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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 1622 p4p, 219 weight class) and Bomb Bombs (ranked 1739 p4p, 234 weight class). Feti comes to the cage accompanied by S-Tool - Lights Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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224 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 36 - 0, fighting out of London, Bomb Bombs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bombs manages to avoid it.
Bombs looks to throw the jab but Feti is out of range.
Bombs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bombs misses with a series of wild punches.
Feti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bombs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Feti needs to keep his hands up - Bombs had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Bombs.
Feti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bombs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombs throws a head kick that misses.
Feti needs to keep his hands up - Bombs had a free shot at his head there.
Feti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bombs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Feti counters with a nice leg kick.
Bombs scores with a head kick. Feti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Bombs does no damage.
Feti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Feti avoids the head kick by Bombs.
Feti throws a body shot but no joy.
Feti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombs was well out of range. Poor timing from Feti.
Bomb Bombs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bombs. Feti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bombs tries a head kick but it misses.
Bombs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Feti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bombs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bombs misses with a body punch
and Bombs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bombs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Feti.
Feti misses with an uppercut
and Bombs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Feti misses with a hook to the body
and Bombs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Feti is looking to wear down Bombs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Bombs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Feti misses with a body shot.
Bombs misses with a leg kick
and Feti counters with a huge right that knocks Bombs out cold! Feti is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sione Feti!
Sione Feti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 1610 p4p, 177 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 1716 p4p, 184 weight class). Fakiiri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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271 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley throws a front kick aimed at Fakiiri's knee but Fakiiri avoids it well.
Fakiiri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Brakeley.
Brakeley lands with a right hand.
Brakeley swats away the attempt to clinch by Fakiiri.
An attempted straight right counter from Brakeley misses the target.
Fakiiri lands a left and a right that send Brakeley crashing to the mat, dazed. Fakiiri thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
Fakiiri moves in looking to clinch but Brakeley pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Brakeley scores with a body shot.
Brakeley lands a right hook to the body.
Brakeley thuds his shin into the meat of Fakiiri's side.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Brakeley.
Fakiiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fakiiri tries to clinch there but Brakeley circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brakeley misses the target.
Brakeley misses with a looping left.
Brakeley connects with an inside leg kick.
Brakeley takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley lands a nice looking body shot.
Fakiiri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brakeley circles away quickly and effectively.
Brakeley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crunch! Fakiiri slams his shin into Brakeley's torso.
Brakeley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri unleashes a big counter combination but Brakeley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brakeley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fakiiri fails to land with a series of punches.
Brakeley lands a left and a right that send Fakiiri crashing to the mat, dazed. Brakeley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri throws an off balance right hand
and Brakeley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Fakiiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fakiiri lands a jab-cross combination.
Brakeley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Brakeley.
Brakeley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fakiiri on the side of the head.
Brakeley misses with a double jab.
Brakeley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fakiiri. Fakiiri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws out a leg kick but Brakeley moves out of range and Fakiiri only half commits.
Brakeley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fakiiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fakiiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brakeley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fakiiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brakeley prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brakeley blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch.
As Fakiiri looks to move away, Brakeley throws a big counter combo but Fakiiri just gets out of the way.
That kick from Brakeley tenderised Fakiiri's leg. Fakiiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brakeley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Brakeley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fakiiri lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brakeley backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fakiiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut.
Fakiiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fakiiri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brakeley at a distance.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brakeley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fakiiri tries to clinch there but Brakeley circles away.
Some wild striking there from Fakiiri.
Brakeley digs a good hook to Fakiiri's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brakeley.
Fakiiri swinging wildly here.
Brakeley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brakeley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fakiiri's sensitive parts.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch but Brakeley is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Brakeley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fakiiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brakeley cracks a nice hook into Fakiiri's ribs.
Fakiiri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brakeley feints and then cracks Fakiiri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fakiiri down.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
As Brakeley backs off Fakiiri throws a huge counter combo but Brakeley manages to avoid it all.
Brakeley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brakeley misses the jab.
Fakiiri checks a low kick from Brakeley.
Fakiiri throws a right hand that Brakeley ducks under and follows up with a left that Brakeley also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up but Brakeley circles away and keeps his distance.
Brakeley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Brakeley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fakiiri's calf.
Brakeley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fakiiri throws a looping overhand right but Brakeley ducks down to avoid it.
Brakeley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brakeley counters with an inside leg kick.
Fakiiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brakeley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fakiiri just manages to avoid it.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
Brakeley throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
Fakiiri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brakeley works the jab nicely.
A nice combination there by Fakiiri.
Donk. Brakeley catches Fakiiri right on the button with a cross.
Brakeley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brakeley connects with a body shot.
Fakiiri is breathing heavily.
Brakeley lands a leg kick that knocks Fakiiri off balance momentarily.
Brakeley lands a big right hand that sends Fakiiri crashing to the mat! Brakeley stays standing though and waves Fakiiri back to his feet!
Fakiiri is rocked!
Fakiiri glances at the clock... BAM! Brakeley nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Fakiiri crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Fakiiri is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Brakeley!
The defeated Nakki Fakiiri had this to say: 'My hats off to my opponent, he's a great fight great skill and tonight he was the better man. I'll be back knocking on the door of title fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 864 p4p, 112 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 1064 p4p, 140 weight class). Fiyero Lermontov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Boxer misses.
As Boxer looks to move away, Lermontov throws a big counter combo but Boxer just gets out of the way.
Lermontov lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxer off the cage and back into range.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lermontov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boxer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boxer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lermontov throws a leg kick but Boxer moved away.
Boxer jabs Lermontov right on the nose. Lermontov blinks but takes it well.
Boxer jabs Lermontov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lermontov clobbers Boxer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lermontov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lermontov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lermontov throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer scores with a jab.
Lermontov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Lermontov finds it's way through Boxer's defenses.
Lermontov misses the jab.
Boxer throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lermontov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lermontov lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Boxer thuds his right hand into Lermontov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lermontov swinging wildly here.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lermontov.
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
It looked like Lermontov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boxer.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lermontov.
Lermontov throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer unleashes a big counter combination but Lermontov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer digs a good hook to Lermontov's body.
Boxer throws a hook but Lermontov avoids it easily.
A big right from Lermontov misses.
Lermontov connects with a looping right hand.
Lermontov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lermontov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lermontov.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lermontov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lermontov loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Lermontov throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Lermontov avoids it well.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Lermontov moves away and avoids it.
Lermontov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lermontov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
Lermontov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut.
Lermontov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
That kick from Lermontov tenderised Boxer's leg. Boxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lermontov moves forwards but Boxer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lermontov manages to avoid it.
Lermontov throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Lermontov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer throws a counter combo.
Lermontov misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Boxer.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lermontov.
Lermontov cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
Boxer lands a jab to Lermontov's midsection.
Lermontov scores with a head kick.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lermontov.
Boxer slips a jab and a cross from Lermontov.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lermontov.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lermontov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lermontov with a nice cross.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Lermontov counters with a quick kick to the body but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lermontov at a distance.
Nice shot by Lermontov.
Lermontov misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Boxer.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lermontov.
Lermontov scores with a jab.
Boxer throws the left hand but Lermontov avoids the punch easily.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lermontov can pounce on him.
Boxer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lermontov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Lermontov.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lermontov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Lermontov moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lermontov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Lermontov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
Lermontov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Lermontov throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boxer scores with a jab.
Boxer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lermontov.
Lermontov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Lermontov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lermontov connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Lermontov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lermontov misses with a hook
and Lermontov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Lermontov lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lermontov.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lermontov tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer misses with a hook. Lermontov ducked under it nicely.
Lermontov misses the body punch
and Boxer counters with a two punch combo.
Lermontov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lermontov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
A big left from Lermontov misses.
Lermontov misses with a low kick.
Lermontov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lermontov scores with a push kick.
Lermontov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Lermontov saw that one coming.
Lermontov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Lermontov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lermontov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boxer.
Boxer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lermontov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lermontov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Lermontov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lermontov on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lermontov in his tracks.
Lermontov swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer throws a series of strikes that have Lermontov backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Lermontov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lermontov throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Lermontov connects with a jab.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lermontov.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lermontov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
Lermontov throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Lermontov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer jabs at Lermontov's body.
Boxer throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Lermontov.
Lermontov loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
As Lermontov backs off Boxer throws a huge counter combo but Lermontov manages to avoid it all.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Lermontov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov slips a straight right by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a double jab.
Boxer digs a good hook to Lermontov's body.
No joy there for Lermontov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice cross by Boxer.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Despite the aggression on Boxer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lermontov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer.
Lermontov stuns Boxer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lermontov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Lermontov slips the punch.
Lermontov misses the jab.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lermontov circles away quickly and effectively.
Lermontov slips a straight right by Boxer.
Lermontov takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Lermontov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boxer counters with a one-two to the body.
Lermontov is rocked!
Boxer swings for the body but Lermontov moves out of range.
Oh Lermontov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fiyero Lermontov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lermontov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Boxer to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Lermontov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lermontov looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Boxer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxer cracks Lermontov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lermontov throws a leg kick but Boxer checks it.
Lermontov throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Boxer misses with a hook. Lermontov ducked under it nicely.
Lermontov seems to have got his legs back now.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Lermontov is out of range.
Lermontov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Lermontov slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
Boxer blocks the body kick.
Lermontov ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Lermontov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lermontov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxer has time to react.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lermontov throws out a leg kick but Boxer moves out of range and Lermontov only half commits.
Boxer stalks Lermontov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lermontov's face. Lermontov staggers backwards, shaken.
Lermontov scores with a hook to the body. Boxer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Lermontov just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Lermontov with a jab.
Lermontov looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Lermontov looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer slips under a jab from Lermontov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lermontov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lermontov loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Lermontov tries to land a leg kick but Boxer saw it coming and moves away.
Lermontov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Lermontov moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Lermontov misses its target.
Boxer misses the jab.
Lermontov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lermontov scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Lermontov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lermontov throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lermontov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lermontov's head backwards.
Lermontov ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer slips a jab from Lermontov.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Lermontov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lermontov misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Lermontov throws a series of punches but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lermontov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lermontov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lermontov misses with a few strikes there.
Lermontov moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Lermontov misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov throws a lazy uppercut
and Lermontov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lermontov was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
A little feinted left hand from Lermontov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lermontov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lermontov jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Boxer tries to move into range but Lermontov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Lermontov.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lermontov misses the target.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lermontov misses.
Lermontov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boxer's head backwards.
Lermontov throws a head kick that misses.
Boxer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boxer lands with a good body shot.
Lermontov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lermontov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lermontov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
It seemed like Boxer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lermontov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boxer to score with a decent uppercut.
Lermontov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer swings for the body but Lermontov moves out of range.
Lermontov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lermontov throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer throws out a counter right but Lermontov avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lermontov dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Lermontov lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Lermontov moved out of range nicely.
Lermontov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lermontov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Lermontov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boxer! But no joy.
Lermontov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lermontov throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lermontov throws a right hand that Boxer ducks under and follows up with a left that Boxer also avoids with ease.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lermontov is just out of range.
Lermontov misses with a straight left.
Lermontov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lermontov lands with a shot to the body.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 Fiyero Lermontov.
Well Lermontov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiyero Lermontov!
Fiyero Lermontov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 497 p4p, 66 weight class) and Eddie Gelfen (ranked 1039 p4p, 125 weight class). Eddie Gelfen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gruzdev.
Gelfen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Gelfen's head but Gelfen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Gruzdev.
Gelfen throws the left hand but Gruzdev avoids the punch easily.
Gelfen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gelfen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gelfen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gelfen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gruzdev. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Gelfen.
Gruzdev lands the left hand.
A left lands for Gelfen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gelfen throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Gruzdev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gruzdev swings widly with a right hand
and Gruzdev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gelfen misses with a series of wild punches.
Gruzdev slips under a jab from Gelfen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gruzdev counter with a right hand.
Gelfen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gruzdev.
Gelfen throws a body kick that misses.
Gruzdev looks to land a combination. Gelfen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gruzdev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Gruzdev misses.
Gelfen defending well as Gruzdev loads up on a big left hand.
Gruzdev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gelfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruzdev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gelfen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gelfen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gruzdev is out of range and Gelfen settles back down.
A big right from Gruzdev misses.
Gelfen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gelfen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gruzdev finds it's way round the side to connect with Gelfen's head.
Gelfen takes a swing at Gruzdev's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruzdev throws a body shot but no joy.
Gelfen throws a nice looking combination but Gruzdev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruzdev is looking to counter punch.
Gruzdev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen moves out of range as Gruzdev strikes.
Gelfen misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Gruzdev misses the target.
Gelfen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Gelfen finds it's target.
Gelfen misses with a double jab.
Gruzdev defending well as Gelfen loads up on a big left hand.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses.
Gelfen throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Gelfen. Beautiful body shot.
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gelfen slips under a jab from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gruzdev misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gelfen to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gelfen.
Gruzdev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gelfen throws out the jab.
Gelfen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gelfen misses with a hook to the body
and Gruzdev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen connects with a looping right hand.
Gelfen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruzdev moves away from the strike by Gelfen.
Gelfen throws a lazy right hand but Gruzdev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gruzdev throws a right hand that Gelfen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gelfen also avoids with ease.
Gruzdev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruzdev looks to land a combination but Gelfen avoids it well.
Gruzdev cracks Gelfen with a good jab.
Gelfen throws a head kick but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Gelfen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gelfen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gelfen tries to clinch but Gruzdev is having none of it.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the body kick.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick and Gelfen moves out of range easily.
Gelfen throws a hook to the side of Gruzdev's head but Gruzdev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruzdev thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gruzdev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gelfen. Gelfen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the leg kick from Gelfen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelfen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzdev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gruzdev slips a jab from Gelfen.
It looked like Gruzdev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gelfen's corner calls for a 1-2. Gelfen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gruzdev scores with a jab.
Gelfen clinches.
Gelfen misses with some punches.
Gruzdev manages to break the clinch.
Gelfen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gruzdev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gelfen.
Gruzdev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gruzdev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gelfen tried to score with a low kick but Gruzdev checks it.
The fighters circling - Gruzdev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gelfen works the jab nicely.
Gelfen blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Gelfen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danga de danga de dang - Gelfen scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Gelfen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gelfen is looking to clinch but Gruzdev is avoiding it.
Gelfen throws a nice looking combination but Gruzdev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruzdev throws a leg kick but Gelfen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gelfen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A right-left combo lands from Gelfen.
Gruzdev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gelfen.
Gelfen throws a hook to the side of Gruzdev's head but Gruzdev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gelfen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gelfen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gruzdev doesn't seem bothered though.
Gelfen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gelfen throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Gelfen avoids the head kick by Gruzdev.
An inside leg kick lands from Gelfen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Gruzdev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gelfen misses with a hook. Gruzdev ducked under it nicely.
Gelfen lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelfen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gelfen slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a right hand
and Gelfen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gelfen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gruzdev is out of range and Gelfen settles back down.
Gelfen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzdev.
Gelfen dodges the punch combination from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a low kick but Gelfen moves out of range easily.
Gelfen avoids the body shot from Gruzdev.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
Gelfen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruzdev.
Gruzdev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gelfen under the eye.
Gelfen sizes up Gruzdev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gruzdev just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruzdev needs to keep his hands up - Gelfen had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Gelfen lands.
Gelfen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gelfen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gelfen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzdev throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws an overhand right that lands on Gelfen's shoulder, as Gelfen tries to avoid the shot.
Gelfen is looking to score with low kicks.
A left and a right from Gruzdev both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzdev is looking to score with low kicks.
Gruzdev backing away here, and Gelfen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gelfen checks a leg kick.
Gelfen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gruzdev's head.
Gruzdev looks to land a combination but Gelfen avoids it well.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gelfen.
Gruzdev misses with a wild body shot.
Gruzdev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gelfen.
Nice shot by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Gelfen blocks it.
Gruzdev blocks a leg kick.
Gruzdev misses with a hook. Gelfen ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gelfen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruzdev.
Gelfen punishes Gruzdev's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruzdev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gelfen lands with a straight right. Gruzdev didn't see that one coming.
Gruzdev looks to throw the jab but Gelfen is out of range.
Gelfen thows a body kick. Gruzdev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gelfen.
Gelfen looks to throw the jab but Gruzdev is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gelfen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gruzdev doesn't seem phased though.
Gelfen lands a body shot.
Gelfen lands a right hook to the body.
Gelfen lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gelfen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruzdev throws a head kick but Gelfen moves out of range.
Gelfen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gelfen throws a leg kick but Gruzdev checks it.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gelfen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gruzdev is looking to break free of the clinch but Gelfen has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gelfen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gruzdev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gelfen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gelfen tries to clinch but Gruzdev is having none of it.
Gelfen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gelfen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gruzdev's head backwards.
Gelfen sizes up Gruzdev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gruzdev lands a really nice looking cross but Gelfen seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Gruzdev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gelfen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gruzdev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gruzdev's head.
Gruzdev stuns Gelfen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gelfen lands a nice shot that snaps Gruzdev's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gelfen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gelfen scores with a shot to the body.
Gruzdev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gelfen cracks Gruzdev with an open hand slap.
Gelfen throws out a loose jab but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gelfen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gruzdev sizes up Gelfen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gruzdev 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.
Gruzdev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gruzdev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gelfen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gruzdev counters with a left to the body.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gelfen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gruzdev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gelfen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the body kick.
Gruzdev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gruzdev works over Gelfen's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gelfen throws a one two combo.
Nice body kick from Gelfen.
Gelfen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gelfen closes the distance and clinches.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch.
Gelfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruzdev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gelfen moves into the clinch.
Gelfen manages to break the clinch.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Gelfen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev checks a leg kick.
Gruzdev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gelfen misses with an uppercut
and Gruzdev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gruzdev throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruzdev. That's going to slow Gelfen down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gelfen wants to clinch.
Gruzdev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen wants to clinch.
Eddie Gelfen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gelfen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gruzdev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gruzdev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gelfen takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruzdev. Gelfen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gelfen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Gruzdev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Gelfen misses.
Gruzdev takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Gruzdev.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Gruzdev.
Gelfen moves away from the strike by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Gelfen blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gelfen! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Gruzdev.
A jab from Gelfen misses.
Gruzdev throws a nice looking combination but Gelfen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gelfen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzdev cracks the inside of Gelfen's front leg.
Gruzdev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gruzdev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gruzdev throws a low kick but Gelfen moves out of range easily.
Gruzdev cracks Gelfen with an open hand slap.
Gelfen tries to land a leg kick but Gruzdev saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Gelfen blocks the low kick.
Gelfen moves into the clinch successfully.
Gruzdev can't break the clinch.
Gruzdev is trying to break the clinch but Gelfen has him pressed against the cage.
Gelfen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with a series of wild punches.
Gelfen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruzdev scores with a hook to the body. Gelfen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Gruzdev misses.
Gelfen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gruzdev scores with a jab. Gelfen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gelfen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gelfen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gruzdev needs to keep his hands up - Gelfen had a free shot at his head there.
Gelfen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gelfen misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Gelfen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gelfen cracks a nice hook into Gruzdev's ribs.
Gruzdev misses with a left hand
and Gelfen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gruzdev really felt that one!
Alexander Gruzdev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Gruzdev misses.
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 Alexander Gruzdev.
Well Gelfen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddie Gelfen!
Eddie Gelfen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Alexander Gruzdev had this to say: 'Damn! My face feels like it has been molded by bricks!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 551 p4p, 83 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 668 p4p, 91 weight class). OnYerKiester comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Battle: Sabaton. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
OnYerKiester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voronin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin thows a left - swing and a miss!
OnYerKiester seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as OnYerKiester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OnYerKiester.
Voronin connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Voronin.
OnYerKiester half committed to a counter leg kick.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin takes a swing at OnYerKiester's ribcage but misses.
OnYerKiester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronin with a jab.
OnYerKiester connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick by Voronin misses
and OnYerKiester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin looks to land a body kick but OnYerKiester moved away.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch but OnYerKiester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OnYerKiester tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Voronin manages to circle out of the way.
OnYerKiester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voronin takes a swing at OnYerKiester's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin drops his hands momentarily and OnYerKiester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
OnYerKiester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voronin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from OnYerKiester finds it's way through Voronin's defenses.
OnYerKiester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronin moves away.
Voronin throws a fast counter high kick but OnYerKiester manages to duck under it in time.
Nice uppercut lands for OnYerKiester. That snapped Voronin's head back.
OnYerKiester ducks under a wild hook from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from OnYerKiester misses the target.
OnYerKiester lands a leg kick that knocks Voronin off balance momentarily.
Voronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
OnYerKiester's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and OnYerKiester duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Voronin is rocked!
OnYerKiester circles away from the clinch attempt.
OnYerKiester walks into a left hand.
OnYerKiester bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Voronin misses with a hook. OnYerKiester ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voronin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OnYerKiester seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Voronin misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from OnYerKiester misses
and Voronin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
OnYerKiester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Voronin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OnYerKiester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by OnYerKiester.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Voronin lands a left hand.
OnYerKiester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OnYerKiester throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
A head punch on the inside from OnYerKiester fails to land.
OnYerKiester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester blocks a body shot from Voronin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester scores with a nice hook to the head.
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
OnYerKiester scores with a shoulder strike.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as OnYerKiester controls the action.
OnYerKiester lands a left hand.
OnYerKiester throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
OnYerKiester lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Voronin tries a body shot but OnYerKiester blocks it.
OnYerKiester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
OnYerKiester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a hook to the side of the head.
OnYerKiester lands a body punch.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as OnYerKiester controls the action.
Voronin is leaning against OnYerKiester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by OnYerKiester.
Voronin lands with a left to the head.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but OnYerKiester avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
Voronin lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Voronin.
A short right from Voronin on the inside.
OnYerKiester throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that PutinYa OnYerKiester will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Voronin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OnYerKiester.
Voronin connects with a good right hand that stumbles OnYerKiester. OnYerKiester circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Voronin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OnYerKiester throws a low kick but Voronin avoids it.
It seemed like Voronin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
OnYerKiester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voronin.
Voronin checks a leg kick.
Voronin swings widly with a right hand
and OnYerKiester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OnYerKiester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Voronin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. OnYerKiester doesn't seem bothered though.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OnYerKiester.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronin! But no joy.
PutinYa OnYerKiester is winning the standup battle so far.
OnYerKiester looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronin is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from OnYerKiester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
OnYerKiester swings widly with a right hand
and OnYerKiester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronin throws a hook to the side of OnYerKiester's head but OnYerKiester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OnYerKiester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Voronin misses.
OnYerKiester scores with a push kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
OnYerKiester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voronin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voronin looks to land a right hand but OnYerKiester moved out of range.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Voronin blocks the leg kick.
Voronin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice straight punches there by Voronin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Voronin.
Voronin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. OnYerKiester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voronin throws a big shot that misses.
OnYerKiester throws a leg kick which misses Voronin's front leg but catches the back leg as Voronin tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin walks into a stiff left hand from OnYerKiester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick and OnYerKiester moves out of range easily.
Voronin tried to score with a low kick but OnYerKiester checks it.
Voronin looks to score with a jab to the body but OnYerKiester is just out of range.
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for OnYerKiester.
A head kick by Voronin misses
and OnYerKiester moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Voronin as the two fighters clinch.
PutinYa OnYerKiester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OnYerKiester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester can't find room to land a body shot as Voronin controls the action.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OnYerKiester's elbow.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as OnYerKiester controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from OnYerKiester fails to land.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from OnYerKiester fails to land.
OnYerKiester throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, OnYerKiester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voronin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voronin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OnYerKiester tries a body shot but Voronin blocks it.
OnYerKiester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin scores with a hook to the body.
Voronin lands a left hand.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from OnYerKiester.
Voronin blocks a body shot from OnYerKiester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronin's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin tries a body shot but OnYerKiester blocks it.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
Voronin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
OnYerKiester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin lands a body shot in the clinch.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
OnYerKiester has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that PutinYa OnYerKiester will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OnYerKiester.
Voronin misses the shot to the body.
OnYerKiester throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voronin tries to clinch but OnYerKiester moves away
and OnYerKiester counters with an inside leg kick.
OnYerKiester throws a leg kick but Voronin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
OnYerKiester misses the shot to the body.
OnYerKiester is looking to land body kicks.
OnYerKiester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voronin.
Nice straight punches there by OnYerKiester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OnYerKiester.
Voronin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by OnYerKiester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OnYerKiester scores with a punch to the head.
OnYerKiester throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.
Voronin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OnYerKiester thows a leg kick but Voronin checks it
and Voronin counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Voronin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Voronin scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronin throws a wild body kick that OnYerKiester sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot lands for Voronin.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OnYerKiester slips a straight right by Voronin.
OnYerKiester 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.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OnYerKiester throws a low kick but Voronin avoids it.
Voronin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for OnYerKiester.
Voronin moves into the clinch.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester working aggressively here.
Andriy Voronin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester lands a nice shot to the body.
OnYerKiester tries a body shot but Voronin blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
OnYerKiester digs a right hand underneath Voronin's ribcage. Voronin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Voronin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voronin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from OnYerKiester on the inside.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Voronin blocking some punches.
OnYerKiester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from OnYerKiester.
A short uppercut from OnYerKiester.
A head punch on the inside from OnYerKiester fails to land.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OnYerKiester's elbow.
Voronin blocking some punches.
OnYerKiester working aggressively here.
OnYerKiester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Voronin lands a body punch.
Voronin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OnYerKiesters head.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from OnYerKiester.
Nice body punch from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
OnYerKiester lands with a light punch inside.
Voronin lands a hook that snaps the head of OnYerKiester backwards.
OnYerKiester throws a head punch that misses.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OnYerKiester's elbow.
A short body shot lands from OnYerKiester as the two fighters clinch.
Voronin scores with a shot to the side of OnYerKiester's head.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OnYerKiester.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by OnYerKiester.
A head punch on the inside from OnYerKiester fails to land.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OnYerKiester misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OnYerKiester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin prevents a body shot from OnYerKiester.
Voronin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OnYerKiester.
Voronin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
PutinYa OnYerKiester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 PutinYa OnYerKiester.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for OnYerKiester, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PutinYa OnYerKiester!
An out of breath and clearly excited PutinYa OnYerKiester thanked UnderGround Clothing Co. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 490 p4p, 63 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 688 p4p, 78 weight class). Cooter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Porch Honky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cobweb Cooter 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar connects with the punch.
Jafar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cooter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar gets a clinch.
Cooter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
Jafar lands a nice uppercut.
Cooter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar gets underhooks to prevent Cooter's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Jafar as the two fighters clinch.
Cooter blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cooter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Cooter.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooter lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jafar tries to work over Cooter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooter misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooter.
Cooter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar is trying to keep Cooter in close.
Cooter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jafar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jafar wants to stand but Cooter is controlling the position.
Jafar looking for a sweep. Not yet Jafar, not yet.
Jafar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jafar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jafar being controlled here, momentarily.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Jafar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jafar slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jafar digs a good body shot into Cooter's ribs.
Cooter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jafar is looking to clinch.
Jafar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooter.
Cooter goes for a double leg but Jafar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jafar continues to drive forward.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Jab from Jafar.
Cooter misses the body punch
and Jafar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooter manages to avoid it.
Jafar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jafar's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jafar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cooter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
Cooter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
A short left from Cooter.
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!
Cooter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jafar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cooter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jafar.
Jafar has managed to clinch.
Jafar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cooter.
Cooter tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
Nice body punch from Cooter - that landed with a thud.
Cooter looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooter's elbow.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
Cooter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooter's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Jafar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
Cooter lands with a light punch inside.
Cooter tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Cooter.
Cooter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Cooter looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooter defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooter! But no joy.
Cooter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar lands a body shot.
A big right from Jafar misses.
It seemed like Cooter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooter with a hook.
Jafar works Cooter's body with a nice hook.
Cooter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jafar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooter thinking.
Nuri Jafar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jafar to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooter misses with a wild combination.
Jafar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter tries a low kick but Jafar avoids it.
Cooter lands with a nice body kick.
Jafar cracks Cooter with a good jab.
Jafar swings for the body but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Cooter.
Jafar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar avoids the body shot from Cooter.
Cooter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cooter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jafar catches Cooter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jafar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooter throws out a loose jab but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jafar throws a body punch but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jafar takes a step back to recover.
Cooter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooter.
Cooter misses with a straight left.
Nuri Jafar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Cooter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a right hand that misses
and Jafar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooter misses with a wild body shot.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Jafar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jafar.
Cooter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jafar throws out a powerful jab.
Cooter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooter.
Jafar throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jafar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jafar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter wants to take a breather but Jafar is having none of it.
Jafar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jafar tries to kick Cooter off but Cooter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jafar is refusing to be controlled, as Cooter sits in half guard.
Cooter slips a nice elbow through Jafar's hands, connecting with Jafar's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cooter lands a nice short elbow.
Cooter is looking to take a break and control but Jafar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jafar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
Jafar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
Cooter trying to control the pace.
Cooter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jafar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jafar connects with a nice looking jab.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jafar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Jafar misses.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Jafar scores with a punch to the head.
Cooter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jafar is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jafar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jafar tries to clinch but Cooter moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice uppercut there from Jafar.
Jafar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuri Jafar is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooter swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Cooter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jafar rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooter avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Jafar lands a slapping body shot.
Cooter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Cooter misses with a takedown attempt
and Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Jafar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooter! But no joy.
Cooter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cooter misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cooter.
Jafar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Jafar. Beautiful body shot.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jafar throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Jafar.
Cooter fails with a takedown attempt.
Jafar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cooter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jafar.
Jafar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jafar jabs Cooter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooter throws out the jab.
Cooter misses with a wild body shot.
Jafar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooter shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Jafar.
Cooter lands with a nice combination. Jafar backs away looking to recover.
Cooter keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jafar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jafar moves in looking to clinch but Cooter pushes him off.
Cooter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cooter looks to land a left hand but Jafar moved out of range nicely.
Jafar takes a swing at Cooter's ribcage but misses.
Cooter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jafar counters with a nice body shot.
Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Jafar avoids the body shot from Cooter.
Jafar slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cooter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter shoots in but Jafar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A cross from Jafar lands.
Cooter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jafar with a nice cross.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Jafar takes a swing at Cooter's ribcage but misses.
Cooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jafar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooter.
Cooter throws a sloppy body shot
and Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
Jafar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jafar blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jafar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Cobweb Cooter spoke after the fight, saying 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 239 p4p, 32 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 254 p4p, 34 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joseph OByrne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
145 lbs
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31
159 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Reynolds misses.
OByrne counters with a body kick.
OByrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reynolds's sensitive parts.
Reynolds takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
OByrne throws a right hand that misses
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne catches Reynolds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
Reynolds moves out of range of the leg kick from OByrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but OByrne slips the punch.
It seemed like OByrne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reynolds throws a hook but OByrne avoids it easily.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick from OByrne.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from OByrne misses.
Reynolds looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
OByrne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Joseph OByrne has been cut.
Reynolds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OByrne with a jab.
Reynolds is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OByrne needs to keep his hands up - Reynolds had a free shot at his head there.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
OByrne is rocked!
OByrne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OByrne staying out of range there.
Reynolds takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
OByrne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by OByrne.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OByrne.
OByrne feints a counter leg kick.
OByrne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a right hand that misses
and OByrne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OByrne misses with a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a crisp one two that drops OByrne! Reynolds thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves OByrne to his feet! OByrne is in big trouble!
OByrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
OByrne cracks Reynolds with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Reynolds looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can OByrne finish him?
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!
Reynolds steps in with a hook that catches OByrne right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Reynolds follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! OByrne looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pearson (ranked 650 p4p, 86 weight class) and Mon Ster (ranked 216 p4p, 34 weight class). Ster comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Automatic - Monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a hook. Ster ducked under it nicely.
Ster misses with a double jab.
Pearson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch lands to the side of Ster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mon Ster has been cut.
Ster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ster throws the kick towards the body but Pearson avoids it.
Ster throws a sloppy head kick and Pearson moves out of range easily.
As Ster looks to move away, Pearson throws a big counter combo but Ster just gets out of the way.
Pearson misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ster, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ster.
Ster effectively controlling the action here.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ster cracks Pearson with an open hand slap.
Pearson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ster counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Ster misses.
Ster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster slips under a jab.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ster.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Pearson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pearson.
Ster cracks Pearson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ster misses the jab.
Pearson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pearson.
Pearson scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Mon Ster's cut even more.
Ster thuds his shin into the meat of Pearson's side.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson catches Ster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ster, right into the meat.
Ster misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Pearson lands with a hook. Ster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pearson tries to bum rush Ster with a series of wild strikes but Ster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ster throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Ster misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Ster scores with a nice right hand.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ster throws a shot to the body.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ster.
Pearson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Ster moves away and avoids it.
Ster counters with a body kick.
Ster lands a nice looking body shot.
Ster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ster misses with a hook.
Ster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pearson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ster scores with a three punch combo!
Ster works the jab nicely.
Ster scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ster misses with a hook
and Pearson counters with a left and a right that stings Ster.
The cut above Mon Ster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ster throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ster.
Pearson rushes Ster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson is trying to push Ster away but Ster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Pearson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Ster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ster is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pearson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pearson moves out of range of the body kick from Ster.
Ster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mon Ster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mon Ster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Mon Ster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Ster finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ster pushes off an throws an elbow but Pearson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ster misses with an elbow strike.
Ster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ster avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ster lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ster.
Ster breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Pearson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ster tries to clinch up.
Ster connects with a jab.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Ster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Pearson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pearson takes a swing at Ster's ribcage but misses.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson pushes Ster up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Ster.
Ster slowing the pace effectively.
Ster tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.
Ster breaks from the clinch.
Ster tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Pearson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Ster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ster misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson is looking for a counter combo.
Ster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ster throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ster connects with a body shot.
Pearson cracks Ster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab by Ster.
Pearson misses the jab.
Ster throws a leg kick
and Pearson counters with a two punch combo.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ster drops his hands momentarily and Pearson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mon Ster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ster misses with a two punch combination.
Ster swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ster throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Ster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ster circles away quickly and effectively.
Ster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ster tried to score with a low kick but Pearson checks it.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ster's calf.
Pearson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mon Ster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Norman Pearson!
Norman Pearson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 270 p4p, 44 weight class) and Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 121 p4p, 17 weight class). Ghosh has chosen Allah Gets Funky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sheikh Amun Ghosh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guillermo Pato's chin.
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26 - 14 - 1 |
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189 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghosh lands a leg kick that knocks Pato off balance momentarily.
Pato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Pato finds it's way through Ghosh's defenses.
Ghosh misses with an uppercut.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Ghosh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pato connects with a jab.
Pato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ghosh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pato scores with a jab. Ghosh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ghosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato misses with an uppercut
and Ghosh counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghosh is just out of range.
Ghosh raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pato looks to clinch
and Ghosh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ghosh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pato avoids the body shot from Ghosh.
Pato misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. Ghosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato misses with a left hand
and Ghosh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pato throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghosh counters with a nice leg kick.
Pato throws a looping overhand right but Ghosh ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Ghosh misses.
Pato misses with a hook.
Ghosh slips under a jab from Pato.
Ghosh lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Pato.
Pato throws an off balance right hand
and Ghosh counters with a series of strikes. Pato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghosh throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Pato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ghosh.
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!
Ghosh swings widly with a right hand
and Pato counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a lazy right hand but Ghosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ghosh's hands.
Pato misses with a straight right.
Pato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ghosh is looking to slow Pato down with leg kicks.
Ghosh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ghosh connects with an inside leg kick.
Pato throws a combination that misses
and Ghosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ghosh moves out of range as Pato strikes.
Ghosh works Pato's body with a nice hook.
Ghosh moves away from the strike by Pato.
Ghosh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pato swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ghosh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ghosh slips a jab from Pato.
Pato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ghosh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pato's knee momentarily.
Pato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghosh counters with a low kick, right behind Pato 's knee.
Pato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ghosh counters with a straight right hand.
Ghosh lands with a straight right. Pato didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Ghosh misses.
Pato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ghosh counters with a right hand to the body.
Ghosh slips a jab from Pato.
Pato thows a leg kick but Ghosh checks it
and Ghosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pato looks to land a left hand but Ghosh moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghosh counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghosh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ghosh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pato's head.
Pato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ghosh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pato won't be happy with that.
My spies in The Wild Beasts Zoo inform me that Ghosh has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ghosh staying calm.
Ghosh is trying to get an arm triangle but Pato is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghosh tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Amun Ghosh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghosh with the counter takedown but Pato avoids it easily.
Pato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ghosh throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Pato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pato.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ghosh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ghosh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Ghosh.
Ghosh moves forwards but Pato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ghosh looks to land a body kick but Pato moved away.
Ghosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ghosh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A clash of legs there as Pato blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato throws a combination that misses
and Ghosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pato moves into the clinch successfully.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosh misses with a punch to the body.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Ghosh can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Ghosh is trying to pull guard but Pato turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ghosh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pato lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghosh thumps Pato with a low kick.
Ghosh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pato's sensitive parts.
Ghosh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ghosh wants to control but Pato is keeping him busy.
Ghosh has hold of Pato's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pato tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ghosh cranks the arm and Pato screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pato, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
Our winner, Sheikh Amun Ghosh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gaetz (ranked 6 p4p, 2 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 93 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto pushes Gaetz up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto.
Gaetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaetz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gaetz on the inside.
Gaetz lands a left hand.
Gaetz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gaetz scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been informed that Fujimoto 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.
Still in the clinch, Gaetz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fujimoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaetz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaetz's elbow.
Fujimoto tries a body shot but Gaetz blocks it.
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaetz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaetz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaetz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands an overhand right.
Gaetz scores with a nice right hand.
Gaetz misses with a hook.
Gaetz misses with a body shot
and Fujimoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fujimoto.
Gaetz blocks a body shot from Fujimoto.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujimoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaetz misses with a body punch.
Fujimoto pushes Gaetz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujimoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a body punch.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Fujimoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto tries to throw a body punch but Gaetz avoids it by throwing Fujimoto back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fujimoto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimoto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaetz.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaetz blocks a body shot from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaetz.
Fujimoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fujimoto slips a jab from Gaetz.
Fujimoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaetz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimoto.
Gaetz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimoto moves away.
Fujimoto wants to counter the offense by Gaetz and move into the clinch position.
Gaetz scores with a leg kick.
Fujimoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gaetz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Fujimoto clobbers Gaetz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fujimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaetz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but Gaetz moves out of range.
Gaetz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Gaetz misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gaetz lands an overhand right.
Gaetz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaetz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujimoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Fujimoto finds it's way through Gaetz's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaetz throws a jab when Fujimoto was well out of range.
Fujimoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto avoids a kick to the body.
Fujimoto throws a fast counter high kick but Gaetz manages to duck under it in time.
Fujimoto catches Gaetz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Gaetz's head but Gaetz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimoto misses with a hook. Gaetz ducked under it nicely.
Gaetz throws a looping overhand right but Fujimoto ducks down to avoid it.
Fujimoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaetz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaetz tried to score with a low kick but Fujimoto checks it.
A little jabbing left from Fujimoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gaetz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fujimoto momentarily.
Gaetz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimoto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz throws a good cross that connects.
Gaetz is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimoto! But no joy.
Fujimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaetz can pounce on him.
Gaetz lands a leg kick that knocks Fujimoto off balance momentarily.
Gaetz ducks under a wild hook from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaetz throws out a leg kick but Fujimoto moves out of range and Gaetz only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a hook to the side of Fujimoto's head but Fujimoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fujimoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Link Gaetz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaetz throws a head kick but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Fujimoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gaetz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gaetz misses with a lunging right hand
and Fujimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks to land a left hand but Gaetz moved out of range nicely.
Gaetz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gaetz looks to land a body kick but Fujimoto moved away.
A little jabbing left from Fujimoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujimoto avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaetz.
Fujimoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz 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.
Gaetz throws out a loose jab but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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.
Fujimoto tries to move into range but Gaetz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fujimoto clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz lands with a left to the head.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
A left hand lands to the body for Fujimoto.
Gaetz tries to work over Fujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Gaetz.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Gaetz controls the action.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimoto's elbow.
Fujimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaetz misses with a body shot.
Fujimoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaetz jabs Fujimoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaetz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fujimoto takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto slips a jab from Gaetz.
Gaetz lands a really nice looking cross but Fujimoto seems unphased.
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 catches Gaetz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fujimoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gaetz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fujimoto counters by clinching up.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Gaetz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaetz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
Gaetz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fujimoto.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut
and Fujimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaetz throws a body punch but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Link Gaetz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz stuns Fujimoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaetz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fujimoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaetz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fujimoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaetz misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimoto! But no joy.
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!
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Link Gaetz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Gaetz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fujimoto clinches with his opponent.
Fujimoto tries a body shot but Gaetz blocks it.
Gaetz lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Fujimoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fujimoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaetz controls his hands.
Fujimoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
Gyukosho Fujimoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Gaetz blocks an uppercut.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Fujimoto.
A short left from Gaetz.
A hook to the body from Fujimoto.
Gaetz keeps control of Fujimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimoto digs a right hand into Gaetz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaetz's gas tank.
Gaetz has had enough of the clinch but Fujimoto keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetz lunges at Fujimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fujimoto's hand.
Fujimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaetz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gaetz tries a low kick but Fujimoto avoids it.
Gaetz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Fujimoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fujimoto slips a straight right by Gaetz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimoto! But no joy.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Gaetz's head but Gaetz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaetz throws a quick counter head kick but Fujimoto was just out of range.
Gaetz connects with a solid leg kick.
Gaetz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gaetz misses with a right hand
and Fujimoto counters with a three punch combo that has Gaetz backing up. Gaetz nods at Fujimoto to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto rushes Gaetz and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gaetz moves away from the strike by Fujimoto.
Gaetz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Gaetz.
Fujimoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaetz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fujimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaetz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fujimoto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz lands a jab to Fujimoto's midsection.
Gaetz misses with a two punch combination.
Gaetz works the jab nicely.
A lazy body kick from Gaetz
and Fujimoto counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Gaetz down! Fujimoto is looking to finish but Gaetz is intelligently defending himself.
Gaetz is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujimoto stands up from Gaetz's guard - Fujimoto perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Gaetz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fujimoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gaetz throws a lazy right hand but Fujimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fujimoto wants to counter with a clinch but Gaetz pushes him away.
Fujimoto ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gaetz's jaw. Gaetz's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Fujimoto does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Gyukosho Fujimoto is the new heavyweight champion!
Gyukosho Fujimoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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