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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wellington Dias (ranked 4964 p4p, 567 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 5670 p4p, 608 weight class). The key to victory for Wellington Dias has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wellington Dias!
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, Mohsin Zaidi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi tries to land a front kick but Dias steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dias appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zaidi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dias.
Dias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaidi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaidi throws out the jab.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Zaidi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wellington Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zaidi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dias has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zaidi has managed to get both his arms back between Dias's legs - danger averted.
Dias has his foot on Zaidi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaidi works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaidi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dias's head.
Dias looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zaidi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dias's head.
Zaidi connects with a couple of short punches.
Dias looking for a guillotine here but Zaidi defends easily.
Zaidi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zaidi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zaidi forces his way into half guard.
Zaidi is nestled in close to Dias, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zaidi lands with a punch from half guard.
Dias is rocked!
Dias is refusing to be controlled, as Zaidi sits in half guard.
Zaidi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Dias is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaidi working Dias over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Zaidi there.
Ground and pound from Zaidi.
Zaidi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zaidi sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Dias! Oh, Dias is in big trouble! Zaidi lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohsin Zaidi!
A victorious Mohsin Zaidi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splash Wetness (ranked 2260 p4p, 318 weight class) and Howland Reed (ranked 2803 p4p, 374 weight class). Wetness comes to the cage accompanied by Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Splash Wetness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howland Reed!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reed throws a right and a left that Wetness avoids nicely.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Wetness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wetness. That's going to slow Reed down.
Wetness misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetness lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wetness.
Wetness slips under a jab.
Wetness slaps away a takedown attempt from Reed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wetness seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness fails to land with a series of punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reed has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Reed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wetness looks for the body kick but Reed saw that one coming.
Wetness throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reed is looking for the big counter here.
Wetness throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wetness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reed circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness misses with the combination.
Reed shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reed was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wetness explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Splash Wetness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Wetness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wetness blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been told by Wetness's head coaches at Nuclear Physiques that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A left and a right from Wetness both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reed connects with a looping right hand.
Wetness scores with a nice strike.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wetness looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
Wetness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wetness gets caught flat footed, as Reed shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reed lands a couple of elbows.
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed stays in close to Wetness's body and controls the position.
Wetness is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reed is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wetness wants to stand up but Reed is controlling him.
Reed is working Wetness over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reed trying to control but Wetness is working from the bottom.
Reed cracks Wetness with a solid left hand.
Reed is working Wetness over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reed postures up and lands a big shot to Wetness's brow.
Reed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wetness keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Wetness will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wetness is wriggling around but Reed manages to pass to half guard.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splash Wetness dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wetness lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice takedown defense from Wetness. No joy for Reed on that attempt.
Wetness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wetness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Reed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Wetness.
Wetness connects with a single shot there.
Splash Wetness is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed has a takedown stuffed.
Reed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wetness circles away.
Splash Wetness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howland Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness scores with a jab.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wetness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed slips under a jab.
Wetness is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wetness throws an off balance right hand
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Splash Wetness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wetness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wetness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
Reed looks to throw the jab but Wetness is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness scores with the left hand. Reed knows he should have avoided that one.
Wetness tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wetness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wetness looks to clinch
and Reed counters with a single leg into guard. Wetness didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wetness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wetness keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wetness wants to stand up but Reed is controlling him.
Wetness trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Reed landing with the ground and pound.
Reed stops Wetness from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed wants to control from the top but Wetness keeps moving.
Reed stops Wetness from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Reed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wetness's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Wetness.
Wetness is looking to control Reed's arms but Reed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wetness has his back to the cage.
Reed slowing the pace effectively.
Wetness gets underhooks to prevent Reed's takedown attempt.
Wetness prevents Reed from breaking the clinch.
Wetness tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wetness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reed up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wetness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wetness is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wetness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splash Wetness dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reed shoots for a double leg takedown but Wetness sprawls well. He's pushed Reed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wetness scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reed shoots in looking for a takedown but Wetness manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wetness is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reed.
Wetness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wetness misses with a combination
and Wetness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wetness is looking to counter the offense by Reed and move into the clinch.
Splash Wetness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howland Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed dodges the punch combination from Wetness.
Reed forces Wetness back against the cage and clinches.
Reed working aggressively here.
Wetness trying to stall but Reed improves his position.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reed is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Wetness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness is looking to control Reed's arms but Reed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wetness has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Wetness.
Wetness stalling.
Reed blocks the elbow strike.
Reed wants a takedown but no success here.
Reed cracks Wetness with a nice body shot.
Wetness slowing the pace effectively.
Reed avoids a wild elbow strike from Wetness.
Wetness is pushing Reed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reed drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wetness pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness misses with a double jab
and Reed counters by moving into the clinch.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Wetness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
Wetness is pushing Reed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howland Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wetness fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Splash Wetness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Wetness. Those never looked like landing.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wetness.
Wetness tries to counter by clinching up but Reed breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reed avoids the head kick by Wetness.
Wetness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Splash Wetness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wetness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Splash Wetness!
Splash Wetness 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 Rickson Zimmerman (ranked 3583 p4p, 398 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 3343 p4p, 366 weight class). Zimmerman comes into the arena with Cosmic Sand - 9h00 blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickson Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt.
And Steinheiser tries to counter it with a takedown but Zimmerman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steinheiser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zimmerman dives in for a single leg takedown but Steinheiser sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steinheiser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zimmerman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zimmerman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steinheiser.
Zimmerman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steinheiser to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steinheiser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steinheiser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zimmerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steinheiser is looking to work some ground and pound but Zimmerman has wrist control.
Steinheiser is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steinheiser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zimmerman working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman keeping moving, preventing Steinheiser from controlling successfully.
Steinheiser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steinheiser chips away with some ground and pound.
Steinheiser is working Zimmerman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steinheiser working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steinheiser trying to control the position from guard on top but Zimmerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steinheiser has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym (ALL ELITE COACHES). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zimmerman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steinheiser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zimmerman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steinheiser's guard.
Steinheiser seems keen to control Zimmerman's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zimmerman defends well.
Zimmerman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steinheiser has Zimmerman pulled in close to control his posture.
Steinheiser keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steinheiser is keeping the position for now.
Steinheiser controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zimmerman shoots in and gets a takedown into Steinheiser's guard.
Steinheiser wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Zimmerman manages to pass to side control.
Zimmerman is trying to control. Steinheiser wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman working the head and body with strikes.
Steinheiser is controlling Zimmerman's trapped leg to prevent Zimmerman from advancing to side control.
Zimmerman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steinheiser has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steinheiser makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steinheiser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lynn Steinheiser will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steinheiser tries a low kick but Zimmerman avoids it.
Steinheiser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zimmerman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steinheiser is trying to defend but Zimmerman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Steinheiser is controlling Zimmerman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steinheiser controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinheiser is staying active underneath Zimmerman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steinheiser desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zimmerman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steinheiser counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steinheiser throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Steinheiser there.
Steinheiser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steinheiser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steinheiser scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zimmerman is rocked!
Lynn Steinheiser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steinheiser looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zimmerman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Zimmerman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steinheiser is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Zimmerman is hurt! He's hurt bad - Steinheiser fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Zimmerman from any more punishment! Congratulations to Steinheiser! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lynn Steinheiser!
After the big win, Lynn Steinheiser made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Annihilation Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Maanantai (ranked 24019 p4p, 631 weight class) and Major Medic (ranked 24195 p4p, 623 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Major Medic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Maanantai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Medic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanantai drops Medic with a beautiful combination! Medic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maanantai is looking for the KO!
It looks like Major Medic has been cut.
Maanantai lands with a big right hook that stumbles Medic - he's out on his feet here! Maanantai follows up with another monster hook that separates Medic from consciousness! Medic falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Maanantai stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martti Maanantai!
Our winner, Martti Maanantai, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 1598 p4p, 197 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 2664 p4p, 302 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pat Yaj has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pat Yaj seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, CM Punk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Punk swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Punk misses with a head kick.
Punk is looking to clinch but Yaj is avoiding it.
Punk throws a head kick but Yaj moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Punk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punk.
Yaj smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yaj 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.
Punk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yaj closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Punk! Yaj dives in looking to finish! Punk 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 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Yaj!
An out of breath Pat Yaj thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 3877 p4p, 376 weight class) and KJ Hart (ranked 5461 p4p, 475 weight class). KJ Hart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Drederick Tatum's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KJ Hart!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hart tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatum sends Hart crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tatum is motioning to the referee to let Hart up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like KJ Hart has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum cracks Hart with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drederick Tatum!
A very excited looking Drederick Tatum 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 1875 p4p, 234 weight class) and Rielly Adams (ranked 1669 p4p, 205 weight class). Adams has chosen Walk 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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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rielly Adams!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lands the left hand.
Nixon misses with a hook.
Adams scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Nixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Nixon backs off Adams throws a huge counter combo but Nixon manages to avoid it all.
Adams throws a right and a left that Nixon avoids nicely.
Nixon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nixon circles away quickly and effectively.
Nixon throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon misses the jab.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richard Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon moves away from the strike by Adams.
Nixon throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Adams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nixon with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nixon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Adams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adams misses with the combination.
Nixon throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams lands with a cross.
Nixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams looks to land a combination but Nixon avoids it well.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon misses with a right hand
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Nixon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adams's head backwards.
Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nixon moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAdams.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nixon misses with an uppercut
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nixon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adams under the eye.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams is looking for the big counter here.
Nixon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Adams.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adams's coach down at Big Price MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
It looked like Nixon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Adams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nixon throws a combination that misses
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Nixon. Beautiful body shot.
Nixon drops Adams with a beautiful combination! Adams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nixon is looking for the KO!
Adams is rocked!
Nixon moves in close and cracks Adams with a massive right hand! Adams, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Nixon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Nixon!
In his post fight interview, Richard Nixon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Jackson (ranked 2202 p4p, 307 weight class) and Murray Rothbard (ranked 1481 p4p, 214 weight class). Rothbard has chosen Anarchy as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rothbard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ninja Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Rothbard.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Rothbard throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rothbard.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Rothbard gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothbard.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rothbard as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Rothbard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothbard working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rothbard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rothbard working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rothbard.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothbard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rothbard scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothbard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
We've been informed that Rothbard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Rothbard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson pushes Rothbard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson trying to stall but Rothbard improves his position.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Rothbard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Rothbard's head.
Rothbard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Rothbard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard looking to stall.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothbard scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Rothbard misses with some punches.
Rothbard stalling in the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Rothbard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rothbard gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rothbard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothbard pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Rothbard dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Rothbard counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothbard.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothbard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothbard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Rothbard didn't see that one coming.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rothbard on the side of the head.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Rothbard against the cage.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothbard.
Rothbard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothbard.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothbard being controlled against the cage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Murray Rothbard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with some punches.
A short right from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothbard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Rothbard as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Rothbard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rothbard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Rothbard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Rothbard avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothbard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothbard.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Rothbard lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothbard.
Rothbard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Rothbard fails to land.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Rothbard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rothbard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rothbard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Rothbard gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Rothbard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Murray Rothbard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rothbard takes the fight into the clinch.
Rothbard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothbard controls his hands.
Rothbard misses with some punches.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson has Rothbard pushed against the cage.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Jackson taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson gets through Rothbard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rothbard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson tries a body shot but Rothbard blocks it.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Rothbard tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothbard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rothbard working aggressively here.
A short right from Rothbard on the inside.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
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!
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothbard.
Rothbard throws a head punch that misses.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothbard.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rothbard scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rothbard.
Rothbard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard taking a breather.
Rothbard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothbard tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson trying to stall but Rothbard improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Rothbard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Rothbard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ninja Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray Rothbard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Jackson.
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 Ninja Jackson.
Well Rothbard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Rothbard!
A very excited looking Murray Rothbard 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 Suchart Cobb (ranked 2548 p4p, 347 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 1919 p4p, 270 weight class). Suchart Cobb had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suchart Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobb has time to react.
Danger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb looks to clinch
and Danger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danger throws a shot to the body.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Danger circles away.
Suchart Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danger misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Cobb appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danger.
Danger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobb.
Danger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Cobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Danger is avoiding it.
Danger misses with a looping right.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Danger circles away.
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!
Danger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Danger.
Cobb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Danger.
Danger keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danger cracks Cobb with a good jab.
Danger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Danger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cobb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Danger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danger misses with a looping right.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Danger lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Danger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danger swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Danger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danger has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Danger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb keeps control of Danger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobb lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Danger fails to land.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Danger lands a nice shot to the body.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Danger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danger has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Danger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Danger lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danger.
A head punch on the inside from Danger fails to land.
Danger lands a shoulder strike.
Danger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danger blocks a body shot from Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Danger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danger lands a nice uppercut.
Danger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danger.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danger throws a shot to the body.
Danger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danger scores with a punch to the head.
Cobb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Danger circles away.
Danger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cobb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Danger keeps it at a distance.
Danger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Danger is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Danger! But no joy.
Danger misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger misses with an uppercut.
Cobb seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Danger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danger throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Danger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Danger.
Danger connects with a looping right hand.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Danger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Cobb tries to clinch but Danger is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Danger - just one landing.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Danger keeps it at a distance.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danger.
Cobb tries to clinch but Danger moves out of range.
Danger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb slips under a jab from Danger.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danger.
Cobb closes the distance but Danger moves to the side
and Danger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Danger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Danger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Danger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Danger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Danger scores with a nice strike.
Danger throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Danger has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Danger keeps it at a distance.
Cobb darts in trying to clinch
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
Danger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Danger keeps it at a distance.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Cobb slips a jab from Danger.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Danger.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Danger circles away.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danger.
Cobb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danger lands with a nice body punch.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danger connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Danger - just one landing.
Carlos Danger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb drops his hands momentarily and Danger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danger gets tackled into the cage by Cobb. Cobb maintains the clinch.
Danger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danger.
Carlos Danger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Danger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger blocks an uppercut.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danger throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger working aggressively here.
Danger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Danger is avoiding it.
Danger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb tries to clinch but Danger moves out of range.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Danger pushes him off.
Cobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Danger.
Danger lands a nice shot that snaps Cobb's head back.
Danger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danger throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Danger throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Danger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danger lands a glancing blow to the side of Cobb's head.
Suchart Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danger looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Danger tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Danger catches Cobb right on the button with a cross.
Danger lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger lands with a cross.
Danger looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb is looking to counter punch.
Danger cracks Cobb with a good jab.
Danger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danger connects with a looping right hand.
Cobb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobb tries to clinch but Danger moves away
and Danger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb looks to clinch
and Danger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danger.
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!
Danger looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Danger is avoiding it.
Danger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Danger.
A jab from Danger finds it's way through Cobb's defenses.
Cobb drives through and clinches with Danger against the cage.
Danger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Danger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danger.
Danger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Danger drops Cobb onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cobb is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cobb is rocked!
It looks like Suchart Cobb has been cut.
Danger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danger has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Danger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cobb to his knees! Danger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Danger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 208 p4p, 25 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 669 p4p, 97 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Geordie Power enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen slips a straight right by Power.
Power throws a one two combo.
We've been hearing reports that Vermeulen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Vermeulen ducks down to avoid it.
Power cracks Vermeulen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vermeulen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Power momentarily.
Power cracks the inside of Vermeulen's front leg.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Power staying out of range there.
Geordie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Power is predictable there
and Vermeulen counters with a straight right hand.
Vermeulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen blocks a leg kick.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Power does no damage.
Vermeulen slips a straight right by Power.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power wants to slow Vermeulen down by chopping away at his legs.
Power missing with a left hand there. Vermeulen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen avoids the head kick by Power.
Vermeulen moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Power takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Vermeulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeulen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power throws a low kick but Vermeulen avoids it.
Power has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vermeulen finds it's way round the side to connect with Power's head.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vermeulen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vermeulen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Power throws a leg kick but Vermeulen moved away.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
A big right from Vermeulen misses.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vermeulen slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Power throws a leg kick but Vermeulen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Vermeulen blocks the low kick.
Power needs to keep his hands up - Vermeulen had a free shot at his head there.
Vermeulen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power scores with a leg kick.
Power throws a body kick that misses
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vermeulen throws a big counter combination but Power scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Vermeulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
As Power looks to move away, Vermeulen throws a big counter combo but Power just gets out of the way.
Vermeulen moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.
Power throws a head kick but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen checks a low kick from Power.
Vermeulen jabs at Power's body.
Vermeulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vermeulen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power wants to slow Vermeulen down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Vermeulen blocks the leg kick.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power looks to throw the jab but Vermeulen is out of range.
Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Power throws a front kick aimed at Vermeulen's knee but Vermeulen avoids it well.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Power throws a leg kick
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
Power misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vermeulen's calf.
Vermeulen tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermeulen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power dodges the punch combination from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vermeulen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vermeulen misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geordie Power will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vermeulen lands the left hand.
Power throws a leg kick
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
Power thows a leg kick but Vermeulen checks it
and Vermeulen counters with a nice body shot.
Power throws a combination that misses
and Vermeulen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen dodges the punch combination from Power.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vermeulen scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Vermeulen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen misses with a straight left.
Power throws a front kick aimed at Vermeulen's knee but Vermeulen avoids it well.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Vermeulen checks it.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Vermeulen down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Vermeulen misses.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Vermeulen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vermeulen throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vermeulen.
Jab by Power.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Vermeulen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Power misses with a hook
and Vermeulen counters with a left and a right that stings Power.
Vermeulen lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power slips a jab from Vermeulen.
Power tries to land a front kick but Vermeulen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vermeulen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses the jab.
Power was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vermeulen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Power thumps Vermeulen with a low kick.
Vermeulen throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Vermeulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeulen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Power.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vermeulen misses with a combination
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Vermeulen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Power lands with a cross.
Vermeulen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.
Power cracks Vermeulen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendrik Vermeulen is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Power misses.
Vermeulen throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a two punch combination.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vermeulen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
A big left from Vermeulen misses.
Power lands a head shot.
Vermeulen misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Vermeulen throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vermeulen. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Vermeulen counters with a stiff right hand.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermeulen.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vermeulen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
Vermeulen lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power connects with a leg kick. Vermeulen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vermeulen on the side of the head.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
Vermeulen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen works Power's body with a nice hook.
Vermeulen slips a straight right by Power.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vermeulen. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power misses with a leg kick
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power throws a hook to the side of Vermeulen's head but Vermeulen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vermeulen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vermeulen lands a nice looking body shot.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Vermeulen throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vermeulen throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power misses with a body kick.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vermeulen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power tries a quick counter leg kick but Vermeulen is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Power lands a head kick. Vermeulen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Power takes one to the side of 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!
Vermeulen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vermeulen defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power cracks Vermeulen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vermeulen moves away from the strike by Power.
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vermeulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power missing with a left hand there. Vermeulen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Power misses with a hook
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Power.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Power tenderised Vermeulen's leg. Vermeulen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vermeulen punishes Power's body with a nice straight punch.
Vermeulen fails to land with a series of punches.
Power is looking for the big counter here.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
Power appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Power misses
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power cracks Vermeulen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen takes one to the chin there.
Vermeulen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Power takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vermeulen slips a jab and a cross from Power.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
Vermeulen misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Vermeulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen avoids the head kick by Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Geordie Power just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Vermeulen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Power motions for Vermeulen to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Vermeulen misses.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vermeulen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Vermeulen misses the target.
Vermeulen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Power.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vermeulen checks a leg kick.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Power manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Vermeulen checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Power misses.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeulen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vermeulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power! But no joy.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
Power looks to throw the jab but Vermeulen is out of range.
It looked like Vermeulen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Vermeulen digs a good body shot into Power's ribs.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vermeulen throws out the jab.
A big left from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen slips a jab from Power.
That kick from Power tenderised Vermeulen's leg. Vermeulen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vermeulen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vermeulen duly obliges.
Power misses with a leg kick
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Power misses with a head kick.
Vermeulen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vermeulen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Vermeulen lands a nice hook to Power's body. Power takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power throws a head kick that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Power misses with a hook
and Vermeulen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
Vermeulen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Power.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
Vermeulen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Power throws a leg kick but Vermeulen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vermeulen misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a slapping leg kick.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Vermeulen misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power tries to land a leg kick but Vermeulen saw it coming and moves away.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Power feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Vermeulen. Beautiful body shot.
Power slips a jab from Vermeulen.
Power misses with a straight right.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vermeulen misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Vermeulen is out of range.
Power with a hook.
Power throws a leg kick but Vermeulen checks it.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power feints a counter leg kick.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vermeulen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hendrik Vermeulen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power misses with an uppercut. Vermeulen saw that one coming.
No joy there for Vermeulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen lands an overhand right.
Vermeulen scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vermeulen. That did some damage!
Vermeulen lands with an uppercut that bounces Power off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeulen backing away here, and Power unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Power moves away from the strike by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a series of punches but Power avoids them all with ease.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Vermeulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power connects with a leg kick. Vermeulen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power blocks a jab.
Power let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Power takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Power cracks Vermeulen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vermeulen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vermeulen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Power appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vermeulen moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.
Power scores with the left hand. Vermeulen knows he should have avoided that one.
Vermeulen scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a leg kick
and Vermeulen counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vermeulen cracks Power with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Vermeulen lands with a nice combination. Power backs away looking to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Vermeulen down.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
Vermeulen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Power is predictable there
and Vermeulen counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Vermeulen coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Vermeulen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power defending well as Vermeulen loads up on a big left hand.
Vermeulen misses with a straight left.
Vermeulen avoids the head kick by Power.
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vermeulen is out of range.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Vermeulen lands a head shot.
Power throws the kick towards the body but Vermeulen avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
Vermeulen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Power.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Power throws out a loose jab but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
Vermeulen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power throws a series of punches but Vermeulen avoids them all with ease.
Power lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
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 Hendrik Vermeulen.
Well Vermeulen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Hendrik Vermeulen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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