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PFC 249 Blazkov vs Laine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 778 p4p, 2061 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 96 p4p, 237 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen throws a leg kick but Half Assed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reinikainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick from Reinikainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Half Assed. Beautiful body shot.
Reinikainen tries to move into range but Half Assed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reinikainen drives through with a takedown into Half Assed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reinikainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Half Assed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Half Assed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reinikainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reinikainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reinikainen scoring with some ground and pound.
Half Assed has his foot on Reinikainen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reinikainen works his way back into a safe position though.
Half Assed looking for subs off his back but Reinikainen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reinikainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Half Assed keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reinikainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Half Assed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reinikainen working Half Assed over with strikes.
Reinikainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Half Assed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Half Assed taking some punishment here, with Reinikainen in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Half Assed is trying to control but can't.
Reinikainen prevents Half Assed from improving his position.
Reinikainen thows a huge punch but Half Assed dodges it nicely.
Half Assed wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed keeps trying to improve his position.
Reinikainen working Half Assed over with strikes.
Reinikainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reinikainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Half Assed tries to roll over but Reinikainen keeps him under control.
Half Assed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reinikainen pulls his head out easily.
Reinikainen is looking to advance position but Half Assed won't allow it.
Half Assed wants to improve his position but Reinikainen is controlling well.
Reinikainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed trying to control from the bottom.
Reinikainen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reinikainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Half Assed tries to hold on but Reinikainen postures up.
Reinikainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Half Assed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Half Assed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Half Assed regains half guard.
Half Assed trying to control but Reinikainen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed tries to get to full guard but Reinikainen has control of the leg.
Half Assed looking for submissions off his back.
Reinikainen wants to free his trapped foot but Half Assed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Half Assed wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Half Assed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reinikainen pulls his head out easily.
Half Assed wants to control but Reinikainen is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reinikainen tries for a takedown but Half Assed circles away easily
and Half Assed counters with a right hand to the body.
Half Assed lands a jab to the head.
Reinikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Half Assed can do to turn this around?
Half Assed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinikainen manages to avoid it.
Half Assed checks a low kick from Reinikainen.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed connects with a right hand. Reinikainen shakes it off.
Reinikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Half Assed checks the leg kick.
Half Assed takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
Half Assed throws a hook but Reinikainen avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reinikainen can pounce on him.
Half Assed punishes Reinikainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Half Assed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Half Assed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Reinikainen misses with a leg kick
and Half Assed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Half Assed.
Half Assed trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reinikainen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed trying to keep a closed guard but Reinikainen is proving a slippery customer.
Reinikainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Half Assed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reinikainen defends it easily.
Reinikainen wants to pass the guard but Half Assed is keeping the position.
Half Assed looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Reinikainen has picked Half Assed up and slammed him! Half Assed can't keep hold of the triangle and Reinikainen manages to pass to side control!
Reinikainen working the head and body with strikes.
Half Assed manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Half Assed has a hand on Reinikainen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reinikainen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reinikainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Half Assed hang on?
Reinikainen with the ground and pound from mount.
Half Assed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Half Assed tries to reverse the position but Reinikainen maintains control.
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!
Reinikainen wants to control the pace but Half Assed is squirming around nicely.
Half Assed slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reinikainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Half Assed trying to control but Reinikainen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Half Assed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Half Assed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reinikainen passes into side control.
Half Assed is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Half Assed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reinikainen is looking to take a break and control but Half Assed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Half Assed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Half Assed can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed sneaks back into half guard.
Reinikainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Reinikainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Half Assed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Artturi Reinikainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinikainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Half Assed is just riding it out for now. Reinikainen eventually gives up the hold.
Half Assed is trying to control but Reinikainen passes into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Reinikainen slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Reinikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reinikainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Half Asseds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reinikainen slips under a jab from Half Assed.
Reinikainen walks into a stiff left hand from Half Assed.
Reinikainen throws the kick towards the body but Half Assed avoids it.
Half Assed checks a leg kick nicely.
Half Assed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reinikainen moves away from the strike by Half Assed.
Nice body punch from Half Assed.
Reinikainen throws the kick towards the body but Half Assed avoids it.
Half Assed throws a body shot but no joy.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen tries a low kick but Half Assed avoids it.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Anti Half Assed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Half Assed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reinikainen.
Half Assed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Half Assed moves into the clinch.
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!
Reinikainen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen gets through Half Assed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Half Assed.
Half Assed swings wildly with an uppercut but Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Half Assed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Half Assed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Half Assed.
Half Assed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reinikainen breaks the clinch.
Reinikainen moves into the clinch.
Reinikainen scores with a hook to the body.
Half Assed takes a shot to the head.
Reinikainen takes a shot to the head.
Half Assed lands a hook that snaps the head of Reinikainen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reinikainen lands with a left to the head.
Anti Half Assed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a punch but it's blocked by Reinikainen.
Half Assed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reinikainen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Half Assed misses with some punches.
Reinikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reinikainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Half Asseds head.
Reinikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Half Assed controls the action.
Reinikainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Half Assed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reinikainen has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reinikainen fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Reinikainen.
Half Assed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reinikainen or not.
Half Assed tries a body shot but Reinikainen blocks it.
Half Assed lands a hook that snaps the head of Reinikainen backwards.
Reinikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reinikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reinikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Half Assed is just out of range.
Half Assed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Half Assed looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
Reinikainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Half Assed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Half Assed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Reinikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reinikainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Half Assed with a jab.
Half Assed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reinikainen tried to score with a low kick but Half Assed checks it.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed sizes up Reinikainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reinikainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Half Assed 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.
Half Assed jabs Reinikainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Reinikainen.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Reinikainen saw that one coming.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Reinikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reinikainen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Reinikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Half Assed.
Reinikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Half Assed momentarily.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Half Assed swats away the attempt to clinch by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Half Assed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reinikainen in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anti Half Assed.
I think Reinikainen 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 528 p4p, 388 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 71 p4p, 52 weight class). Gagnon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Granite chin |
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon moves to clinch but Jabbar breaks away
and Jabbar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Jabbar is having none of it.
Gagnon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jabbar.
Jabbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Jabbar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabbar prevents the takedown attempt.
Jabbar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jabbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Gagnon controls his hands.
Jabbar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jabbar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar pulls guard successfully.
Jabbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jabbar working a defensive guard here.
Jabbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabbar, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gagnon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jabbar counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Jabbar pushes him off.
Gagnon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jabbar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jabbar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jabbar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar pushes Gagnon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Jabbar.
Jabbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabbar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gagnon or not.
Jabbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabbar tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jabbar misses with a body punch.
Jabbar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Jabbar throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar pulls guard effortlessly.
Jabbar controlling the position.
Jabbar looking to control.
Jabbar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jabbar looking to control.
Gagnon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jabbar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gagnon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jabbar looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gagnon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jabbar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabbar.
Jabbar misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Jabbar.
Gagnon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Muhammad Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Jabbar working aggressively here.
Jabbar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jabbar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gagnon wants to stand but Jabbar is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've been informed that Gagnon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jabbar has Gagnon pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Jabbar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Jabbar pushes him off.
Jabbar throwing a counter right hand but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabbar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Gagnon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jabbar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circling - Jabbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gagnon darts in and clinches Jabbar up against the cage.
Gagnon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jabbar is defending well.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Jabbar.
Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gagnon.
Muhammad Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Jabbar working aggressively here.
Jabbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Muhammad Jabbar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jabbar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabbar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Jabbar pushes Gagnon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jabbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabbar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabbar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabbar misses with some punches.
Jabbar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gagnon uses from the top position.
Jabbar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gagnon is aware though and is defending well.
Jabbar pulls Gagnon in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gagnon is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar trying to keep a closed guard but Gagnon is proving a slippery customer.
Gagnon tries to stand but Jabbar is controlling from the bottom.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Jabbar.
Jabbar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jabbar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagnon can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon moves into the clinch.
Jabbar scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Jabbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabbar misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jabbar keeping control of the position.
Jabbar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar tries to get to full guard but Gagnon has control of the leg.
Jabbar wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jabbar is controlling Gagnon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabbar is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Jabbar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gagnon tries to clinch there but Jabbar circles away.
Gagnon wants to clinch
and Jabbar counters with a left to the body.
Gagnon has Jabbar up against the cage in a clinch.
Jabbar manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jabbar stops Gagnon from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar is looking to advance position but Gagnon won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar is just content to waste time from the top position. Gagnon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jabbar trying to control but Gagnon is working from the bottom.
Jabbar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jabbar trying to move into half guard but instead Gagnon has managed to sweep!
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jabbar has Gagnon pulled in close to control his posture.
Muhammad Jabbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabbar trying to control the position.
Gagnon is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jabbar has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gagnon is looking to defend but Jabbar has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gagnon! Jabbar pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gagnon taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Muhammad Jabbar!
Muhammad Jabbar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 583 p4p, 761 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 70 p4p, 94 weight class). Intruder's entrance music is Bed Intruder. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intruder moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kettu.
Kettu lands an uppercut.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Intruder.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kettu.
A short uppercut from Intruder.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kettu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kettu on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Intruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu lands with a left to the head.
Kettu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kettu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Intruder's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Intruder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kettu lands a left hand.
Kettu scores with a shoulder strike.
Kettu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Intruder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Kettu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Intruder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Intruder lands a right hand.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu lands a nice uppercut.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Intruder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Intruder pushes Kettu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Kettu controls the action.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Intruder controls his hands.
Intruder lands a shot to the body.
Intruder is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kettu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kettu digs a right hand into Intruder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Intruder's gas tank.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Intruder takes a shot to the head.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Intruder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Intruder tries to score a body lock takedown but Kettu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bed Intruder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kettu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kettu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Intruder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kettu.
Kettu misses with a body punch.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder misses with some punches.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Intruder controls his hands.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder wants a takedown but no success here.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kettu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kettu.
Kettu presses Intruder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Kettu gets through Intruder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Intruder.
Intruder misses with some punches.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder prevents a body shot from Kettu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Intruder misses with the head strike.
Kettu lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Kettu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Intruder blocks a body shot from Kettu.
Nice body punch from Intruder.
A left hand lands to the body for Intruder.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Intruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Kettu controls the action.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Intruder blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
That's time! Intruder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kettu slaps away a takedown attempt from Intruder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kettu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kettu lands a head shot.
Intruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kettu.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Intruder slips the punch.
Kettu misses with a leg kick
and Intruder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bed Intruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu throws a hook but Intruder avoids it easily.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu thuds his shin into the meat of Intruder's side.
Intruder moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Intruder.
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!
Intruder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Intruder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Intruder misses
and Kettu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kettu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Intruder throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
Intruder blocks a leg kick.
Intruder thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kettu if he has to take too many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Intruder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Intruder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kettu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kettu with a nice calf kick.
Intruder lands a nice looking body shot.
Intruder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
A low kick from Intruder misses
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Intruder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Intruder throws a leg kick which misses Kettu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kettu tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Intruder.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Intruder saw that one coming.
Kettu lands the left hand.
Kettu throws out a leg kick but Intruder moves out of range and Kettu only half commits.
Kettu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Intruder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kettu tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Intruder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Intruder misses the jab.
Intruder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Intruder's head but Intruder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Intruder moves away and avoids it.
Intruder wants to slow Kettu down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Intruder finds it's way through Kettu's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kettu drops his hands momentarily and Intruder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Kettu coming out on top.
Intruder throws a leg kick which misses Kettu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kettu tries to avoid it.
Intruder lands with a cross.
Kettu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Intruder loads up on a big right hand but Kettu slips the punch.
Kettu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esa Kettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu moves into range and clinches up with Intruder.
Kettu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Intruder lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kettu as the two fighters clinch.
Kettu can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Kettu can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Intruder misses with some punches.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Esa Kettu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kettu misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Kettu working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Intruder.
A shot in the inside from Intruder.
Kettu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kettu tries a body shot but Intruder blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Intruder connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kettu. That's going to slow Intruder down.
Intruder misses with a right hand
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Intruder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Intruder misses with a right hand
and Kettu counters with a stiff right hand.
Intruder instigates a clinch.
Kettu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Intruder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kettu on the side of the head.
Intruder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Intruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Intruder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu takes a shot to the head.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Kettu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kettu can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike.
Intruder looking for a takedown.
Kettu tries a body shot but Intruder blocks it.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Intruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Intruder.
A body shot lands from Kettu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Intruder.
Kettu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Intruder misses with a body punch.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu lands a body shot.
Intruder lands with a left to the head.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Intruder.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu is pressed up against the cage. Intruder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kettu down to the mat. Kettu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good shot there by Intruder.
Kettu scores with a jab to the head.
Bed Intruder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Intruder scores with a jab to the head.
Intruder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kettu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Intruder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Intruder scores with a nice right hand.
Intruder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kettu! But no joy.
Intruder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Intruder misses with a low kick.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Intruder is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kettu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu is looking to chop away at Intruder's legs.
Kettu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Intruder.
A little jabbing left from Kettu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Esa Kettu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bed Intruder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kettu throws a push kick but Intruder slaps the foot to one side.
Kettu swings for the body but Intruder moves out of range.
Intruder misses with an uppercut.
Kettu lands a jab to the nose.
Kettu fails to land with a series of punches.
Intruder throws a wild body kick that Kettu sees coming a mile off.
Intruder checks a low kick from Kettu.
Intruder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Intruder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy body kick from Kettu
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Intruder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esa Kettu.
Well Kettu 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
Our winner, Esa Kettu, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 358 p4p, 232 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 46 p4p, 29 weight class). Tama Ginty comes into the arena with Wear Your Love Like Heaven blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conrad Tama Ginty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama Ginty's corner calls for a 1-2. Tama Ginty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tama Ginty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tama Ginty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith 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.
Tama Ginty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tama Ginty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tama Ginty throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Tama Ginty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Tama Ginty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tama Ginty lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Tama Ginty throws a body shot but no joy.
Tama Ginty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Tama Ginty moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Tama Ginty is looking to counter punch.
Tama Ginty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Tama Ginty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Tama Ginty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Tama Ginty wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range nicely.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A bone on bone clash there as Tama Ginty blocks the leg kick.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tama Ginty scores with a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Tama Ginty steps away.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping left.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Tama Ginty misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tama Ginty takes one to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty connects with a body shot.
Smith misses with a hook
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty walks into a jab.
Tama Ginty throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tama Ginty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tama Ginty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tama Ginty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Tama Ginty appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tama Ginty throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Tama Ginty digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tama Ginty lands a slapping body shot.
Tama Ginty lands a right hook to the body.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tama Ginty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Tama Ginty moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Tama Ginty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tama Ginty appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Tama Ginty down.
Tama Ginty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tama Ginty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Tama Ginty. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tama Ginty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tama Ginty is looking to counter punch.
Tama Ginty blocks a jab.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tama Ginty has time to react.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tama Ginty has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tama Ginty. That did some damage!
Conrad Tama Ginty is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Tama Ginty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tama Ginty's sensitive parts.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tama Ginty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tama Ginty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith moves out of range as Tama Ginty strikes.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Tama Ginty tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Tama Ginty counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
An inside leg kick from Tama Ginty misses.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tama Ginty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith swings for the body but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tama Ginty throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tama Ginty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Tama Ginty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tama Ginty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tama Ginty wants to clinch.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tama Ginty misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Tama Ginty as he checks the leg kick.
Tama Ginty checks the leg kick.
A big right from Tama Ginty misses.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tama Ginty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Tama Ginty instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Tama Ginty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith tries to work over Tama Ginty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is leaning against Tama Ginty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
A short right from Tama Ginty on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tama Ginty moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Tama Ginty throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tama Ginty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Tama Ginty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty moved away.
Tama Ginty lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Tama Ginty loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
A low kick from Tama Ginty misses
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Tama Ginty defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Tama Ginty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Tama Ginty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tama Ginty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tama Ginty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Tama Ginty takes one to the side of the head.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tama Ginty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty checks it.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith jabs Tama Ginty right on the nose. Tama Ginty blinks but takes it well.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tama Ginty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tama Ginty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tama Ginty can pounce on him.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the head.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tama Ginty.
Smith staying out of range there.
Tama Ginty backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Tama Ginty! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tama Ginty to his feet! Tama Ginty is in big trouble!
 Tama Ginty is rocked!
Tama Ginty leaves his chin hanging out and Smith seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tama Ginty crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Smith!
Joe Smith very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Martynov (ranked 834 p4p, 484 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 95 p4p, 65 weight class). Radio Philips will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Philips scores with a shot to the side of Martynov's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Philips.
Philips lands an elbow just above Martynov 's eye.
 It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut.
Martynov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martynov.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martynov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martynov.
Philips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philips steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Martynov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martynov is out of range.
Philips avoids the body shot from Martynov.
Martynov misses with a wild body shot.
Martynov misses with a left hand
and Philips counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martynov lands with a good body shot.
Philips throws a big shot that misses.
Philips slips under a jab from Martynov.
Martynov throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martynov.
Martynov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martynov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martynov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Philips lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martynov moves into range and clinches up with Philips.
Philips misses with a body punch.
A short left from Martynov.
Martynov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Philips's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Philips lands an elbow just above Martynov 's eye.
Philips landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martynov manages to break the clinch.
Philips moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips drives through and clinches with Martynov against the cage.
Martynov is leaning against Philips and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Philips pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Philips lands a knee to the body.
Martynov is breathing heavily.
Philips misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Philips.
Martynov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips connects with a solid leg kick.
Martynov throws a lazy uppercut
and Philips counters with a low kick, right behind Martynov 's knee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Philips. Martynov shrugs it off though.
Philips lands a head kick that stumbles Martynov and the fighters go to the mat.
Philips gets to his feet - Martynov follows without any prompting.
Philips throws a quick head kick that knocks Martynov silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Philips is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Radio Philips!
A relieved looking Radio Philips thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 171 p4p, 144 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 26 p4p, 19 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by Hoodoo Man Blues. Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison tries to land a leg kick but Bissainthe saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe is looking to counter punch.
Bissainthe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krison finds it's way round the side to connect with Bissainthe's head.
Krison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Krison settles back down.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick
and Krison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bissainthe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bissainthe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab lands there for Krison.
Nice shot lands for Bissainthe.
Herb Krison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bissainthe blocks a leg kick.
Krison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Krison misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Bissainthe misses its target.
Krison 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.
A jab from Krison finds it's way through Bissainthe's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe staying out of range there.
Bissainthe moves forwards but Krison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krison lands a jab to the nose.
Krison takes one to the chin there.
Krison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bissainthe's hands.
Krison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krison swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Krison clobbers Bissainthe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bissainthe instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Krison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe misses with the head strike.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krison manages to break the clinch.
Bissainthe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.
Krison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bissainthe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe closes the distance and pushes Krison back into the cage.
Bissainthe throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Bissainthe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Krison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bissainthe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Krison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Krison.
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Bissainthe scores with a shoulder strike.
Bissainthe lands a shot to the body.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
Bissainthe lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Krison misses with a punch on the inside.
Bissainthe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bissainthe can't find room to land a body shot as Krison controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Krison working aggressively here.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Bissainthe controls the action.
Bissainthe lands an uppercut.
Bissainthe tries to throw a body punch but Krison avoids it by throwing Bissainthe back against the cage.
Bissainthe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Krison digs a right hand into Bissainthe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bissainthe's gas tank.
Bissainthe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bissainthe lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bissainthe on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Krison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bissainthe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Krison.
Nice body punch from Krison - that landed with a thud.
Krison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krison working aggressively here.
Krison tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bissainthe's elbow.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Bissainthe avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Bissainthe controls the action.
Krison gets through Bissainthe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Krison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body.
Bissainthe throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe blocks a low kick nicely.
Krison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Krison misses the target.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Krison missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe cracks Krison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krison thumps Bissainthe with a low kick.
Krison throws a leg kick which misses Bissainthe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bissainthe tries to avoid it.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Krison avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.
Krison throws a head kick that misses.
Bissainthe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Krison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Krison connects with an inside leg kick.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Nice body kick from Krison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Krison jabs at Bissainthe's body.
Krison misses with a combination
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Bissainthe drops his hands momentarily and Krison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Krison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bissainthe counters by moving into the clinch.
Krison breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krison throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe takes one on the button.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Krison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krison catches Bissainthe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Krison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Bissainthe scores with a hook to the body. Krison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Bissainthe.
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!
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
Bissainthe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krison!
Bissainthe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Krison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bissainthe's hands.
Krison misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Krison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a low kick, right behind Krison 's knee.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
Krison lands a slapping body shot.
Krison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bissainthe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bissainthe.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Krison tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Krison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good exchange - Krison coming out on top.
Krison cracks Bissainthe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krison, as that shot connected.
Krison missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe with a jab.
Krison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Bissainthe 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.
Krison misses with a hook
and Bissainthe counters with an inside leg kick.
Krison throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Krison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe blocks a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bissainthe lands with a hook. Krison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bissainthe misses with a shot to the body
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe forces Krison back against the cage and clinches.
Krison tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bissainthe's elbow.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Krison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bissainthe can't find room to land a body shot as Krison controls the action.
Bissainthe lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Bissainthe avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bissainthe.
Krison blocking some punches.
Bissainthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe tries to work over Krison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bissainthe tries a body shot but Krison blocks it.
Krison lands a hook that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Krison.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Krison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bissainthe gets through Krison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Bissainthe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bissainthe works on Krison's body with a couple of short punches.
Krison has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Bissainthe avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Krison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krison just leaning against Bissainthe, taking a breather.
Krison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Krison.
Krison tries to work over Bissainthe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
Krison lands a shot to the body.
Toussaint Bissainthe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bissainthe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
Krison lands an uppercut.
Krison scores with a hook to the body.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Krison.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herb Krison.
I think Krison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herb Krison!
Herb Krison 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 97 p4p, 162 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 7 p4p, 10 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Traveller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Traveller's head backwards.
Boaz misses with a wild body shot.
Traveller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boaz throws a chopping leg kick but Traveller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Traveller does it's job there.
Boaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Traveller avoids a kick to the body.
Traveller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boaz 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.
Boaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traveller.
Traveller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boaz is out of range.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boaz.
Traveller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traveller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Traveller.
The fighters circling - Traveller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Traveller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boaz on the side of the head.
Traveller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traveller wants to land a leg kick but Boaz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Boaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Boaz misses.
Traveller checks the leg kick.
Traveller misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Boaz is looking to counter punch.
We've been hearing reports that Boaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Traveller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Traveller throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boaz thuds his right hand into Traveller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Boaz checks a leg kick.
Traveller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boaz.
Boaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Traveller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Traveller throws a big shot that misses.
Boaz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jab, jab by Boaz - just one landing.
Traveller blocks a low kick nicely.
Traveller connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boaz.
A solid body kick from Boaz.
Boaz throws a good cross that connects.
Boaz tries to land a front kick but Traveller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Traveller misses with a series of wild punches.
Boaz fails with the takedown.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Boaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traveller throws a jab but it's blocked by Boaz.
Traveller throws a hook but Boaz blocks it.
Boaz misses with a kick to the body.
Traveller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Astro Traveller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traveller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Traveller.
Boaz throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traveller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Traveller.
Boaz lands a head shot.
Traveller checks a leg kick nicely.
Traveller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Traveller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
Traveller with the inside leg kick.
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Traveller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traveller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Traveller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boaz drops his hands momentarily and Traveller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Traveller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Traveller throws a sloppy body shot
and Boaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boaz. That's going to slow Traveller down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boaz throws a jab when Traveller was well out of range.
Boaz cracks Traveller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Traveller throws a lazy head kick
letting Boaz counter with a right hand.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Traveller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Traveller throws a lazy uppercut
and Boaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Boaz moves out of range as Traveller strikes.
Boaz scores with a jab. Traveller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boaz scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Traveller misses.
Traveller tries to score with a low kick but Boaz moves his leg out of the way.
Traveller tries to score with a low kick but Boaz moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Astro Traveller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Traveller digs a good body shot into Boaz's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Traveller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Traveller.
Boaz scores with a shot to the body.
Traveller moves out of range of the body kick.
Traveller thuds his right hand into Boaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boaz tries a low kick but Traveller avoids it.
Traveller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traveller.
Boaz feints and then cracks Traveller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traveller down.
Traveller avoids a kick to the body.
Traveller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Traveller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boaz throws out a loose jab but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boaz scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a few strikes there.
Boaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Traveller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boaz misses with a body shot
and Traveller counters with a stiff right hand.
Boaz digs a good hook to Traveller's body.
Traveller needs to keep his hands up - Boaz had a free shot at his head there.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Traveller misses with a double jab.
Traveller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Traveller's sensitive parts.
Boaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Traveller throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Boaz staying out of range there.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Astro Traveller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Traveller throws a looping overhand right but Boaz ducks down to avoid it.
As Traveller backs away, Boaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traveller.
Boaz defending well as Traveller loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Traveller coming out on top.
Boaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz moves out of range as Traveller strikes.
Boaz cracks Traveller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boaz - that will leave a mark!
Traveller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boaz misses with an uppercut. Traveller saw that one coming.
Traveller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Boaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boaz.
Boaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Traveller.
Traveller scores with a body shot.
Boaz misses with a straight left.
Boaz moves out of range as Traveller strikes.
Boaz ducks right into an uppercut from Traveller.
A big left from Boaz misses.
Boaz misses with an uppercut
and Traveller counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Boaz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Boaz walks into a straight right hand from Traveller.
Boaz blocks a jab.
Boaz throwing a counter right hand but Traveller manages to avoid it.
Traveller walks into a jab.
Boaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Boaz tenderised Traveller's leg. Traveller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Traveller avoids the head kick by Boaz.
Boaz slips under a jab.
Traveller misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Boaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traveller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Traveller avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Traveller takes a swing at Boaz's ribcage but misses.
Boaz slips a jab and a cross from Traveller.
Boaz throws a leg kick but Traveller checks it.
Traveller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz lands a body shot.
Traveller lands with a good body shot.
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Traveller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Traveller.
Nice body punch from Traveller.
Boaz lands with a good body shot.
Traveller lands a glancing blow to the side of Boaz's head.
Boaz is looking to slow Traveller down with leg kicks.
Traveller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traveller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz throws a looping overhand right but Traveller ducks down to avoid it.
Boaz blocks a leg kick.
Traveller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boaz.
Boaz looks for the body kick but Traveller saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Astro Traveller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Boaz tenderised Traveller's leg. Traveller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Traveller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boaz at a distance.
Boaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Boaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Traveller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traveller flicks out a counter leg kick but Boaz steps away.
Traveller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Traveller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Traveller avoided it.
Traveller lands with a good body shot.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Traveller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boaz catches Traveller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Traveller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boaz slips a straight right by Traveller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boaz fakes the leg kick and cracks Traveller in the body.
Boaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traveller throws out the jab.
Boaz tries to work over Traveller's front leg with a kick but Traveller checks it.
Traveller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a double jab.
Traveller 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.
Boaz scores with a nice strike.
Nice body punch from Boaz.
Boaz throws an off balance right hand
and Traveller counters with an inside leg kick.
Boaz scores with a shot to the body.
Boaz blocks a jab.
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traveller digs a good hook to Boaz's body.
Traveller blocks a jab.
Boaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traveller. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Traveller's sensitive parts.
Traveller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traveller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traveller.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traveller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Traveller counter with a right hand.
Traveller cracks Boaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Traveller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Traveller slips under a jab.
Boaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Traveller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boaz misses the jab.
Boaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Traveller is fending him off so far but Boaz persists. Nope, Traveller circles away and we're back to standing.
Boaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Traveller can pounce on him.
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Traveller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Boaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Traveller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traveller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boaz. Boaz obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Traveller slips under a jab from Boaz.
Traveller throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Traveller blocks the body kick.
Traveller slips under a jab from Boaz.
Boaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boaz misses with a left hand
and Traveller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Traveller on the side of the head.
Boaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Traveller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boaz backs up against the cage.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traveller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Traveller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Traveller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller scores with a punch to the head.
Good leg kick by Traveller.
Boaz fails with the takedown
and Traveller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Traveller slips under a jab from Boaz.
Boaz slips a jab from Traveller.
Traveller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Traveller works the jab nicely.
Boaz walks into a stiff left hand from Traveller.
Boaz dodges the punch combination from Traveller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traveller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boaz misses with a hook.
Traveller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Traveller duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Astro Traveller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Traveller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astro Traveller!
Astro Traveller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 58 p4p, 82 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 7 p4p, 9 weight class). Pesonen's entrance music is DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. A fine choice. The Human is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Adventure Time. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Human slips a jab from Pesonen.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Pesonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Human needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by The Human.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Human 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.
Pesonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Human looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pesonen wants to control but The Human is keeping him busy.
The Human throws Pesonen to one side and escapes!
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!
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Human's head.
The Human takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but The Human shows good takedown defense.
Pesonen backing away here, and The Human unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen darts in looking for a takedown but The Human gets double underhooks and turns Pesonen into the cage.
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
Finn The Human is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human slips a straight right by Pesonen.
The Human scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
The Human tries to clinch up.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pesonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Human circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Human is fending him off so far but Pesonen persists. Nope, The Human circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pesonen misses the target.
Pesonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen stops The Human from getting back to his feet.
The Human manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pesonen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The Human working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human.
The Human scores with a hook to the body.
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pesonen stops The Human from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human wants to get back to his feet but Pesonen passes into half guard.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Human's head.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pesonen working the head and body with strikes.
The Human tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pesonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Human is trying to stand.
Pesonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Human looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen working The Human over with strikes.
The Human tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pesonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pesonen trying to control from half guard but The Human is working away.
Pesonen working over The Human with some ground and pound. The Human looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human taking some punishment here, with Pesonen in his half guard.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pesonen connects with a nice short shot to The Human's temple.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen prevents The Human from standing back up.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Human keeps working.
The Human is trying to stand back up but Pesonen is controlling him
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Human is trying to stand.
The Human has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pesonen is on him like a limpet, forcing The Human back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pesonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Human gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pesonen working aggressively here.
The Human lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Human pushes Pesonen off and gets back to his feet.
Pesonen takes one on the button.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by The Human.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen sets himself, and The Human steps forward looking for the clinch! Pesonen avoids it this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
A jab from The Human misses.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
The Human lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
Pesonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen slips under a jab from The Human.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pesonen takes a step back to recover.
The Human 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.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human sizes up Pesonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Human feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
The Human jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Human lands with a cross.
The Human throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Pesonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
The Human throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Pesonen shoots in but The Human avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Human misses with a low kick.
Pesonen moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
The Human lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Human looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesonen finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
An inside leg kick lands from The Human.
Pesonen lunges at The Human with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Human's hand.
The Human misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
The Human misses the jab.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
The Human throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by The Human as he connects with a hook.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
The Human tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human connects with the punch.
The Human gets a clinch.
Pesonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Human is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Pesonen moves out of range of the leg kick from The Human.
Pesonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Human tries to avoid it but Pesonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Human to the ground. The Human escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human thumps Pesonen with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Human is trying to defend but Pesonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Human pushes Pesonen off looking to stand but Pesonen dives back in and keeps control.
The Human makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
Pesonen shoots for a takedown but The Human saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
The Human throws a push kick but Pesonen slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human scores with a jab to the head.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Human throws out a leg kick but Pesonen moves out of range and The Human only half commits.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human misses the jab.
The Human throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pesonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Human looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Human connects with a high kick.
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
The Human clobbers Pesonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Human darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but The Human moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from The Human misses.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Human lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Pesonen.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Human swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
Pesonen drops his hands momentarily and The Human takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Human misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Human throws a right and a left that Pesonen avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen throws a right hand that The Human ducks under and follows up with a left that The Human also avoids with ease.
The Human throws a solid leg kick but Pesonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Human.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Human connects with a looping right hand.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Pesonen gets tackled into the cage by The Human. The Human maintains the clinch.
The Human pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
A jab from The Human does it's job there.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Human finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Human sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Human scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Human tries to counter by closing the distance.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Human pinned against the cage. The Human gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human fakes the leg kick and cracks Pesonen in the body.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Human lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human stuns Pesonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Human scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Human tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pesonen takes one to the side of the head.
Pesonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
The Human attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
Pesonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Human avoids it really well and circles away.
Pesonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Human connects with a leg kick.
The Human bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen fails with the takedown.
Pesonen swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. The Human does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human tries to counter with a clinch but Pesonen shakes him off and moves away.
The Human rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen shoots in looking for a takedown but The Human manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pesonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Human looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for The Human.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Human momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Human.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
The Human ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
The Human defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like The Human was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Human has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
Finn The Human spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 79 p4p, 119 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 13 p4p, 17 weight class). Ispa Mfer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump walks into a stiff left hand from Mfer.
Trump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Trump throws out a leg kick but Mfer moves out of range and Trump only half commits.
Mfer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mfer lands with an overhand left.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Trump takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mfer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trump throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trump has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mfer.
Trump tries to work over Mfer's front leg with a kick but Mfer checks it.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Trump.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Trump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mfer throws a series of punches but Trump moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Mfer lands an overhand right.
Mfer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trump misses the jab.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trump cracks a nice hook into Mfer's ribs.
Crunch! Mfer slams his shin into Trump's torso.
Trump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mfer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer tried to score with a low kick but Trump checks it.
Trump throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
Trump scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trump takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trump is looking to slow Mfer down with leg kicks.
Trump slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trump's sensitive parts.
Trump is looking to clinch but Mfer is avoiding it.
Trump on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trump throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer misses with a leg kick.
Trump misses with a leg kick.
Trump misses with a hook.
Trump has closed the distance and engaged Mfer in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Mfer.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Mfer.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mfer.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Mfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trump pushes off an throws an elbow but Mfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mfer misses with a knee to the head.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mfer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trump looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Mfer lands a knee to the head.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trumps head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer lands a knee to the head.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Mfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mfer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trump checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trump.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Trump ducks down to avoid it.
Trump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trump with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trump moves out of range of the leg kick from Mfer.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trump cracks a nice hook into Mfer's ribs.
Mfer lunges at Trump with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trump's hand.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Trump lands a jab to the nose.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trump let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
Mfer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trump's head.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Trump.
Mfer scores with a kick to the body.
Mfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
Ispa Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mfer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trump is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mfer rather than just go for the knockout.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Mfer lands with a cross.
Mfer throws the left hand but Trump avoids the punch easily.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?
Trump wants to clinch up but Mfer keeps it at a distance.
Trump tries to clinch up but Mfer circles away and keeps his distance.
Trump throws a lazy uppercut
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer scoring well with a low kick there.
Trump stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a shot to the body.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer slips under a jab from Trump.
Mfer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mfer under the eye.
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!
Trump moves in looking to clinch but Mfer pushes him off.
Mfer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mfer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trump misses with a few strikes there.
Trump's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trump defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Trump.
Mfer stalks Trump and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trump's face. Trump staggers backwards, shaken.
Mfer walks into a left hand.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Trump checks it.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses
and Trump counters with a big head kick but Mfer shrugs it off.
Trump cracks Mfer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mfer with a jab.
Trump 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.
Mfer tried to counter with a leg kick but Trump avoided it.
Trump drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer sends Trump crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mfer is motioning to the referee to let Trump up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Trump is rocked!
Mfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Trump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trump seems to have recovered his senses.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Trump's leg but Trump calmly moves out of range.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Mfer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trump looks for the body kick but Mfer saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trump can pounce on him.
Mfer scores with a nice head shot.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Trump wants to land a leg kick but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mfer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Mfer throws a push kick but Trump slaps the foot to one side.
Trump looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer lands a big head kick that sends Trump tumbling to the mat! Mfer takes a step backwards and waves Trump back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mfer checks a low kick from Trump.
Trump slips under a jab from Mfer.
Trump feints a counter leg kick.
Mfer sends Trump crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mfer is motioning to the referee to let Trump up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trump throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mfer lands with a nice body kick.
Trump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Trump blocks a jab.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Trump coming out on top.
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.
Mfer catches Trump with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mfer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Trump looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mfer keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trump 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 Mfer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mfer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mfer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trump's hands.
Trump has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mfer lands a big right hand that sends Trump crashing to the mat! Mfer stays standing though and waves Trump back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer misses with a hook. Trump ducked under it nicely.
Trump moves away from the strike by Mfer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Trump misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trump 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 Mfer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mfer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trump gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mfer.
Mfer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Mfer checks the leg kick.
Mfer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Trump.
Trump tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.
Mfer lands a big right hand that sends Trump crashing to the mat! Mfer stays standing though and waves Trump back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mfer engages and cracks Trump with a massive lead left hook - Trump tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mfer is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Mfer!
An out of breath Ispa Mfer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Donald Trump was interviewed post fight and said 'It was the russians !'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 14 p4p, 48 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Laine has chosen Peti - Oulu Shangri-la as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine feints and then cracks Blazkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazkov down.
Laine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Blazkov is out of range.
Blazkov lands with a nice body kick.
Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine tries a quick counter leg kick but Blazkov is wise to it.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blazkov takes a step back to recover.
Blazkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Blazkov misses with a left hand
and Laine counters with a left and a right that stings Blazkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazkov misses with a right hand
and Blazkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blazkov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov works the jab nicely.
Blazkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blazkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laine in his tracks.
Laine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blazkov can pounce on him.
Blazkov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws a jab when Blazkov was well out of range.
Blazkov scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blazkov connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blazkov. Laine shrugs it off though.
Blazkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Blazkov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blazkov looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blazkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laine! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Blazkov.
It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Laine does no damage.
It appears Blazkov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Laine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laine delivers a nice body kick.
Blazkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Blazkov misses
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov slips under a jab from Laine.
Blazkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blazkov.
Blazkov connects with the punch.
Blazkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laine has time to react.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blazkov manages to avoid it.
Blazkov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laine manages to circle out of the way.
Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blazkov on the side of the head.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
Blazkov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Ulysses Blazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Blazkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laine under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov rushes Laine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazkov leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Blazkov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazkov.
Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blazkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blazkov cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
Laine has had enough of the clinch but Blazkov keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazkov.
Blazkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine can't break the clinch.
Blazkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laine looks winded!
Laine blocks the elbow strike.
Blazkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blazkov scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blazkov tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blazkov slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Laine.
Blazkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazkov.
Blazkov moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Blazkov throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Blazkov with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blazkov.
Blazkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Laine tries to bum rush Blazkov with a series of wild strikes but Blazkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laine connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blazkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Blazkov feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Blazkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blazkov - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blazkov. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blazkov.
Blazkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blazkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laine blocks a jab.
Blazkov misses with a kick to the body.
Blazkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blazkov.
Blazkov blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Blazkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazkov throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Blazkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blazkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Blazkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ulysses Blazkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Blazkov takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Blazkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Blazkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Blazkov misses.
A head kick by Laine misses
and Blazkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine throws a jab when Blazkov was well out of range.
Blazkov throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from Laine both land. Nice combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Blazkov shrugs it off though.
Laine misses the jab.
Blazkov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning.
Blazkov scores with a body shot.
Blazkov lands the left hand.
Laine misses with a right hand
and Blazkov counters with a solid body kick.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
Blazkov throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
A low kick from Blazkov misses
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine blocks a head kick by Blazkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Blazkov loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine looks for the body kick but Blazkov saw that one coming.
Blazkov swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
Blazkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine throws a series of punches but Blazkov avoids them all with ease.
Blazkov avoids the body shot from Laine.
Blazkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Laine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blazkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laine scrambles back to his feet.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blazkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a series of strikes. Blazkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laine throws a hook but Blazkov blocks it.
Blazkov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laine just manages to avoid it.
Blazkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Laine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blazkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine throws out a counter right but Blazkov avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Blazkov misses.
Blazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
Laine misses with a shot to the body
and Blazkov counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blazkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blazkov throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blazkov throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blazkov scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Blazkov misses
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blazkov throws a lazy body kick
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Blazkov.
Blazkov takes one on the button.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blazkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Blazkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings for the body but Blazkov moves out of range.
Blazkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazkov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning.
Blazkov scores with a push kick.
Blazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blazkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blazkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blazkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Blazkov's head but Blazkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Blazkov moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Blazkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blazkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazkov.
Blazkov cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
Blazkov feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blazkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blazkov.
Laine slips a straight right by Blazkov.
Laine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blazkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blazkov throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Blazkov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blazkov missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine throws out a counter right but Blazkov avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blazkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blazkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blazkov throws a front kick that sends Laine stumbling back into the cage.
Blazkov cracks Laine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine throws out a counter right but Blazkov avoids it with no problem.
Jab by Blazkov.
Blazkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blazkov misses the shot to the body.
Laine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blazkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blazkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blazkov throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and Blazkov only half commits.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Blazkov slips the punch.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blazkov.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blazkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blazkov.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Blazkov is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Blazkov misses the target.
Laine misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Laine responds with a good body kick, but Blazkov manages to step out the way in time.
A head kick by Blazkov misses
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Blazkov misses with a straight left.
Blazkov cracks Laine with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Blazkov moved out of range.
Blazkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blazkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blazkov scores with a nice body kick.
Blazkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blazkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Blazkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine misses with the combination.
Blazkov misses with the body kick
and Laine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blazkov misses.
Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Blazkov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Blazkov moves out of range easily.
Blazkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laine finds it's way round the side to connect with Blazkov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
Blazkov misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blazkov misses with a kick to the body
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blazkov throws a solid leg kick but Laine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blazkov throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Blazkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blazkov is looking to counter punch.
Blazkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blazkov walks into a stiff left hand from Laine.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blazkov 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 Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blazkov thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazkov misses with a body kick.
Blazkov missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blazkov with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Blazkov. Beautiful body shot.
Blazkov looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Nice body punch from Laine.
Laine dips to his left and cracks Blazkov with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blazkov. That one must have hurt.
Laine drops his hands momentarily and Blazkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Blazkov slips a jab from Laine.
Blazkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Blazkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blazkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Oulu Laine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blazkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blazkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Laine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blazkov blocks a jab.
Blazkov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blazkov. That's going to slow Laine down.
Blazkov blocks a jab.
Blazkov scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Blazkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazkov. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine misses with a right hand
letting Blazkov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov misses with a hook to the body
and Laine counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blazkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Blazkov scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blazkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blazkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blazkov lands with a nice body punch.
Laine walks into a stiff left hand from Blazkov.
Blazkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Oulu Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Blazkov throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blazkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Blazkov misses.
It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Blazkov misses.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Blazkov loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blazkov lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blazkov is looking to land body kicks.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Blazkov.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blazkov.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Blazkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine moves away from the strike by Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blazkov.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blazkov misses with a kick to the body
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
A nice leg kick from Blazkov, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Blazkov tries to land a leg kick but Laine saw it coming and moves away.
Laine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blazkov connects with a looping right hand.
Ulysses Blazkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blazkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysses Blazkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blazkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Blazkov!
Ulysses Blazkov retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ulysses Blazkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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