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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Scorpion (ranked 1214 p4p, 168 weight class) and Linus Akerman (ranked 2344 p4p, 294 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerman throws out a leg kick but Scorpion moves out of range and Akerman only half commits.
Akerman checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Akerman down.
Akerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion tries to land a front kick but Akerman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scorpion connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Scorpion finds it's target.
Akerman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scorpion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Akerman.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a straight right. Akerman didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akerman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scorpion.
Scorpion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akerman wants to land a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Akerman tests Scorpion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akerman. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Akerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
Akerman jabs Scorpion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Akerman misses.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Akerman is having none of it.
Akerman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scorpion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Akerman's corner calls for a 1-2. Akerman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akerman throws a low kick but Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scorpion counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scorpion scores with a spinning back kick!
Akerman avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scorpion throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scorpion blocks a jab.
Akerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scorpion wants to land a leg kick but Akerman is out of range.
Scorpion throws a wild body kick that Akerman sees coming a mile off.
It looks like Scorpion has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Scorpion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scorpion throws an overhand right that lands on Akerman's shoulder, as Akerman tries to avoid the shot.
Scorpion throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Akerman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akerman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scorpion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akerman lands a lovely overhand right.
Scorpion lands a head shot.
Scorpion is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Akerman down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scorpion.
Nice uppercut there from Scorpion.
Akerman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Akerman manages to avoid it.
Akerman lands a slapping body shot.
Akerman delivers a nice body kick.
Scorpion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scorpion throws an overhand right that lands on Akerman's shoulder, as Akerman tries to avoid the shot.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akerman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Akerman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick from Scorpion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Akerman takes a step back to recover.
Scorpion 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.
Akerman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scorpion.
Akerman moves out of range as Scorpion throws a body kick.
Scorpion is looking to land body kicks.
Akerman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scorpion is rocked!
It looks like Anderson Scorpion has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akerman lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Scorpion - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Akerman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Linus Akerman!
A very excited looking Linus Akerman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 1387 p4p, 185 weight class) and Darrel Petersen (ranked 1369 p4p, 182 weight class). Wowie comes to the cage accompanied by Dont bogart that joint. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maui Wowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen shoots in for a takedown but Wowie shows good takedown defense.
Petersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wowie wriggles free and stands up.
Wowie lands a big head kick that sends Petersen tumbling to the mat! Wowie takes a step backwards and waves Petersen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Petersen is rocked!
It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wowie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petersen's sensitive parts.
Petersen works Wowie's body with a nice hook.
Wowie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wowie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whack! Wowie lands a heavy head kick that drops Petersen. The ref tackles Wowie to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Petersen was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Maui Wowie!
A relieved looking Maui Wowie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sang Seok (ranked 857 p4p, 92 weight class) and Carl Kingston (ranked 658 p4p, 73 weight class). Kingston has chosen Creep - Radiohead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kingston connects with an inside leg kick.
Kingston lands a nice looking kick to the body. Seok takes a step back to recover.
Kingston looks to land a body kick but Seok moved away.
Seok connects with a body shot that sends Kingston's belly button to the back.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
Kingston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Kingston lands a front kick.
Seok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seok steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kingston. That one must have hurt.
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!
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
Seok misses with a takedown attempt - Kingston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Seok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seok.
Kingston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seok.
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seok is able to avoid easily.
Seok changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kingston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kingston sprawls and moves away.
Kingston scores with a jab to the body.
Carl Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Seok slips the punch.
Kingston stuns Seok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Seok avoids it.
Seok misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Seok avoids it.
Seok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seok throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carl Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Seok attempts a counter takedown but Kingston avoids it well and moves away.
Seok loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Kingston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Seok. Those never looked like landing.
Kingston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seok jabs Kingston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seok looking to score a takedown here. Kingston is defending well but Seok drives through and ends up in Kingston's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok throwing strikes from guard but Kingston blocks nicely.
Seok wants to pass the guard but Kingston is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
Kingston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kingston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Let's hope that Kingston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seok cracks Kingston with an open hand slap.
Kingston misses with a looping right.
Kingston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Seok does no damage.
Seok slips a straight right by Kingston.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Seok is out of range.
Kingston throws a leg kick
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Seok postures up and lands a big shot to Kingston's brow.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Kingston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Seok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seok misses with an uppercut
and Kingston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seok thinking.
Kingston throws a leg kick
so Seok counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kingston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seok is controlling him.
Seok chips away with some ground and pound.
Seok wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
Seok tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingston is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok is working hard here to advance position.
Seok trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seok is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston keeps Seok at a distance using the push kick.
Carl Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seok.
Seok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Seok working the ground and pound.
Kingston can't do much from the bottom here.
Kingston pushes Seok away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Seok gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Seok moves into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seok trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee Sang Seok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seok 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.
Seok sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Seok dominating with strikes here.
Seok wants to control the pace but Kingston is squirming around nicely.
Seok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok controlling the position easily from mount.
Kingston is bucking up trying to escape but Seok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kingston sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Seok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Seok lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok 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!
Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kingston. Kingston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Kingston.
Seok tests Kingston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kingston lands a nice shot to the body.
Seok looks for a takedown but Kingston sprawls well.
Seok slips a jab from Kingston.
Seok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok takes a kick to the side of the head.
Seok misses with a hook.
Kingston feints a counter leg kick.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kingston misses.
Seok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seok cracks the inside of Kingston's front leg.
Seok walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kingston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kingston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kingston sprawls and moves away.
Kingston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingston tries a quick counter leg kick but Seok is wise to it.
Kingston throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Seok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seok looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Seok slips a straight right by Kingston.
Seok attempts a counter takedown but Kingston avoids it well and moves away.
Kingston misses with a head kick.
Seok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Seok misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kingston as he connects with a hook.
Seok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Seok moves forwards but Kingston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. Seok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingston misses with a leg kick
and Seok counters with a shoot takedown. Kingston fights it but they end up in guard.
Kingston wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seok is now in half guard.
Seok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kingston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kingston is refusing to be controlled, as Seok sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to roll over but Seok keeps him under control.
Kingston trying to control from the bottom.
Seok is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kingston trying to hold on to Seok's head to control him but Seok postures up.
Seok performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Seok is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seok content to control rather than advance.
Kingston trying to hold on to Seok's head to control him but Seok postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carl Kingston.
I think Kingston 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carl Kingston!
A very excited looking Carl Kingston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Loel (ranked 1397 p4p, 186 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 691 p4p, 93 weight class). Loel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stronger. Sven Ludwig is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loel ducks under a wild hook from Ludwig.
Ludwig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loel manages to avoid it.
Ludwig throws a sloppy head kick
and Loel counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loel.
It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Ludwig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ludwig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ludwig misses with a body kick.
Loel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loel instigates a clinch.
Ludwig struggles to land a body shot inside as Loel controls his hands.
Ludwig tries a knee to the head but Loel blocks it.
Loel scores with a shoulder strike.
Loel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loel stops a takedown attempt from Ludwig.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ludwig tries for a takedown but Loel manages to get underhooks.
Loel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ludwig lands a knee to the body.
Loel lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ludwig.
A short uppercut from Ludwig.
Loel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ludwig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuri Loel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Ludwig.
Ludwig tries for a takedown but Loel manages to get underhooks.
Loel pushes Ludwig back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ludwig blocking some punches.
Ludwig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ludwig tightens his grip and picks Loel up, before dumping him to the ground. Loel manages to land in guard.
Loel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up 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!
Loel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ludwig backwards.
Loel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Loel fails to land.
Loel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ludwig controls his hands.
Loel is pushing Ludwig up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Loel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel throws a head punch that misses.
Ludwig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loel avoids it.
Loel throws a head punch that misses.
Loel looking to stall.
Loel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loel takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Yuri Loel has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ludwig.
Ludwig has Loel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ludwig pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Loel tumbling to the mat - Ludwig dives into Loel's guard.
Loel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ludwig.
Ludwig prevents Loel from getting back to his feet.
Loel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ludwig has his hands on Loel's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ludwig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ludwig wants to stand and escape but Loel is having none of it.
Ludwig controlling the position.
Loel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ludwig working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ludwig, up you get!
Ludwig connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loel dodges the punch combination from Ludwig.
Loel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yuri Loel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Ludwig.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ludwig.
Loel wants to stall.
Ludwig wants a takedown.
Loel misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Loel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Loel misses.
Ludwig tries to keep at a distance but Loel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ludwig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loel scores with a shot to the side of Ludwig's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ludwig.
Loel misses with a body punch.
Loel is working Ludwig over against the cage.
Ludwig misses with a knee strike.
Ludwig takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ludwig.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ludwig.
Loel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ludwig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Loel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ludwig wants a takedown.
Ludwig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loel gets underhooks to prevent Ludwig's takedown attempt.
Yuri Loel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Ludwig.
Loel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loel digs a right hand into Ludwig's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ludwig's gas tank.
Ludwig is breathing heavily.
Ludwig tries to stall but Loel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ludwig has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Loel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yuri Loel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ludwig has Loel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Loel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ludwig digs a right hand underneath Loel's ribcage. Loel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loel pushes Ludwig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loel.
Loel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Loel cracks Ludwig with a nice body shot.
Loel lands a nice shot to the body.
Loel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loel lands a left hand.
Loel lands with a right to the head.
Loel misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel tries a body shot but Ludwig blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ludwig.
Loel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Loel lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loel tries to throw a body punch but Ludwig avoids it by throwing Loel back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loel.
Loel is pressed up against the cage. Ludwig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loel down to the mat. Loel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Loel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ludwig has a takedown stuffed.
Yuri Loel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ludwig, pushing him back against the cage.
Loel lands with a light punch inside.
Ludwig is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loel pushes Ludwig against the cage. Loel is working some dirty boxing. Loel pushes off with a quick right hook! Ludwig goes down! Ludwig tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Loel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Loel!
Yuri Loel very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 501 p4p, 72 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 542 p4p, 76 weight class). Orochi has chosen RISE - I Prevail as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein thows a body kick. Orochi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orochi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubenstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orochi.
Orochi misses the shot to the body.
Orochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubenstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orochi misses the jab.
Rubenstein throws a quick counter head kick but Orochi was just out of range.
Rubenstein scores with a hook to the body. Orochi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orochi looks winded!
Orochi walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orochi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orochi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rubenstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
Orochi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Orochi misses
and Rubenstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orochi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rubenstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rubenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubenstein has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Rubenstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rubenstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orochi moves forwards but Rubenstein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orochi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orochi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein walks into a stiff left hand from Orochi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Rubenstein catches Orochi right on the button with a cross.
Rubenstein slips under a jab from Orochi.
Rubenstein thinks about countering with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orochi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orochi throws the kick towards the body but Rubenstein avoids it.
Orochi misses the shot to the body.
Rubenstein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rubenstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orochi.
Rubenstein gets tackled into the cage by Orochi. Orochi maintains the clinch.
Rubenstein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orochi tries to work over Rubenstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein misses with some punches.
Orochi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orochi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orochi lands an uppercut.
Rubenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Orochi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orochi.
Rubenstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orochi throws a front kick that sends Rubenstein stumbling back into the cage.
Orochi scores with a jab to the head.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Rubenstein moves out of range easily.
Rubenstein lands a nice shot that snaps Orochi's head back.
A low kick from Orochi misses
and Rubenstein counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Orochi badly! Rubenstein follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Orochi out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Rubenstein finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spencer Rubenstein!
During a confident post fight interview, Spencer Rubenstein thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hart (ranked 346 p4p, 45 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 415 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OByrne moves into range and connects with a jab.
OByrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
OByrne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hart tries to score with a low kick but OByrne moves his leg out of the way.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OByrne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
OByrne cracks Hart with a good jab.
OByrne throws a chopping leg kick but Hart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hart throws a leg kick
and OByrne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OByrne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart scores with a jab to the body.
OByrne slips a straight right by Hart.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OByrne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OByrne momentarily.
Jab by OByrne.
Hart misses with a straight left.
OByrne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
OByrne throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne misses with a leg kick
and Hart counters with a nice low kick that buckles OByrne's knee momentarily.
A big left from Hart misses.
Hart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and OByrne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by OByrne.
Hart checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of OByrne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hart stuns OByrne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OByrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Hart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
OByrne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and OByrne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hart there as he acknowledges the 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!
Hart throws a chopping leg kick but OByrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
OByrne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
OByrne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
OByrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OByrne throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from OByrne misses.
OByrne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Hart cracks OByrne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart throws a lazy uppercut
and OByrne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
OByrne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hart's head.
Hart throws a chopping leg kick but OByrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hart is looking to chop away at OByrne's legs.
Joseph OByrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart swings widly with a right hand
and OByrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hart's sensitive parts.
OByrne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
OByrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
OByrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
OByrne throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
It appears Hart was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hart looks to land a body kick but OByrne moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hart's head.
OByrne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hart's hands.
OByrne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick from OByrne misses.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart's jab looks to have found its range, popping OByrne under the eye.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but OByrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OByrne manages to avoid it.
Hart tried to score with a low kick but OByrne checks it.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before OByrne has time to react.
Hart lands a nice hook to OByrne's body. OByrne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Hart misses.
OByrne misses with a wild body shot.
OByrne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by OByrne. That's going to slow Hart down.
OByrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
OByrne lands a glancing blow to the side of Hart's head.
A telegraphed right hand from OByrne misses the target.
Hart throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hart throws a series of punches but OByrne avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by OByrne.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
OByrne connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
Hart blocks the body kick.
OByrne slips under a jab from Hart.
Hart swings widly with a right hand
and OByrne counters with a straight right hand.
OByrne throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OByrne.
OByrne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hart dips to his left and cracks OByrne with an uppercut!
A bone on bone clash there as OByrne blocks the leg kick.
OByrne slips a straight right by Hart.
OByrne throws out a counter right but Hart avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph OByrne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
OByrne scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
Hart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OByrne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hart scrambles back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Hart.
It looks like Joseph OByrne has been cut.
OByrne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
OByrne is rocked!
Hart throws a body kick that misses.
OByrne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Hart.
OByrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Hart finish him?
Hart throws the left hand but OByrne avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Hart.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but OByrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.
OByrne misses the body punch
and Hart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. OByrne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OByrne throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and moves out of range.
OByrne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hart works OByrne's body with a nice hook.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OByrne.
OByrne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
OByrne throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Hart scores with a decent looking hook.
OByrne avoids the body shot from Hart.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hart.
OByrne looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! OByrne drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hart follows OByrne to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Hart!
Kevin Hart thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 251 p4p, 33 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 325 p4p, 43 weight class). Ragnar's entrance music is Shook Ones II. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar misses with a straight left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ragnar.
Ragnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnar. Ragnar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Ragnar misses the body punch
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnar looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Ragnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses.
Murhaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murhaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnar.
Murhaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar scores with a hook.
We've been told by Ragnar's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar lands with an overhand left.
Ragnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Ragnar.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnar is just out of range.
Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ragnar takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnar tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Ragnar does it's job there.
Ragnar motions for Murhaa to come forward. Ragnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnar, right into the meat.
Ragnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnar stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch.
Ragnar tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Ragnar back against the cage.
Murhaa tries to work over Ragnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnar stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnar controls the action.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa pushes Ragnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Ragnar avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Ragnar prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar takes a shot to the head.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Ragnar working aggressively here.
Murhaa has Ragnar pressed against the cage, preventing Ragnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnar is trying to force a seperation but Murhaa has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Ragnar trying to control the position but instead, Murhaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ragnar into the cage.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ragnar lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ragnar takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Ragnar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnar takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ragnar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ragnar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Ragnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a kick to the body
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Ragnar avoids it with no problem.
Ragnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragnar misses with a head kick.
Ragnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Ragnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnar scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa avoids a kick to the body.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Ragnar pushes him away.
Ragnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ragnar swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Ragnar loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa wants to counter the offense by Ragnar and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnar swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ragnar.
Murhaa throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
It looked like Ragnar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnar tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a hook.
Ragnar thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ragnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murhaa lands a big head kick that sends Ragnar tumbling to the mat! Murhaa takes a step backwards and waves Ragnar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ragnar is rocked!
Ragnar misses with a jab to the body
and Murhaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Ragnar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnar is holding his hands too far apart here. Murhaa throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ragnar is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Murhaa!
A relieved looking Ispa Murhaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 50 p4p, 9 weight class) and Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 365 p4p, 47 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsunaga lands a head shot.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsunaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez sizes up Matsunaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Matsunaga fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Ramirez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
A left and a right from Matsunaga both land. Nice combination.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Matsunaga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramirez misses the target.
Ramirez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matsunaga will feel that in the morning.
Ramirez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga tries to land a leg kick but Ramirez saw it coming and moves away.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Ramirez is looking to counter punch.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
Ramirez misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsunaga blocks the leg kick.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
We've been informed that Matsunaga has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
Ramirez cracks Matsunaga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Matsunaga moved out of range.
Ramirez tries a low kick but Matsunaga avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsunaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Matsunaga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Matsunaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsunaga down.
Matsunaga misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matsunaga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez cracks Matsunaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matsunaga clinches with his opponent.
Matsunaga lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez lands with a right to the head.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Matsunaga misses with the head strike.
Matsunaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matsunaga fails to pull guard.
Matsunaga blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Matsunaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Matsunaga.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Matsunaga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Matsunaga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ramirez controlling from the top position.
Matsunaga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirez's guard.
Ramirez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Matsunaga controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Matsunaga tries to pass.
Matsunaga wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Futoshi Matsunaga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramirez throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Matsunaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Ramirez.
Matsunaga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramirez throws a jab when Matsunaga was well out of range.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga thuds his right hand into Ramirez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick but Ramirez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramirez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matsunaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Good work by Matsunaga as he checks the leg kick.
Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsunaga scores with a shot to the side of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramirez cracks Matsunaga with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matsunaga is breathing heavily.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Matsunaga gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Matsunaga.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez tries to work over Matsunaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsunaga successfully pulls guard.
Ramirez passes into half guard.
Matsunaga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matsunaga tries to roll over but Ramirez keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsunaga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga trying to control here.
Ramirez not doing much here.
Matsunaga actively working from the bottom here.
Ramirez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ramirez uses his free foot to push down on Matsunaga's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Matsunaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matsunaga wants to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matsunaga is looking to escape.
Ramirez fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matsunaga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsunaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez misses with a jab to the body
and Matsunaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramirez, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramirez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the liver by Matsunaga. Beautiful body shot.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
Ramirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsunaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Matsunaga.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick
and Matsunaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsunaga cracks the inside of Ramirez's front leg.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Matsunaga moved out of range.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Ramirez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Matsunaga lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Ramirez clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez is leaning against Matsunaga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matsunaga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Matsunaga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ramirez stays in close to Matsunaga's body and controls the position.
Ramirez advances to half guard.
Ramirez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Matsunaga to get to his feet.
Matsunaga lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
Matsunaga tries a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsunaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matsunaga throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramirez misses the target.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Ramirez lands a jab.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsunaga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Matsunaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Matsunaga down.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Matsunaga is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Matsunaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Ramirez lands a really nice looking cross but Matsunaga seems unphased.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a right hand
and Matsunaga counters with a good low kick that Ramirez was not able to check.
Matsunaga throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matsunaga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsunaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Matsunaga's head.
A shot in the inside from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with the head strike.
Matsunaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matsunaga tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Matsunaga back against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Matsunaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
Matsunaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsunaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matsunaga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Matsunaga blocking some punches.
Matsunaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Matsunaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Futoshi Matsunaga just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsunaga.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsunaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsunaga misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matsunaga slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a right hand. Matsunaga shakes it off.
Ramirez takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga misses with the head strike.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez gets through Matsunaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Matsunaga tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Matsunaga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsunaga missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Matsunaga lands with a nice combination. Ramirez backs away looking to recover.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez cracks a nice hook into Matsunaga's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Matsunaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsunaga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matsunaga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Matsunaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matsunaga misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramirez misses the target.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matsunaga tries to work over Ramirez's front leg with a kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsunaga lands a right hook to the body.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Iker Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Matsunaga.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Matsunaga's head back.
Matsunaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez lands with an overhand left.
Ramirez thumps Matsunaga with a low kick.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Matsunaga ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
Ramirez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsunaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsunaga.
Good work by Ramirez as he checks the leg kick.
Matsunaga digs a good body shot into Ramirez's ribs.
Matsunaga scores with a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Matsunaga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Matsunaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsunaga slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Matsunaga cracks Ramirez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Ramirez instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
Ramirez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Matsunaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Ramirez.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
Matsunaga jumps into guard, dragging Ramirez to the mat.
Matsunaga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez had his way with Futoshi Matsunaga in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsunaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Ramirez gets through Matsunaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez pushes Matsunaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Matsunaga gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsunaga lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramirez tests Matsunaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matsunaga tries to land a front kick but Ramirez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matsunaga lands with a good body shot.
Matsunaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Matsunaga as he connects with a hook.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsunaga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Matsunaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Matsunaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matsunaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matsunaga or not.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsunaga lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matsunaga prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
Matsunaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Matsunaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Matsunaga.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Matsunaga lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matsunaga.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement 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!
Matsunaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matsunaga looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Ramirez tries to land a leg kick but Matsunaga saw it coming and moves away.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Ramirez tests Matsunaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a right hand to the body.
Matsunaga swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Matsunaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsunaga 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.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez has Matsunaga up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsunaga misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramirez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Iker Ramirez.
I think Ramirez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iker Ramirez!
Iker Ramirez retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Iker Ramirez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 172 p4p, 25 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 189 p4p, 29 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Po.
Mencken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
HL Mencken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mencken getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Po avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po digs a good body shot into Mencken's ribs.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
Po thumps Mencken with a low kick.
Mencken throws a right hand that misses
and Mencken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Po looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mencken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Po takes a step back to recover.
Po takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mencken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a leg kick but Mencken moved away.
Mencken throws a head kick that half lands.
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mencken.
Mencken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Mencken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Po counters with a low kick, right behind Mencken 's knee.
Po misses with a body shot.
Po works Mencken's body with a nice hook.
Mencken gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mencken is looking to land body kicks.
Po closes the distance and pushes Mencken back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mencken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mencken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mencken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Po misses with an uppercut. Mencken saw that one coming.
Mencken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mencken avoids it.
Po defending well as Mencken loads up on a big left hand.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Po takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Po tries to clinch but Mencken is having none of it.
Mencken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Mencken.
Po was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands with a hook. Mencken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mencken.
Mencken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
It looked like Po was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mencken.
Mencken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mencken throws a nice looking combination but Po bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mencken throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Po misses with a hook. Mencken ducked under it nicely.
Po lands a left and a right that send Mencken crashing to the mat, dazed. Po thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mencken is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mencken throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mencken out cold! What a finish! Po is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po!
An out of breath Tong Po thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gaetz (ranked 71 p4p, 10 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 49 p4p, 6 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaetz counters with a leg kick.
Fujimoto moves into range and clinches up with Gaetz.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaetz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gaetz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut
and Gaetz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fujimoto really felt that one!
Gaetz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fujimoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaetz.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaetz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fujimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaetz connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaetz digs a good hook to Fujimoto's body.
Fujimoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaetz scores with a shot to the body.
Link Gaetz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto scores with a hook.
Fujimoto blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Fujimoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks to land a left hand but Gaetz moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Fujimoto blocks the leg kick.
Fujimoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaetz throws a hook to the side of Fujimoto's head but Fujimoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaetz throws a head kick that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a left hand that sends Gaetz to the canvas!
Gaetz is rocked!
It looks like Link Gaetz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaetz is working an open guard so Fujimoto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gaetz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimoto moves away.
Fujimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaetz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Fujimoto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gaetz looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujimoto is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws the left hand but Gaetz avoids the punch easily.
Fujimoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Gaetz as the two fighters clinch.
Gaetz blocks an uppercut.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Gaetz as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz cracks Fujimoto with a nice body shot.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands with a right to the head.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Gaetz dips to his left and cracks Fujimoto with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Fujimoto misses.
Gaetz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fujimoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gaetz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujimoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaetz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaetz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fujimoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gyukosho Fujimoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Link Gaetz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gaetz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaetz throws a leg kick
and Fujimoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujimoto blocks the body kick.
Gaetz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fujimoto. Fujimoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gaetz lands with a shot to the body.
Gaetz scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaetz throws a body punch but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Fujimoto scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fujimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaetz can pounce on him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fujimoto 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.
Fujimoto misses with a hook to the body
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaetz throws a series of strikes that have Fujimoto backpedaling.
No joy there for Gaetz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaetz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimoto manages to avoid it.
Gaetz throws a head kick that misses.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Gaetz's head but Gaetz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaetz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fujimoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Gaetz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaetz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaetz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fujimoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fujimoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaetz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gaetz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fujimoto if he has to take too many more of those.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
Gaetz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz throws a wild body kick that Fujimoto sees coming a mile off.
Fujimoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Gaetz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gaetz with a jab.
A head kick by Fujimoto misses
and Gaetz counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujimoto misses with a hook. Gaetz ducked under it nicely.
Fujimoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooh!!! Gaetz has knocked Fujimoto down with a huge combo! Gaetz steps away and waves a wobbly Fujimoto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fujimoto is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaetz wobbles Fujimoto with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Gaetz dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Fujimoto to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Link Gaetz!
Link Gaetz retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Link Gaetz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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