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ABW 89 Murhaa - Tanaka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stone Cold Killa (ranked 5857 p4p, 593 weight class) and Raymond Gazelle (ranked 22806 p4p, 710 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Cold Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Gazelle!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gazelle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Killa is looking to stand back up but Gazelle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Killa.
Killa is trying to stand back up but Gazelle is controlling him
Gazelle has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Killa defend it? Gazelle steps over the head and cranks it - Killa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gazelle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raymond Gazelle!
After the fight, Raymond Gazelle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Burnside (ranked 5439 p4p, 551 weight class) and Alexander White (ranked 22653 p4p, 774 weight class). Alexander White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Magnus Burnside's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Burnside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burnside.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burnside misses with a two punch combination.
Burnside leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burnside scores with a three punch combo!
Burnside throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White with the counter takedown but Burnside avoids it easily.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burnside is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Burnside throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burnside tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burnside to the ground. Burnside escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnside connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Burnside lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burnside misses with a few strikes there.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Burnside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burnside throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burnside works the jab nicely.
Burnside rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burnside throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Burnside scores with a hook.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burnside throws out the jab.
White scores with a kick to the body.
Burnside rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Magnus Burnside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander White.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burnside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burnside appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burnside throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Burnside misses its target.
White dodges the punch combination from Burnside.
Burnside stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
Burnside is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Burnside, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnside throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burnside throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burnside counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magnus Burnside is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White looks winded!
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burnside sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
Burnside lands a left and a right that send White crashing to the mat, dazed. Burnside thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Alexander White has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnside throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burnside lands with a good body shot.
Burnside works White's body with a nice hook.
Burnside wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burnside ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burnside lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burnside.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Burnside.
Burnside jabs at White's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Burnside dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burnside lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Burnside misses with a wild combination.
Burnside connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magnus Burnside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnside displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White is rocked!
Burnside cracks White with a hook to the temple - White is on wobbly legs here! Burnside swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! White falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Burnside wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Magnus Burnside!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 4520 p4p, 407 weight class) and Steven Perkins (ranked 8996 p4p, 547 weight class). Perkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm in love with the coco. This should be fireworks!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos connects with a right hand. Perkins shakes it off.
Megalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkins off the cage and back into range.
Perkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megalos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Megalos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkins on the side of the head.
Megalos lands a really nice looking cross but Perkins seems unphased.
Megalos scores with a kick to the body.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Megalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkins takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Megalos catches Perkins right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos lands with a hook. Perkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Megalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been told by Megalos's head coaches at Rowdy's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Megalos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkins tries to keep at a distance but Megalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Megalos digs a right hand into Perkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkins's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Megalos.
Megalos cracks Perkins with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkins looks winded!
Megalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Perkins's ribcage. Perkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Perkins's ribcage. Perkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos gets through Perkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Megalos.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkinss head.
Megalos pushes Perkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Megalos gets through Perkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megalos cracks Perkins with a nice body shot.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perkins is rocked!
It looks like Steven Perkins has been cut.
Megalos scores with a shot to the side of Perkins's head.
Perkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Megalos finish him?
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Megalos works on Perkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Megalos unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Perkins! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Megalos is unloading with more strikes now! Perkins drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Megalos!
The defeated Steven Perkins had this to say: 'Cocaine is a helluva drug!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Henrique (ranked 5005 p4p, 152 weight class) and Doug Welder (ranked 5821 p4p, 171 weight class). Doug Welder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Welder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Welder lands in his opponent's guard.
Henrique is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Welder presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Welder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Welder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique is looking to control Welder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henrique avoid being mounted?
Welder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Welder there.
It looks like Pedro Henrique has been cut.
Welder lands with a punch from half guard.
Welder slips a nice elbow through Henrique's hands, connecting with Henrique's forehead.
Pedro Henrique's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique is looking for a sweep. Welder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Welder 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.
Henrique is rocked!
Pedro Henrique's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Henrique is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Welder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Welder's back!
Welder wants to control his opponent's hands but Henrique gets his hands free.
Welder just looking to survive in the bad position.
Henrique is not going to allow Welder to sit and survive in this position.
Welder holding both Henrique 's hands and preventing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Welder's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Welder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henrique. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Welder trying to control the action but Henrique just sinks the hooks in.
Welder trying to get back to his feet but Henrique is in full control for now.
Welder defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Welder trying to control the action but Henrique just sinks the hooks in.
We've been hearing good reports from Henrique's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welder tries to roll but Henrique sticks to his back.
Welder is trying to get back to his feet but Henrique has full control of the position and if anything, Welder has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Welder trying to control the hands but Henrique breaks the grip.
Welder tries to escape the position.
Welder trying to control the hands but Henrique won't let him.
Welder is trying to break free.
Henrique gets his hands free as Welder looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henrique not allowing Welder to control his hands.
Henrique is trying to stick to Welder's back but Welder is turning into Henrique. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Henrique's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Welder.
Henrique preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Welder connects with a couple of short punches.
Jeez, Pedro Henrique's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Henrique's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Welder!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 4835 p4p, 401 weight class) and Francesco Skrarez (ranked 5153 p4p, 421 weight class). The key to victory for Sarfraz Ali has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skrarez is defended easily by Ali.
Ali throws a big counter combination but Skrarez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Skrarez moves to clinch but Ali breaks away
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skrarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Skrarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skrarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali clinches up with Skrarez and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Ali working aggressively here.
Skrarez has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez blocks an uppercut.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali lands a body shot.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Skrarez's head.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Skrarez blocks a body shot from Ali.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Skrarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skrarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez is rocked!
Ali breaks the clinch.
Skrarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Skrarez wants to clinch but Ali slips to the side
and Ali counters with a huge left! Skrarez is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ali isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Skrarez from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sarfraz Ali!
Our winner, Sarfraz Ali, 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 Jeremy Stylez (ranked 4157 p4p, 491 weight class) and Joel Duarte (ranked 4020 p4p, 472 weight class). Duarte has chosen Nate Dogg - Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A. as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stylez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joel Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte throws the left hand but Stylez avoids the punch easily.
Stylez throws a big counter combination but Duarte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stylez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duarte.
Stylez is looking for a counter combo.
Duarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stylez.
It seemed like Duarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duarte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stylez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stylez.
Stylez misses with a hook. Duarte ducked under it nicely.
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duarte throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stylez to counter with a crisp jab.
Duarte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duarte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duarte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stylez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duarte.
Stylez blocks a jab.
Duarte throws a hook but Stylez avoids it easily.
Stylez lands with a nice combination. Duarte backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duarte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duarte scores with a decent looking hook.
Duarte throws a poor cross that misses
and Stylez counters with a stiff right hand.
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stylez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duarte throws out a counter right but Stylez avoids it with no problem.
Duarte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stylez is looking for a counter combo.
Joel Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stylez misses with an uppercut. Duarte saw that one coming.
Stylez throws a looping overhand right but Duarte ducks down to avoid it.
Duarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duarte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stylez throws out the jab.
Duarte cracks Stylez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stylez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duarte throws a right hand that misses
and Stylez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stylez loads up on a big right hand but Duarte slips the punch.
Duarte thuds his right hand into Stylez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Jeremy Stylez has been cut.
Stylez throws the left hand but Duarte avoids the punch easily.
Stylez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duarte under the eye.
Duarte cracks Stylez with a big right hand and Stylez goes down!
Stylez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duarte gets to his feet and stands over Stylez, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Stylez felt that one! Duarte unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Stylez from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Duarte!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shin Ichi (ranked 3293 p4p, 166 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 2577 p4p, 126 weight class). Verygood has chosen Bring Pain 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shin Ichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Verygood.
Ichi walks into a left hand.
It looks like Shin Ichi has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ichi.
A little jabbing left from Verygood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Verygood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ichi in his tracks.
Ichi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ichi showed some decent athleticism there.
Verygood keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ichi trying to control the action but Verygood is working from the bottom.
Verygood won't allow Ichi to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verygood controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichi is looking for a kimura but Verygood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ichi to get the leverage.
Verygood is defending against the submission attempts here by Ichi.
Verygood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ichi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Verygood has his hands clasped together around Ichi's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Ichi is pressing down on Verygood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Verygood is holding on for now.
Verygood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Verygood is controlling Ichi's trapped leg to prevent Ichi from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ichi shoots in but Verygood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Verygood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ichi.
Ichi tries to counter with a takedown but Verygood is quick to defend against it.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verygood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ichi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Verygood pushes Ichi away with a front kick.
Ichi tries for a takedown but Verygood circles away easily
and Verygood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Ichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Verygood scores with a hook to the body. Ichi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ichi.
Ichi takes one on the button.
Verygood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ichi on the side of the head.
Ichi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Verygood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Verygood catches Ichi right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verygood stuffs the takedown attempt from Ichi. Ichi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ichi tries to counter by clinching up but Verygood breaks away and moves out of range.
Ichi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Verygood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ichi scrambles back to his feet.
Verygood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Verygood scores with a jab.
Verygood lands a jab to the head.
Verygood pushes Ichi away with a front kick.
Ichi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Verygood.
Ichi with a poor takedown
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verygood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Verygood digs a good hook to Ichi's body.
Ichi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Verygood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Verygood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Verygood.
Verygood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ichi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Verygood tests Ichi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ichi moves out of range of the strikes.
Ichi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Verygood defends well and Ichi ends up having to push Verygood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Ichi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ichi is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shin Ichi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Verygood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Verygood cracks Ichi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ichi clinches up against the cage.
Verygood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ichi's elbow.
Ichi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Verygood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ichi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ichi blocks a body shot from Verygood.
Verygood scores with a shoulder strike.
Ichi is working for takedown but Verygood is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Ichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Verygood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Verygood.
Ichi prevents a body shot from Verygood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichi takes a shot to the head.
Verygood lands a shoulder strike.
Ichi is stalling here.
Verygood works on Ichi's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Verygood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Verygood lands with a right to the head.
Verygood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Verygood manages to break the clinch.
Verygood tests Ichi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verygood thuds a left hand into Ichi's body.
Verygood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Verygood stuns Ichi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Verygood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Verygood.
Ichi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Verygood sprawls well. Verygood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ichi gets slowly back to his feet.
Ichi moves forwards but Verygood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kurt Verygood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ichi doesn't manage to clinch there - Verygood circles away.
Verygood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ichi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Verygood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Verygood scores with a jab. Ichi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Ichi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verygood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ichi.
Ichi shoots in looking for a takedown but Verygood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ichi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ichi seems to have got his legs back now.
Verygood cracks Ichi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ichi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Verygood lands a jab to Ichi's midsection.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood cracks Ichi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Verygood closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ichi! Verygood dives in looking to finish! Ichi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
A very excited looking Kurt Verygood 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Mikhailov (ranked 2344 p4p, 324 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 4648 p4p, 513 weight class). Alexei Mikhailov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geisler defends it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Geisler.
Mikhailov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mikhailov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mikhailov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses.
Mikhailov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Geisler thows a leg kick but Mikhailov checks it
and Mikhailov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikhailov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Geisler avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Mikhailov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler scores with a shot to the body.
Mikhailov moves out of range of the leg kick from Geisler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Geisler checks a leg kick.
Geisler checks a leg kick nicely.
Geisler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mikhailov misses the shot to the body.
Mikhailov tried to score with a low kick but Geisler checks it.
As Mikhailov backs off Geisler throws a huge counter combo but Mikhailov manages to avoid it all.
Geisler misses with a double jab
and Mikhailov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Geisler wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mikhailov is now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Geisler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mikhailov content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Thomas Top Team inform us that Geisler has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Geisler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mikhailov controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler wants to sweep but no luck.
Mikhailov controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baron Geisler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikhailov goes for a double leg but Geisler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Geisler continues to drive forward.
Mikhailov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Geisler defends well and Mikhailov ends up having to push Geisler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses
and Mikhailov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geisler scores with a hook.
Geisler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Geisler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mikhailov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Geisler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a sloppy head kick and Mikhailov moves out of range easily.
Mikhailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geisler.
A jab from Geisler finds it's way through Mikhailov's defenses.
Mikhailov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geisler on the side of the head.
Geisler lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geisler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mikhailov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Geisler lands with a left to the head.
Mikhailov tries for a takedown but Geisler manages to get underhooks.
Geisler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Geisler stops a takedown attempt from Mikhailov.
Geisler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhailov wants to take the fight to the mat but Geisler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geisler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mikhailov tries for a takedown but Geisler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikhailov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mikhailov looks to land a body kick but Geisler moved away.
Geisler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Geisler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikhailov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Geisler is wriggling around but Mikhailov manages to pass to half guard.
Geisler trying to control from the bottom.
Geisler is trying to get back to full guard.
Mikhailov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Geisler.
Geisler keeping full guard, as Mikhailov tries to pass.
Geisler seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Geisler trying to control the position.
Mikhailov wants to control from the top but Geisler keeps moving.
Geisler looking for a sweep. Not yet Geisler, not yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Mikhailov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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.
Mikhailov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mikhailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Geisler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mikhailov 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mikhailov shoots for a double leg takedown but Geisler sprawls well. He's pushed Mikhailov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mikhailov throws a sloppy body shot
and Mikhailov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geisler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mikhailov's calf.
Geisler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Geisler looks to land a left hand but Mikhailov moved out of range nicely.
Mikhailov misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
Geisler misses with a hook. Mikhailov ducked under it nicely.
Mikhailov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Mikhailov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geisler scores with a head kick.
No luck for Mikhailov with that takedown attempt.
Geisler lands the left hand.
Geisler connects with a body shot.
Baron Geisler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geisler moves out of range as Mikhailov strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses
and Mikhailov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Geisler's guard.
Mikhailov looking to sit in guard and control but Geisler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhailov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Geisler trying to control but Mikhailov is working from the bottom.
Mikhailov is pulling down on Geisler's head to control his posture.
Mikhailov'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhailov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Geisler is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Geisler misses with a two punch combination.
Geisler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Geisler looks to move away, Mikhailov throws a big counter combo but Geisler just gets out of the way.
Geisler throws a leg kick
and Mikhailov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Geisler!
Geisler is trying to escape the position but Mikhailov is controlling the position.
Mikhailov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Geisler rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mikhailov's guard! Nice work there by Geisler!
Geisler wants to control from the top but Mikhailov keeps moving.
Mikhailov looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Geisler is fighting to break Mikhailov's control of his arms but Mikhailov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler looking to sit in guard and control but Mikhailov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Geisler keeping moving, preventing Mikhailov from controlling successfully.
Geisler controls Mikhailov momentarily but Mikhailov frees himself.
Mikhailov stands and throws Geisler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Geisler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Baron Geisler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler can't do much from the bottom here.
Mikhailov trying to control the position but Geisler is working away.
Mikhailov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Geisler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Geisler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mikhailov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mikhailov is looking to take a break and control but Geisler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov controlling the action here.
Geisler manages to get to full guard.
Mikhailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Geisler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Geisler looks to land a left hand but Mikhailov moved out of range nicely.
Mikhailov misses with a wild body shot.
Mikhailov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Geisler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alexei Mikhailov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhailov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Geisler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Geisler's back!
Geisler trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mikhailov is looking for a choke. Geisler gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Geisler manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geisler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexei Mikhailov.
I think Geisler 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Geisler!
A relieved looking Baron Geisler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 560 p4p, 29 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 1207 p4p, 59 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanaka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murhaa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murhaa tries to keep at a distance but Tanaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka gets a clinch.
Tanaka pulls guard.
Tanaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murhaa is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tanaka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murhaa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murhaa postures up.
Tanaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murhaa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tanaka looking for a guillotine here but Murhaa defends easily.
Tanaka wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Tanaka working a defensive guard here.
Murhaa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murhaa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murhaa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tanaka is trying to keep Murhaa in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has his foot on Murhaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murhaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tanaka pulls Murhaa in to control the position.
Tanaka has his foot on Murhaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murhaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanaka is trying to keep Murhaa in close.
Tanaka is looking for a triangle but Murhaa pushes his legs off easily.
Murhaa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four 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.
Tanaka wants to sweep here but Murhaa controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanaka thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nobunaga Tanaka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Tanaka shakes it off.
Tanaka is rocked!
Murhaa lands with a shot to the body.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Murhaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka throws a leg kick
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Tanaka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murhaa defends it nicely.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka wants to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Murhaa circles away easily
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murhaa, pushing him back against the cage.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nobunaga Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy body kick from Tanaka
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Murhaa sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paul Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobunaga Tanaka.
Murhaa drops Tanaka with a big left hand! Tanaka is injured, injured bad! Murhaa jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Murhaa!
Paul Murhaa retains his bantamweight title!
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pop
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