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LH26: Hackett vs Mitchell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camila Gero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt Storm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wyatt Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Camila Gero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a leg kick but Gero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gero stops Storm from getting back to his feet.
Gero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Storm controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm wants to control but Gero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Storm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Storm.
Storm wants to stand but Gero is controlling the position.
Storm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Gero from controlling successfully.
Gero stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Storm is controlling Gero's posture.
Storm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gero is one step ahead there.
Gero trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Storm. No joy for Gero on that attempt.
Storm slaps away a takedown attempt from Gero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Storm closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gero's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been hearing that Storm has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gero can't keep his opponent in guard - Storm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Storm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gero defends it well.
Gero wants to get back to full guard.
Storm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gero trying to control but Storm postures up.
Storm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Storm trying to control the action but Gero is working from the bottom.
Storm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gero wants to get back to full guard.
Storm trying to control the action but Gero is working from the bottom.
Storm stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gero to get to his feet.
Storm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gero's half guard.
Gero wants to stand back up but Storm manages to pass into side control.
Gero looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Storm stands up and beckons Gero to his feet.
Storm throws a combination. Gero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wyatt Storm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Storm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gero to the ground. Storm is now in Gero's guard.
Gero wants to get back to his feet but Storm passes into half guard.
Gero is pressing down on Storm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Gero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm gets to his feet. Gero looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gero can do to turn this around?
Storm forces Gero back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm effectively controlling the action here.
Storm has Gero pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Storm pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gero tumbling to the mat - Storm dives into Gero's guard.
Storm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gero wants to control but Storm postures up.
Gero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Storm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Storm controlling from side mount.
Storm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gero can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Gero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Storm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is putting a hurting on Gero here, landing some big shots from side control.
Storm scoring with punches and elbows.
Storm decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Storm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm drives through and clinches with Gero against the cage.
Storm is trying to trip Gero. He has hold of a leg but Gero is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Storm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gero pushes Storm off and gets back to his feet.
Gero is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gero's guard.
Gero wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Storm manages to pass to side control.
Storm stands up and beckons Gero to join him on the feet.
Storm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gero takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wyatt Storm dominated that second round.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Storm defends well and Gero ends up having to push Storm into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Storm pushes Gero off and gets back to his feet.
Storm cracks Gero with an open hand slap.
Gero misses with a two punch combination.
Wyatt Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm is trying to get an arm triangle but Gero is defending well.
Gero trying to remain calm as Storm controls from the top position.
Gero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Storm decides to stand back up. Storm steps back and let's Gero get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Gero tries to keep at a distance but Storm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Storm is trying to trip Gero. He has hold of a leg but Gero is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Storm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gero is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Storm dives into side control.
Storm stands up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Storm.
You can see the frustration on Gero's face as Storm controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gero is looking to regain half guard here but Storm keeps moving and retains side control.
Storm slows the pace down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Storm working the head and body with strikes.
Gero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to control the action but Gero is working from the bottom.
Storm happy to just control the position for now.
Gero is looking for a sweep.
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.
Gero can't do much from the bottom here.
Storm is chipping away with strikes.
Storm landing strikes.
Gero tries to control but Storm manages to take his back.
Storm connects with a big shot to the side of Gero's head.
Storm is landing with strikes from the back.
Storm scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Storm is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gero is defending well though. Storm let's go of the attempt for now.
Gero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Storm controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wyatt Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wyatt Storm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Shieff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Shieff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Wu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shieff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shieff.
Wu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shieff circles away.
Shieff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wu throws a hook but Shieff avoids it easily.
Shieff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wu. That did some damage!
Shieff misses with a low kick.
Shieff scores with a decent looking hook.
Wu drives through with a takedown into Shieff's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like Wu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Wu prevents Shieff from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shieff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wu is looking to work some ground and pound but Shieff has wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shieff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wu on the ground.
Wu connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shieff keeping moving, preventing Wu from controlling successfully.
Wu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wu throwing strikes from guard but Shieff blocks nicely.
Shieff keeping full guard, as Wu tries to pass.
Wu stands up over Shieff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wu 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.
Let's hope that Wu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wu trying to control but Shieff is working from the bottom.
Wu landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shieff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wu stays in close to Shieff's body and controls the position.
Shieff has momentary wrist control but Wu slips an elbow through the middle.
Shieff is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Wu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wu walks into a straight right hand from Shieff.
Oh Shieff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wu lands a huge takedown. Shieff is out but the ref is slow to react and Wu lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Shieff lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Wu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Por no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Por no looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Por no!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. no was covering up waiting for the punch and Rockwell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rockwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
no looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rockwell passes no's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
no is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rockwell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rockwell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rockwell is looking to advance position but no won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but no sees it coming and defends easily.
Rockwell works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell is trying to get an arm triangle but no is defending well.
Rockwell has an Americana. no didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rockwell is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rockwell hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lew Rockwell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siesztrzewitowski comes into the arena with snoop dogg-serial killa blaring out of the sound system. Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tai Huia!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Huia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siesztrzewitowski.
Huia slips under a jab from Siesztrzewitowski.
Huia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siesztrzewitowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Siesztrzewitowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Huia lands a jab-cross combination.
Huia misses with a left hand
and Siesztrzewitowski counters by clinching up.
Huia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siesztrzewitowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Siesztrzewitowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siesztrzewitowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siesztrzewitowski misses with a body punch.
Siesztrzewitowski lands a right hand.
Huia blocks a body shot from Siesztrzewitowski.
Siesztrzewitowski can't find room to land a body shot as Huia controls the action.
Siesztrzewitowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Siesztrzewitowski fails to land.
Siesztrzewitowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Siesztrzewitowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huia backwards.
Siesztrzewitowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siesztrzewitowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siesztrzewitowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siesztrzewitowski tries to work over Huia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siesztrzewitowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siesztrzewitowski tries a body shot but Huia blocks it.
Siesztrzewitowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siesztrzewitowski digs a right hand into Huia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huia's gas tank.
Huia looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siesztrzewitowski.
A short right from Siesztrzewitowski.
Huia is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siesztrzewitowski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Huia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Siesztrzewitowski is unloading with more strikes now! Huia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski!
An out of breath Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Laponov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laponov comes into the arena with Oxxxymiron - Where we don't have blaring out of the sound system. Sands is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Laponov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Sands!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands moves into the clinch.
Laponov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sands digs a right hand underneath Laponov's ribcage. Laponov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laponov tries to pull guard but Sands won't allow it.
A short right from Sands on the inside.
Laponov tries to stall but Sands uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sands lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sands.
Sands lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sands.
Sands can't find room to land a body shot as Laponov controls the action.
Laponov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sands lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laponov backwards.
Laponov is rocked!
Sands lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Laponov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sands creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Laponov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Laponov drops to his knees and Sands pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Sands!
Bobby Sands took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Joutsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Clark Kent has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jari Joutsen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent slips a straight right by Joutsen.
Kent went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kent misses with a few strikes there.
Joutsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kent circles away quickly and effectively.
Joutsen misses with a looping right.
Joutsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joutsen.
Joutsen misses with a looping right.
Joutsen misses with a hook.
Joutsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kent feints a jab promting Joutsen to slip. Kent then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joutsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joutsen misses with a right hand
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joutsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Joutsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kent.
Kent lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joutsen backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joutsen lands with an overhand left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kent!
Kent lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kent misses the target.
Kent goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joutsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kent should have avoided that one.
Joutsen misses with a wild combination.
Joutsen 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.
Joutsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joutsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Joutsen throws the left hand but Kent avoids the punch easily.
Kent rushes Joutsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joutsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joutsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kent tries to work over Joutsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kent connects with a knee to the head.
Joutsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kent misses with a punch to the body.
Joutsen has a couple of punches blocked by Kent.
Kent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joutsen's efforts to push away.
Kent prevents a body shot from Joutsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joutsen's elbow.
Kent lands a hook that snaps the head of Joutsen backwards.
Kent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joutsen's elbow.
Kent looking to throw knees to the head but Joutsen is blocking nicely.
Joutsen working hard to break the clinch.
Kent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joutsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent misses with a body punch.
Kent throws a punch but it's blocked by Joutsen.
A knee to the head by Kent.
Kent blocking some punches.
Joutsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joutsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kent is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joutsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joutsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joutsen working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries a body shot but Joutsen blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kent.
Joutsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kent can't find room to land a body shot as Joutsen controls the action.
Kent misses with a knee to the head.
Kent with a knee to the head.
Kent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joutsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Joutsen on the inside.
Joutsen lands an uppercut.
A short left from Kent.
A short right from Joutsen on the inside.
Kent tries to land a knee to the head but Joutsen blocks with his arms.
Kent putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joutsen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kent is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kent has a couple of punches blocked by Joutsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent misses with a body punch.
Joutsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Kent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joutsen's efforts to push away.
Kent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joutsen's face.
Joutsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Kent.
Joutsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Joutsen.
Joutsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joutsen avoiding damage as Kent throws knees to the body.
Kent letting Joutsen take a breather here.
Kent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Joutsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Joutsen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joutsen.
Joutsen tries to break the clinch but Kent is controlling the position.
Joutsen throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Kent 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.
A big left from Joutsen misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joutsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark Kent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joutsen looks to throw the jab but Kent is out of range.
Joutsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joutsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
Joutsen slips a jab from Kent.
Kent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kent misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent throws a combination that misses
and Joutsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joutsen lands a big uppercut and Kent crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kent looks OK. Joutsen waves Kent back to his feet!
Kent is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joutsen throws a lazy right hand but Kent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joutsen throws a hook to the side of Kent's head but Kent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joutsen throws an overhand right that lands on Kent's shoulder, as Kent tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kent misses.
Joutsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kent throwing a counter right hand but Joutsen manages to avoid it.
Joutsen looks to land a right hand but Kent moved out of range.
Kent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Kent was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joutsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Joutsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joutsen walks into a straight right hand from Kent.
A telegraphed right hand from Joutsen misses the target.
Joutsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kent momentarily.
Joutsen throws a lazy right hand but Kent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Joutsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent cracks Joutsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joutsen looks to land a right hand but Kent moved out of range.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Joutsen moved out of range.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joutsen throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Joutsen misses the target.
Kent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joutsen misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Kent on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joutsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Joutsen cracks Kent with a good jab.
Joutsen slips a jab and a cross from Kent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joutsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Joutsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joutsen throws the left hand but Kent avoids the punch easily.
Kent defending well as Joutsen loads up on a big left hand.
Joutsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Joutsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joutsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kent counters with a straight right hand.
Kent walks into a left hand.
Oh Kent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joutsen missing with a left hand there. Kent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kent seems to have got his legs back now.
Kent throws a looping overhand right but Joutsen ducks down to avoid it.
Joutsen misses with an uppercut
enabling Kent to counter with a crisp jab.
Joutsen throws a big shot that misses.
Kent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kent tries to bum rush Joutsen with a series of wild strikes but Joutsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joutsen throws out the jab.
As Joutsen tries to get set, Kent tries to push him back and clinch up but Joutsen manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joutsen.
Joutsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
It looked like Kent wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joutsen lands a jab to the nose.
Joutsen loads up on a big right hand but Kent slips the punch.
Joutsen connects with the punch.
A big left from Joutsen misses.
Kent is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joutsen is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kent.
Still in the clinch, Kent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kent looking to throw knees to the head but Joutsen is blocking nicely.
Joutsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joutsen lands a body punch.
Joutsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joutsen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joutsen.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joutsen scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Joutsen.
Clark Kent has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Joutsen controls his hands.
Joutsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joutsen digs a right hand underneath Kent's ribcage. Kent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joutsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Joutsen.
Joutsen gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Joutsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Joutsen.
Joutsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joutsen digs a right hand underneath Kent's ribcage. Kent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Joutsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Joutsen - that landed with a thud.
Joutsen leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Joutsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Joutsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Kent misses with a double jab.
Kent moves out of range as Joutsen strikes.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Joutsen is out of range.
Kent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joutsen.
Kent throws a big counter combination but Joutsen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joutsen misses with a hook. Kent ducked under it nicely.
Kent slips a jab from Joutsen.
As Joutsen looks to move away, Kent throws a big counter combo but Joutsen just gets out of the way.
Joutsen misses the jab.
Joutsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joutsen looks to throw the jab but Kent is out of range.
Joutsen throws a shot from downtown. Kent moves away and avoids it.
Joutsen scores with a jab. Kent acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joutsen counters with a straight right hand.
Joutsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kent misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joutsen throws a lazy right hand but Kent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kent moves out of range as Joutsen strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joutsen misses with a straight right.
Joutsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Joutsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kent moves out of range of the strikes.
Joutsen throws a series of punches but Kent avoids them all with ease.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Joutsen is just out of range.
Joutsen throws the left hand but Kent avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kent misses the target.
Kent stuns Joutsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joutsen misses with an uppercut. Kent saw that one coming.
Joutsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kent's head.
Joutsen with a jab.
Kent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joutsen.
Joutsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Kent wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jari Joutsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joutsen misses with a right hand
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Joutsen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joutsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kent.
Kent slips under a jab.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joutsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
A big left from Joutsen misses.
Kent moves out of range as Joutsen strikes.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Joutsen misses.
Joutsen misses with a hook. Kent ducked under it nicely.
Kent swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joutsen.
Kent connects with a body shot that sends Joutsen's belly button to the back.
Joutsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joutsen.
Some wild striking there from Kent.
Joutsen misses with a straight right.
Joutsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent slips a jab and a cross from Joutsen.
Kent scores with a sloppy right hand. Joutsen should have avoided that one.
A jab from Joutsen misses.
Joutsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kent.
Kent moves out of range as Joutsen strikes.
Kent is looking to counter the offense by Joutsen and move into the clinch.
Kent misses with a two punch combination.
Joutsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kent connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joutsen scrambles back to his feet.
Joutsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kent lands a two punch combo.
Kent throws an overhand right that lands on Joutsen's shoulder, as Joutsen tries to avoid the shot.
Joutsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joutsen.
Kent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joutsen looks to land a right hand but Kent moved out of range.
Joutsen loads up on a big right hand but Kent slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent ducks under a wild hook from Joutsen.
Kent slips a jab from Joutsen.
Kent looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joutsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kent misses the shot to the body.
Joutsen slips a jab from Kent.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kent slips under a jab from Joutsen.
Joutsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joutsen throws a shot from downtown. Kent moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Joutsen.
Kent's corner calls for a 1-2. Kent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joutsen throws a looping overhand right but Kent ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Joutsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joutsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Joutsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tired Scarecrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tired Scarecrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Scarecrow there.
A big right from Kanagawa misses.
Scarecrow tries to bum rush Kanagawa with a series of wild strikes but Kanagawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kanagawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, jab by Scarecrow - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarecrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarecrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanagawa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tired Scarecrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarecrow wants to clinch up but Kanagawa keeps it at a distance.
Scarecrow lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Masaaki Kanagawa has been cut.
Scarecrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kanagawa counter with a right hand.
Kanagawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kanagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarecrow drops Kanagawa with a beautiful combination! Kanagawa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Scarecrow is looking for the KO!
Scarecrow scores with a nice head shot.
Scarecrow misses the body punch
and Kanagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kanagawa moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarecrow throws a hook but Kanagawa blocks it.
Kanagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kanagawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarecrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanagawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Scarecrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanagawa circles away.
Kanagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up.
Scarecrow darts in trying to clinch
and Kanagawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarecrow tries to clinch
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Scarecrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Kanagawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up.
Kanagawa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scarecrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanagawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarecrow moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Scarecrow fails to land.
Scarecrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kanagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scarecrow scores with a shot to the side of Kanagawa's head.
Scarecrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanagawa controls his hands.
Scarecrow lands a nice uppercut.
Kanagawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kanagawa can't find room to land a body shot as Scarecrow controls the action.
Kanagawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanagawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Scarecrow won't allow it.
Kanagawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kanagawa is trying to break free.
Kanagawa lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarecrow takes a shot to the head.
Scarecrow works on Kanagawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Kanagawa has had enough of the clinch but Scarecrow keeps him there for the moment.
Scarecrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Kanagawa.
Scarecrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanagawa backwards.
Scarecrow misses with the head strike.
Scarecrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kanagawa tries to work over Scarecrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scarecrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanagawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scarecrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Scarecrow can't find room to land a body shot as Kanagawa controls the action.
Kanagawa is trying to break free.
Scarecrow lands with a right to the head.
Scarecrow prevents Kanagawa from breaking the clinch.
Kanagawa blocks an uppercut.
Scarecrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanagawa backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scarecrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanagawa backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Scarecrow as the two fighters clinch.
Kanagawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scarecrow has a couple of punches blocked by Kanagawa.
Scarecrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarecrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Scarecrow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kanagawa blocking some punches.
Kanagawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kanagawa blocking some punches.
Kanagawa lands with a left to the head.
Kanagawa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scarecrow has him pressed against the cage.
Scarecrow blocks a body shot from Kanagawa.
Scarecrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanagawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scarecrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanagawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Scarecrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tired Scarecrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaaki Kanagawa'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.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up.
Scarecrow tries to clinch there but Kanagawa circles away.
Scarecrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarecrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Kanagawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kanagawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scarecrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanagawa's elbow.
Kanagawa can't break the clinch.
Kanagawa is trying to force a seperation but Scarecrow has the dominant position.
Scarecrow working aggressively here.
Kanagawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Scarecrow backwards.
Kanagawa misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarecrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanagawa is trying to break free.
Scarecrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Kanagawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kanagawa prevents a body shot from Scarecrow.
Tired Scarecrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kanagawa can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarecrow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scarecrow tries to work over Kanagawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Kanagawa ducks under a wild hook from Scarecrow.
It seemed like Kanagawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scarecrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanagawa circles away.
Kanagawa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Scarecrow tries to clinch
and Kanagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Scarecrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scarecrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanagawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarecrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanagawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up but Kanagawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up
and Kanagawa counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa ducks under a wild hook from Scarecrow.
Scarecrow clinches up against the cage.
Kanagawa blocking some punches.
Kanagawa is trying to force a seperation but Scarecrow has the dominant position.
Kanagawa is trying to break the clinch but Scarecrow has him pressed against the cage.
Scarecrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch.
Scarecrow lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up
letting Kanagawa counter with a right hand.
Scarecrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarecrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scarecrow is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kanagawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kanagawa 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.
Kanagawa throws a good cross that connects.
Scarecrow throws a nice looking combination but Kanagawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up but Kanagawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarecrow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Kanagawa misses.
It looked like Scarecrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scarecrow slips under a jab from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa lands a head shot.
Scarecrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanagawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarecrow is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kanagawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scarecrow is rocked!
Kanagawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Scarecrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scarecrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanagawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarecrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up.
Donk. Kanagawa catches Scarecrow right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarecrow is looking to clinch.
Kanagawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kanagawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scarecrow to score with a decent uppercut.
Scarecrow moves in looking to clinch but Kanagawa pushes him off.
Scarecrow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scarecrow moves into range and clinches up with Kanagawa.
Kanagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanagawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scarecrow takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaaki Kanagawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masaaki Kanagawa's cut.
That's time! Scarecrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scarecrow tries to clinch there but Kanagawa circles away.
Kanagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scarecrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanagawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarecrow gets a clinch.
Kanagawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarecrow's elbow.
Kanagawa tries to throw a body punch but Scarecrow avoids it by throwing Kanagawa back against the cage.
Kanagawa has had enough of the clinch but Scarecrow keeps him there for the moment.
Kanagawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kanagawa is trying to break the clinch but Scarecrow has him pressed against the cage.
Kanagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scarecrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Kanagawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kanagawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scarecrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanagawa controls his hands.
Kanagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scarecrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanagawa.
Kanagawa prevents a body shot from Scarecrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kanagawa.
Scarecrow working aggressively here.
Kanagawa prevents a body shot from Scarecrow.
Scarecrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanagawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Scarecrow won't allow it.
Kanagawa blocks an uppercut.
Kanagawa has had enough of the clinch but Scarecrow keeps him there for the moment.
Scarecrow tries to work over Kanagawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanagawa blocking some punches.
Scarecrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scarecrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanagawa backwards.
Kanagawa is working Scarecrow over against the cage.
Scarecrow misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarecrow.
Scarecrow has a couple of punches blocked by Kanagawa.
A frustrated look appears on Kanagawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scarecrow tries a body shot but Kanagawa blocks it.
Kanagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scarecrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarecrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scarecrow can't find room to land a body shot as Kanagawa controls the action.
Scarecrow tries a body shot but Kanagawa blocks it.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Kanagawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarecrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kanagawa counter with a right hand.
Scarecrow darts in trying to clinch
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Kanagawa lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarecrow slips a jab from Kanagawa.
Scarecrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanagawa throws out the jab.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanagawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Kanagawa.
Despite the aggression on Kanagawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarecrow moves in looking to clinch but Kanagawa pushes him off.
Scarecrow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Scarecrow is looking to clinch but Kanagawa is avoiding it.
Kanagawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kanagawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarecrow gets a clinch.
Kanagawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Scarecrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Scarecrow misses the shot to the body.
Scarecrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scarecrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarecrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Scarecrow.
Scarecrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scarecrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanagawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scarecrow clinches.
A short right from Scarecrow on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarecrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanagawa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanagawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masaaki Kanagawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kanagawa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaaki Kanagawa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titing Tumulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Wun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wun has chosen Wonderboy as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titing Tumulak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawrence Wun!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wun throws a leg kick
and Tumulak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wun's guard.
Wun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tumulak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tumulak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tumulak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wun wants to sweep here but Tumulak controlling him for the moment.
Wun has momentary wrist control but Tumulak slips an elbow through the middle.
Tumulak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tumulak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tumulak throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tumulak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tumulak stands up over Wun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tumulak cracks Wun with a solid 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!
Tumulak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tumulak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tumulak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wun working a defensive guard here.
Tumulak lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumulak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tumulak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tumulak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tumulak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tumulak landing with the ground and pound.
Tumulak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tumulak has managed to get both his arms back between Wun's legs - danger averted.
Tumulak connects with a couple of short punches.
Tumulak lands a couple of elbows.
Tumulak scoring with some ground and pound.
Tumulak scoring with some ground and pound.
Wun is rocked!
Tumulak with a nice head shot there.
Wun is still in real trouble! Can Tumulak finish him?
Wun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tumulak arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Wun's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Titing Tumulak!
A relieved looking Titing Tumulak 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 Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luccas Lucco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luccas Lucco!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrak keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrak swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucco.
Harrak lands the left hand.
It looks like Luccas Lucco has been cut.
Lucco has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lucco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luccas Lucco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lucco lands a damaging elbow.
Lucco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak is working Lucco over against the cage.
Lucco looks winded!
Harrak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harrak lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucco backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrak.
Harrak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrak lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucco backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucco is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucco is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrak finish him?
Lucco blocks an uppercut.
Harrak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucco.
Lucco blocking some punches.
Harrak throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucco.
A head punch on the inside from Harrak fails to land.
Harrak lands a shot to the body.
Lucco blocking some punches.
Lucco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harrak fails to land.
Harrak misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucco seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Harrak.
Harrak digs a right hand underneath Lucco's ribcage. Lucco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harrak lands a body shot.
Harrak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrak lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omar Harrak!
Our winner, Omar Harrak, 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 Steve Hackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis - Firth of Fith. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitchell's choice of entrance music: Baha Men - Island Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Hackett's head coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mitchell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Hackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hackett's waist but Hackett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Hackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Hackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hackett.
Hackett thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackett lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hackett.
Hackett loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Hackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Hackett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
Hackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hackett defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hackett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve Hackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Mitchell.
Hackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Hackett misses.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steve Hackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell shoots in for a double leg but Hackett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Hackett.
It looks like Tom Mitchell has been cut.
Steve Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Hackett lands a big head kick that sends Mitchell tumbling to the mat! Hackett takes a step backwards and waves Mitchell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mitchell is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hackett.
Mitchell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hackett!
Mitchell is trying to get an arm triangle but Hackett is defending well.
Hackett is trying to buck Mitchell off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell taking a breather here.
Hackett prevents Mitchell from moving into mount.
Mitchell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mitchell controls the position.
Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hackett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mitchell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hackett, who protects the arm well.
Mitchell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hackett, who protects the arm well.
Mitchell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hackett's legs.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Hackett is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hackett throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Hackett looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
You can see that Mitchell has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Hackett walks into a jab.
Mitchell needs to keep his hands up - Hackett had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hackett at a distance.
Mitchell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Hackett thows a body kick. Mitchell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell fails with the takedown.
Hackett feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
Hackett throws a head kick that half lands.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hackett avoids it really well and circles away.
Mitchell shoots in for a double leg but Hackett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Hackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Mitchell.
Hackett connects with a crisp jab.
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hackett is looking for a counter combo.
Mitchell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hackett.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Hackett sends Mitchell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hackett is motioning to the referee to let Mitchell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Hackett finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hackett.
Hackett lands a brutal uppercut that launches Mitchell off his feet! Mitchell tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Hackett!
Steve Hackett managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Oblivion Inc., into his post fight interview.
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