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PFC 95 Wright vs Bosch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 2200 p4p, 116 weight class) and Tim Lincekum (ranked 3870 p4p, 183 weight class). Lincekum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BYOB kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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33
136 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lincekum!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lincekum takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lincekum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lincekum throws a right hand that misses
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshall throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lincekum counter with a right hand.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincekum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall throws a right hand that misses
and Lincekum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincekum throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum with a nice cross.
Marshall connects with a right hand. Lincekum shakes it off.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
Lincekum misses with a hook.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Lincekum finds it's way through Marshall's defenses.
Marshall slips under a jab from Lincekum.
Marshall is looking to counter punch.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marshall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincekum throws out the jab.
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lincekum's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Lincekum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Lincekum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lincekum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincekum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marshall backs up against the cage.
Lincekum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marshall pinned against the cage. Marshall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lincekum throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lincekum misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tests Lincekum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lincekum scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
Lincekum lands a head shot.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
Lincekum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lincekum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lincekum throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Lincekum ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Lincekum looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Lincekum lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall off the cage and back into range.
Lincekum with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Marshall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lincekum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Marshall tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincekum misses with a double jab
and Lincekum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincekum ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall jabs Lincekum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marshall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Lincekum.
Lincekum throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincekum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Lincekum will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincekum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincekum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Lincekum finds it's target.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Lincekum counters with a stiff right hand.
Lincekum throws an off balance right hand
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
Lincekum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lincekum misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Lincekum misses the shot to the body.
Lincekum 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.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lincekum manages to avoid it.
Marshall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lincekum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshall finds it's way round the side to connect with Lincekum's head.
Lincekum avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Marshall slips a straight right by Lincekum.
Lincekum scores with a decent looking hook.
Lincekum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lincekum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lincekum swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall defending well as Lincekum loads up on a big left hand.
Lincekum tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshall as he connects with a hook.
Lincekum misses with a shot to the body
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lincekum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lincekum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Marshall lands a jab.
Marshall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall misses with a jab to the body
and Lincekum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lincekum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Lincekum throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Tobias Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Lincekum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lincekum.
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lincekum counter with a right hand.
Lincekum scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lincekum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincekum misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincekum misses the shot to the body.
Lincekum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lincekum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Marshall there.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Lincekum moves out of range.
Lincekum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lincekum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincekum just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Marshall misses its target.
Marshall scores with the left hand. Lincekum knows he should have avoided that one.
Lincekum moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincekum tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Marshall dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lincekum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lincekum counters with a two punch combo.
Marshall throws a jab when Lincekum was well out of range.
Marshall lands with a good body shot.
Lincekum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lincekum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum slips a straight right by Marshall.
Lincekum walks into a jab.
Lincekum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lincekum there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Lincekum throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshall tests Lincekum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lincekum throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lincekum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marshall has got the better of the exchanges.
Marshall scores with a nice strike.
Marshall lands a really nice looking cross but Lincekum seems unphased.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincekum takes one to the side of the head.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Lincekum throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall tries to counter by clinching up but Lincekum breaks away and moves out of range.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lincekum throws a sloppy body shot
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lincekum defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Lincekum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tim Lincekum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincekum throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
It looked like Marshall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lincekum throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum throws an off balance right hand
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Lincekum is rocked!
Lincekum misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lincekum is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Lincekum swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a right hand from hell and Lincekum is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobias Marshall!
After winning the bout, Tobias Marshall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Tim Lincekum had this to say: 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bennet (ranked 1463 p4p, 222 weight class) and Get Clocked (ranked 1708 p4p, 244 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Get Clocked!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clocked missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clocked throws a fast counter high kick but Bennet manages to duck under it in time.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick from Clocked.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clocked drops his hands momentarily and Bennet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennet scores with a jab to the head.
Clocked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet swings for the body but Clocked moves out of range.
Bennet lands a body shot.
Clocked uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennet has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennet pushes Clocked up against the cage in a clinch.
Clocked struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Clocked's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clocked's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clocked manages to break the clinch.
Clocked throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Bennet as he checks the leg kick.
Bennet moves out of range as Clocked strikes.
Bennet is looking to clinch but Clocked is avoiding it.
Bennet misses the jab.
Clocked on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clocked keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clocked was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clocked 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 Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clocked throws a leg kick but Bennet moved away.
Clocked misses with a body shot.
Clocked tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennet is able to avoid easily.
Clocked moves away from the strike by Bennet.
Clocked misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Clocked.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clocked throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Clocked takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clocked looks to land a left hand but Bennet moved out of range nicely.
Bennet is looking for a counter combo.
Clocked pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clocked avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Clocked throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet defending well as Clocked loads up on a big left hand.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
Clocked looks to land a left hand but Bennet moved out of range nicely.
Bennet scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clocked throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bennet to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennet takes a swing at Clocked's ribcage but misses.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clocked with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet dips to his left and cracks Clocked with an uppercut!
Bennet is looking to wear down Clocked with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick from Clocked misses
and Bennet counters with a nice body kick.
Clocked tries a low kick but Bennet avoids it.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clocked.
Clocked throws a chopping leg kick but Bennet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clocked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clocked pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clocked.
Clocked moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a wild body kick that Clocked sees coming a mile off.
Bennet throws a head kick but Clocked moves out of range.
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
Clocked lands with an overhand left.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clocked misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet throws a jab when Clocked was well out of range.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Clocked is predictable there
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clocked throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bennet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clocked on the side of the head.
Bennet lands the left hand.
Clocked displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Clocked pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clocked misses with a body punch
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clocked missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clocked fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Clocked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Clocked moves away and avoids it.
Clocked looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bennet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clocked moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
It seemed like Clocked was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clocked misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennet as he connects with a hook.
Clocked ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennet moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clocked throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Clocked misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Bennet coming out on top.
Bennet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bennet moves out of range as Clocked strikes.
Clocked lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clocked misses with a low kick.
Clocked takes one on the button.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clocked lands a really nice looking cross but Bennet seems unphased.
Clocked lands with a kick to the temple. Bennet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Michael Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Clocked. That snapped Bennet's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Clocked.
Decent striking displayed by Clocked there.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clocked with a hook.
Clocked throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Bennet lands a front kick.
Bennet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clocked throws a hook but Bennet blocks it.
It looked like Bennet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clocked misses with a body kick.
Clocked jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clocked loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
Clocked bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Clocked ducks down to avoid it.
Clocked throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennet.
Clocked staying out of range there.
Bennet takes one to the side of the head.
Clocked scores with a hook.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Clocked takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clocked moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clocked takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Bennet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet throws a front kick that sends Clocked stumbling back into the cage.
Clocked circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clocked moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
Clocked misses with a head kick.
Bennet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clocked.
Bennet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clocked can do to turn this around?
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Clocked ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clocked.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clocked.
Bennet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clocked thumps Bennet with a low kick.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clocked at a distance.
Clocked missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Clocked misses.
Clocked takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clocked.
It looked like Bennet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennet pushes Clocked away with a front kick.
Bennet takes a swing at Clocked's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clocked throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
Clocked has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bennet.
Clocked keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennet.
Bennet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bennet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clocked will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bennet cracks Clocked with an open hand slap.
Clocked wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
Bennet lands with a hook. Clocked tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Clocked throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clocked avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Clocked cracks Bennet with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bennet slips under a jab.
Clocked jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clocked fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clocked throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to land a front kick but Clocked steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bennet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clocked looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clocked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Clocked.
Clocked looks to land a left hand but Bennet moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clocked. That's going to slow Bennet down.
Clocked scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennet scores with the left hand. Clocked knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clocked.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Clocked ducks down to avoid it.
Clocked scores with a decent looking hook.
Bennet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clocked's hands.
Bennet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clocked ducks right into an uppercut from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
A big right from Clocked misses.
Bennet checks a low kick from Clocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bennet defending well as Clocked loads up on a big left hand.
Clocked thumps Bennet with a low kick.
Clocked takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennet gets a clinch.
Bennet digs a right hand underneath Clocked's ribcage. Clocked let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clocked.
Clocked has had enough of the clinch but Bennet keeps him there for the moment.
I was talking to Bennet's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clocked digs a right hand into Bennet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennet's gas tank.
Clocked working hard to break the clinch.
Clocked works on Bennet's body with a couple of short punches.
Bennet gets through Clocked's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clocked breaks from the clinch.
Clocked takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet slips a jab from Clocked.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Clocked.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet lands with an uppercut that bounces Clocked off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with an uppercut.
Clocked swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bennet.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clocked.
Bennet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clocked.
Clocked throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy left from Bennet finds it's target.
Clocked throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clocked displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Clocked throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Clocked uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
A countering left hand to the body from Clocked misses.
Clocked throws the left hand but Bennet avoids the punch easily.
Bennet blocks a jab.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Clocked does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clocked misses with a straight right.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clocked manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Get Clocked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clocked throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clocked feints and then cracks Bennet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennet down.
Bennet scores with a body shot.
Clocked takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clocked takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennet throws a body punch but Clocked moves out of range.
Clocked has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clocked looks to land a left hand but Bennet moved out of range nicely.
Bennet's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bennet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clocked lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennet circles away quickly and effectively.
Bennet lands with a nice body punch.
Bennet throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clocked connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clocked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Clocked does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clocked appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bennet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clocked to score with a decent uppercut.
Clocked thows a leg kick but Bennet checks it
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennet misses with a body punch
and Clocked counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clocked throws an off balance right hand
and Bennet counters with a nice body kick.
Clocked takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clocked swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clocked walks into a straight right hand from Bennet.
Bennet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body kick from Bennet.
A lazy left from Bennet finds it's target.
Clocked throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennet.
Bennet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Bennet coming out on top.
Bennet lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennet!
Bennet rushes Clocked and presses him up against the cage.
Clocked throws a head punch that misses.
Clocked breaks from the clinch.
Clocked has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clocked there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Clocked.
Bennet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bennet scores with a decent looking hook.
Clocked pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Bennet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennet throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bennet checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Clocked closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bennet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet punishes Clocked's body with a nice straight punch.
Clocked keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clocked takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Bennet slams his shin into Clocked's torso.
Clocked takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennet digs a good body shot into Clocked's ribs.
Clocked looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennet 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 1538 p4p, 209 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 2310 p4p, 297 weight class). Winston has chosen The Lost Boy as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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32
200 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Yew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yew!
Yew explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Winston.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Yew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winston slips a straight right by Yew.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winston misses with a left hand
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yew takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Winston punishes Yew's body with a nice straight punch.
Winston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yew but Yew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yew thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Winston if he has to take too many more of those.
Yew is looking to slow Winston down with leg kicks.
Winston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winston scores with a decent looking hook.
Yew slips under a jab from Winston.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Yew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Winston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yew can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston stuns Yew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yew connects with the punch.
Yew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
and Yew counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yew misses.
Winston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Winston punishes Yew's body with a nice straight punch.
Yew walks into a left hand.
Yew scores with the left hand. Winston knows he should have avoided that one.
Winston punishes Yew's body with a nice straight punch.
Winston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yew has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Winston has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Winston wants a takedown.
Winston looking for a takedown.
Yef Yew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston avoiding damage.
Winston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston takes a shot to the head.
Yew blocks a body shot from Winston.
Yew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winston misses with a left hand
and Yew makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winston punishes Yew's body with a nice straight punch.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
It looked like Yew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yew blocks a jab.
Yew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Winston lands a jab to Yew's midsection.
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 Yef Yew will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winston throws the left hand but Yew avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Yew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yew throws a leg kick but Winston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Winston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Yew ducks right into an uppercut from Winston.
Winston defending well as Yew loads up on a big left hand.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston connects with a body shot.
Winston misses with a body shot
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew misses the jab.
Winston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winston swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yew stuffs the takedown.
Yew looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yew throws a leg kick but Winston checks it.
A slow jab from Yew misses its intended target.
Winston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Winston. That snapped Yew's head back.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston thuds a left hand into Yew's body.
Winston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
As Winston backs away, Yew returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Winston throws a hook but Yew avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winston.
Yef Yew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
No luck for Winston with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yew - that will leave a mark!
Winston throws a jab when Yew was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
and Yew counters with a nice body shot.
Winston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Winston seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yew takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Winston lands some shots froms side control.
Winston working the head with strikes.
Yew prevents Winston from improving position.
Winston working the ground and pound but Yew is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew dodges the ground and pound from Winston.
Winston misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yew avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Winston.
Yew is looking to reverse the position.
Winston tries for a kimura but Yew is defending well.
Harry Winston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yew regains half guard, as Winston was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yew, right into the meat.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yew.
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yew.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Yew throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Yew moves away and avoids it.
Yew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yew missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew throws a wild body kick that Winston sees coming a mile off.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yew as he avoids it easily.
Winston stuns Yew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yew throws an overhand right that lands on Winston's shoulder, as Winston tries to avoid the shot.
Winston feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winston is defended easily by Yew.
Yew throws an overhand right that lands on Winston's shoulder, as Winston tries to avoid the shot.
Yew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Yew lands a nice shot to the body.
Yew ducks right into an uppercut from Winston.
Winston throws a body punch but Yew moves out of range.
Winston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yew, right into the meat.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Winston backs away, Yew returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Winston swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
Yew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yew jabs at Winston's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew walks into a straight right hand from Winston.
Winston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yew!
Winston throws a strike aimed at the side of Yew's head but Yew avoids it well.
Winston is trying to ground and pound but Yew uses the momentary lack of control by Winston to regain half guard.
Winston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yew is looking to control Winston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yew avoid being mounted?
Winston with the ground and pound but Yew uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew has momentary wrist control but Winston slips an elbow through the middle.
Yew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yew is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yew has escaped and now he's on top!
Winston has an active guard here but Yew has managed to pass into half guard.
Yew seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yef Yew showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yew 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 Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yef Yew!
Our winner, Yef Yew, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 1632 p4p, 194 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 1433 p4p, 170 weight class). Aziz comes to the cage accompanied by Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Karjalainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sentenced - End of the Road. Teemu Karjalainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aziz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karjalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aziz.
A slow jab from Aziz misses its intended target.
Karjalainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karjalainen staying out of range there.
Karjalainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aziz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aziz looks to throw the jab but Karjalainen is out of range.
Karjalainen throws out a counter right but Aziz avoids it with no problem.
Aziz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karjalainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aziz misses with a looping right.
Jalaluddin Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karjalainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aziz blocks a jab.
Karjalainen clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Aziz scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz prevents a body shot from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aziz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aziz misses with a body punch.
Aziz is looking for a takedown.
Karjalainen takes a shot to the head.
Karjalainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aziz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aziz.
Karjalainen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Aziz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Karjalainen to the mat. Karjalainen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Karjalainen managing to control the position.
Aziz trying to control but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
Aziz wants to pass the guard but Karjalainen is keeping the position.
Karjalainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen keeping moving, preventing Aziz from controlling successfully.
Aziz controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aziz throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karjalainen staying out of range there.
Karjalainen misses with a right hand
and Aziz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aziz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aziz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karjalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karjalainen walks into a jab.
Aziz with a nice cross.
Karjalainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aziz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karjalainen avoids the body shot from Aziz.
Karjalainen staying out of range there.
Karjalainen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Aziz misses.
Karjalainen walks into a stiff left hand from Aziz.
Aziz punishes Karjalainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Aziz lands a head shot.
Aziz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen rushes Aziz and presses him up against the cage.
Karjalainen trying to stall but Aziz improves his position.
Aziz fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aziz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karjalainens head.
Karjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Aziz.
A shot in the inside from Aziz.
Aziz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aziz avoids the elbow strike from Karjalainen, against the cage.
Karjalainen blocking some punches.
Karjalainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aziz can't get the takedown.
Karjalainen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aziz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Karjalainen can turn it around.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalaluddin Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karjalainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aziz avoids it.
Aziz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Karjalainen fails to land.
Karjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aziz blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalaluddin Aziz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karjalainen wants to land a leg kick but Aziz is out of range.
The fighters circling - Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karjalainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aziz lands a jab.
Aziz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aziz swings widly with a right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aziz misses with a looping right.
Aziz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aziz lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen throws a right hand that misses
and Aziz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aziz throws a lazy right hand but Karjalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aziz lands a slapping body shot.
Aziz throws a shot from downtown. Karjalainen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karjalainen moves away.
Aziz throws an overhand right that lands on Karjalainen's shoulder, as Karjalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Aziz throws a series of punches but Karjalainen avoids them all with ease.
Karjalainen wants to counter the offense by Aziz and move into the clinch position.
Karjalainen throws a low kick but Aziz avoids it.
Karjalainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aziz.
Karjalainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karjalainen misses with a hook. Aziz ducked under it nicely.
Aziz misses the shot to the body.
Aziz misses with a body shot.
Karjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aziz.
Aziz swings for the body but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Aziz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Karjalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Aziz digs a good hook to Karjalainen's body.
Aziz swings widly with a right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Aziz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jalaluddin Aziz is winning the standup battle so far.
Karjalainen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aziz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aziz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karjalainen is out of range and Aziz settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karjalainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karjalainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aziz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Aziz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aziz.
Karjalainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aziz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karjalainen moves away.
Aziz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Aziz counter with a right hand.
Aziz loads up on a big right hand but Karjalainen slips the punch.
Karjalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aziz misses the body punch
and Karjalainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jab from Aziz.
Aziz with a nice cross.
Aziz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aziz lands with a straight right. Karjalainen didn't see that one coming.
Aziz connects with the punch.
Karjalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karjalainen feints a counter leg kick.
Karjalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aziz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with a looping right.
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!
Karjalainen defending well as Aziz loads up on a big left hand.
Karjalainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aziz is rocked!
It looks like Jalaluddin Aziz has been cut.
Aziz scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Aziz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aziz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aziz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karjalainen.
Aziz seems to have got his legs back now.
Aziz clinches up against the cage.
Karjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Aziz avoids the damage to the body.
Karjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aziz misses with some punches.
Karjalainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aziz is keeping busy.
Karjalainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karjalainen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalaluddin Aziz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jalaluddin Aziz'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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Aziz.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aziz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karjalainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karjalainen is looking to clinch.
Aziz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karjalainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aziz throws the left hand but Karjalainen avoids the punch easily.
Karjalainen is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Aziz misses its target.
Aziz works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karjalainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karjalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aziz.
It seemed like Karjalainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aziz, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz takes a swing at Karjalainen's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Aziz coming out on top.
Aziz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karjalainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Karjalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aziz.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aziz throws a leg kick that misses.
Aziz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karjalainen momentarily.
Karjalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aziz.
Karjalainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karjalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aziz.
Aziz blocks a jab.
Aziz digs a good hook to Karjalainen's body.
Karjalainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aziz. Karjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teemu Karjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen drops his hands momentarily and Aziz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karjalainen misses with a leg kick.
Aziz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karjalainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aziz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjalainen can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen moves out of range as Aziz strikes.
A little jabbing left from Karjalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karjalainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Aziz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karjalainen.
Aziz connects with a nice looking jab.
Aziz lands a jab to Karjalainen's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karjalainen 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 Aziz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aziz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aziz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aziz walks into a left hand.
Karjalainen drops his hands momentarily and Aziz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aziz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aziz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aziz throws an overhand right that lands on Karjalainen's shoulder, as Karjalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Aziz throws a shot from downtown. Karjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Karjalainen misses with a body shot.
Karjalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Aziz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aziz tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Karjalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karjalainen moves out of range as Aziz strikes.
Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aziz moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karjalainen lands with a short shot to the head.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aziz lands with a hook. Karjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aziz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aziz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karjalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aziz lands a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karjalainen, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalaluddin Aziz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aziz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalaluddin Aziz!
During a confident post fight interview, Jalaluddin Aziz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Karter (ranked 814 p4p, 99 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 881 p4p, 109 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs scores with a head kick.
Springs tries to clinch there but Karter circles away.
Karter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Springs saw it coming and moves away.
Springs slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Springs.
Springs looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Springs lands with a right hand.
Springs is looking to clinch.
Springs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Springs lands a head shot.
Springs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Karter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter misses with a looping right.
Karter keeps the fight on the outside.
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Springs.
Springs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karter's head backwards.
A left lands for Karter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter gets tackled into the cage by Springs. Springs maintains the clinch.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
Springs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Springs throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Springs told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Karter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Karter avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
Springs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karter prevents a body shot from Springs.
Karter prevents a body shot from Springs.
Springs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Springs gets through Karter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Springs prevents the takedown attempt.
Karter has a couple of punches blocked by Springs.
Karter blocks a body shot from Springs.
Karter is trying to maintain a safe position but Springs gets an underhook and turns Karter into the cage.
A short right from Springs.
Springs swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karter stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Springs.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Springs.
Good body shot from Springs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karter stalling in the clinch but Springs improves position.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Springs tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Karter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Springs prevents it.
Karter tries for a takedown but Springs manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter blocking some punches.
A short right from Springs on the inside.
Karter wants to stall.
Karter tries to work over Springs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Springs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Springs. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Springs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Springs.
Karter lands with a kick to the temple. Springs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Springs misses with a two punch combination.
Springs tries to clinch up but Karter circles away and keeps his distance.
Springs scores with a jab to the head.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Springs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karter manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Springs. Beautiful body shot.
Karter throws a body punch but Springs moves out of range.
Springs lands a body shot.
Springs cracks Karter with a good jab.
Springs looks to land a body kick but Karter moved away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left and a right from Karter both land. Nice combination.
Springs doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
Springs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Springs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karter on the side of the head.
Springs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Springs.
Karter thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
It looked like Karter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Springs.
Randy Springs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Springs moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Springs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Springs was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Karter swats away the attempt to clinch by Springs.
Karter throws a leg kick but Springs moved away.
Springs takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Springs takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Springs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springs closes the distance and clinches.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Karter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karter misses with the combination.
Springs takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter throwing a counter right hand but Springs manages to avoid it.
Karter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Springs throws a series of punches but Karter moves out of range.
Karter lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Springs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karter connects with a jab.
Springs misses with a hook to the body
and Karter counters with a stiff right hand.
Springs jabs Karter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karter thumps Springs with a low kick.
Randy Springs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Karter.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Springs saw that one coming.
Springs gets a clinch.
Karter is trying to maintain a safe position but Springs gets an underhook and turns Karter into the cage.
Springs working aggressively here.
Karter lands with a left to the head.
Springs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karter scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
Springs scores with a shot to the side of Karter's head.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Springs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Springs misses with the head strike.
Karter goes for a takedown attempt but Springs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Springs moved away.
Springs throws a good cross that connects.
Springs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karter rather than just go for the knockout.
Karter misses the jab.
Springs misses with a kick to the body.
Karter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Springs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Springs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Springs throws out a powerful jab.
Karter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Springs defending well as Karter loads up on a big left hand.
Randy Springs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Springs.
Springs misses the shot to the body.
Karter throws a jab when Springs was well out of range.
Springs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karter is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Karter.
Springs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karter on the side of the head.
Karter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Springs to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Karter there.
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!
Karter walks into a stiff left hand from Springs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Karter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Springs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Springs punishes Karter's body with a nice straight punch.
Karter avoids the body shot from Springs.
Karter moves away from the strike by Springs.
Karter attempts a counter takedown but Springs avoids it well and moves away.
Springs lands a nice looking body shot.
Springs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karter.
Springs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Karter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karter misses with a hook. Springs ducked under it nicely.
Springs tries to clinch but Karter moves out of range.
Springs throws a body shot but no joy.
Springs throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
Springs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs avoids the body shot from Karter.
Springs closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Springs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Springs misses with a body punch.
Springs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Springs.
Karter has clasped his hands together around Springs's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Springs manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karter's best efforts.
Springs regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karter.
Springs pulls Karter in close to prevent any damage.
Karter throws a big elbow that misses.
Springs is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karter is looking to work some ground and pound but Springs has wrist control.
Springs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springs keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
Karter postures up in Springs's guard and throws a big left but Springs blocks it.
Karter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Springs has his hands on Karter's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karter throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Springs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Springs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Springs.
Karter shoots in for a takedown but Springs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Springs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karter. Karter obviously looking to wear him down.
Springs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Springs lands a slapping body shot.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter works the jab nicely.
Springs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Springs lands a front kick.
Springs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Springs throws a lazy head kick
and Karter counters with a right hand to the body.
Karter throws a lazy uppercut
and Springs counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Springs. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Springs lands a head shot.
Springs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
Springs lands with a nice body punch.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Springs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter gets tackled into the cage by Springs. Springs maintains the clinch.
Springs lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Karter - that landed with a thud.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Karter controls the action.
Springs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springs misses with a punch on the inside.
Karter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Springs.
Springs tries to work over Karter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Springs lands with a short shot to the head.
Karter has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Springs is trying to keep an underhook but Karter manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Karter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Springs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Springs is staying active underneath Karter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chris Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs trying to control from the bottom.
Karter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karter is thwarting Springs's attempts to control the position.
Springs keeping hold of Karter's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Springs keeps working.
Springs has his hands clasped together around Karter's back. He's all about the action.
Karter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Springs wants to control but Karter is keeping busy.
Springs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karter's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Karter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Springs wants to control but Karter is keeping busy.
Karter tries to break free.
Springs is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Springs keeps control of the position as Karter tries to break free.
Springs has good solid back control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Springs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Springs 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Springs!
A very excited looking Randy Springs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 666 p4p, 76 weight class) and Ebyn Dall (ranked 560 p4p, 60 weight class). Dall has chosen Under the Blood 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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152 lbs
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155 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen walks into a left hand.
Allen swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Dall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Dall blocks a jab.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Allen defends it well.
Dall avoids the body shot from Allen.
Dall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Dall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Dall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Dall tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen has Dall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Allen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dall tumbling to the mat - Allen dives into Dall's guard.
Dall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Allen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Allen manages to get himself to full guard.
Dall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dall drops back looking for a leg! Allen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allen manages to kick Dall off! Dall jumps back into Allen's guard.
Dall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Allen looking for subs off his back but Dall has passed one foot through into half guard.
Allen is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Dall is looking to stall here but Allen recovers full guard.
Dall wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dall slips nicely into half guard.
Dall tries to pass to full mount but Allen defends it.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen actively working from the bottom here.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebyn Dall dominated that round.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Allen.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Allen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lamar Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dall gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Allen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dall has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is nestled in close to Dall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
Dall gets back to full guard.
Allen cracks Dall with a solid left hand.
Allen being controlled here momentarily.
Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.
Allen stands up over Dall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
Dall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dall looking to control.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dall is proving hard to escape from.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Dall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Allen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Allen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up in Dall's guard and throws a big left but Dall blocks it.
Allen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab lands there for Dall.
Allen is looking to wear down Dall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Dall misses with a looping left.
Dall misses with a wild combination.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
That kick from Dall tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall misses with a looping left.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen thuds a left hand into Dall's body.
Dall connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
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!
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Allen misses.
It seemed like Dall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Dall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Dall off the cage and back into range.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Dall misses.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Dall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen jabs Dall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Dall.
Allen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Allen lands in his opponent's guard.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.
Allen wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Allen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dall is keeping the position for now.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dall!
Allen looks to move to half guard but instead Dall has passed into mount! Damn!
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Dall's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall avoids the attempt from Allen to control.
Allen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dall. What's that going to do exactly?
Allen is trying to escape the mount.
Allen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dall is working for a guillotine from mount but Allen frees his head quite easily.
Dall jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Allen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Allen and Dall has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Allen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dall is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ebyn Dall.
I think Dall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebyn Dall!
Ebyn Dall 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esko Marttinen (ranked 769 p4p, 91 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 470 p4p, 63 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marttinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esko Marttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marttinen checks a low kick from Van Gaal.
Marttinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Gaal pinned against the cage. Van Gaal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Gaal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Gaal walks into a straight right hand from Marttinen.
Van Gaal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Gaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marttinen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marttinen checks a leg kick.
Marttinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marttinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Gaal motions for Marttinen to come forward. Van Gaal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gaal misses with a low kick as Marttinen jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal throws a head kick that misses.
Marttinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Gaal avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Van Gaal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marttinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Gaal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marttinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Gaal in his tracks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marttinen.
Marttinen lands a shoulder strike.
Marttinen blocks an uppercut.
Marttinen throws a head punch that misses.
Marttinen working hard to break the clinch.
Marttinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Gaal won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands a shot to the body.
Marttinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Marttinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marttinen digs a right hand underneath Van Gaal's ribcage. Van Gaal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Gaal lands a hook that snaps the head of Marttinen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marttinen tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marttinen.
Marttinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marttinen lands a shoulder strike.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Marttinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marttinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marttinen breaks from the clinch.
Van Gaal throws a hook but Marttinen avoids it easily.
Marttinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van Gaal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gaal manages to avoid it.
Van Gaal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gaal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marttinen misses with a leg kick.
Van Gaal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marttinen throws a series of punches but Van Gaal moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gaal.
Marttinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Van Gaal.
Marttinen throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo Van Gaal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marttinen tries a low kick but Van Gaal avoids it.
Van Gaal flicks out a counter leg kick but Marttinen steps away.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick but Marttinen checks it.
Van Gaal lunges at Marttinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marttinen's hand.
A jab from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Gaal connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Marttinen as he connects with a hook.
Van Gaal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marttinen.
A combination from Marttinen does no damage.
Van Gaal throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Marttinen blocks the low kick.
Van Gaal tries to land a leg kick but Marttinen saw it coming and moves away.
Marttinen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Gaal is looking to chop away at Marttinen's legs.
Van Gaal misses with an uppercut.
Marttinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marttinen needs to keep his hands up - Van Gaal had a free shot at his head there.
Marttinen gets the takedown into side control.
Van Gaal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marttinen passes into side control, despite Van Gaal's attempt to control the position.
Van Gaal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marttinen connects with a decent elbow.
Van Gaal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marttinen prevents Van Gaal from improving his position.
Marttinen tries to pass to full mount but Van Gaal defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal is trying to stand up here but Marttinen is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cholo Van Gaal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marttinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal is looking to slow Marttinen down with leg kicks.
Marttinen loads up on a big right hand but Van Gaal slips the punch.
Van Gaal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Gaal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marttinen.
Marttinen throws the left hand but Van Gaal avoids the punch easily.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick which misses Marttinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Marttinen tries to avoid it.
Marttinen throws a body punch but Van Gaal moves out of range.
Van Gaal misses with a low kick as Marttinen jumps back.
Marttinen blocks a jab.
Marttinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gaal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marttinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Gaal.
Marttinen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal moves away from the strike by Marttinen.
Marttinen throws a series of punches but Van Gaal avoids them all with ease.
Marttinen throws the kick towards the body but Van Gaal avoids it.
Marttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Gaal.
Marttinen throws a hook to the side of Van Gaal's head but Van Gaal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gaal flicks out a counter leg kick but Marttinen steps away.
Nice takedown defense from Van Gaal. No joy for Marttinen on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen throws a low kick, looking for Van Gaal's leg but Van Gaal calmly moves out of range.
Van Gaal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gaal throws a head kick that misses.
Van Gaal slips under a jab.
Van Gaal scores with a push kick.
Marttinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marttinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marttinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marttinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gaal cracks the inside of Marttinen's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Van Gaal misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Gaal. Marttinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gaal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Gaal motions for Marttinen to come forward. Van Gaal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marttinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marttinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marttinen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Gaal scores with a hook to the body. Marttinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marttinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Gaal checks it well.
Van Gaal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Gaal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Gaal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands with a shot to the body.
Marttinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Gaal throws a looping overhand right but Marttinen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Gaal scores with a kick to the body.
Van Gaal throws an overhand right that lands on Marttinen's shoulder, as Marttinen tries to avoid the shot.
Van Gaal moves out of range of the body kick.
Marttinen avoids the head kick by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gaal throws a shot to the body.
Van Gaal throws a wild body kick that Marttinen sees coming a mile off.
Van Gaal avoids a kick to the body.
Marttinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot.
Marttinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Gaal just manages to avoid it.
Marttinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marttinen misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Gaal throws a head kick but Marttinen moves out of range.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
Van Gaal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marttinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal scores with a one two! Marttinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Esko Marttinen has been cut.
Van Gaal throws a sloppy head kick and Marttinen moves out of range easily.
Van Gaal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gaal swings for the body but Marttinen moves out of range.
Marttinen slips a straight right by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marttinen.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the body
and Marttinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marttinen punishes Van Gaal's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Marttinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Gaal just misses with a punch to the body.
Marttinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a low kick.
Van Gaal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Gaal is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Gaal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marttinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gaal. Van Gaal obviously looking to wear him down.
Marttinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marttinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Gaal throws an overhand right that lands on Marttinen's shoulder, as Marttinen tries to avoid the shot.
Marttinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Gaal misses with a jab to the body
and Marttinen counters with a nice body shot.
Van Gaal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marttinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Gaal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marttinen moves away.
Van Gaal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marttinen's sensitive parts.
Van Gaal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marttinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marttinen misses with a body kick.
Marttinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Gaal as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esko Marttinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marttinen scores with a hook to the body. Van Gaal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cholo Van Gaal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esko Marttinen'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. This is the final round!
Van Gaal misses with a low kick.
Marttinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Gaal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marttinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Marttinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marttinen slips under a jab from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marttinen throws a series of punches but Van Gaal moves out of range.
Marttinen takes a swing at Van Gaal's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marttinen, as that shot connected.
Marttinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Gaal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Gaal lands a slapping body shot.
Marttinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gaal circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Van Gaal.
Marttinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marttinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Gaal misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Van Gaal.
Marttinen throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gaal moves out of range easily.
Marttinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Gaal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marttinen checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Gaal looks to land a combination. Marttinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Gaal ducks under a wild hook from Marttinen.
Van Gaal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marttinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marttinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Marttinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gaal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Gaal throws a hook to the side of Marttinen's head but Marttinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marttinen.
Marttinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van Gaal sprawls and moves away.
Marttinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Gaal sprawls well. He's pushed Marttinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gaal misses the target.
Van Gaal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marttinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal jabs at Marttinen's body.
Marttinen misses with a low kick.
Van Gaal punishes Marttinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Esko Marttinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marttinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marttinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marttinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marttinen throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marttinen.
Van Gaal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Gaal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marttinen on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gaal.
Marttinen throws a leg kick which misses Van Gaal's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Gaal tries to avoid it.
Van Gaal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marttinen moves away from the strike by Van Gaal.
Marttinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Gaal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gaal moves out of range as Marttinen strikes.
Van Gaal slips under a jab from Marttinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Gaal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Gaal blocks the body kick.
Van Gaal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal works the jab nicely.
Van Gaal connects with a body shot.
Van Gaal scores with a hook to the body. Marttinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Gaal defending well as Marttinen loads up on a big left hand.
Van Gaal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gaal scores with a body shot.
Marttinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gaal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gaal manages to avoid it.
Van Gaal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cholo Van Gaal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Gaal cracks Marttinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Gaal is looking to slow Marttinen down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marttinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gaal.
Marttinen with a nice cross.
Van Gaal lands with a nice body kick.
Marttinen misses with a straight right.
Van Gaal misses with a left hand
and Marttinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Gaal throws a series of punches but Marttinen avoids them all with ease.
Marttinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Gaal scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Gaal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Gaal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Gaal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marttinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marttinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gaal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marttinen blocks a jab.
Van Gaal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marttinen misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Van Gaal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cholo Van Gaal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Gaal 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cholo Van Gaal!
Cholo Van Gaal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 145 p4p, 17 weight class) and Krystian Soszynski (ranked 579 p4p, 97 weight class). Soszynski has chosen Fire and Flame by Rotting Christ as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Krystian Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Soszynski ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by Soszynski.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Soszynski checks it.
Van Buren throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Buren.
Van Buren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Buren swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soszynski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soszynski drops Van Buren with a beautiful combination! Van Buren stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Soszynski is looking for the KO!
Van Buren is rocked!
It looks like Joost Van Buren has been cut.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soszynski counters with a huge right that knocks Van Buren out cold! Soszynski is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
An out of breath Krystian Soszynski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 36 p4p, 6 weight class) and Rauta Kansleri (ranked 61 p4p, 11 weight class). Kansleri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. U.D.O. - Heart of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Alexey Andreev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexey Andreev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauta Kansleri!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev misses with a hook.
Kansleri misses with a hook. Andreev ducked under it nicely.
Andreev swinging wildly here.
Kansleri misses with a leg kick
and Andreev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kansleri wants to get back to his feet.
Andreev working Kansleri over with strikes.
Kansleri is trying to stand up here but Andreev is controlling him well.
Andreev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kansleri's head.
Kansleri manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kansleri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kansleri sprawls and moves away.
Andreev 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.
Kansleri throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansleri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kansleri throws a leg kick but Andreev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andreev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev working the ground and pound from side control.
Kansleri felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Andreev controls the position from side control.
Kansleri tries to escape but Andreev is in control.
Andreev tries for a kimura but Kansleri is defending well.
Kansleri is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Andreev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Andreev trying to control the position but Kansleri is working away.
Kansleri is pushing Andreev's head away, looking to escape. Andreev manages to hold on to the position though.
Andreev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kansleri tries to escape but Andreev is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev cracks Kansleri with a big right hand but Kansleri just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kansleri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Andreev is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Andreev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kansleri taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kansleri is trying to get back to his feet.
Andreev working the ground and pound but Kansleri is defending the strikes.
Andreev working the body and head with strikes.
Kansleri sneaks out the side door and pushes Andreev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rauta Kansleri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreev misses the shot to the body.
Andreev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kansleri.
An attempted straight right counter from Andreev misses the target.
Andreev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kansleri throws a lazy right hand but Andreev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kansleri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andreev's calf.
Kansleri thows a leg kick but Andreev checks it
and Andreev counters with a nice uppercut.
Kansleri throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri slips a jab from Andreev.
Kansleri moves out of range as Andreev strikes.
Kansleri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kansleri blocks a jab.
Kansleri follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Kansleri misses.
Kansleri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kansleri throws a leg kick that misses.
Kansleri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kansleri.
Kansleri cracks a nice hook into Andreev's ribs.
Andreev swings widly with a right hand
and Kansleri counters with a good low kick that Andreev was not able to check.
Kansleri with a hook.
Kansleri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kansleri thows a leg kick but Andreev checks it
enabling Andreev to counter with a crisp jab.
Andreev blocks a jab.
Andreev throws a hook but Kansleri blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kansleri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Kansleri misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Andreev blocks the leg kick.
Kansleri throws a lazy head kick
letting Andreev counter with a right hand.
Andreev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kansleri.
Andreev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice combination there by Kansleri.
Kansleri feints a jab promting Andreev to slip. Kansleri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Andreev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kansleri misses with a left hand
letting Andreev counter with a right hand.
Kansleri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kansleri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andreev. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andreev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andreev misses with a hook to the body
and Kansleri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andreev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kansleri flicks out a counter leg kick but Andreev steps away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andreev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rauta Kansleri will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kansleri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kansleri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andreev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andreev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Andreev cracks Kansleri with an open hand slap.
Kansleri ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.
Kansleri throws a hook but Andreev blocks it.
Andreev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kansleri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andreev misses with a takedown attempt - Kansleri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andreev slips a straight right by Kansleri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansleri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andreev's hands.
Kansleri throws a head kick that misses.
Kansleri throws an off balance right hand
and Andreev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rauta Kansleri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kansleri throws a right hand that misses
and Andreev counters with a nice uppercut.
Kansleri is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri misses with a body shot
and Andreev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Kansleri lands.
Andreev throws out a loose jab but Kansleri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansleri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kansleri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andreev.
Andreev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kansleri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kansleri with a nice cross.
Andreev ducks under a wild hook from Kansleri.
Kansleri slips under a jab from Andreev.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andreev.
Kansleri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andreev 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.
Andreev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev darts in looking for a takedown but Kansleri gets double underhooks and turns Andreev into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansleri throws a leg kick which misses Andreev's front leg but catches the back leg as Andreev tries to avoid it.
Kansleri throws a lazy body kick
and Andreev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kansleri moves out of range of the strikes.
Kansleri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kansleri looks to land a right hand but Andreev moved out of range.
Andreev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andreev misses the jab.
Kansleri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andreev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kansleri misses with a straight right.
Andreev checks a leg kick nicely.
Andreev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansleri is just out of range.
Kansleri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andreev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kansleri misses with a low kick.
Kansleri slaps away a takedown attempt from Andreev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andreev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a low kick but Andreev avoids it.
Andreev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kansleri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kansleri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andreev's calf.
Kansleri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andreev throws a hook but Kansleri avoids it easily.
Kansleri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rauta Kansleri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andreev catches Kansleri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kansleri delivers a nice body kick.
Kansleri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andreev.
Kansleri cracks the inside of Andreev's front leg.
Andreev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kansleri is fending him off so far but Andreev persists. Nope, Kansleri circles away and we're back to standing.
Kansleri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andreev takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansleri misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kansleri scores with a nice body kick.
Kansleri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kansleri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andreev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kansleri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andreev is able to avoid easily.
Kansleri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kansleri staying out of range there.
Andreev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andreev attempts a counter takedown but Kansleri avoids it well and moves away.
Kansleri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Kansleri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kansleri misses with a low kick.
Kansleri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kansleri misses with a low kick.
Andreev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kansleri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauta Kansleri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kansleri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kansleri wants it to stay on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Andreev blocks the leg kick.
Andreev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Andreev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andreev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kansleri to the mat! Kansleri manages to get full guard.
Kansleri has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Andreev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Andreev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kansleri is looking to stand up but Andreev isn't so interested in that idea.
Alexey Andreev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andreev landing some decent shots from guard.
Kansleri wriggles free and stands up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kansleri.
Kansleri throws a hook but Andreev avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri cracks a nice hook into Andreev's ribs.
Kansleri tries to score with a low kick but Andreev moves his leg out of the way.
Andreev tries to clinch but Kansleri is having none of it.
Kansleri misses with a low kick.
Kansleri throws a looping overhand right but Andreev ducks down to avoid it.
Andreev blocks a low kick nicely.
Kansleri throws a leg kick
and Andreev counters with a three punch combo that has Kansleri backing up. Kansleri nods at Andreev to acknowledge the strikes.
Kansleri throws a front kick aimed at Andreev's knee but Andreev avoids it well.
Kansleri throws a body punch but Andreev moves out of range.
That kick from Kansleri tenderised Andreev's leg. Andreev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Andreev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andreev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andreev checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri lands a jab to Andreev's midsection.
Andreev blocks the body kick.
Andreev is looking to counter punch.
Andreev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansleri is just out of range.
Kansleri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andreev ducks under a wild hook from Kansleri.
Kansleri looks to land a combination. Andreev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kansleri is looking to slow Andreev down with leg kicks.
Kansleri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andreev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kansleri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andreev.
Kansleri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kansleri tried to score with a low kick but Andreev checks it.
Andreev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kansleri's waist but Kansleri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andreev off to one side.
Kansleri misses with a wild body shot.
Andreev throws a body punch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andreev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kansleri manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kansleri breaks from the clinch.
Andreev moves out of range of the leg kick from Kansleri.
Kansleri misses with a head kick.
Andreev punishes Kansleri's body with a nice straight punch.
Kansleri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andreev's sensitive parts.
Kansleri takes a swing at Andreev's ribcage but misses.
Andreev fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kansleri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kansleri throws a low kick, looking for Andreev's leg but Andreev calmly moves out of range.
Kansleri tries to work over Andreev's front leg with a kick but Andreev checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri slips under a jab.
Andreev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kansleri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kansleri misses with a shot to the body
and Andreev counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansleri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andreev.
Kansleri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kansleri sprawls well. Kansleri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andreev gets slowly back to his feet.
Andreev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kansleri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kansleri is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Andreev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauta Kansleri really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kansleri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andreev is out of range.
Kansleri looks to land a body kick but Andreev moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kansleri 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 Andreev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andreev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andreev feinted with a counter takedown.
Andreev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kansleri.
Kansleri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andreev counters with a straight right hand.
Kansleri misses with an uppercut.
Kansleri walks into a stiff left hand from Andreev.
Kansleri cracks Andreev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kansleri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Kansleri tenderised Andreev's leg. Andreev is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansleri wants to land a leg kick but Andreev is out of range.
Kansleri tests Andreev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kansleri looks to score with a jab to the body but Andreev is just out of range.
Andreev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kansleri sprawls and moves away.
Kansleri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andreev avoids the body shot from Kansleri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev closes the distance and clinches up with Kansleri, looking for a takedown. Andreev pushes Kansleri against the cage but Kansleri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andreev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kansleri misses with a lunging right hand
and Andreev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kansleri throws a chopping leg kick but Andreev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kansleri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kansleri is looking to land body kicks.
Kansleri misses with a leg kick.
Kansleri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andreev counters with a takedown into side control.
Andreev scoring with punches and elbows.
Andreev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kansleri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kansleri is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kansleri is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev scoring with punches from side control.
Kansleri wants to get back to his feet.
Andreev has an Americana. Kansleri didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Andreev is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Andreev hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Alexey Andreev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 29 p4p, 7 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 10 p4p, 1 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Bosch's head.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
Bosch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Bosch scores with a decent looking hook.
Bosch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosch blocks the body kick.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bosch.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Bosch moves out of range as Wright strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bosch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch throws a body kick that misses.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosch is out of range and Wright settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bosch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Bosch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bosch misses with an uppercut.
Bosch throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosch.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright flicks out a counter leg kick but Bosch steps away.
Bosch blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bosch.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bosch thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wright has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bosch tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bosch throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosch doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosch.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bosch with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Bosch shrugs it off though.
Bosch misses with a looping left.
Bosch swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bosch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bosch takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
Wright throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
Wright feints and then cracks Bosch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosch down.
Bosch lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Bosch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
A big left from Bosch misses.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
That kick from Wright tenderised Bosch's leg. Bosch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bosch defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Bosch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bosch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bosch throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bosch throws a leg kick that misses.
Bosch throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
A low kick from Bosch misses
and Wright makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Bosch moves his leg out of the way.
Wright throws a push kick but Bosch slaps the foot to one side.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bosch's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch blocks the body kick.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bosch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright throws a series of punches but Bosch avoids them all with ease.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Bosch swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright blocks a head kick by Bosch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Bosch shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosch misses with a head kick.
Bosch throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Bosch lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
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 Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bosch blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bosch.
Bosch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Bosch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bosch misses the jab.
Bosch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bosch throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
A jab from Wright misses.
Bosch throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Bosch misses.
Bosch has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wright connects with a jab.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Bosch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright slips a straight right by Bosch.
A jab from Bosch misses.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bosch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright tries a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Good work by Bosch as he checks the leg kick.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
As Wright backs away, Bosch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Wright.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a looping left.
Donk. Wright catches Bosch right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Bosch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bosch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bosch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright is looking to slow Bosch down with leg kicks.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Wright.
A big right from Wright misses.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Bosch checks it.
Good work by Wright as he checks the leg kick.
Bosch misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Wright swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
A hook to the body from Bosch.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright blocking some punches.
Wright tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Bosch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright scores with a shot to the side of Bosch's head.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bosch's face.
It looks like Heribert Bosch has been cut.
Bosch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Bosch moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Wright misses.
Bosch scores with a punch to the head.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Wright moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Bosch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Bosch throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Bosch tries to clinch up.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bosch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bosch doesn't seem bothered though.
Bosch takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Bosch thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wright if he has to take too many more of those.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Wright.
Bosch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosch throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Bosch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wright.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Bosch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heribert Bosch'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.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
Bosch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Bosch lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Bosch.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Bosch in the body.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bosch slips under a jab from Wright.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook 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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Crunch! Wright slams his shin into Bosch's torso.
Bosch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bosch lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bosch is able to avoid easily.
Bosch catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosch.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright lands a front kick.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bosch manages to avoid it.
Bosch throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bosch swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Bosch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bosch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.
Bosch lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Bosch's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright tries to work over Bosch's front leg with a kick but Bosch checks it.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Bosch stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Bosch quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bosch, as that shot connected.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Bosch moved away.
Wright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wright takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Bosch thumps Wright with a low kick.
Bosch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright stalks Bosch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bosch's face. Bosch staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Bosch.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Wright.
Bosch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bosch scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright 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 Bosch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bosch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bosch tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosch.
Wright 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!
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Bosch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Wright thinks about the counter body kick.
Bosch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright scores with a hook.
Bosch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bosch with a hook.
Bosch throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Bosch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Wright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bosch under the eye.
Wright catches Bosch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bosch throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ira Wright just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Heribert Bosch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bosch connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright tries to move into range but Bosch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright 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 Bosch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bosch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bosch scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Bosch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Bosch moved out of range.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
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!
Wright misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bosch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Bosch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bosch swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Bosch wants to clinch
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Bosch.
Wright slips a straight right by Bosch.
Bosch motions for Wright to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Bosch fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright throws a right hand that Bosch ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosch also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
Bosch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bosch ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Bosch looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Wright wants to slow Bosch down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Bosch misses with a hook to the body
and Wright counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosch's knee momentarily.
Bosch throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Bosch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Bosch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Bosch shrugs it off though.
Wright throws a jab when Bosch was well out of range.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bosch.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosch lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch thows a body kick. Wright tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright blocks a leg kick.
Bosch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bosch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Bosch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Bosch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bosch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Bosch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright blocks a head kick by Bosch.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Bosch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Bosch's head.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
Bosch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bosch checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bosch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bosch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Bosch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Bosch.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bosch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Bosch settles back down.
Bosch throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wright misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
Bosch closes the distance and clinches.
Bosch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Bosch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Bosch scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ira Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heribert Bosch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bosch throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into range.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Bosch throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Bosch punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright scores with a jab.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright misses the jab.
Bosch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bosch.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch 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.
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!
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bosch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Bosch sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Bosch moved out of range.
Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Bosch works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bosch throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Bosch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Wright misses.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bosch looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Bosch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.
Wright throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Bosch does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright moves away from the strike by Bosch.
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!
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Bosch.
Bosch connects with a jab.
Bosch swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Bosch cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Wright takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright scores with a spinning back kick!
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosch.
Wright tries to move into range but Bosch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Wright jabs Bosch right on the nose. Bosch blinks but takes it well.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosch blocking some punches.
Wright is trying to push Bosch away but Bosch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Bosch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Wright blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
Bosch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wright lands a right hand.
Wright presses Bosch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Bosch.
Bosch lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bosch.
Bosch is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bosch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bosch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bosch digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Wright prevents a body shot from Bosch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright prevents a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch blocking some punches.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bosch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Heribert Bosch waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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