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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 4100 p4p, 410 weight class) and Adam Deadmarsh (ranked 3003 p4p, 324 weight class). Brain comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Deadmarsh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deadmarsh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Deadmarsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deadmarsh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body kick there by Brain.
Deadmarsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brain throws a right and a left that Deadmarsh avoids nicely.
Deadmarsh throws a looping overhand right but Brain ducks down to avoid it.
Brain throws a front kick aimed at Deadmarsh's knee but Deadmarsh avoids it well.
Brain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brain looks to throw the jab but Deadmarsh is out of range.
Deadmarsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brain scores with a kick to the body.
Deadmarsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brain throws a nice looking combination but Deadmarsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deadmarsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deadmarsh blocks a jab.
Brain throws out a loose jab but Deadmarsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deadmarsh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Altair Brain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Deadmarsh connects with the punch.
Brain misses with a looping right.
Deadmarsh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Deadmarsh gets a takedown into half guard.
Deadmarsh wants to take a breather but Brain is having none of it.
Deadmarsh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brain haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Deadmarsh lands with a punch from half guard.
Deadmarsh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Deadmarsh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brain looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain is wriggling around trying to escape.
Deadmarsh unloads with some shots from mount but Brain bucks and avoids them well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deadmarsh looking to ground and pound but Brain is blocking nicely.
Deadmarsh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brain is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Deadmarsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Deadmarsh throwing strikes here but Brain is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Deadmarsh sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Deadmarsh with the ground and pound from mount.
Deadmarsh lands a big elbow.
Brain is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh lands a big shot to the head and Brain winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Adam Deadmarsh!
A very excited looking Adam Deadmarsh 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.
Altair Brain was interviewed post fight and said 'It happenes sometimes, but I thought I was better today. Sometimes you lose like this.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 2028 p4p, 243 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 1800 p4p, 213 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 Jack Daniels 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson misses with a wild body shot.
O Whitersson scores with a jab.
O Whitersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
We've been informed that Daniels 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.
O Whitersson throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Whitersson.
Daniels raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Daniels slips under a jab.
O Whitersson moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels scores with a jab. O Whitersson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Whitersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
O Whitersson slips a jab from Daniels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Whitersson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Whitersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Whitersson is looking to wear down Daniels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Whitersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
O Whitersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Whitersson looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
As O Whitersson backs off Daniels throws a huge counter combo but O Whitersson manages to avoid it all.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Whitersson misses the body punch
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. O Whitersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Whitersson misses with a hook to the body
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
As Daniels backs away, O Whitersson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
O Whitersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and O Whitersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Daniels.
O Whitersson misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Daniels.
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Whitersson. That did some damage!
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped O Whitersson's head back.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Whitersson.
Daniels works over O Whitersson's head and body with a nice combination.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on O Whitersson's shoulder, as O Whitersson tries to avoid the shot.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Whitersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but O Whitersson moved out of range nicely.
O Whitersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Whitersson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Whitersson jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
Daniels lands with a right hand.
A big right from O Whitersson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson tries to clinch
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but O Whitersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels avoids the body shot from O Whitersson.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
O Whitersson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Whitersson thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
O Whitersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Whitersson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daniels scores with a push kick.
O Whitersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Whitersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels throws a head kick but O Whitersson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
O Whitersson cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for O Whitersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Whitersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Whitersson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniels defends well and O Whitersson ends up having to push Daniels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
O Whitersson takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
O Whitersson throws a chopping leg kick but Daniels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. O Whitersson moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Whitersson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
O Whitersson lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
A swing and a miss from O Whitersson.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Whitersson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Daniels checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Whitersson avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Jack Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Daniels.
O Whitersson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Whitersson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a head kick but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by O Whitersson. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Whitersson.
Donk. Daniels catches O Whitersson right on the button with a cross.
O Whitersson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daniels.
A left lands for O Whitersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daniels checks a leg kick.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from O Whitersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Whitersson closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
O Whitersson lands a nice elbow.
Daniels avoiding damage as O Whitersson throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Whitersson.
Daniels misses with some punches.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Whitersson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Whitersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and O Whitersson counters with a straight right hand.
O Whitersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels scores with a push kick.
Daniels throws a series of punches but O Whitersson avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
and O Whitersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. O Whitersson moves away and avoids it.
O Whitersson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Whitersson blocks a jab.
Daniels cracks O Whitersson with a good jab.
O Whitersson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Whitersson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Whitersson takes one to the side of the head.
O Whitersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Whitersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Whitersson slips under a jab from Daniels.
O Whitersson takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
O Whitersson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey O Whitersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels avoids the body shot from O Whitersson.
A left lands for Daniels.
O Whitersson misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Daniels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Whitersson connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels sizes up O Whitersson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Whitersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Whitersson.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but O Whitersson ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Whitersson throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Daniels coming out on top.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels staying out of range there.
O Whitersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Whitersson misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
A little jabbing left from Daniels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Whitersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Whitersson moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
O Whitersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels digs a good body shot into O Whitersson's ribs.
O Whitersson just misses with a punch to the body.
O Whitersson tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Daniels blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick from Daniels lands but O Whitersson takes it in his stride.
Daniels with a hook.
O Whitersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws a poor cross that misses
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
O Whitersson misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Daniels misses with a hook. O Whitersson ducked under it nicely.
Daniels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Whitersson finds it's way round the side to connect with Daniels's head.
O Whitersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Whitersson avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and O Whitersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Daniels checks a low kick from O Whitersson.
Daniels scores with the left hand. O Whitersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Whitersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Whitersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. O Whitersson moves away and avoids it.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
O Whitersson cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Whitersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels throws a nice head kick!
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
O Whitersson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Whitersson is rocked!
O Whitersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Whitersson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh O Whitersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but O Whitersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
O Whitersson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a right hand. O Whitersson shakes it off.
Daniels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniels misses the jab.
O Whitersson lands a jab.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Whitersson backs up against the cage.
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
O Whitersson blocks a head kick by Daniels.
A counter left hand to the body from O Whitersson misses its target.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniels misses with a hook.
O Whitersson is looking for a counter combo.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
Daniels swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
A jab from Daniels misses.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Whitersson fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels throws a hook but O Whitersson avoids it easily.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
O Whitersson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Whitersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daniels momentarily.
O Whitersson blocks a jab.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but O Whitersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking body shot.
O Whitersson scores with a leg kick.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels sizes up O Whitersson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
Whitey O Whitersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Whitersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniels avoids the body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Whitersson in his tracks.
A big right from O Whitersson misses.
Daniels throws a combination. O Whitersson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
Jack Daniels 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 1195 p4p, 129 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 1074 p4p, 118 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laine misses with a hook.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine lands with a nice body kick.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laine throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Thomas misses.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Laine.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Laine walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Laine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laine throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine slips a jab from Thomas.
Laine defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Laine there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but Thomas avoided it.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laine thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Laine moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Laine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Laine throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Laine jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laine scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Laine throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Laine slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muuka Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Laine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laine has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laine defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
It looks like Laine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laine throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Laine.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine slips a straight right by Thomas.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Laine misses the body punch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab from Laine.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
Thomas checks a low kick from Laine.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laine misses with a hook
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laine with a jab.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Laine avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laine.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Laine slips under a jab from Thomas.
Laine staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine thumps Thomas with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laine!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Laine.
Sloppy strikes from Laine. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas checks a low kick from Laine.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Laine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Laine tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Tom Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Laine is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Laine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laine. That one must have hurt.
Laine catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine.
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 Muuka Laine.
Well Laine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 689 p4p, 30 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 729 p4p, 34 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ohchooto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ohchooto scores with a jab to the body.
Ohchooto takes the fight into the clinch.
Hao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ohchooto to keep the fight standing.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ohchooto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hao misses with a punch on the inside.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Hao is trying to pull guard but Ohchooto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Hao struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Hao is breathing heavily.
Hao pulls Ohchooto into guard.
Hao is looking for a triangle but Ohchooto pushes his legs off easily.
Ohchooto tries to stand but Hao is controlling from the bottom.
Hao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ohchooto is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hao has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ohchooto is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hao.
Hao is letting Ohchooto control him for a moment.
Hao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ohchooto stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hao misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hao.
Hao is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ohchooto's half guard.
Ohchooto pushes Hao off and gets back to his feet.
Ohchooto scores with a jab. Hao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Ohchooto does it's job there.
Ohchooto has Hao up against the cage in a clinch.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ohchooto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohchooto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohchooto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto working Hao over with knees to the body.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ohchooto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto lands a hook that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Hao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ohchooto can turn it around.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Ohchooto lands a right hand.
Hao jumps guard but Ohchooto stands there with Hao around his waist. Hao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a right hand.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohchooto working Hao over with knees to the body.
Hao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ohchooto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Hao avoids the damage to the body.
Hao takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ohchooto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ohchooto walks away with a smile on his face. Hao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohchooto catches Hao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hao is rocked!
Ohchooto drops Hao with a naaaaasty hook - Hao is in real trouble here! Ohchooto dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Ohchooto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 590 p4p, 66 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 313 p4p, 37 weight class). Karjalainen has chosen Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karjalainen's calf.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick
and Karjalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Karjalainen walks into a stiff left hand from Emelienko.
Karjalainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelienko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karjalainen.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelienko wants to slow Karjalainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy right hand. Karjalainen should have avoided that one.
Emelienko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Emelienko catches Karjalainen right on the button with a cross.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko sets himself, and Karjalainen steps forward looking for the clinch! Emelienko avoids it this time.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Karjalainen moved away.
Karjalainen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Emelienko misses
and Karjalainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Karjalainen. Those never looked like landing.
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelienko misses with a low kick as Karjalainen jumps back.
Karjalainen is looking to clinch.
Karjalainen checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Karjalainen cracks the inside of Emelienko's front leg.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick.
Emelienko tests Karjalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut.
Karjalainen feints a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Karjalainen scores with a four punch combination!
Emelienko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Emelienko misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelienko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelienko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emelienko lands with an uppercut that bounces Karjalainen off the cage and back into range.
Emelienko works Karjalainen's body with a nice hook.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick but Emelienko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelienko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karjalainen is able to avoid easily.
Karjalainen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Emelienko misses
and Karjalainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelienko has a couple of punches blocked by Karjalainen.
Emelienko lands with a right to the head.
Karjalainen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emelienko up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen pushes Emelienko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karjalainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelienko avoids it.
Karjalainen lands with a light punch inside.
Karjalainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelienko lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
Emelienko struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karjalainen's elbow.
Emelienko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelienko tries to land knees in the clinch but Karjalainen avoids the damage to the body.
Karjalainen scores with a hook to the body.
Emelienko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelienko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karjalainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelienko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karjalainen avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Karjalainen tries to counter with a clinch but Emelienko shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Karjalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelienko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karjalainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karjalainen walks into a straight right hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karjalainen misses with a low kick.
Karjalainen feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
Nice jab there from Emelienko.
We've been told by Emelienko's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Karjalainen throws a counter combo.
Karjalainen checks a leg kick.
Karjalainen throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice cross by Emelienko.
Emelienko tries a low kick but Karjalainen avoids it.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarjalainen.
Emelienko slips a jab and a cross from Karjalainen.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko lands with a hook. Karjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emelienko takes a swing at Karjalainen's ribcage but misses.
Emelienko misses with a body shot
and Karjalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Karjalainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Emelienko with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko looks to throw a body kick
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Emelienko misses with a double jab
and Karjalainen counters with a crisp one two that drops Emelienko! Karjalainen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Emelienko to his feet! Emelienko is in big trouble!
Emelienko is rocked!
Vladimir Emelienko's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Karjalainen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Emelienko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarjalainen.
Emelienko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karjalainen scores with a counter punch that sends Emelienko to the canvas! Karjalainen smells blood - he's punishing Emelienko with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Emelienko has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teemu Karjalainen!
Teemu Karjalainen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Romanow (ranked 653 p4p, 77 weight class) and Mitch Miletich (ranked 473 p4p, 58 weight class). Lars Romanow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich throws a low kick but Romanow moves out of range easily.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miletich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Miletich lands a jab to Romanow's midsection.
Romanow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romanow tests Miletich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romanow connects with the punch.
Romanow lands a jab to Miletich's midsection.
Romanow misses with a hook. Miletich ducked under it nicely.
Romanow scores with the left hand. Miletich knows he should have avoided that one.
Romanow throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miletich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romanow.
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich lands a jab to Romanow's midsection.
Miletich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Miletich saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romanow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miletich.
Romanow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miletich looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Miletich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Miletich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Miletich is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Miletich.
Miletich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good work by Romanow as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Miletich misses.
Miletich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Miletich scores with a kick to the body.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
Miletich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miletich slips under a jab from Romanow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Miletich slips a jab from Romanow.
Romanow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miletich misses with a left hand
and Romanow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miletich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
A low kick from Romanow misses
and Miletich counters with a body kick that stops Romanow in his tracks momentarily.
Romanow throws a head kick but Miletich moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miletich 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 Romanow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romanow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Miletich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miletich. Romanow shrugs it off though.
Romanow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miletich moves away.
Miletich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romanow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miletich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miletich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miletich tries to land a front kick but Romanow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miletich counters with an outside leg kick.
Romanow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romanow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miletich throws a hook but Romanow avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romanow checks a leg kick.
Romanow throws a body punch but Miletich moves out of range.
Miletich misses with an uppercut. Romanow saw that one coming.
Romanow with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Romanow scores with a one two! Miletich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Miletich.
Miletich connects with a leg kick. Romanow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Miletich is just out of range.
Miletich tries a low kick but Romanow avoids it.
It looked like Romanow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miletich.
Miletich has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miletich gets through Romanow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow lands a left hand.
Romanow pushes off an throws an elbow but Miletich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romanow lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mitch Miletich has been cut.
Miletich blocks a body shot from Romanow.
A short right from Miletich.
Romanow lands a nice elbow.
Miletich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanow's elbow.
Romanow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
I was talking to Romanow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romanow cracks Miletich with a nice body shot.
Miletich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romanow.
Miletich prevents a body shot from Romanow.
Miletich is looking to control Romanow's arms but Romanow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miletich has his back to the cage.
Miletich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miletich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Nice body punch from Romanow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanow tries to work over Miletich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miletich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miletich working aggressively here.
Miletich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lars Romanow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitch Miletich's cut.
That's time! Romanow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miletich misses the body punch
and Romanow counters with a nice uppercut.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Romanow slips under a jab from Miletich.
Romanow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miletich manages to avoid it.
Miletich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miletich walks into a straight right hand from Romanow.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Miletich saw that one coming.
Romanow throws a head kick that misses.
Romanow misses with the body kick
and Miletich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Romanow finds it's way through Miletich's defenses.
Romanow misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Miletich blocks the low kick.
Miletich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miletich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romanow is out of range and Miletich settles back down.
Miletich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miletich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miletich lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Miletich thuds his shin into the meat of Romanow's side.
Miletich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miletich cracks the inside of Romanow's front leg.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miletich checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romanow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miletich.
Romanow cracks a nice hook into Miletich's ribs.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romanow tries a head kick but it misses.
Miletich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Romanow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miletich on the side of the head.
Romanow throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miletich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Miletich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romanow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miletich lands with a good body shot.
Lars Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miletich counters with a three punch combo that has Romanow backing up. Romanow nods at Miletich to acknowledge the strikes.
Romanow misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miletich! But no joy.
Romanow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanow misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Miletich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miletich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Miletich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miletich dips to his left and cracks Romanow with an uppercut!
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Miletich misses with an uppercut.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Miletich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Miletich tenderised Romanow's leg. Romanow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romanow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miletich throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow avoids a kick to the body.
Romanow misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich takes one to the side of the head.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Miletich counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Miletich scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miletich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romanow.
Romanow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Romanow misses with a left hand
and Miletich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Miletich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romanow's knee momentarily.
Romanow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miletich scores with a punch to the head.
Miletich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romanow's hands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romanow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miletich is looking to slow Romanow down with leg kicks.
Miletich misses with a few strikes there.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miletich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Miletich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romanow misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Miletich misses the target.
It looked like Romanow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miletich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miletich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow dips to his left and cracks Miletich with an uppercut!
Miletich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanow's calf.
Romanow throws a lazy head kick
and Miletich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanow lands with an overhand left.
Romanow swings for the body but Miletich moves out of range.
Romanow misses with a body shot
and Miletich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miletich looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
Miletich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanow looks to throw a body kick
letting Miletich counter with a right hand.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miletich moves away.
Miletich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanow moves away.
Miletich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Miletich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitch Miletich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Miletich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Miletich slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romanow.
Miletich was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Miletich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miletich!
Romanow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miletich.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miletich counters with a leg kick.
Romanow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miletich misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Romanow counter with a right hand.
Miletich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Romanow.
Romanow scores with a decent looking hook.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Miletich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanow.
Romanow jabs at Miletich's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Romanow blocks the low kick.
Miletich moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romanow misses with a low kick.
Miletich looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Romanow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miletich's head.
Romanow lands with a right hand.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miletich takes a swing at Romanow's ribcage but misses.
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Romanow checks the leg kick.
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Romanow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miletich moves out of range as Romanow throws a body kick.
Miletich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romanow under the eye.
Romanow throws a jab when Miletich was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow defending well as Miletich loads up on a big left hand.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Miletich moved out of range nicely.
Romanow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miletich cracks Romanow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romanow throws a hook but Miletich avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miletich.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Miletich moves away and avoids it.
Romanow throws a head kick that misses
and Miletich counters with a one-two to the body.
Miletich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miletich throws a shot to the body.
Miletich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanow circles away quickly and effectively.
Romanow throws a hook but Miletich blocks it.
Romanow takes a swing at Miletich's ribcage but misses.
Romanow connects with a body shot that sends Miletich's belly button to the back.
Miletich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miletich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow swings for the body but Miletich moves out of range.
Romanow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Miletich does no damage.
Romanow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miletich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Miletich counters with a good, hard body kick but Romanow shrugs it off.
Miletich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romanow throws a hook but Miletich avoids it easily.
Miletich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romanow tries to bum rush Miletich with a series of wild strikes but Miletich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miletich digs a good body shot into Romanow's ribs.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Romanow misses with a leg kick
and Miletich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miletich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miletich was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
Romanow swings for the body but Miletich moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miletich.
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!
Miletich ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
Romanow lands with a good body shot.
Romanow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romanow duly obliges.
Miletich connects with a body shot that sends Romanow's belly button to the back.
Miletich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Miletich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miletich misses with a kick to the body.
Romanow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
and Miletich counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miletich is able to avoid easily.
Romanow connects with a body shot that sends Miletich's belly button to the back.
Miletich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanow. That did some damage!
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 Lars Romanow.
I think Romanow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mitch Miletich!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 301 p4p, 35 weight class) and Kosken Jorma (ranked 399 p4p, 51 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Kapaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma is looking to chop away at Kapaldi's legs.
Jorma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Jorma as he connects with a hook.
Kapaldi ducks under a wild hook from Jorma.
Kapaldi tries to work over Jorma's front leg with a kick but Jorma checks it.
Kapaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jorma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kapaldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jorma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kapaldi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jorma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jorma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma throws a hook but Kapaldi avoids it easily.
Kapaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Kapaldi lands a jab-cross combination.
Jorma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma shoots in looking for a takedown but Kapaldi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jorma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It appears Kapaldi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kapaldi is looking to chop away at Jorma's legs.
Kapaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jorma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma misses with a wild combination.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jorma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot that snaps Jorma's head back.
Jorma blocks a low kick nicely.
Jorma throws a solid leg kick but Kapaldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jorma.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jorma.
Kapaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kapaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kapaldi punishes Jorma's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jorma. That's going to slow Kapaldi down.
Jorma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Kapaldi throws a lazy right hand but Jorma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Kapaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kapaldi cracks Jorma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Jorma thinks about the counter body kick.
Kapaldi tries to move into range but Jorma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jorma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Jorma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick.
Jorma connects with an inside leg kick.
Jorma pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kapaldi back to the cage. Jorma follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jorma lands with a cross.
Jorma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kapaldi counters with a body kick that stops Jorma in his tracks momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Jorma.
Kapaldi throws a body punch but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma throws a shot from downtown. Kapaldi moves away and avoids it.
Jorma checks a low kick from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi works Jorma's body with a nice hook.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma throws a jab but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that half lands.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorma moves away.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Jorma throws a leg kick but Kapaldi checks it.
Kapaldi lands a jab.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorma moves away.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but Jorma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a low kick but Kapaldi avoids it.
Jorma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kapaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorma.
Pedro Kapaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jorma.
Jorma misses with an uppercut. Kapaldi saw that one coming.
Kapaldi lands a nice hook to Jorma's body. Jorma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jorma slips under a jab.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi tries to land a body kick
and Jorma counters with an outside leg kick.
Jorma digs a good hook to Kapaldi's body.
Kapaldi lands a high kick!
Jorma cracks Kapaldi with an open hand slap.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses
and Jorma counters with a left to the body.
Kapaldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jorma. That did some damage!
Kapaldi is looking to wear down Jorma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Kapaldi
and Jorma counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the side of Jorma's head but Jorma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kapaldi avoids the body shot from Jorma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Kapaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kapaldi takes one on the button.
Jorma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kapaldi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jorma misses with a wild combination.
Kapaldi misses the jab.
Kapaldi slips under a jab from Jorma.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Jorma throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kapaldi. Kapaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Jorma was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jorma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kapaldi to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapaldi.
A good leg kick by Jorma.
Kapaldi looks to land a body kick but Jorma moved away.
Kapaldi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jorma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Jorma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kosken Jorma will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jorma thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Jorma misses.
Kapaldi tries a low kick but Jorma avoids it.
Kapaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kapaldi cracks Jorma with an open hand slap.
Kapaldi looks to throw a body kick
and Jorma counters with a takedown into side control.
Jorma trying to control the action but Kapaldi is working from the bottom.
Kapaldi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jorma.
Jorma landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorma tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jorma working the ground and pound but Kapaldi is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jorma working the ground and pound but Kapaldi is defending the strikes.
Kapaldi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jorma.
Kapaldi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kapaldi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jorma.
Jorma working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from Jorma crashes against the mat.
Jorma in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jorma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jorma creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kapaldi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kapaldi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jorma in side control, throwing shots but Kapaldi defends.
Jorma trying to control the position but Kapaldi is working away.
Jorma lands a nice forearm strike.
Jorma working the strikes but Kapaldi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jorma seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jorma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kapaldi defending well though.
Kapaldi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jorma working the head and body with strikes.
Jorma thows a huge punch but Kapaldi dodges it nicely.
Jorma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jorma is trying to control the action in half guard but Kapaldi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kapaldi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jorma throwing shots but Kapaldi is blocking nicely.
Kapaldi trying to hold on to Jorma's head to control him but Jorma postures up.
Jorma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kapaldi's head.
Jorma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kapaldi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jorma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kapaldi defending well though.
Kapaldi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jorma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jorma thows a huge punch but Kapaldi dodges it nicely.
Kapaldi is in trouble now - Jorma has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma looking to finish with strikes here!
Jorma landing shots from mount.
Jorma goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kapaldi turns into him and now he's in Jorma's guard.
Jorma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jorma is looking for a triangle here but Kapaldi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosken Jorma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jorma looks to land a right hand but Kapaldi moved out of range.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot.
Kapaldi slips a jab and a cross from Jorma.
Good work by Jorma as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kapaldi.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown but Kapaldi shows good takedown defense.
Kapaldi throws a head kick but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kapaldi as he avoids it easily.
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut. Jorma saw that one coming.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick.
Jorma throws a low kick but Kapaldi avoids it.
Jorma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kapaldi throws out the jab.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the side of Jorma's head but Jorma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapaldi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jorma is able to avoid easily.
Kapaldi cracks Jorma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorma moves away.
Kapaldi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi looks to land a body kick but Jorma moved away.
Jorma throws out a powerful jab.
Jorma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kapaldi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kapaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Jorma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapaldi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jorma's head.
Kapaldi checks a leg kick.
Jorma scores with a nice right hand.
Kapaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jorma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapaldi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapaldi. Jorma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro Kapaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands a glancing blow to the side of Jorma's head.
Kapaldi throws a push kick but Jorma slaps the foot to one side.
Kapaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorma is just out of range.
Jorma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorma moves away.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jorma.
Jorma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kapaldi.
Good leg kick by Jorma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pedro Kapaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Jorma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kapaldi but Kapaldi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pedro Kapaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosken Jorma.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Jorma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses
and Jorma counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jorma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Kapaldi tenderised Jorma's leg. Jorma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jorma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kapaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kapaldi takes one to the chin there.
Kapaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorma has his takedown stuffed
and Kapaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kapaldi misses with a looping left.
Jorma cracks Kapaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kapaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jorma counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jorma defending well as Kapaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Jorma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kapaldi cracks the inside of Jorma's front leg.
A jab from Jorma finds it's way through Kapaldi's defenses.
A clash of legs there as Jorma blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jorma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jorma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorma landing with the ground and pound.
Kapaldi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorma working some strikes from top position.
Jorma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kapaldi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosken Jorma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jorma 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosken Jorma!
In his post fight interview, Kosken Jorma started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushii (ranked 392 p4p, 49 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 357 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuroda Atsushii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon throws a head kick that misses
and Lennon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atsushii throws a leg kick which misses Lennon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lennon tries to avoid it.
Lennon misses with a two punch combination.
Atsushii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lennon.
Atsushii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atsushii swats away the attempt to clinch by Lennon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atsushii.
Atsushii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Atsushii counters with an inside leg kick.
Lennon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Atsushii counters with a good low kick that Lennon was not able to check.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atsushii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon tries to clinch there but Atsushii circles away.
Atsushii checks a low kick from Lennon.
Lennon looks to land a left hand but Atsushii moved out of range nicely.
Lennon misses with a looping left.
Atsushii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Atsushii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lennon was well out of range. Poor timing from Atsushii.
Lennon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lennon checks a leg kick.
Atsushii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lennon lunges at Atsushii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atsushii's hand.
Atsushii moves out of range of the strikes.
Atsushii keeps the fight on the outside.
Atsushii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lennon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lennon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atsushii throwing a counter right hand but Lennon manages to avoid it.
Lennon lands a jab-cross combination.
Lennon swings for the body but Atsushii moves out of range.
Atsushii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Atsushii's head coaches at Damage Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atsushii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lennon. Lennon obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushii throws a good cross that connects.
Lennon is looking to clinch.
Lennon throws a hook to the side of Atsushii's head but Atsushii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atsushii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Atsushii feints and then cracks Lennon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lennon down.
Atsushii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lennon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atsushii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lennon throws a push kick but Atsushii slaps the foot to one side.
Lennon connects with the punch.
Lennon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lennon lands a glancing blow to the side of Atsushii's head.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lennon moves out of range as Atsushii strikes.
Lennon tries to counter with a clinch but Atsushii shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii with a jab.
Atsushii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atsushii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atsushii looks to score with a jab to the body but Lennon is just out of range.
Atsushii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lennon can pounce on him.
Lennon catches Atsushii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atsushii lands a brutal head kick. Lennon looks out on his feet and Atsushii throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kuroda Atsushii!
A victorious Kuroda Atsushii 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Brophy (ranked 286 p4p, 33 weight class) and Sendou Kitano (ranked 208 p4p, 26 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by JME - The Very Best. Kitano has chosen Taeko Ohnuki - 4:00 AM as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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240 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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196 cm
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230 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kitano cracks the inside of Brophy's front leg.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Kitano misses with a wild body shot.
Sendou Kitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy thows a leg kick but Kitano checks it
enabling Kitano to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Red Brophy has been cut.
Brophy drops Kitano with a beautiful combination! Kitano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brophy is looking for the KO!
It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
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!
Brophy tries to move into range but Kitano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kitano misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a nice right hand that sends Kitano toppling to the canvas! Kitano scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brophy finish him?!
Kitano is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Brophy engages and cracks Kitano with a massive lead left hook - Kitano tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Brophy is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Red Brophy!
A victorious Red Brophy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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