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spanky Edgar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Bak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edgar.
Bak throws a quick counter head kick but Edgar was just out of range.
Edgar misses with a combination
enabling Bak to counter with a crisp jab.
Bak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Edgar clobbers Bak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bak is rocked!
Edgar throws a shot to the body.
Oh Bak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edgar connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Bak covering up! Edgar comes in with a big uppercut and Bak goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Spanky Edgar!
An out of breath Spanky Edgar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ijsa Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijsa Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Brown!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Mohammed saw that one coming.
We've been told by Mohammed's head coaches at Helsinki Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mohammed instigates a clinch.
Brown avoiding damage as Mohammed throws knees to the body.
Mohammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mohammed misses with a knee to the head.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Brown.
Mohammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mohammed.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Mohammed misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Mohammed is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Mohammed with an uppercut!
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown moves into the clinch.
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!
Mohammed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Mohammed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown drops Mohammed with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mohammed looks back up at him and smiles so Brown waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mohammed is rocked!
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Mohammed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mohammed's jaw. Mohammed's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Brown does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Brown!
Our winner, Bruno Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Morueco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Morueco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gichin Funakoshi's chin.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Morueco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gichin Funakoshi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morueco lands a nice hook to Funakoshi's body. Funakoshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morueco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Funakoshi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Funakoshi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Funakoshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Funakoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morueco.
Funakoshi is looking to score with low kicks.
Funakoshi looks to land a body kick but Morueco moved away.
Morueco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morueco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Funakoshi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morueco throws a head kick but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Morueco works Funakoshi's body with a nice hook.
Funakoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Morueco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Funakoshi, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funakoshi.
Morueco jabs Funakoshi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Funakoshi trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Morueco.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Funakoshi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Funakoshi missing with knees to the body.
Morueco drags the fight down to the ground.
Morueco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Funakoshi from controlling successfully.
Morueco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Funakoshi is aware though and is defending well.
Morueco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Funakoshi defends it easily.
Funakoshi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funakoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Funakoshi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morueco is looking for a triangle but Funakoshi pushes his legs off easily.
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funakoshi defends well.
Funakoshi trying to control but Morueco is working from the bottom.
Funakoshi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Funakoshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morueco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morueco is looking to cinch up a triangle. Funakoshi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morueco's body to avoid the submission. Morueco has instead reached around Funakoshi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morueco arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Morueco!
Jorge Morueco is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jorge Morueco 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Get Low. Sakurai has chosen Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Peter Griffin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter Griffin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sakurai scores with a body shot.
Sakurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Sakurai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Griffin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakurai is just out of range.
Sakurai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
Sakurai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Sakurai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
Nice cross by Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sakurai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakurai swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin misses the jab.
Sakurai lands an overhand right.
Sakurai misses with a wild body shot.
Sakurai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Sakurai throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sakurai lands a left hand.
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!
Sakurai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sakurai cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Griffin is pushing Sakurai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Griffin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sakurai is working Griffin over against the cage.
Sakurai lands with a left to the head.
Sakurai lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Sakurai.
Sakurai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sakurai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Griffin lands an elbow inside that Sakurai shrugs off.
Griffin trying to stall but Sakurai improves his position.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
Sakurai loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Sakurai's head back.
Sakurai just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakurai works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakurai momentarily.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
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!
Sakurai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Sakurai scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Sakurai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peter Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakurai slips a straight right by Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Sakurai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Griffin misses with a hook. Sakurai ducked under it nicely.
Sakurai throws a counter combo.
Sakurai drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakurai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakurai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakurai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai connects with a body shot that sends Griffin's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai misses with a body shot.
Griffin walks into a jab.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakurai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
Hideo Sakurai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Sakurai counters with a one-two to the body.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Sakurai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Sakurai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sakurai throws a shot to the body.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakurai, as that shot connected.
Sakurai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sakurai stalling the fight.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griffin has time to react.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin misses with a hook. Sakurai ducked under it nicely.
Sakurai misses with a body shot.
Jab by Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
Sakurai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakurai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakurai throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin defending well as Sakurai loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Griffin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Sakurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffin misses with a left hand
and Sakurai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakurai cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Sakurai staying out of range there.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Griffin.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai throws a good cross that connects.
Sakurai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakurai misses with a left hand
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Griffin tests Sakurai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Griffin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Sakurai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griffin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sakurai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Sakurai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakurai. That snapped Griffin's head back.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sakurai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakurai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Sakurai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Sakurai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakurai circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakurai throws out a counter right but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
Sakurai slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin cracks Sakurai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Sakurai scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin misses with a right hand
letting Sakurai counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sakurai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Sakurai throws out a counter right but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
Sakurai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sakurai lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffin's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakurai. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hideo Sakurai just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakurai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griffin has time to react.
Sakurai slips a straight right by Griffin.
Sakurai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin catches Sakurai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Sakurai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin cracks Sakurai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griffin under the eye.
Sakurai misses with a double jab
and Sakurai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Griffin throwing a counter right hand but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
Sakurai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Sakurai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
A nice side step and Sakurai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sakurai throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Sakurai does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Sakurai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffin lands with a hook. Sakurai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakurai misses with a double jab.
Sakurai takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sakurai misses.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
Griffin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sakurai lands with a straight right. Griffin didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Sakurai avoids nicely.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sakurai counter with a right hand.
Sakurai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakurai just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin misses with a hook to the body
and Sakurai counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin misses the jab.
Griffin slips a jab from Sakurai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Sakurai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hideo Sakurai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Sakurai looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakurai. That snapped Griffin's head back.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Sakurai counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai lands with a good body shot.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Sakurai.
Griffin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Sakurai misses.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Sakurai does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakurai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Sakurai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakurai jabs Griffin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Griffin.
Sakurai stalks Griffin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Griffin's face. Griffin staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai misses with a hook
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakurai swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffin misses the target.
Sakurai misses with a body punch
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Sakurai is rocked!
Griffin circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Sakurai tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Griffin wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Griffin!
Peter Griffin retains his lightweight title!
Peter Griffin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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