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PFC 111 Slurper vs Andreev 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wu Fei Chung (ranked 2341 p4p, 228 weight class) and Giovanni Nicodemo (ranked 3076 p4p, 284 weight class). Fei Chung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, God of Gamblers. This should be fireworks!
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wu Fei Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Nicodemo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Chung throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nicodemo misses with a straight right.
Nicodemo lands with an uppercut that bounces Fei Chung off the cage and back into range.
Fei Chung misses with a looping left.
Fei Chung cracks a nice hook into Nicodemo's ribs.
Nicodemo staying out of range there.
Fei Chung throws the left hand but Nicodemo avoids the punch easily.
Nicodemo throws a hook but Fei Chung avoids it easily.
Nicodemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicodemo looks to land a left hand but Fei Chung moved out of range nicely.
Fei Chung looks to land a left hand but Nicodemo moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Nicodemo misses.
Fei Chung slips under a jab from Nicodemo.
Fei Chung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicodemo.
Fei Chung cracks Nicodemo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicodemo misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicodemo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung scores with a hook to the body. Nicodemo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fei Chung defending well as Nicodemo loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Nicodemo misses.
A jab from Fei Chung misses.
Fei Chung has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Giovanni Nicodemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Fei Chung misses the target.
Fei Chung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fei Chung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicodemo clobbers Fei Chung with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fei Chung throws a big shot that misses.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut.
Fei Chung misses with a looping left.
Fei Chung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Fei Chung's head but Fei Chung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fei Chung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicodemo.
Fei Chung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicodemo. Fei Chung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fei Chung.
Nicodemo throws a body punch but Fei Chung moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung looks to land a left hand but Nicodemo moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Nicodemo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nicodemo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicodemo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fei Chung misses with a looping right.
Fei Chung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Fei Chung moved out of range.
Nicodemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicodemo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fei Chung throws a series of punches but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Nicodemo throws out a loose jab but Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fei Chung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fei Chung walks into a left hand.
Nicodemo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung throws out a loose jab but Nicodemo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicodemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicodemo misses with a body kick.
Fei Chung misses with a right hand
enabling Nicodemo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fei Chung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicodemo swings for the body but Fei Chung moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fei Chung slips a straight right by Nicodemo.
Fei Chung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fei Chung throws a leg kick that misses.
Fei Chung throws a sloppy head kick and Nicodemo moves out of range easily.
Nicodemo misses with the combination.
Fei Chung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nicodemo cracks the inside of Fei Chung's front leg.
No joy there for Nicodemo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fei Chung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fei Chung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut
and Fei Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicodemo looks to throw the jab but Fei Chung is out of range.
The fighters circling - Fei Chung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fei Chung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicodemo.
Nice body punch from Fei Chung.
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!
Nicodemo misses with a hook
and Fei Chung counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nicodemo's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung slips under a jab from Nicodemo.
Fei Chung misses with a straight left.
Fei Chung looks to land a combination but Nicodemo avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicodemo misses the target.
Nicodemo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fei Chung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nicodemo scrambles back to his feet.
Fei Chung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei Chung connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nicodemo's hands.
Nicodemo misses with a low kick as Fei Chung jumps back.
Fei Chung throws a looping overhand right but Nicodemo ducks down to avoid it.
Fei Chung moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Fei Chung misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicodemo. That's going to slow Fei Chung down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicodemo, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicodemo staying out of range there.
Fei Chung throws a series of punches but Nicodemo avoids them all with ease.
Nicodemo throws an overhand right that lands on Fei Chung's shoulder, as Fei Chung tries to avoid the shot.
Nicodemo lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giovanni Nicodemo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Fei Chung moved out of range.
Fei Chung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicodemo.
A head kick misses from Fei Chung.
A little jabbing left from Nicodemo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicodemo misses the jab.
Fei Chung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Chung.
Nicodemo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fei Chung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicodemo.
A combination from Fei Chung does no damage.
Fei Chung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fei Chung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fei Chung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicodemo scores with a jab. Fei Chung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fei Chung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei Chung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fei Chung misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Nicodemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicodemo missing with a left hand there. Fei Chung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fei Chung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicodemo.
Fei Chung throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Fei Chung.
Fei Chung missing with a left hand there. Nicodemo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fei Chung throws a head kick but Nicodemo moves out of range.
A nice side step and Nicodemo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nicodemo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fei Chung is able to avoid easily.
Fei Chung misses with a takedown attempt - Nicodemo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fei Chung moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fei Chung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicodemo to score with a decent uppercut.
Fei Chung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nicodemo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fei Chung thinking.
Nicodemo lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fei Chung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fei Chung throws a combination that misses
and Nicodemo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo lands a jab.
Fei Chung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicodemo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fei Chung doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Fei Chung.
Good work by Fei Chung as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fei Chung. That's going to slow Nicodemo down.
A slow jab from Fei Chung misses its intended target.
Fei Chung throws a sloppy head kick and Nicodemo moves out of range easily.
Nicodemo throws a leg kick
and Fei Chung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicodemo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fei Chung throws a looping overhand right but Nicodemo ducks down to avoid it.
Fei Chung shoots for a takedown but Nicodemo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wu Fei Chung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fei Chung takes a swing at Nicodemo's ribcage but misses.
Nicodemo throws a series of punches but Fei Chung moves out of range.
Fei Chung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicodemo moves away.
Fei Chung looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nicodemo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fei Chung is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicodemo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicodemo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nicodemo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fei Chung gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nicodemo missing with a left hand there. Fei Chung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung misses with a looping left.
Nicodemo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicodemo scores with a hook to the body. Fei Chung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicodemo looks to land a left hand but Fei Chung moved out of range nicely.
Fei Chung blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Fei Chung misses the target.
Nicodemo scores with a hook to the body. Fei Chung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut. Fei Chung saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Fei Chung. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Chung scoring well with a low kick there.
Fei Chung feints and as Nicodemo raises his hands in defense, Fei Chung changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nicodemo is looking to stand back up but Fei Chung counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo pushes Fei Chung off looking to stand but Fei Chung dives back in and keeps control.
Fei Chung tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nicodemo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fei Chung stops Nicodemo from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giovanni Nicodemo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nicodemo throws a shot from downtown. Fei Chung moves away and avoids it.
Fei Chung feinted with a counter takedown.
Fei Chung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nicodemo in his tracks.
Fei Chung throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Fei Chung's head but Fei Chung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicodemo just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fei Chung throws a series of punches but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fei Chung is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nicodemo's half guard.
Nicodemo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fei Chung keeps hold of his opponent and drives 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nicodemo.
Fei Chung tries to stall but Nicodemo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fei Chung lands a left hand.
Nicodemo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fei Chung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicodemo is trying to break the clinch but Fei Chung has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo lands a nice uppercut.
Nicodemo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fei Chung lands with a hook. Nicodemo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nicodemo throws a low kick but Fei Chung avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicodemo.
Fei Chung is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei Chung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Fei Chung tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicodemo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicodemo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicodemo.
Fei Chung jabs Nicodemo right on the nose. Nicodemo blinks but takes it well.
Nicodemo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nicodemo avoids it.
Fei Chung thumps Nicodemo with a low kick.
Nicodemo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fei Chung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicodemo. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fei Chung throws out the jab.
Fei Chung smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fei Chung looks for a takedown but Nicodemo sprawls well.
Fei Chung throws a big shot that misses.
Fei Chung misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Nicodemo misses.
A big left from Nicodemo misses.
Fei Chung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nicodemo back to the cage. Fei Chung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice defenses there by Nicodemo.
Fei Chung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicodemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung throws the kick towards the body but Nicodemo avoids it.
Nicodemo throws out a leg kick but Fei Chung moves out of range and Nicodemo only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Fei Chung misses the target.
Nicodemo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fei Chung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicodemo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nicodemo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fei Chung cracks Nicodemo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Nicodemo misses.
Nicodemo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fei Chung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fei Chung checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Fei Chung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Fei Chung.
A low kick from Fei Chung is predictable there
letting Nicodemo counter with a right hand.
Nicodemo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicodemo tries to clinch up.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicodemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fei Chung moves away.
Nicodemo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicodemo moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicodemo breaks the clinch.
Giovanni Nicodemo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung throws a series of punches but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Fei Chung just misses with a punch to the body.
Fei Chung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nicodemo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wu Fei Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giovanni Nicodemo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nicodemo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nicodemo kicks Fei Chung off and gets to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Fei Chung
and Nicodemo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicodemo. That's going to slow Fei Chung down.
Fei Chung scores with a jab. Nicodemo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nicodemo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fei Chung. Nicodemo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Nicodemo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nicodemo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Nicodemo!
After winning the bout, Giovanni Nicodemo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Wu Fei Chung stepped up to the mic, saying 'Where am I? What's going on? What happened?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 2178 p4p, 274 weight class) and Mikael Brophy (ranked 2151 p4p, 270 weight class). Boyka's entrance music is Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . A fine choice. Brophy has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Yuri Boyka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuri Boyka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boyka counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brophy scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyka should have avoided that one.
Boyka throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Boyka was not able to check.
Boyka scores with a body shot.
Brophy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a hook. Boyka ducked under it nicely.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy sizes up Boyka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Boyka scores with a jab to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy is looking to land body kicks.
Boyka throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Mikael Brophy has been cut.
Boyka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters with a three punch combo that has Boyka backing up. Boyka nods at Brophy to acknowledge the strikes.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Boyka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boyka throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Boyka lands a head kick. Brophy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brophy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy works over Boyka's head and body with a nice combination.
Brophy drops Boyka with a beautiful combination! Boyka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brophy is looking for the KO!
Boyka is rocked!
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyka moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boyka blocks it well.
Brophy checks a low kick from Boyka.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Brophy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
A countering left hand to the body from Brophy misses.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Boyka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
It appears Boyka was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyka slips under a jab.
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Boyka misses the target.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Brophy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boyka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy cracks Boyka with a good jab.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Boyka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brophy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brophy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brophy feints a jab promting Boyka to slip. Brophy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boyka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice right hand that sends Boyka toppling to the canvas! Boyka scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brophy finish him?!
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka leaves his chin hanging out and Brophy seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Boyka crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikael Brophy!
Mikael Brophy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 2481 p4p, 281 weight class) and Yonglong Li (ranked 2001 p4p, 242 weight class). Adonis Stevenson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li sizes up Stevenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Li defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Li wants to counter the offense by Stevenson and move into the clinch position.
Stevenson slips a jab from Li.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Li checks it.
Li swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson scores with a hook.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Li lands a head shot.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevenson throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.
It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Li has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Li.
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Stevenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Stevenson misses with a body punch
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.
Stevenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stevenson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by Li.
A jab from Stevenson does it's job there.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Li is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevenson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stevenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stevenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Li looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Li works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li misses with a body shot.
Stevenson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Li's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson drops Li with a beautiful combination! Li stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stevenson is looking for the KO!
Li is rocked!
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!
Stevenson throws a front kick that sends Li stumbling back into the cage.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Li! But no joy.
Stevenson walks into a jab.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Stevenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stevenson throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Li lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li takes one on the button.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Stevenson is predictable there
and Li counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Li counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stevenson throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Stevenson lands a jab to the nose.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Li takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Stevenson's torso.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Li throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevenson is able to avoid easily.
Stevenson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stevenson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Li checks it well.
Li throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Stevenson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stevenson lands a body shot.
Li is breathing heavily.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Li.
Stevenson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Stevenson.
Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stevenson.
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!
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Stevenson lands with a right to the head.
Li keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Li.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Li in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Li tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson misses with a body punch.
Li working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Li.
Li tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Li.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson is working Li over against the cage.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Li misses with an elbow over the top.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Li tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Li misses with a body shot.
Stevenson throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li rushes Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yonglong Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Stevenson connects with the punch.
Stevenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yonglong Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stevenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a right hand
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Stevenson cracks Li with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stevenson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Li to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Li limp body while Stevenson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adonis Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 509 p4p, 61 weight class) and Ismo Leikola (ranked 1631 p4p, 171 weight class). Leikola has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismo Leikola!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caunt, right into the meat.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leikola throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Leikola.
Leikola ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Leikola's head back.
Leikola misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Leikola is out of range.
Leikola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leikola moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Leikola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Leikola.
Caunt cracks Leikola with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leikola counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leikola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Leikola.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Leikola sees coming a mile off.
Leikola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Leikola saw that one coming.
Leikola staying out of range there.
Leikola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Leikola misses.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Leikola.
Leikola slips under a jab from Caunt.
A cross from Leikola lands.
Leikola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. Leikola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caunt misses with a two punch combination.
Caunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Leikola is out of range.
Leikola checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leikola connects with the punch.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Leikola ducks down to avoid it.
Leikola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Leikola misses.
Leikola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leikola. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caunt - that will leave a mark!
Leikola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leikola. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leikola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Leikola.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leikola in his tracks.
Leikola lands a nice hook to Caunt's body. Caunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leikola 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.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leikola lands a really nice looking cross but Caunt seems unphased.
Leikola scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt connects with a jab.
Leikola scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Caunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good shot there by Caunt.
A swing and a miss from Leikola.
Caunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Leikola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt slips under a jab from Leikola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leikola. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
Caunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Caunt checks a leg kick.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Leikola moved out of range.
Leikola ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Leikola to counter with a crisp jab.
Leikola avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leikola.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Leikola is out of range.
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Leikola counter with a right hand.
Leikola throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leikola counters with a body kick.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leikola moves away.
Caunt misses with a body shot
and Leikola counters with a stiff right hand.
Leikola looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Caunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leikola misses with a looping left.
Leikola moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Caunt connects with the punch.
Leikola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leikola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Leikola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leikola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leikola misses with an uppercut.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Leikola.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Leikola misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Caunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leikola moves away.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leikola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt misses with a shot to the body
and Leikola counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Leikola sees coming a mile off.
Leikola drops his hands momentarily and Caunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leikola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leikola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leikola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leikola.
Leikola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caunt.
A big left from Caunt misses.
Nice straight punches there by Leikola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leikola.
Leikola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Leikola.
Leikola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caunt moves forwards but Leikola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leikola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Leikola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Leikola moves away and avoids it.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leikola.
Caunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leikola's head backwards.
Leikola looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
It appears Caunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Leikola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Leikola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caunt.
Leikola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leikola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
Leikola scores with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Leikola.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leikola.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Leikola off balance momentarily.
Leikola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Leikola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
Leikola scores with a jab.
A big left from Caunt misses.
Caunt cracks Leikola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leikola under the eye.
Leikola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Leikola's leg but Leikola calmly moves out of range.
Leikola moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Leikola.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.
Leikola throws a big shot that misses.
Leikola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leikola. That's going to slow Caunt down.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leikola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leikola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Leikola moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Leikola throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caunt throws a body punch but Leikola moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leikola moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Caunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leikola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leikola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caunt on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leikola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Leikola's head.
A head kick misses from Leikola.
Leikola misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Leikola blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
Leikola swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Leikola looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leikola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leikola misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Caunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leikola's hands.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Leikola cracks Caunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leikola lands a slapping body shot.
Leikola tries to clinch but Caunt is having none of it.
Caunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leikola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Caunt is predictable there
letting Leikola counter with a right hand.
Leikola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leikola.
Leikola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Leikola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leikola.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Leikola is out of range.
The fighters circling - Leikola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Caunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Caunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Caunt lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Leikola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt digs a good body shot into Leikola's ribs.
Leikola throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leikola takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leikola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Leikola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Caunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leikola has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
Leikola thows a body kick. Caunt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leikola.
Caunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Leikola looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leikola manages to avoid it.
Leikola looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leikola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Leikola moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leikola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Leikola scores with a hook to the body. Caunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caunt throws a body punch but Leikola moves out of range.
Leikola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Leikola.
Caunt dips to his left and cracks Leikola with an uppercut!
Leikola throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leikola 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 Caunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Leikola's head but Leikola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leikola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leikola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leikola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caunt swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Leikola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt loads up on a big right hand but Leikola slips the punch.
Caunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leikola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caunt misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leikola checks a leg kick.
Ismo Leikola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the liver by Leikola. Beautiful body shot.
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leikola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leikola just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Leikola.
Leikola with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt throws a body punch but Leikola moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Leikola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leikola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caunt is rocked!
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Caunt throws a hook but Leikola blocks it.
Leikola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Leikola's head.
Nice cross by Leikola.
Oh Caunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Leikola throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Leikola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leikola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Caunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leikola looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Leikola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leikola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Leikola.
A quick step to the side and Caunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt throws a series of punches but Leikola avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Caunt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caunt, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Caunt!
After the fight, Dick Caunt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esko Marttinen (ranked 858 p4p, 115 weight class) and Danny Brixton (ranked 687 p4p, 85 weight class). Marttinen comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Brixton has chosen JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 8 - 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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Brixton.
Marttinen scores with a jab.
Marttinen misses with a low kick as Brixton jumps back.
Marttinen throws a hook but Brixton avoids it easily.
Marttinen loads up on a big right hand but Brixton slips the punch.
Marttinen throws a low kick but Brixton moves out of range easily.
Marttinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brixton moves out of range as Marttinen strikes.
Marttinen shoots in for a takedown but Brixton shows good takedown defense.
Brixton ducks under a wild hook from Marttinen.
Brixton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marttinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brixton lands the left hand.
Marttinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marttinen has been working on his balance at Heavy Metal, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Brixton.
Brixton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marttinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Brixton.
Marttinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brixton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marttinen looks to throw the jab but Brixton is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marttinen. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brixton throws out a leg kick but Marttinen moves out of range and Brixton only half commits.
Brixton lands with a right hand.
Brixton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marttinen's calf.
Brixton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brixton's corner calls for a 1-2. Brixton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marttinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Marttinen.
Marttinen tests Brixton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marttinen misses with a straight left.
Marttinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brixton is out of range and Marttinen settles back down.
Marttinen takes a swing at Brixton's ribcage but misses.
Brixton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brixton. Marttinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brixton throws a head kick that Marttinen semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Brixton. Beautiful body shot.
Brixton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marttinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Brixton.
Marttinen lands a nice shot that snaps Brixton's head back.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marttinen throws out the jab.
A jab from Brixton finds it's way through Marttinen's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marttinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brixton throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Marttinen misses the target.
Brixton looks to land a body kick but Marttinen moved away.
Marttinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brixton stuns Marttinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brixton avoids the head kick by Marttinen.
A combination from Marttinen does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Brixton.
Marttinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Brixton in the body.
Marttinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marttinen takes a swing at Brixton's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Brixton there.
Brixton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brixton throws a leg kick but Marttinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brixton throws a low kick but Marttinen avoids it.
Marttinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marttinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brixton misses with a head kick.
Brixton moves away from the strike by Marttinen.
Marttinen blocks a jab.
Marttinen throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Marttinen tries to score with a low kick but Brixton moves his leg out of the way.
Marttinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marttinen tried to score with a low kick but Brixton checks it.
Brixton swings for the body but Marttinen moves out of range.
Marttinen throws a quick counter head kick but Brixton was just out of range.
Marttinen throws a hook to the side of Brixton's head but Brixton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brixton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marttinen moves out of range as Brixton strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marttinen slips under a jab.
Marttinen misses with a straight left.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marttinen throws out the jab.
Brixton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marttinen with a body shot.
Marttinen lands a body shot.
Brixton connects with a looping right hand.
Brixton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marttinen misses with a straight left.
Brixton throws out a counter right but Marttinen avoids it with no problem.
Brixton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marttinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marttinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brixton. Brixton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brixton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marttinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marttinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Brixton.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marttinen swings for the body but Brixton moves out of range.
Marttinen misses with a hook. Brixton ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brixton walks into a stiff left hand from Marttinen.
Marttinen lands a body shot.
Brixton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton stuffs the takedown.
Marttinen looks to throw the jab but Brixton is out of range.
Brixton loads up on a big right hand but Marttinen slips the punch.
Marttinen throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton feints and then cracks Marttinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marttinen down.
Marttinen misses with a low kick as Brixton jumps back.
Marttinen misses with a hook.
Marttinen blocks a head kick by Brixton.
Good work by Marttinen as he checks the leg kick.
Brixton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marttinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Brixton.
Marttinen misses with a hook to the body
and Brixton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marttinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Brixton.
Marttinen lands an overhand right.
Brixton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marttinen.
Danny Brixton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brixton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton tries to land a leg kick but Marttinen saw it coming and moves away.
Brixton throws the left hand but Marttinen avoids the punch easily.
Brixton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marttinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Marttinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brixton.
Brixton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brixton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marttinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Danny Brixton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brixton throws a body kick that misses.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marttinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton throws a shot from downtown. Marttinen moves away and avoids it.
Brixton misses with a wild body shot.
Marttinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marttinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marttinen lands with a good body shot.
Brixton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brixton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Marttinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brixton moves out of range as Marttinen strikes.
Brixton throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marttinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marttinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brixton.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marttinen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marttinen moves forwards but Brixton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brixton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marttinen.
Brixton slips under a jab from Marttinen.
Marttinen lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marttinen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marttinen throws out the jab.
Marttinen throws a jab when Brixton was well out of range.
Brixton lands a glancing blow to the side of Marttinen's head.
Marttinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Marttinen.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brixton manages to avoid it.
Brixton lands a jab to Marttinen's midsection.
Brixton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marttinen.
Brixton lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marttinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brixton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marttinen.
Brixton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marttinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brixton's head.
Brixton lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marttinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brixton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marttinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marttinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brixton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brixton is trying to control Marttinen's posture but Marttinen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Marttinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Marttinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brixton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marttinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marttinen working the head and body with strikes.
Marttinen looks up at the clock and then as Brixton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marttinen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marttinen working the ground and pound.
Marttinen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marttinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Brixton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marttinen in side control, throwing shots but Brixton defends.
Brixton tries to buck Marttinen off but Marttinen is having none of it.
Marttinen working the body and head with strikes.
Brixton is trying to control Marttinen's posture but Marttinen avoids it.
Marttinen working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton is looking to reverse the position.
Brixton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marttinen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marttinen is chipping away with strikes.
Marttinen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brixton some visible discomfort.
Marttinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Marttinen working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marttinen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brixton is avoiding damage well.
Esko Marttinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brixton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marttinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brixton has hold of Marttinen's hands but Marttinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marttinen lands a nice short elbow.
Brixton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marttinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marttinen's back!
Marttinen is trying to break free.
Brixton looking for the RNC.
Brixton controlling the position well here. Marttinen rolled but Brixton kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brixton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Marttinen breaks Brixton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Marttinen lands a couple of digs.
Marttinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marttinen won't allow Brixton to sweep him here.
Brixton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marttinen stands up over Brixton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marttinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marttinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marttinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton wants to get back to his feet but Marttinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brixton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marttinen is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Marttinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brixton missing with a left hand there. Marttinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brixton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Marttinen as he connects with a hook.
Marttinen blocks a head kick by Brixton.
Marttinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brixton sprawls and moves away.
Marttinen throws a shot from downtown. Brixton moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brixton.
Brixton connects with a looping right hand.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Brixton throws a jab when Marttinen was well out of range.
Marttinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brixton loads up on a big right hand but Marttinen slips the punch.
Marttinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Brixton misses.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marttinen.
Marttinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marttinen slips under a jab.
Brixton lunges at Marttinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marttinen's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brixton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marttinen in his tracks.
Brixton misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Marttinen misses.
Marttinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marttinen avoids the head kick by Brixton.
Brixton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marttinen.
Marttinen throws out a loose jab but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brixton connects with a body shot that sends Marttinen's belly button to the back.
Brixton misses with a wild body shot.
Brixton punishes Marttinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Brixton slips under a jab from Marttinen.
Brixton throws a chopping leg kick but Marttinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brixton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marttinen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marttinen.
Brixton swings for the body but Marttinen moves out of range.
Brixton throws an overhand right that lands on Marttinen's shoulder, as Marttinen tries to avoid the shot.
Marttinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brixton ducks under a wild hook from Marttinen.
Brixton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen lands a really nice looking cross but Brixton seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marttinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brixton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marttinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Brixton.
Brixton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brixton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brixton looks to throw the jab but Marttinen is out of range.
Brixton scores with the left hand. Marttinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Marttinen lands a really nice looking cross but Brixton seems unphased.
Brixton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marttinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marttinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brixton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marttinen on the side of the head.
Brixton lands a nice shot to the body.
Marttinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brixton.
Brixton avoids the head kick by Marttinen.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marttinen moves away.
Marttinen misses with a straight left.
Brixton slips under a jab.
Brixton drops his hands momentarily and Marttinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marttinen misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton takes one to the side of the head.
Marttinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brixton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brixton scores with a nice right hand.
Brixton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marttinen.
That kick from Brixton tenderised Marttinen's leg. Marttinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marttinen slips a straight right by Brixton.
Brixton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marttinen throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marttinen.
A head kick misses from Marttinen.
Marttinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marttinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marttinen throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marttinen's calf.
Brixton lunges at Marttinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marttinen's hand.
Brixton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brixton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marttinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marttinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brixton can pounce on him.
Brixton swings for the body but Marttinen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton connects with an inside leg kick.
Marttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brixton.
Brixton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marttinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Marttinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marttinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brixton.
A slow jab from Marttinen misses its intended target.
Marttinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brixton throws a hook to the side of Marttinen's head but Marttinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marttinen blocks a jab.
Marttinen connects with a single shot there.
Marttinen lands with a right hand.
Marttinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton slips under a jab from Marttinen.
Marttinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marttinen throws a lazy right hand but Brixton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brixton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Brixton.
I think Brixton 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Brixton!
Danny Brixton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 538 p4p, 74 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 542 p4p, 75 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi lands a jab to Alatalo's midsection.
Uesugi swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo cracks Uesugi with an open hand slap.
Uesugi throws a jab when Alatalo was well out of range.
Uesugi swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alatalo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alatalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alatalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Alatalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alatalo throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
A big left from Uesugi misses.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Uesugi is out of range.
Alatalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alatalo takes a swing at Uesugi's ribcage but misses.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Uesugi ducked under it nicely.
Uesugi lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi lands with a hook. Alatalo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands with a good body shot.
Uesugi lands with a hook. Alatalo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alatalo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Uesugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uesugi rushes Alatalo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi is working Alatalo over against the cage.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Uesugi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alatalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Alatalo avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Alatalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alatalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alatalo.
Alatalo breaks the clinch.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi connects with a single shot there.
Uesugi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alatalo on the side of the head.
Alatalo missing with a left hand there. Uesugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Uesugi - just one landing.
Uesugi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uesugi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alatalo. Alatalo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alatalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Alatalo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uesugi throws the left hand but Alatalo avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alatalo.
Uesugi lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alatalo.
Uesugi prevents a body shot from Alatalo.
Uesugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Uesugi.
Alatalo blocking some punches.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
A short right from Alatalo on the inside.
Alatalo misses with a body punch.
A short left from Uesugi.
Alatalo misses with the head strike.
Uesugi pushes Alatalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uesugi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uesugi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alatalo's elbow.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Alatalo avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Uesugi pushes Alatalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uesugi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alatalo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uesugi can turn it around.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Alatalo controls his hands.
Alatalo works on Uesugi's body with a couple of short punches.
Alatalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alatalo can't find room to land a body shot as Uesugi controls the action.
Alatalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uesugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Alatalo prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alatalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alatalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uesugi throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi scores with a jab to the body.
Uesugi misses with a hook
and Alatalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uesugi thinking.
Alatalo missing with a left hand there. Uesugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uesugi throws a body punch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Alatalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi connects with a nice looking jab.
Alatalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alatalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alatalo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uesugi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alatalo scrambles back to his feet.
Uesugi moves into the clinch.
Uesugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alatalo.
A right handed body shot lands from Uesugi.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi lands a body punch.
Alatalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alatalo scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Uesugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uesugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Alatalo - that landed with a thud.
Alatalo tries to circle away but Uesugi has him pinned against the cage.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Alatalo blocks it.
Alatalo misses with some punches.
Alatalo pushes Uesugi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Uesugi.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alatalo's elbow.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Alatalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Alatalo takes a shot to the head.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Alatalo.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Alatalo controls his hands.
Alatalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uesugi scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alatalo throws a hook but Uesugi avoids it easily.
Alatalo tests Uesugi's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Alatalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi lunges at Alatalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alatalo's hand.
Alatalo throws a hook but Uesugi avoids it easily.
Uesugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Uesugi connects with a looping right hand.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uesugi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uesugi jabs Alatalo right on the nose. Alatalo blinks but takes it well.
Uesugi avoids the body shot from Alatalo.
Alatalo walks into a jab.
Uesugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uesugi tries to clinch but Alatalo is having none of it.
Uesugi gets a clinch.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi prevents a body shot from Alatalo.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Alatalo controls his hands.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alatalo digs a right hand into Uesugi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uesugi's gas tank.
A short right from Uesugi.
Alatalo tries to throw a body punch but Uesugi avoids it by throwing Alatalo back against the cage.
Uesugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Alatalo is looking to break free of the clinch but Uesugi has double underhooks.
Alatalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alatalo working aggressively here.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alatalo blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
Alatalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Uesugi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uesugi.
Alatalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tries to work over Alatalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uesugi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi presses Alatalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uesugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uesugi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uesugi.
Nice body punch from Uesugi - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Alatalo avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Uesugi on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alatalo.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Alatalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uesugi digs a right hand underneath Alatalo's ribcage. Alatalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Uesugi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi throws out a counter right but Alatalo avoids it with no problem.
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alatalo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alatalo drops his hands momentarily and Uesugi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alatalo is looking to counter punch.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uesugi.
Alatalo misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alatalo.
Uesugi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Nice body punch from Uesugi.
Uesugi is leaning against Alatalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uesugi gets through Alatalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alatalo fails to land.
Alatalo takes a shot to the head.
Uesugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Alatalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alatalo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Alatalo controls the action.
Uesugi presses Alatalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uesugi lands a body punch.
Uesugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Alatalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uesugi lands with a light punch inside.
Lasse Alatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi works on Alatalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Alatalo seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a shoulder strike.
Uesugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Alatalo throws a head punch that misses.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uesugi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uesugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alatalo or not.
Uesugi lands a left hand.
Uesugi lands with a left to the head.
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Uesugi digs a right hand into Alatalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alatalo's gas tank.
Uesugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alatalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uesugi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the side of Alatalo's head.
Uesugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alatalo is trying to push Uesugi away but Uesugi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Alatalo fails to land.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Alatalo fails to land.
Alatalo takes a shot to the head.
Uesugi lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alatalo - that landed with a thud.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Alatalo misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alatalo misses with a punch to the body.
Alatalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alatalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alatalo.
Uesugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alatalo takes a shot to the head.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Uesugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alatalo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Uesugi on the inside.
Alatalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alatalo.
Alatalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alatalo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uesugi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Alatalo misses with the head strike.
Alatalo misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kagekatsu Uesugi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uesugi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi made sure to mention his sponsor, Vikai Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 537 p4p, 69 weight class) and Gil Jacobson (ranked 460 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gavin checks a leg kick nicely.
Gavin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacobson throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Jacobson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gavin's calf.
Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
Gavin checks a low kick from Jacobson.
Jacobson delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Jacobson.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin cracks Jacobson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jacobson defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacobson takes a step back to recover.
Gavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
That kick from Jacobson tenderised Gavin's leg. Gavin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson lands with a good body shot.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gavin checks it well.
Gavin misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gavin.
Jacobson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gavin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gavin throws a right hand that Jacobson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacobson also avoids with ease.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Gavin throws a front kick that sends Jacobson stumbling back into the cage.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacobson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jacobson throws a push kick but Gavin slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobson motions for Gavin to come forward. Jacobson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jacobson thumps Gavin with a low kick.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Jacobson avoids it.
Gavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacobson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gavin off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
Gavin rushes Jacobson and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jacobson as Gavin tries to tie him up.
Jacobson has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
A head punch on the inside from Gavin fails to land.
Jacobson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobson fails to land.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
Jacobson throws the kick towards the body but Gavin avoids it.
Jacobson throws a leg kick which misses Gavin's front leg but catches the back leg as Gavin tries to avoid it.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jacobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Jacobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Jacobson.
It looked like Gavin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson scores with a kick to the body.
Gavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobson loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Gavin throws a hook but Jacobson blocks it.
Gavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobson. That did some damage!
Gavin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gavin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacobson. Jacobson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Jacobson wants to land a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jacobson lands a front kick.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobson.
Jacobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobson lands a nice shot that snaps Gavin's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Jacobson is looking to land body kicks.
Jacobson tries to land a front kick but Gavin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jacobson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut.
Jacobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobson dips to his left and cracks Gavin with an uppercut!
Jacobson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crunch! Jacobson slams his shin into Gavin's torso.
Gavin wants to clinch up but Jacobson keeps it at a distance.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jacobson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin moves out of range as Jacobson strikes.
Jacobson swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Jacobson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gil Jacobson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gavin is looking to score with low kicks.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Jacobson finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Jacobson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacobson cracks Gavin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Gavin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson misses with a kick to the body.
Gavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jacobson throws a low kick but Gavin moves out of range easily.
Jacobson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gavin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jacobson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacobson throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters with a good, hard body kick but Jacobson shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
Jacobson stuns Gavin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacobson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacobson throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Jacobson avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacobson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Jacobson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Jacobson slams his shin into Gavin's torso.
Jacobson lands a body shot.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Jacobson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jacobson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Gavin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Jacobson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacobson.
Gavin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacobson throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
Gavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gavin walks into a straight right hand from Jacobson.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jacobson. That's going to slow Gavin down.
Jacobson misses with a kick to the body.
Gavin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jacobson avoids it.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
Gavin connects with a body shot that sends Jacobson's belly button to the back.
Jacobson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gavin darts in and clinches Jacobson up against the cage.
Jacobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson gets through Gavin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gavin tries a body shot but Jacobson blocks it.
Gavin lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gavin.
A nice left hand lands by Gavin.
Gavin misses with some punches.
Jacobson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Gavin misses with some punches.
Gavin lands an uppercut.
Jacobson throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a solid leg kick but Gavin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Jacobson does no damage.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jacobson just manages to avoid it.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Jacobson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson dodges the punch combination from Gavin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gavin. Jacobson shrugs it off though.
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but Gavin avoids them all with ease.
Gavin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Gavin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gavin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gavin tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Gavin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jacobson doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gavin is out of range and Jacobson settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jacobson's calf.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Jacobson throws a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gil Jacobson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Gavin misses.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Jacobson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab by Jacobson.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Jacobson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jacobson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gavin's calf.
Jacobson misses with a hook to the body
and Gavin counters with a left to the body.
Jacobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin darts in and clinches Jacobson up against the cage.
Gavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jacobson or not.
Jacobson lands a body punch.
Jacobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Gavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin blocks an uppercut.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jacobson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gavin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobson controls his hands.
Jacobson lands a right hand.
Jacobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobson is looking to slow Gavin down with leg kicks.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacobson! But no joy.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Gavin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gavin swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson lands an overhand right.
Gil Jacobson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
Tommy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Jacobson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gavin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jacobson throws a push kick but Gavin slaps the foot to one side.
Gavin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobson finds it's way round the side to connect with Gavin's head.
Gavin lands with a shot to the body.
Jacobson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin lands a really nice looking cross but Jacobson seems unphased.
It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacobson is out of range.
Gavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jacobson throws out a powerful jab.
Jacobson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Gavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jacobson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobson avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin lunges at Jacobson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jacobson's hand.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jacobson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobson.
Jacobson lands a head shot.
Gavin is looking to chop away at Jacobson's legs.
Gavin tried to score with a low kick but Jacobson checks it.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Gavin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacobson.
Gavin throws a shot to the body.
Jacobson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jacobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Jacobson avoids it.
Gavin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
Jacobson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jacobson checks a leg kick.
Jacobson throws a right hand that misses
and Jacobson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gavin.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
Jacobson tries a quick counter leg kick but Gavin is wise to it.
Jacobson scores with a sloppy right hand. Gavin should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Jacobson coming out on top.
Jacobson throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Jacobson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Gavin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobson.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobson.
Jacobson sizes up Gavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gil Jacobson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jacobson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gil Jacobson!
Our winner, Gil Jacobson, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 331 p4p, 38 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 152 p4p, 17 weight class). Landon Priester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester throws a leg kick which misses Magnaron's front leg but catches the back leg as Magnaron tries to avoid it.
Magnaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Priester to counter with a crisp jab.
Priester misses with a leg kick.
Magnaron throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
Priester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Priester looks to throw the jab but Magnaron is out of range.
Priester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magnaron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Magnaron lands a jab.
Magnaron throws a right hand that Priester ducks under and follows up with a left that Priester also avoids with ease.
Priester lunges at Magnaron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magnaron's hand.
Magnaron scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Priester moves forwards but Magnaron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Priester misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Priester.
Magnaron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body kick from Priester.
Magnaron looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Priester! But no joy.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Magnaron misses.
Priester throws a low kick, looking for Magnaron's leg but Magnaron calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Priester.
Magnaron thuds his right hand into Priester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magnaron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Priester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magnaron connects with a body shot.
Priester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Priester scores with a three punch combo!
Magnaron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magnaron ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Priester is looking to chop away at Magnaron's legs.
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnaron.
Priester is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnaron connects with a right hand. Priester shakes it off.
Magnaron throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester looks for the body kick but Magnaron saw that one coming.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnaron manages to avoid it.
Priester moves out of range as Magnaron strikes.
Magnaron misses with a wild body shot.
Magnaron tries to clinch but Priester moves out of range.
Priester motions for Magnaron to come forward. Priester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priester misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Priester flicks out a counter leg kick but Magnaron steps away.
Magnaron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Magnaron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magnaron takes one on the button.
Priester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magnaron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magnaron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Priester at a distance.
Magnaron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Priester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magnaron.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magnaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Priester.
Magnaron looks to land a right hand but Priester moved out of range.
Magnaron throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Priester clobbers Magnaron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Priester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magnaron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Priester has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Magnaron throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Magnaron had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Magnaron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Priester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron misses with a combination
and Priester counters with a good, hard body kick but Magnaron shrugs it off.
Magnaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnaron lands a jab to the nose.
Priester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magnaron moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPriester.
Magnaron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Magnaron misses with a body shot.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnaron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnaron.
Priester ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Priester lands the left hand.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Priester lands with a kick to the temple. Magnaron shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Magnaron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magnaron lands a glancing blow to the side of Priester's head.
Magnaron throws an overhand right that lands on Priester's shoulder, as Priester tries to avoid the shot.
Von Magnaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester slips a jab from Magnaron.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Magnaron ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Magnaron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Priester doesn't seem phased though.
Magnaron throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magnaron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Priester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priester misses with a head kick.
Magnaron looks to land a combination but Priester avoids it well.
A cross from Magnaron lands.
Priester lands with an uppercut that bounces Magnaron off the cage and back into range.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
Magnaron scores with a hook to the body. Priester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magnaron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Magnaron throws out a loose jab but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnaron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
A shot to the liver by Priester. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnaron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magnaron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnaron throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester scores with a nice strike.
Some bone on bone action there as Magnaron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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 Von Magnaron will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magnaron misses with an uppercut
and Magnaron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Priester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Magnaron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnaron.
Priester slips a jab from Magnaron.
Magnaron scores with a nice strike.
Magnaron throws a body shot but no joy.
Magnaron scores with a nice head shot.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnaron.
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
Magnaron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magnaron dodges the punch combination from Priester.
Magnaron wants to clinch up but Priester keeps it at a distance.
Priester misses with a hook.
Magnaron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magnaron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Priester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnaron misses with a hook. Priester ducked under it nicely.
Priester ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Von Magnaron is winning the standup battle so far.
Magnaron missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magnaron throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Magnaron lunges at Priester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Priester's hand.
Priester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magnaron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Priester.
Priester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magnaron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magnaron throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. Priester saw that one coming.
Magnaron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Priester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Priester throws a lazy right hand but Magnaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magnaron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
Priester on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magnaron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magnaron just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnaron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Magnaron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnaron tries to clinch up.
Magnaron looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester slips under a jab.
Magnaron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Magnaron just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnaron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magnaron throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester needs to keep his hands up - Magnaron had a free shot at his head there.
Magnaron moves away from the strike by Priester.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magnaron checks a leg kick.
Priester moves forwards but Magnaron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Priester jabs at Magnaron's body.
Magnaron slips under a jab from Priester.
Priester throws a body kick that misses.
Magnaron lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Magnaron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magnaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester lands a front kick.
Magnaron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Magnaron will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester throws a wild body kick that Magnaron sees coming a mile off.
Magnaron misses with a straight left.
Magnaron throws an overhand right that lands on Priester's shoulder, as Priester tries to avoid the shot.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnaron moves away.
Priester misses with a low kick as Magnaron jumps back.
Priester moves away from the strike by Magnaron.
Priester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Priester there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Priester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Priester gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Priester throws a jab when Magnaron was well out of range.
Priester slips a straight right by Magnaron.
Magnaron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Decent striking displayed by Magnaron there.
A telegraphed right hand from Priester misses the target.
Priester cracks Magnaron with an open hand slap.
Magnaron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magnaron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priester loads up on a big right hand but Magnaron slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priester manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Priester lands but Magnaron takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester throws a lazy right hand but Magnaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnaron. Priester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
Magnaron cracks Priester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Priester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Priester moves out of range as Magnaron strikes.
Some wild striking there from Magnaron.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnaron.
Magnaron looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Magnaron lands a right hook to the body.
Priester throws a chopping leg kick but Magnaron manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester throws a front kick that sends Magnaron stumbling back into the cage.
Magnaron throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magnaron throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Priester.
Magnaron throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Landon Priester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Magnaron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Magnaron misses with the combination.
Priester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Priester throws a push kick but Magnaron slaps the foot to one side.
Priester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magnaron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priester takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magnaron misses with a two punch combination.
Priester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnaron.
Priester circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Priester to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Magnaron - just one landing.
Priester has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magnaron tests Priester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magnaron throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
Magnaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magnaron connects with a crisp jab.
Magnaron throws an off balance right hand
and Priester counters with a two punch combo.
Priester throws a push kick but Magnaron slaps the foot to one side.
Priester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnaron.
Magnaron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnaron misses with a left hand
and Priester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Priester throws a low kick but Magnaron avoids it.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Magnaron's head but Magnaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Priester.
Magnaron stuns Priester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Priester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magnaron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Magnaron scores with the left hand. Priester knows he should have avoided that one.
Magnaron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Priester appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Priester throws a lazy right hand but Magnaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magnaron.
Magnaron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Priester.
Priester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Priester misses.
Magnaron throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester scores with a hook to the body. Magnaron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Priester misses with a series of wild punches.
Magnaron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Priester throws the kick towards the body but Magnaron avoids it.
Priester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magnaron counters with a takedown into side control.
Magnaron stands up and beckons Priester to his feet.
Magnaron throws a jab when Priester was well out of range.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnaron.
Priester takes one on the button.
Magnaron looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
A cross from Priester lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Magnaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands a jab to Magnaron's midsection.
Magnaron throws a nice looking combination but Priester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magnaron pushes Priester up against the cage in a clinch.
Magnaron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester lands a hook that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
Magnaron blocks a body shot from Priester.
Priester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magnaron working aggressively here.
Priester is working Magnaron over against the cage.
Magnaron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Priester tries to work over Magnaron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Priester lands a nice uppercut.
Magnaron scores with a shot to the side of Priester's head.
Priester blocks a body shot from Magnaron.
Magnaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnaron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Priester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
Magnaron is trying to break the clinch but Priester is controlling him.
Magnaron has a couple of punches blocked by Priester.
Magnaron misses with some punches.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Priester.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnaron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Magnaron.
A nice right hand lands inside from Priester.
Magnaron throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Priester.
Magnaron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magnaron throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Priester throws a jab when Magnaron was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Von Magnaron.
I think Magnaron 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Darko (ranked 176 p4p, 24 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 407 p4p, 57 weight class). Darko's entrance music is Ominous Drumming. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske misses with a lunging right hand
and Darko counters with a left to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Raske blocks the leg kick.
Raske was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Darko misses.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Raske.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raske.
Raske blocks the body kick.
Raske scores with a nice strike.
Darko throws a head kick that Raske semi-blocks.
Raske takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Raske walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske lands with an overhand left.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Raske throws a chopping leg kick but Darko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raske throws a low kick but Darko moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Raske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raske throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a leg kick which misses Raske's front leg but catches the back leg as Raske tries to avoid it.
Raske misses with a looping left.
Darko throws the kick towards the body but Raske avoids it.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raske.
Darko defending well as Raske loads up on a big left hand.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko dips to his left and cracks Raske with an uppercut!
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raske.
Darko throws a leg kick
and Raske counters with an outside leg kick.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Raske misses with a low kick.
Raske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Raske loads up on a big right hand but Darko slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Darko backing away here, and Raske unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Darko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raske throws a solid leg kick but Darko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raske.
Darko 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raske bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raske moves away from the strike by Darko.
Darko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raske checks it well.
Raske throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
Raske throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raske looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darko throws a leg kick but Raske sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Darko.
Donk. Raske catches Darko right on the button with a cross.
Raske fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darko on the side of the head.
Raske throws an off balance right hand
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raske slips a straight right by Darko.
Raske avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darko is out of range and Raske settles back down.
Raske moves away from the strike by Darko.
Raske slips under a jab from Darko.
Raske avoids a kick to the body.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
Raske misses with a left hand
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Raske moves out of range of the leg kick from Darko.
Nice straight punches there by Raske. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raske.
Raske moves away from the strike by Darko.
Raske connects with an inside leg kick.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Raske tries a low kick but Darko avoids it.
Raske shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raske throws a front kick aimed at Darko's knee but Darko avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske tries to work over Darko's front leg with a kick but Darko checks it.
Darko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raske blocks a leg kick.
Darko scores 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!
Raske avoids the body shot from Darko.
Darko slips under a jab from Raske.
Darko punishes Raske's body with a nice straight punch.
Raske looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Raske slips the punch.
Darko misses with a head kick.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darko throws a jab when Raske was well out of range.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Darko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raske's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darko under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Raske. That snapped Darko's head back.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
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 Vlad Darko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darko scores with a nice strike.
Raske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raske connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good shot there by Raske.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Darko throws a wild body kick that Raske sees coming a mile off.
Darko throws a low kick but Raske avoids it.
Raske moves away from the strike by Darko.
Raske moves out of range of the body kick from Darko.
Raske swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darko slips a straight right by Raske.
Darko lunges at Raske with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raske's hand.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko moves out of range of the leg kick from Raske.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Darko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raske throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raske scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Darko misses with a hook
and Raske counters with an outside leg kick.
Raske scores with a nice strike.
Raske finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darko moves out of range as Raske throws a body kick.
Thomas Raske seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raske avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick there by Raske.
Raske waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Raske takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darko connects with a single shot there.
Darko punishes Raske's body with a nice straight punch.
Darko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raske if he has to take too many more of those.
Darko staying out of range there.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Raske manages to avoid it.
Darko blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raske misses with a hook.
Darko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske scores with a kick to the body.
Darko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Raske.
Darko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Raske dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raske missing with a left hand there. Darko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raske throws a front kick aimed at Darko's knee but Darko avoids it well.
It looked like Darko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raske.
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko lands a nice looking body shot.
Darko scores with a punch to the head.
Raske is rocked!
Darko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raske.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
Raske lands with a kick to the ribs.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
A counter left hand to the body from Darko misses its target.
Darko lands a leg kick that knocks Raske off balance momentarily.
Darko scores with a hook to the body. Raske takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raske misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raske's calf.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Raske was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raske scores with a leg kick.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Darko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raske, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Raske there.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Raske throws a hook but Darko avoids it easily.
Darko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Raske throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Darko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raske lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raske attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Raske getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raske misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Raske. Beautiful body shot.
Darko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raske has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raske throws a low kick but Darko avoids it.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
Darko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raske throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske throws a front kick aimed at Darko's knee but Darko avoids it well.
Darko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raske misses the shot to the body.
Darko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Raske misses with an uppercut
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko cracks Raske with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Raske blocks the low kick.
Darko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darko misses with a hook
and Raske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raske connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darko scrambles back to his feet.
Raske tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darko is able to avoid easily.
Darko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Raske is predictable there
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darko slips under a jab from Raske.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raske misses the shot to the body.
Raske fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darko is out of range.
Raske throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Darko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske throws a front kick that sends Darko stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske misses the jab.
Raske moves out of range as Darko throws a body kick.
Raske lands a right hook to the body.
Raske throws a low kick, looking for Darko's leg but Darko calmly moves out of range.
Raske misses with a wild body shot.
Raske checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darko.
Raske ducks right into an uppercut from Darko.
Nice shot lands for Darko.
Raske lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Darko.
Darko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raske throws a shot to the body.
Darko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darko there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Darko.
A jab from Raske misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raske checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darko.
Raske appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darko lunges at Raske with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raske's hand.
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Raske.
Darko walks into a jab.
Darko misses with a hook.
Raske cracks Darko with a good jab.
Darko misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Raske was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
Raske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Raske bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darko's head.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Raske moves away and avoids it.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raske to score with a decent uppercut.
Darko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Darko moves away from the strike by Raske.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Darko connects with a crisp jab.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raske dips to his left and cracks Darko with an uppercut!
Darko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raske. Raske obviously looking to wear him down.
Raske blocks a head kick by Darko.
Raske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raske fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darko on the side of the head.
Raske clobbers Darko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darko throws a leg kick but Raske sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raske connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raske.
Raske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raske throws a hook to the side of Darko's head but Darko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darko looks for the body kick but Raske saw that one coming.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Raske.
Darko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raske throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darko on the side of the head.
Raske fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raske throws a shot from downtown. Darko moves away and avoids it.
Darko clobbers Raske with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske throws an overhand right that lands on Darko's shoulder, as Darko tries to avoid the shot.
Darko misses with a hook.
Raske moves away from the strike by Darko.
Raske with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Raske.
Well Raske has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raske!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Raske started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snot Slurper (ranked 19 p4p, 4 weight class) and Alexey Andreev (ranked 61 p4p, 11 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snot Slurper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slurper misses with an uppercut. Andreev saw that one coming.
Slurper misses with a right hand
and Andreev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andreev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slurper defends well and Andreev ends up having to push Slurper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Andreev connects with a body shot that sends Slurper's belly button to the back.
Andreev tries to clinch up but Slurper circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andreev.
Some wild striking there from Slurper.
Andreev misses with a body punch
and Andreev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Andreev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slurper moves away.
Slurper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Andreev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andreev.
Slurper throws a big shot that misses.
Andreev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A left lands for Slurper.
Slurper thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Andreev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slurper doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Andreev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper throws an overhand right that lands on Andreev's shoulder, as Andreev tries to avoid the shot.
Slurper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andreev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Andreev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slurper seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Andreev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slurper working a defensive guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Andreev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Andreev throws a big elbow that misses.
Andreev stopping the sweep attempt from Slurper.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Slurper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreev throwing strikes from guard but Slurper blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slurper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andreev trying to control but Slurper is working from the bottom.
Slurper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slurper trying to control the position.
Andreev throws a big right hand that misses.
Andreev postures up in Slurper's guard and throws a big left but Slurper blocks it.
Andreev is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andreev manages to get himself to full guard.
Andreev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andreev has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Slurper is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Andreev.
Slurper tries to stand but Andreev is controlling his head.
Andreev is trying to control Slurper's posture but Slurper avoids it.
Andreev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andreev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Slurper to regain full guard.
Andreev content to stall in guard here.
Andreev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andreev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Slurper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Slurper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andreev. Slurper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andreev slips under a jab.
Slurper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andreev blocks a jab.
Andreev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andreev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Slurper.
Andreev misses with a jab to the body
and Slurper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andreev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slurper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andreev.
Snot Slurper is winning the standup battle so far.
Slurper throws the left hand but Andreev avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slurper swats away the attempt to clinch by Andreev.
Andreev throws a right hand that misses
and Slurper counters with a stiff right hand.
Andreev loads up on a big right hand but Slurper slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andreev, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Andreev misses its intended target.
Slurper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slurper staying out of range there.
Andreev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Slurper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andreev misses with a double jab.
Slurper throwing a counter right hand but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Andreev tries to clinch up.
Andreev scores with the left hand. Slurper knows he should have avoided that one.
Slurper misses with a lunging right hand
and Andreev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slurper cracks Andreev with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Andreev tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Slurper pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Andreev is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snot Slurper!
Snot Slurper retains his middleweight title!
Snot Slurper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Clothing Co., into his post fight interview.
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