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BFF 43: Kasza vs. Obermueller PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ori Anna (ranked 7677 p4p, 625 weight class) and Christoforos Christofi (ranked 23832 p4p, 667 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Anna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christoforos Christofi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christofi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christofi scores with a hook.
Christofi scores with a punch to the head.
Anna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christofi.
Anna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christofi moves away.
Christofi takes a swing at Anna's ribcage but misses.
Anna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christofi throws a jab but it's blocked by Anna.
Anna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from Christofi lands.
Christofi misses with a wild combination.
Christofi throws a shot from downtown. Anna moves away and avoids it.
Christofi throws an overhand right that lands on Anna's shoulder, as Anna tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Anna.
Christofi throws a poor cross that misses
and Christofi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christofi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christofi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anna throws a hook to the side of Christofi's head but Christofi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Christofi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anna throws a leg kick but Christofi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christofi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christofi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anna misses with a straight right.
Anna rushes Christofi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anna.
A short body shot lands from Christofi as the two fighters clinch.
Anna is trying to stall.
Christofi misses with a punch on the inside.
Anna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Christofi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Anna's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anna can't find room to land a body shot as Christofi controls the action.
Anna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christofi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christofi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Anna misses with a punch on the inside.
Anna drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anna keeping moving, preventing Christofi from controlling successfully.
Anna pushes a forearm under Christofi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Christofi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ori Anna!
Our winner, Ori Anna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 5576 p4p, 488 weight class) and Erik Eriksson (ranked 23365 p4p, 576 weight class). Eriksson has chosen The Script - Hall of Fame as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eriksson throws a big shot that misses.
McGregor clinches.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eriksson has had enough of the clinch but McGregor keeps him there for the moment.
Eriksson is trying to maintain a safe position but McGregor gets an underhook and turns Eriksson into the ropes.
Eriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eriksson blocking some punches.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Eriksson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eriksson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
Eriksson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor darts in and clinches Eriksson up against the ropes.
McGregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eriksson taking a breather.
McGregor lands a body shot.
Eriksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Eriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson can't break the clinch.
McGregor keeps control of Eriksson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksson manages to break the clinch.
McGregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eriksson, pushing him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from McGregor.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
Eriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eriksson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McGregor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eriksson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eriksson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Eriksson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor has Eriksson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Eriksson breaks the clinch.
McGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
McGregor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eriksson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGregor.
Eriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eriksson.
McGregor misses with a hook. Eriksson ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Eriksson misses.
McGregor has managed to clinch.
McGregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eriksson has McGregor pressed against the ropes.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor throws a right hand that Eriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Eriksson also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eriksson.
McGregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGregor gets a clinch.
Eriksson trying to control the position but instead, McGregor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eriksson into the ropes.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but Eriksson has him pressed against the ropes.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Eriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Eriksson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eriksson! But no joy.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Eriksson circles away.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Eriksson.
It seemed like Eriksson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eriksson gets tackled into the ropes by McGregor. McGregor maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksson wants to stall.
Eriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eriksson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGregor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eriksson backs up against the ropes.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
Eriksson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eriksson scores with a shoulder strike.
Eriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Eriksson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGregor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Eriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksson misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
McGregor throws a right and a left that Eriksson avoids nicely.
Eriksson throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eriksson throws a hook to the side of McGregor's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
McGregor moves into the clinch.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eriksson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
Eriksson breaks from the clinch.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Eriksson keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Eriksson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for McGregor.
McGregor cracks Eriksson with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Eriksson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor misses with a body punch
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor throws a body punch but Eriksson moves out of range.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
McGregor rushes Eriksson and presses him up against the ropes.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eriksson manages to break the clinch.
Eriksson misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Eriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson cracks a nice hook into McGregor's ribs.
Eriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Eriksson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eriksson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor clinches up with Eriksson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Eriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Eriksson scores with a four punch combination!
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eriksson moves away.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Eriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eriksson is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by McGregor there.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Eriksson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Eriksson misses.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from McGregor misses.
McGregor misses with a shot to the body
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
McGregor's corner calls for a 1-2. McGregor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGregor takes a swing at Eriksson's ribcage but misses.
Eriksson throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
McGregor tests Eriksson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McGregor.
McGregor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Eriksson is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by McGregor.
McGregor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eriksson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGregor clinches with his opponent.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Eriksson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGregor wants to clinch up but Eriksson keeps it at a distance.
McGregor wants to clinch.
McGregor needs to keep his hands up - Eriksson had a free shot at his head there.
McGregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
Eriksson breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor throws a lazy right hand but Eriksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eriksson lands with a shot to the body.
Eriksson throws a body shot but no joy.
McGregor misses with a hook
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
McGregor stalks Eriksson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eriksson's face. Eriksson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
McGregor moves into range and clinches up with Eriksson.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but McGregor improves position.
Eriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGregor has him pressed against the ropes.
McGregor working aggressively here.
McGregor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eriksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eriksson manages to break the clinch.
Eriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eriksson slips a jab from McGregor.
Eriksson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Eriksson. That snapped McGregor's head back.
Erik Eriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor misses with a combination
and Eriksson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGregor thinking.
Eriksson loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
Eriksson loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor closes the distance but Eriksson moves to the side
enabling Eriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eriksson throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
A jab from McGregor misses.
A nice side step and Eriksson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGregor wants to clinch but Eriksson slips to the side
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conor McGregor's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor looks to throw a body kick
and Eriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGregor moves into range and clinches up with Eriksson.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Eriksson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Eriksson circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Eriksson misses.
McGregor throws a body punch but Eriksson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor moves to clinch but Eriksson breaks away
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
McGregor is rocked!
McGregor misses with the combination.
Eriksson missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor lands a nice hook to Eriksson's body. Eriksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGregor wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Eriksson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eriksson throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Eriksson.
McGregor misses with a combination
and Eriksson counters with a crisp right hand that drops McGregor! Eriksson lets McGregor back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conor McGregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eriksson throws an overhand right that drops McGregor like a sack of potatoes! Eriksson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Eriksson!
Erik Eriksson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adelaide Byrd (ranked 6907 p4p, 545 weight class) and Hidetoshi Fukunishi (ranked 6855 p4p, 543 weight class). Byrd comes to the ring accompanied by Candy Shop. Fukunishi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: https://youtu.be/yrO7NFsAbwI. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adelaide Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Fukunishi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukunishi misses with the combination.
Fukunishi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice uppercut there from Byrd.
Fukunishi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Byrd counters with a stiff right hand.
Fukunishi is rocked!
Byrd fakes the body blow, causing Fukunishi to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Fukunishi goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adelaide Byrd!
A very excited looking Adelaide Byrd rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Hidetoshi Fukunishi was interviewed post fight and said 'くそ！ごめんよ！'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 8223 p4p, 270 weight class) and Tim Pigeon (ranked 5398 p4p, 226 weight class). Makunouchi comes to the ring accompanied by Under Star. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Pigeon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pigeon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pigeon, as that shot connected.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
Pigeon lands with a good body shot.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
Pigeon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pigeon dips to his left and cracks Makunouchi with an uppercut!
Makunouchi walks into a left hand.
Pigeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pigeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pigeon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makunouchi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makunouchi misses with a combination
and Pigeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makunouchi drops his hands momentarily and Pigeon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makunouchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pigeon throws a shot to the body.
Makunouchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Pigeon.
Makunouchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been informed that Pigeon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon with a hook.
Nice body punch from Pigeon.
Tim Pigeon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pigeon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pigeon lands a glancing blow to the side of Makunouchi's head.
Pigeon scores with a jab. Makunouchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pigeon scores with a punch to the head.
Makunouchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pigeon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Makunouchi is rocked!
Pigeon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Makunouchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pigeon drops Makunouchi with a big left hand! Makunouchi is injured, injured bad! Pigeon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Pigeon!
In defeat, Ippo Makunouchi stepped up to the mic, saying 'ごめんなさい！すぎのファイトもと強いになる！'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Kabulniyazov (ranked 4473 p4p, 515 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 4697 p4p, 531 weight class). Kamogawa has chosen Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aziz Kabulniyazov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kabulniyazov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kabulniyazov misses with an elbow strike.
Kabulniyazov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamogawa controls his hands.
Kamogawa lands a body shot.
Kabulniyazov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamogawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kamogawa.
Kabulniyazov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Kabulniyazov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Kabulniyazov.
Kamogawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kabulniyazov taking a breather.
Kamogawa throws a head punch that misses.
Kabulniyazov fails to pull guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kabulniyazov.
Kamogawa blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kabulniyazov.
Kabulniyazov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kabulniyazov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kabulniyazov slips under a jab.
Kabulniyazov is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov staying out of range there.
Kabulniyazov tries to clinch up but Kamogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Kamogawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamogawa thows a leg kick but Kabulniyazov checks it
and Kabulniyazov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kabulniyazov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kabulniyazov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamogawa looks to land a right hand but Kabulniyazov moved out of range.
Kamogawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kabulniyazov clinches up against the ropes.
Kamogawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kabulniyazov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamogawa 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 Kabulniyazov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kabulniyazov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamogawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kabulniyazov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kabulniyazov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa pushes Kabulniyazov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kabulniyazov avoids the elbow strike from Kamogawa, against the ropes.
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the side of Kabulniyazov's head but Kabulniyazov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kabulniyazov tries to keep at a distance but Kamogawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
Kamogawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamogawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabulniyazov.
Kabulniyazov tries to pull guard but Kamogawa forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Kabulniyazov managing to block the knees to the body from Kamogawa.
Kabulniyazov pulls guard successfully.
Kamogawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kabulniyazov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kabulniyazov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kamogawa defends it easily.
Kamogawa is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamogawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kamogawa pushing down on Kabulniyazov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kabulniyazov moves into full guard.
Kabulniyazov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kamogawa content to stall in guard here.
Kamogawa stopping the sweep attempt from Kabulniyazov.
Kamogawa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kamogawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kabulniyazov is looking for a triangle but Kamogawa pushes his legs off easily.
Kamogawa wants to control from the top but Kabulniyazov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov working for a triangle but Kamogawa defends it easily.
Kabulniyazov trying to keep a closed guard but Kamogawa is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kabulniyazov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kabulniyazov being controlled here, momentarily.
Kamogawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kabulniyazov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kabulniyazov is on top in guard.
Kamogawa is adopting a defensive guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kabulniyazov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamogawa is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamogawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Kamogawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kamogawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamogawa, not yet.
Kamogawa keeping full guard, as Kabulniyazov tries to pass.
Kamogawa pulls Kabulniyazov in close to prevent any damage.
Kamogawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kabulniyazov is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kamogawa is trying to keep Kabulniyazov in close.
Kamogawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kabulniyazov is one step ahead there.
Kabulniyazov forces his way into half guard.
Kabulniyazov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamogawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kabulniyazov wants to free his trapped foot but Kamogawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kabulniyazov wants to control but Kamogawa is keeping him busy.
Kamogawa trying to control but Kabulniyazov postures up.
Kamogawa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kabulniyazov stopping the sweep attempt from Kamogawa.
Kabulniyazov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov postures up.
Kabulniyazov trying to control but Kamogawa is working from the bottom.
Kabulniyazov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kamogawa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kabulniyazov postures up.
Kabulniyazov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamogawa is keeping the position for now.
Kabulniyazov wants to control from the top but Kamogawa keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kabulniyazov blocks a jab.
Kamogawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kabulniyazov trying to stall but Kamogawa improves his position.
Kamogawa blocks an elbow strike.
Kabulniyazov throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kamogawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kabulniyazov's brow.
Kabulniyazov successfully pulls guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov working for a triangle but Kamogawa defends it easily.
Kamogawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kabulniyazov keeping moving, preventing Kamogawa from controlling successfully.
Kabulniyazov is looking for a triangle but Kamogawa pushes his legs off easily.
Kamogawa content to stall in guard here.
Kabulniyazov keeping moving, preventing Kamogawa from controlling successfully.
Kamogawa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kamogawa trying to control but Kabulniyazov is working from the bottom.
Kabulniyazov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kamogawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kamogawa forces his way into half guard.
Kabulniyazov is looking for a sweep. Kamogawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kabulniyazov is staying active underneath Kamogawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamogawa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kabulniyazov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kabulniyazov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kamogawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamogawa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 Aziz Kabulniyazov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kamogawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamogawa looks to land a right hand but Kabulniyazov moved out of range.
Kabulniyazov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kabulniyazov scores with a nice right hand.
Kabulniyazov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamogawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kabulniyazov.
Both fighters circling a little - Kabulniyazov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kamogawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kamogawa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kamogawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Kabulniyazov misses the target.
Kamogawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kamogawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kabulniyazov checks a leg kick.
Aziz Kabulniyazov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick but Kabulniyazov checks it.
Kamogawa misses with a left hand
and Kabulniyazov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Kamogawa misses
and Kabulniyazov counters with a left hand that sends Kamogawa to the canvas!
Kamogawa is rocked!
It looks like Genji Kamogawa has been cut.
Kamogawa is breathing heavily.
Kabulniyazov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamogawa is keeping the position for now.
Kamogawa is still in real trouble! Can Kabulniyazov finish him?
Kabulniyazov trying to control but Kamogawa is working from the bottom.
Kamogawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamogawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kamogawa is still trying to improve position.
Kabulniyazov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamogawa can do to turn this around?
Kabulniyazov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kabulniyazov preventing the sweep.
Kamogawa is trying to keep Kabulniyazov in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov trying to control but Kamogawa is working from the bottom.
Kamogawa keeping full guard, as Kabulniyazov tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kabulniyazov trying to control but Kamogawa is working from the bottom.
Kamogawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kamogawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aziz Kabulniyazov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kabulniyazov looking to pass the guard.
Kamogawa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kabulniyazov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kabulniyazov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kamogawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kabulniyazov throws a head kick but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Kabulniyazov swings for the body but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Kamogawa misses with a left hand
and Kabulniyazov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamogawa cracks Kabulniyazov with an open hand slap.
Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches.
Kabulniyazov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kabulniyazov blocks the elbow strike.
Kamogawa breaks the clinch.
Kamogawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Kamogawa tries to get set, Kabulniyazov tries to push him back and clinch up but Kamogawa manages to avoid the attempt.
Kamogawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kabulniyazov.
Kabulniyazov staying out of range there.
Kabulniyazov scores with a push kick.
Kabulniyazov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamogawa.
Kabulniyazov moves into range and clinches up with Kamogawa.
Kabulniyazov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamogawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kabulniyazov is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamogawa misses with a body punch.
Kabulniyazov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kamogawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kabulniyazov backwards.
Kamogawa tries to throw a body punch but Kabulniyazov avoids it by throwing Kamogawa back against the ropes.
Kabulniyazov scores with a shot to the side of Kamogawa's head.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kabulniyazov avoiding damage as Kamogawa throws knees to the body.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kamogawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kabulniyazov's brow.
Kabulniyazov tries to work over Kamogawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Kabulniyazov.
Kabulniyazov blocks the elbow strike.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kabulniyazov manages to pull guard.
Kabulniyazov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kabulniyazov trying to control the position here.
Kabulniyazov trying to keep a closed guard but Kamogawa is proving a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kabulniyazov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kamogawa has managed to get both his arms back between Kabulniyazov's legs - danger averted.
Kamogawa trying to control but Kabulniyazov is working from the bottom.
Kamogawa won't allow Kabulniyazov to sweep him here.
Kamogawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kabulniyazov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kabulniyazov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kabulniyazov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kamogawa is aware though and is defending well.
Kamogawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kabulniyazov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kabulniyazov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kamogawa frees his head nicely. Oh but Kabulniyazov has switched to an armbar! Kamogawa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aziz Kabulniyazov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilky Pierre (ranked 2668 p4p, 339 weight class) and Tommy Robinson (ranked 3108 p4p, 385 weight class). Wilky Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Robinson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre clinches.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Robinson's coach down at Grounders Foundation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Robinson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pierre fails to pull guard.
Pierre jumps guard but Robinson stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilky Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre successfully pulls guard.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Robinson trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Robinson gets to his feet - Pierre follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Robinson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre instigates a clinch.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.
Robinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Pierre clinches up against the ropes.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.
Pierre tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Good shot there by Robinson.
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre is rocked!
Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierre at a distance.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a pinpoint strike between Pierre's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Pierre crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Robinson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Robinson!
Tommy Robinson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MMA Hype Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Whelan (ranked 1997 p4p, 292 weight class) and Rhymin Slayin (ranked 4072 p4p, 492 weight class). Whelan comes to the ring accompanied by Childish Gambino - Redbone (70s Remix). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Slayin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
Slayin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slayin tries to move into range but Whelan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slayin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
Slayin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan misses with a right hand
enabling Slayin to counter with a crisp jab.
Whelan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slayin. Slayin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whelan throws a poor cross that misses
and Slayin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whelan.
Slayin moves away from the strike by Whelan.
Whelan throws an overhand right that lands on Slayin's shoulder, as Slayin tries to avoid the shot.
Slayin throws a lazy uppercut
and Whelan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whelan throws a lazy right hand but Slayin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whelan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayin moves away.
Slayin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whelan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whelan lands a nice hook to Slayin's body. Slayin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whelan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Whelan cracks Slayin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Whelan misses.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Whelan avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whelan misses with a hook
and Slayin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slayin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whelan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slayin at a distance.
Slayin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whelan.
Slayin throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Whelan.
Whelan throws a hook but Slayin avoids it easily.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Whelan avoids it with no problem.
Whelan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slayin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slayin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whelan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin avoids the body shot from Whelan.
Nice jab there from Whelan.
It looks like Rhymin Slayin has been cut.
Whelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slayin throws a big counter head kick but Whelan avoids it with no problem.
Whelan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Slayin counter with a right hand.
Whelan misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whelan misses with a right hand
and Slayin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whelan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whelan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelan just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayin misses with an uppercut
and Whelan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slayin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Slayin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Whelan.
A little jabbing left from Slayin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whelan works Slayin's body with a nice hook.
Slayin looks to land a left hand but Whelan moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Whelan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whelan.
It seemed like Slayin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Slayin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whelan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whelan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slayin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whelan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slayin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slayin thuds a left hand into Whelan's body.
Whelan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whelan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whelan misses with a left hand
letting Slayin counter with a right hand.
Slayin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whelan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayin.
Slayin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whelan.
Whelan swings widly with a right hand
and Slayin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slayin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whelan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whelan misses the jab.
Whelan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slayin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whelan moves forwards but Slayin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whelan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slayin throws a hook but Whelan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Whelan.
Slayin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whelan looks to land a right hand but Slayin moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whelan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Whelan.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Slayin moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Slayin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slayin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Whelan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slayin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whelan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayin.
Whelan throws a poor cross that misses
and Slayin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whelan looks to land a right hand but Slayin moved out of range.
Slayin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slayin dips to his left and cracks Whelan with an uppercut!
Whelan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slayin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Whelan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Whelan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Slayin counter with a right hand.
Whelan misses with a left hand
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Whelan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slayin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Whelan! Slayin lets Whelan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Whelan is rocked!
Sean Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Whelan misses its intended target.
It seemed like Slayin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Whelan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whelan misses with a lunging right hand
and Slayin counters with a lovely 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!
Whelan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slayin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Whelan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan cracks a nice hook into Slayin's ribs.
Slayin slips a straight right by Whelan.
Whelan misses with an uppercut
and Slayin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slayin slips a straight right by Whelan.
Slayin lands a big right hand that sends Whelan crashing to the mat! Slayin stays standing though and waves Whelan back to his feet!
Whelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Slayin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whelan throws a shot from downtown. Slayin moves away and avoids it.
Slayin shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Slayin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whelan lunges at Slayin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slayin's hand.
Whelan stalks Slayin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slayin's face. Slayin staggers backwards, shaken.
Whelan moves away from the strike by Slayin.
Slayin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whelan.
Slayin slips under a jab from Whelan.
Slayin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whelan.
Slayin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whelan.
Whelan swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Slayin slips a straight right by Whelan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slayin! But no joy.
Whelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayin is just out of range.
Slayin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whelan.
A little jabbing left from Slayin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slayin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a lunging right hand
and Slayin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Whelan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slayin looks to throw the jab but Whelan is out of range.
Sean Whelan is winning the standup battle so far.
Whelan scores with a jab to the head.
Whelan scores with a decent looking hook.
Slayin scores with a sloppy right hand. Whelan should have avoided that one.
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!
Whelan swings widly with a right hand
and Slayin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Slayin.
Slayin slips under a jab.
Whelan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slayin has time to react.
Slayin misses with a hook.
Whelan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slayin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelan lands with a nice body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whelan scores with a punch to the head.
Whelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayin is just out of range.
It seemed like Slayin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whelan misses the jab.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Whelan avoids it with no problem.
Whelan throws the left hand but Slayin avoids the punch easily.
Slayin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slayin! But no joy.
Slayin lands a lovely overhand right.
Slayin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whelan was well out of range. Poor timing from Slayin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whelan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slayin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whelan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whelan throws a hook to the side of Slayin's head but Slayin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slayin blocks a jab.
Slayin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Slayin ducks under a wild hook from Whelan.
It seemed like Slayin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whelan swings widly with a right hand
and Slayin counters with a nice uppercut.
Whelan misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Slayin misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whelan swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Slayin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whelans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whelan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slayin slips a jab from Whelan.
Slayin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whelan staying out of range there.
Whelan misses with a lunging right hand
and Slayin counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rhymin Slayin!
Rhymin Slayin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 1928 p4p, 285 weight class) and Stef Power Jr (ranked 2377 p4p, 332 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stef Power Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski ducks under a wild hook from Power Jr.
Popinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Popinski is looking to counter punch.
Popinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power Jr.
Crunch! Popinski slams his shin into Power Jr's torso.
Power Jr throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Popinski tries to score with a low kick but Power Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Popinski throws a body kick that misses.
Power Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Popinski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Popinski scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popinski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid body kick from Popinski.
Power Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Popinski counters with a body 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!
Popinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Popinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power Jr cracks Popinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Popinski finds it's target.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Power Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power Jr.
Power Jr looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
Popinski forces Power Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Power Jr tries to break the clinch but Popinski is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
Power Jr misses with a body punch.
A short right from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Power Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Popinski is trying to stall.
Popinski scores with a shot to the side of Power Jr's head.
Power Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popinski scores with a leg kick.
Power Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power Jr misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Popinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Popinski tried to score with a low kick but Power Jr checks it.
Power Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Popinski slips a jab from Power Jr.
A jab from Popinski finds it's way through Power Jr's defenses.
Popinski is looking to slow Power Jr down with leg kicks.
Popinski wants to clinch
and Power Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power Jr 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.
Popinski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Power Jr misses the target.
Popinski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Popinski tenderised Power Jr's leg. Power Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Popinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Popinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power Jr forces Popinski back against the ropes and clinches.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Popinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Power Jr's efforts to push away.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but Popinski forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Popinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Power Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Popinski tries to work over Power Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power Jr lands a jab to the head.
Power Jr tries to clinch but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popinski is looking to slow Power Jr down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Popinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power Jr throws out a loose jab but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power Jr throws a shot to the body.
Popinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Popinski.
Power Jr wants to clinch but Popinski slips to the side
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Power Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Popinski scores with a head kick.
Popinski slips a jab from Power Jr.
Power Jr throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Popinski throws the kick towards the body but Power Jr avoids it.
Power Jr 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popinski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power Jr throws a right hand that Popinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Popinski also avoids with ease.
Popinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Power Jr should have avoided that one.
Power Jr rushes Popinski and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Popinski.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Popinski to keep the fight standing.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stef Power Jr.
Power Jr successfully pulls guard.
Popinski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Popinski is stalling in the full guard.
Popinski continues to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr is trying to keep Popinski in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Power Jr working for a triangle but Popinski defends it easily.
Power Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popinski.
Popinski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Power Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Popinski has managed to get both his arms back between Power Jr's legs - danger averted.
Popinski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Popinski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Popinski is proving a slippery customer.
Power Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Popinski defends it easily.
Power Jr is controlling Popinski's posture.
Popinski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Power Jr looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut.
Power Jr misses the jab.
Popinski half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Popinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Power Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
You can see that Power Jr has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That kick from Popinski tenderised Power Jr's leg. Power Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popinski slips a jab from Power Jr.
Popinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power Jr.
Popinski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Popinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power Jr.
Power Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popinski moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Power Jr.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Popinski just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Power Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Power Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Popinski smiles and moves away.
Power Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power Jr throws a right hand that Popinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Popinski also avoids with ease.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Popinski circles away.
Good work by Power Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Popinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Popinski looks to land a body kick but Power Jr moved away.
An inside leg kick from Popinski misses.
Power Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Popinski - that will leave a mark!
Power Jr checks the leg kick.
Popinski lands a jab to the head.
Power Jr forces Popinski back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Popinski on the inside.
Popinski is working Power Jr over against the ropes.
Power Jr looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Popinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Popinski manages to break the clinch.
Power Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Popinski counters with a body kick that stops Power Jr in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soda Popinski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Popinski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Power Jr. That snapped Popinski's head back.
Power Jr scores with a jab. Popinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Popinski counters with a series of strikes. Power Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Popinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power Jr.
Power Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popinski under the eye.
Popinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Popinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power Jr manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power Jr checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power Jr! But no joy.
Popinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Popinski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Popinski, as that shot connected.
Popinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Popinski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Power Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power Jr throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Power Jr.
Power Jr is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Popinski slams his shin into Power Jr's torso.
Popinski gets a clinch.
Soda Popinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Popinski effectively controlling the action here.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power Jr fails to pull guard.
Popinski breaks from the clinch.
Power Jr throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Popinski.
Popinski throws a body kick that misses.
Power Jr lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power Jr.
Popinski blocks a jab.
Popinski clobbers Power Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power Jr. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Popinski throws a head kick that misses.
Popinski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Popinski slips a straight right by Power Jr.
Power Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Power Jr.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but Popinski holds him up against the ropes and eventually Power Jr drops back down to his feet.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Popinski.
Power Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Popinski.
Popinski slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Popinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Popinski.
Power Jr blocks an uppercut.
Power Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Popinski just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stef Power Jr.
Popinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Popinski thows a body kick. Power Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Popinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Power Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Popinski's hands.
Power Jr throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski defending well as Power Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Power Jr avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut.
Popinski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Power Jr just manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Power Jr.
Power Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Popinski scores with a spinning back kick!
Power Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Popinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power Jr is rocked!
Power Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Power Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Popinski finish him?
Popinski shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Power Jr takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Popinski sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Power Jr bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Soda Popinski!
Soda Popinski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bazar Al Jhit (ranked 473 p4p, 62 weight class) and Patrick Henry (ranked 1506 p4p, 183 weight class). Al Jhit comes to the ring accompanied by What May Safely Be Written. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bazar Al Jhit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Henry!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Jhit drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Al Jhit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Jhit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Jhit sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Al Jhit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Jhit lands with a straight right. Henry didn't see that one coming.
Al Jhit throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Al Jhit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Al Jhit stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is trying to get an arm triangle but Henry is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Al Jhit in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Al Jhit trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
Al Jhit controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit has hold of Henry's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Henry seems comfortable defending it but Al Jhit has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Henry is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Henry is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Al Jhit couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bazar Al Jhit!
Bazar Al Jhit retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Bazar Al Jhit rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Kasza (ranked 532 p4p, 59 weight class) and Bernd Obermueller (ranked 1372 p4p, 141 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artur Kasza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernd Obermueller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obermueller takes the fight into the clinch.
Obermueller stalling against the ropes.
Obermueller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Artur Kasza has been cut.
Obermueller lands a good knee to the midsection. Kasza won't want to take too many of those.
Obermueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Kasza is breathing heavily.
Kasza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obermueller with a knee to the head.
Obermueller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obermueller leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Obermueller scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kasza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Obermueller is defending well.
Obermueller connects with a knee to the head.
Obermueller landing knees to the head.
Obermueller connects with a knee to the head.
Obermueller lands a big knee to the head and Kasza goes down! Obermueller pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernd Obermueller!
Bernd Obermueller is the new heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Bernd Obermueller made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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