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KAMIKAZE 16: Dream Team PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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159 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afa Sila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to clinch but Sila moves out of range.
Sila tries to counter with a takedown but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is quick to defend against it.
Sila dives in and scores a takedown into Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's guard.
Sila trying to control the position from guard on top but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sila with a flurry of punches that miss.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sila.
Sila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sila trying to control the position from guard on top but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sila won't allow Washengtoneo Bandairrezz to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sila's guard.
Sila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
I've been told that Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's guard.
Sila won't allow Washengtoneo Bandairrezz to sweep him here.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sila cracks Washengtoneo Bandairrezz with a solid left hand.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sila postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sila prevents Washengtoneo Bandairrezz from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sila defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sila trying to control but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is working from the bottom.
Sila postures up.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz pulls Sila in close to his closed guard and prevents Sila from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sila wants to pass the guard but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila wants to control from the top but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeps moving.
Sila looking to sit in guard and control but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sila has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sila looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz passes to full mount!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sila can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila is bucking up trying to escape but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sila bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sila is one step ahead there.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sila.
Sila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is trying to keep Sila in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looking for subs off his back but Sila has passed one foot through into half guard.
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 Afa Sila will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sila avoids the head kick by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Sila appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sila shoots in and drives through. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz sprawls well.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sila misses the jab.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Washengtoneo Bandairrezz stalls from top position.
Sila tries to improve position but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz crashes against the mat.
Sila defending against the ground and pound.
Sila sneaks back into half guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila is not content to let Washengtoneo Bandairrezz control the position.
Sila is looking for a sweep. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sila is trying to control but can't.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sila's head.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sila manages to get to full guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sila keeping full guard, as Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz stopping the sweep attempt from Sila.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sila circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Sila changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sila takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wants to control but Sila is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sila wants to take a breather but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is having none of it.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sila.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila lands strikes from half guard.
Sila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sila seems to be looking for submissions.
Sila thows an elbow strike that misses. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Sila doesn't seem too bothered but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Sila is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Sila really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
Post fight, Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz stared into the camera and said 'Dis guy wuz former champion, and well rounded fighter! But I have so much to prove! I have had my ups and a downs ! But I keep pushing forward man, and look at me now! I'm a choken chickens out in da cage or knockin dem out! Thank you to the guys from Broken Halo!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugimiya Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Conor Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Conor Russell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kugimiya Masato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Conor Russell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masato manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Russell on his heels. He'll look to pass Russell's guard now, I'm sure.
Masato prevents Russell from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masato thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Masato stands and throws Russell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masato tries to move to mount but Russell blocks the move with his legs.
Masato happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masato is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Russell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Masato has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato is looking to take a break and control but Russell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Masato tries to move into full mount but can't pass Russell's legs.
Masato is trying to move to mount but Russell reverses beautifully and ends up in Masato's guard.
Masato is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to stand but Masato is controlling from the bottom.
Masato has control of Russell's left arm, preventing Russell from doing any damage.
Masato has his foot on Russell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Russell works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato has Russell pulled in close to control his posture.
Russell is looking to stand up but Masato won't let him.
Masato controlling Russell's posture.
Russell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Russell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Russell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Masato to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kugimiya Masato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Russell scores with a one two! Masato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kugimiya Masato has been cut.
Masato throws a body punch but Russell moves out of range.
And Russell tries to counter it with a takedown but Masato pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Masato shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Russell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Russell is looking to get back to is feet but Masato passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masato controlling the position.
Masato's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell prevents Masato from improving position.
Russell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Russell is not content to let Masato control the position.
Russell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masato controlling his opponent.
Russell wants to try and get back to his feet.
Masato with the ground and pound from mount.
Russell really wants to buck Masato off and get back to his feet.
Masato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Masato controlling the position easily from mount.
Russell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Masato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masato controlling the pace for now.
Russell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masato working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Russell looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Masato! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kugimiya Masato!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kugimiya Masato made sure he mentioned SHINTO, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Szymuszowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiachra MacNeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szymuszowski's entrance music is He's a Pirate. A fine choice. Fiachra MacNeill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartlomiej Szymuszowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fiachra MacNeill!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymuszowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacNeill tries to avoid it but Szymuszowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacNeill to the ground. MacNeill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MacNeill moves into the clinch successfully.
Szymuszowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacNeill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
MacNeill jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Szymuszowski walks away with a smile on his face. MacNeill gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
MacNeill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szymuszowski's sensitive parts.
MacNeill tries to clinch but Szymuszowski is having none of it.
Szymuszowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacNeill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szymuszowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacNeill works over Szymuszowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Szymuszowski swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szymuszowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MacNeill counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Szymuszowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacNeill manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Szymuszowski tries to stand but MacNeill is controlling from the bottom.
Szymuszowski wants to control from the top but MacNeill keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNeill working a defensive guard here.
MacNeill wants to stand up but Szymuszowski is controlling him.
Szymuszowski looking to pass the guard.
MacNeill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Szymuszowski defends well.
MacNeill should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MacNeill holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Szymuszowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Szymuszowski trying to control but MacNeill is working from the bottom.
Szymuszowski looking to pass the guard.
MacNeill wants to sweep here but Szymuszowski controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNeill keeping full guard, as Szymuszowski tries to pass.
MacNeill is trying to control the position but Szymuszowski postures up.
Szymuszowski wants to stand but MacNeill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Szymuszowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Szymuszowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Szymuszowski.
MacNeill tries to clinch up but Szymuszowski circles away and keeps his distance.
MacNeill wants to clinch.
Szymuszowski swats away the attempt to clinch by MacNeill.
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.
No luck for MacNeill with that takedown attempt.
Szymuszowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacNeill swivels and escapes.
MacNeill throws a head kick that Szymuszowski semi-blocks.
MacNeill tries for a takedown but Szymuszowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Szymuszowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by MacNeill.
It looks like Fiachra MacNeill has been cut.
MacNeill misses with a two punch combination.
Szymuszowski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fiachra MacNeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szymuszowski gets a clinch.
Szymuszowski manages to break the clinch.
MacNeill fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szymuszowski drops MacNeill with a beautiful combination! MacNeill stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Szymuszowski is looking for the KO!
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 Bartlomiej Szymuszowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fiachra MacNeill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacNeill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacNeill tries to close the distance and clinch but Szymuszowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacNeill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Szymuszowski is trying to maintain the position but MacNeill is very close to passing his half guard.
Szymuszowski is looking to improve his position.
MacNeill escapes and gets back to his feet.
MacNeill is looking to clinch but Szymuszowski is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNeill throws a big shot that misses.
MacNeill tries to clinch up but Szymuszowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Szymuszowski pushes MacNeill up against the cage in a clinch.
MacNeill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNeill tries a knee to the head but Szymuszowski blocks it.
Szymuszowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
MacNeill is pressed up against the cage. Szymuszowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacNeill down to the mat. MacNeill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Szymuszowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And MacNeill tries to counter it with a takedown but Szymuszowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
MacNeill wants to clinch up but Szymuszowski keeps it at a distance.
Bartlomiej Szymuszowski is winning the standup battle so far.
MacNeill stuffs the takedown.
Szymuszowski shoots in looking for a takedown. MacNeill tries to sprawl out of it but Szymuszowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MacNeill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Szymuszowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szymuszowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but MacNeill sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Szymuszowski somewhat.
MacNeill has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymuszowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. MacNeill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Szymuszowski shoots in and drives through. MacNeill sprawls well.
MacNeill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MacNeill breaks from the clinch.
MacNeill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szymuszowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacNeill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szymuszowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from MacNeill as Szymuszowski shoots in.
MacNeill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Szymuszowski as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from MacNeill as Szymuszowski shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Szymuszowski shoots in and drives through. MacNeill sprawls well.
MacNeill rushes Szymuszowski and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacNeill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Szymuszowski is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymuszowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MacNeill.
Szymuszowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MacNeill tries to break free but Szymuszowski pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Szymuszowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacNeill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szymuszowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
MacNeill has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
MacNeill tries to close the distance and clinch but Szymuszowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Szymuszowski.
Szymuszowski connects with a right that clearly hurt MacNeill. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Szymuszowski proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till MacNeill collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartlomiej Szymuszowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riaq Rowanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg has chosen BMTH - Alligator Blood as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Riaq Rowanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczjarg just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczjarg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rowanda moves away.
Rowanda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rowanda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rowanda has an Americana. Kaczjarg didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rowanda is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rowanda hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Riaq Rowanda!
A very excited looking Riaq Rowanda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joon Woo Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan August Sandels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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192 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joon Woo Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan August Sandels!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yang's head.
Sandels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Sandels misses.
Yang tries to clinch up but Sandels circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandels misses with a body kick.
Sandels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yang.
Johan August Sandels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang is looking to clinch.
Yang tries to clinch up but Sandels circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandels was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sandels tries to land a front kick but Yang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandels.
Sandels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sandels scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang clinches with his opponent.
Sandels breaks from the clinch.
Sandels tries to keep at a distance but Yang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sandels wants to break free but Yang has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandels is looking to land body kicks.
Sandels lands a nice shot that snaps Yang's head back.
Sandels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yang avoids the body shot from Sandels.
Sandels throws a big shot that misses.
Yang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yang is looking to clinch but Sandels is avoiding it.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yang blocks a jab.
Sandels dips to his left and cracks Yang with an uppercut!
Yang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sandels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yang doesn't seem bothered though.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandels breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandels swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Sandels keeps Yang at a distance using the push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling a little - Sandels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sandels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sandels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang defending well as Sandels loads up on a big left hand.
Yang is looking to counter the offense by Sandels and move into the clinch.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandels throws a head kick that half lands.
Sandels throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Sandels pushes him off.
Yang tries to clinch there but Sandels circles away.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels moves out of range.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandels circles away.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels is having none of it.
Sandels is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yang with a body shot.
Sandels throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
Sandels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sandels lands a big head kick that sends Yang tumbling to the mat! Sandels takes a step backwards and waves Yang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yang is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Yang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandels circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yang seems to have got his legs back now.
Yang forces Sandels back against the cage and clinches.
Yang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yang gets through Sandels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Yang.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandels's elbow.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandels breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandels. Yang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan August Sandels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Sandels. That snapped Yang's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandels.
Yang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sandels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandels is looking to land body kicks.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandels jabs Yang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sandels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yang tries to clinch there but Sandels circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandels thumps Yang with a low kick.
Sandels cracks the inside of Yang's front leg.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sandels scoring well with a low kick there.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sandels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandels throws a big shot that misses.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels moves out of range.
Yang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sandels. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandels.
Sandels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yang working aggressively here.
Yang misses with the head strike.
Sandels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandels manages to break the clinch.
Sandels drops Yang with a beautiful combination! Yang stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sandels is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yang tries to clinch there but Sandels circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yang is looking to clinch.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yang takes one to the side of the head.
Sandels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sandels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels moves out of range.
Sandels is looking for the big counter here.
Yang blocks a head kick by Sandels.
Yang wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang blocks a head kick by Sandels.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang tries to clinch up but Sandels circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels moves out of range.
Sandels throws a head kick that misses.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandels only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandels circles away.
Sandels lands a big head kick that sends Yang tumbling to the mat! Sandels takes a step backwards and waves Yang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sandels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yang.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Sandels cracks the inside of Yang's front leg.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandels circles away.
Sandels misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandels breaks from the clinch.
Yang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Sandels misses.
Yang tries to clinch but Sandels moves out of range.
Sandels misses with an uppercut. Yang saw that one coming.
Yang checks a leg kick nicely.
Yang is looking to clinch but Sandels is avoiding it.
Sandels throws a leg kick that misses.
Yang is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan August Sandels 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. And we move into the final round!
Yang tries to clinch up but Sandels circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang tries to clinch there but Sandels circles away.
Sandels keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Sandels keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sandels. That's going to slow Yang down.
Sandels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandels.
Sandels lands a big head kick that sends Yang to the canvas! Sandels follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan August Sandels!
Johan August Sandels 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suresho Ukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukko's entrance music is Who That Be - Rich Chigga. A fine choice. Spike Gibson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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260 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suresho Ukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spike Gibson !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukko misses with a hook to the body
and Gibson counters with a head kick. That will keep Ukko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ukko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ukko.
It looks like Spike Gibson has been cut.
Ukko drops Gibson with a huge uppercut! Gibson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ukko is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suresho Ukko!
Suresho Ukko very nearly forgot to thank SHINTO amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Spike Gibson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whatever he did hard work out there.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason ReConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polavic Monira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason ReConnor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Polavic Monira's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason ReConnor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Polavic Monira!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ReConnor wants to get back to full guard.
Monira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Monira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Monira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Monira is looking to take a break and control but ReConnor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ReConnor has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Monira. Oh but ReConnor has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Monira goes limp - he's gone! ReConnor jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason ReConnor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuha Ottelee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuha Ottelee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Schmo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ottelee moves into range and clinches up with Schmo.
Ottelee misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ottelee.
Ottelee misses with an elbow strike.
Schmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottelee.
Schmo breaks from the clinch.
Schmo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ottelee.
Schmo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Ottelee finds it's target.
Joe Schmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ottelee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ottelee.
Ottelee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmo.
Schmo drops his hands momentarily and Ottelee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Ottelee.
Schmo unleashes a big counter combination but Ottelee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo misses with a straight left.
Ottelee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ottelee clinches up against the cage.
Schmo stalling the fight.
Ottelee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ottelee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo can't get the takedown.
Ottelee trying to land knees to the body.
Ottelee tries to work over Schmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ottelee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ottelee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmo scores with a shot to the side of Ottelee's head.
It looks like Kuha Ottelee has been cut.
Ottelee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ottelee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schmo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ottelee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schmo breaks the clinch.
Ottelee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmo.
Ottelee scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Ottelee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schmo misses with a hook to the body
and Ottelee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Schmo misses.
Schmo takes a swing at Ottelee's ribcage but misses.
Ottelee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmo moves away from the strike by Ottelee.
Schmo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ottelee misses with a double jab
letting Schmo counter with a right hand.
Schmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ottelee misses with a looping right.
Schmo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Joe Schmo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ottelee.
Ottelee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schmo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ottelee circles away quickly and effectively.
Ottelee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ottelee wants to clinch
and Schmo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ottelee looking for a sweep. Not yet Ottelee, not yet.
Schmo works over Ottelee with some ground and pound from guard.
Ottelee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schmo connects with a couple of short punches.
Schmo works over Ottelee with some ground and pound from guard.
Schmo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schmo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottelee trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottelee is trying to control the position but Schmo postures up.
Schmo with a nice head shot there.
Kuha Ottelee's cut is getting worse.
Schmo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ottelee's head.
Schmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jeez, Kuha Ottelee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kuha Ottelee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Schmo!
Joe Schmo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen Alice In Chains - Get Born Again as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clintsari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Frank Rizzo has been cut.
A jab lands there for Clintsari .
Rizzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clintsari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clintsari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo moves into the clinch.
Rizzo working aggressively here.
Clintsari pushes Rizzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo pushes Clintsari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clintsari digs a right hand into Rizzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rizzo's gas tank.
Clintsari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Rizzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clintsari blocks a body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a head punch that misses.
Clintsari swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rizzo stalling the fight.
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Clintsari controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clintsari misses with some punches.
Rizzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clintsari backwards.
A short right from Clintsari on the inside.
Rizzo blocks a body shot from Clintsari .
Clintsari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clintsari .
Clintsari prevents a body shot from Rizzo.
Clintsari misses with the head strike.
Clintsari tries to work over Rizzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clintsari throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Clintsari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clintsari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clintsari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rizzo up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Clintsari - that landed with a thud.
Rizzo throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo prevents a body shot from Clintsari .
Rizzo throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Clintsari controls the action.
Clintsari leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Clintsari on the inside.
Clintsari misses with some punches.
Clintsari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Rizzo on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clintsari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clintsari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clintsari tries to work over Rizzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Clintsari blocks it.
Clintsari tries a body shot but Rizzo blocks it.
Nice body punch from Clintsari .
Rizzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clintsari lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Clintsari misses with some punches.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rizzo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clintsari 's brow.
Clintsari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clintsari avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
Rizzo has Clintsari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clintsari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clintsari scores with a shot to the side of Rizzo's head.
Rizzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clintsari lands a right hand.
Clintsari working aggressively here.
Rizzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clintsari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizzos head.
Rizzo just leaning against Clintsari , taking a breather.
Rizzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Clintsari gets an underhook and turns Rizzo into the cage.
Clintsari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizzos head.
Clintsari lands a nice uppercut.
Rizzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Clintsari controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clintsari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo is rocked!
Clintsari lands a hook that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Clintsari finish him?
Clintsari creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rizzo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rizzo drops to his knees and Clintsari pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
Rusoposkinen Clintsari is the new middleweight champion!
Rusoposkinen Clintsari decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Frank Rizzo spoke after the fight, saying 'Take it easy there sizzle chest. '.
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