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SFL 70 | Rishkinov vs Izzy II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heppu Hullu (ranked 3510 p4p, 2942 weight class) and Bitor Belport (ranked 506 p4p, 441 weight class). Bitor Belport has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heppu Hullu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bitor Belport!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belport jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belport on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Belport looks to score with a jab to the body but Hullu is just out of range.
Hullu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Belport sprawls and moves away.
Belport misses with a hook
and Hullu counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hullu obliges.
Hullu trying to land knees to the body.
Belport misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hullu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belport has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Belport managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
Hullu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belport manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belport taking a breather.
Belport receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hullu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belport tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hullu avoids it.
Hullu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belport has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hullu managing to block the knees to the body from Belport.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport effectively controlling the action here.
Hullu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Belport.
Hullu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hullu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belport in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belport blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hullu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Hullu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hullu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belport avoids it.
Belport blocks a body shot from Hullu.
Belport trying to control the position but instead, Hullu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belport into the cage.
Hullu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hullu can't find room to land a body shot as Belport controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu pushes Belport back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Belport.
Belport trying to control the position but instead, Hullu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belport into the cage.
Hullu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Belport as the two fighters clinch.
Belport stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Hullu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hullu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hullu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hullu fails to land.
Hullu misses with some punches.
Belport avoiding damage as Hullu throws knees to the body.
Hullu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hullu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hullu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belport managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belport has Hullu pressed against the cage.
Hullu lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hullu with a knee to the head.
Hullu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hullu pushes Belport back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hullu lands a body shot.
Belport managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
Hullu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belport is leaning against Hullu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belport taking a breather.
Hullu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belport effectively controlling the action here.
Belport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hullu is defending well for now.
Hullu digs a right hand underneath Belport's ribcage. Belport let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullu tries to work over Belport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hullu landing knees to the body.
Hullu tries a knee to the head but Belport blocks it.
Hullu working Belport over with knees to the body.
Belport looks winded!
Belport is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hullu is keeping busy.
Belport doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belport wants to stall.
Belport slows down the pace here.
Hullu tries to land a knee to the head but Belport blocks with his arms.
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!
Hullu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belport has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belport throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hullu blocks it with crossed arms.
Belport tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hullu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heppu Hullu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belport misses with a looping left.
Hullu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Belport counter with a right hand.
Hullu cracks Belport with an open hand slap.
Hullu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belport.
Belport throws a body shot but no joy.
Belport throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hullu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Belport with a jab.
Hullu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belport connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hullu takes one to the chin there.
Hullu throws a body shot but no joy.
Belport lands with an overhand left.
Belport ducks under a wild hook from Hullu.
Belport doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hullu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hullu throws a body punch but Belport moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belport! But no joy.
Hullu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport looks to land a right hand but Hullu moved out of range.
Hullu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hullu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belport misses the jab.
Hullu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belport.
Hullu moves into the clinch.
Hullu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belport lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belport controlling the action here for a moment.
Belport blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belport leaning his opponent against the cage.
Belport tries to land knees in the clinch but Hullu avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belport avoids it.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
Belport pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hullu blocks an elbow strike from Belport.
Belport blocks a body shot from Hullu.
Belport avoiding damage as Hullu throws knees to the body.
Hullu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belport can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belport will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hullu up against the cage.
Belport misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hullu.
A body shot lands from Hullu.
Hullu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hullu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hullu tries to land knees in the clinch but Belport avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belport tries a body shot but Hullu blocks it.
Hullu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belport using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
Hullu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belport avoids it.
Heppu Hullu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hullu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belport avoids it.
Belport throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belport tries to stall but Hullu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belport works on Hullu's body with a couple of short punches.
Belport controlling the action here for a moment.
Belport avoiding damage as Hullu throws knees to the body.
Belport taking a breather.
Belport blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hullu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullu tries a knee to the head but Belport blocks it.
Hullu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
Hullu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hullu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belport is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Belport.
Hullu avoids a wild elbow strike from Belport.
Belport is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Belport - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hullu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belport in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hullu lands a nice knee to the body.
Hullu tries to work over Belport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hullu misses with a punch to the body.
Belport looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heppu Hullu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hullu lands a nice looking body shot.
Bitor Belport seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belport takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belport throws a big shot that misses.
Hullu throws a body punch but Belport moves out of range.
Belport lands with an overhand left.
Belport rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hullu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belport might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Belport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hullu to score with a decent uppercut.
Hullu takes a swing at Belport's ribcage but misses.
Belport looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Belport throws a hook but Hullu blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belport gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hullu.
Hullu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hullu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belport walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hullu.
Hullu swings for the body but Belport moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu throws a head kick but Belport moves out of range.
Hullu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hullu scores with a hook to the body. Belport takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belport takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy left from Hullu finds it's target.
Hullu misses with a body kick.
Hullu scores with the left hand. Belport knows he should have avoided that one.
Hullu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Belport takes a swing at Hullu's ribcage but misses.
Belport sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hullu scores with a nice right hand.
Belport thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hullu thumps Belport with a low kick.
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!
Hullu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heppu Hullu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heppu Hullu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu throws the kick towards the body but Belport avoids it.
Hullu checks a leg kick nicely.
Hullu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belport throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belport moves out of range as Hullu throws a body kick.
Hullu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hullu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hullu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belport has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hullu.
Belport darts in and clinches Hullu up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belport.
Belport looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Belport.
Belport avoiding damage as Hullu throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belport lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belport tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hullu avoids it.
Belport is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hullu misses with a knee strike.
Hullu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belport's elbow.
Belport on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belport has Hullu pressed against the cage.
Hullu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hullu misses with a knee strike.
Belport looking to slow down the pace here.
Hullu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belport is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullu is working Belport over against the cage.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hullu.
Hullu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Belport is defending well.
Hullu lands a right hand.
Bitor Belport has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belport manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Hullu as the two fighters clinch.
Belport takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belport tries to stall but Hullu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hullu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belport is defending well for now.
Belport scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heppu Hullu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hullu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heppu Hullu!
Heppu Hullu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 2058 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Tommy Reed (ranked 123 p4p, 105 weight class). Reed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. Tommy Reed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Reed!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed swinging wildly here.
Nouveau is looking to score with low kicks.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Nouveau fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Nouveau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nouveau doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed scores with a jab. Nouveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nouveau tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reed swivels and escapes.
Reed slaps away a takedown attempt from Nouveau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed scores with a hook.
Nouveau moves forwards but Reed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Reed has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reed connects with a crisp jab.
Nouveau tries for a takedown but Reed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reed scores with a sloppy right hand. Nouveau should have avoided that one.
Nouveau shoots in looking for a takedown. Reed tries to sprawl out of it but Nouveau keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nouveau shoots in and drives through. Reed sprawls well.
Nouveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nouveau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nouveau shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nouveau on the side of the head.
 Nouveau is rocked!
Nouveau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed lands with a right hand.
Oh Nouveau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nouveau drives through with a takedown into Reed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nouveau wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed pulls Nouveau in close to his closed guard and prevents Nouveau from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nouveau seems to have got his legs back now.
Nouveau slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nouveau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reed working a defensive guard here.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Nouveau is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nouveau has a takedown stuffed.
Nouveau shoots in looking for a takedown but Reed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nouveau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nouveau throws a head kick that misses.
Nouveau shoots in but no luck this time.
Reed cracks Nouveau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nouveau looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reed is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Nouveau presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
Nouveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nouveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nouveau.
Nouveau misses with a takedown
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Reed throws a shot to the body.
Nouveau tries for a takedown but Reed circles away easily
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nouveau shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau ducks right into an uppercut from Reed.
Reed cracks Nouveau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tommy Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed lands with a right and another and another! Nouveau is in big trouble! Reed lands again and this time it's lights out for Nouveau! A quality knockout there for Reed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Reed!
As Tommy Reed got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Krav Maga all day! Somebody sponsor me!'.
Theodore Nouveau was interviewed post fight and said 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lund (ranked 942 p4p, 943 weight class) and Slugger Dunes (ranked 140 p4p, 141 weight class). Dunes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The World's Greatest kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund swings for the body but Dunes moves out of range.
Lund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunes.
We've been told by Lund's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lund throws a lazy right hand but Dunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunes throws out a counter right but Lund avoids it with no problem.
Dunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lund.
Lund moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunes. Dunes obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunes.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lund misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Dunes as he connects with a hook.
Lund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunes.
Dunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dunes checks the leg kick.
Lund takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Dunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund throws a hook to the side of Dunes's head but Dunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lund throws a right and a left that Dunes avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Lund.
Dunes throws the left hand but Lund avoids the punch easily.
Dunes cracks Lund with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lund throws a body punch but Dunes moves out of range.
Lund backing away here, and Dunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lund throws a lazy right hand but Dunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lund attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lund misses with a body shot.
A jab from Lund misses.
Dunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lund half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunes.
Lund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunes misses with a body kick.
Lund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Lund is out of range.
Dunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dunes misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Dunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunes misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Lund thuds his shin into the meat of Dunes's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunes has time to react.
Dunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Dunes.
Lund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dunes blocks a jab.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund ducks under a wild hook from Dunes.
Lund connects with a looping right hand.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Dunes moved out of range nicely.
Lund throws a wild body kick that Dunes sees coming a mile off.
Dunes digs a good body shot into Lund's ribs.
Dunes throws an overhand right that lands on Lund's shoulder, as Lund tries to avoid the shot.
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lund tries to move into range but Dunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Lund moves away and avoids it.
Lund lands with an overhand left.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Dunes moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Dunes misses.
Dunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Lund lands but Dunes takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lund.
Dunes blocks the body kick.
Lund scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lund appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lund slips under a jab.
Dunes misses with a low kick.
Dunes avoids the body shot from Lund.
Dunes misses with a leg kick.
Dunes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lund had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dunes.
Lund throws a leg kick but Dunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dunes throws a solid leg kick but Lund takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunes.
Lund missing with a left hand there. Dunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lund 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 Dunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunes is able to avoid easily.
Dunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Lund moves away and avoids it.
Lund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunes.
Lund takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lund throws a body punch but Dunes moves out of range.
Lund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
A jab from Dunes misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lund was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunes throws a looping overhand right but Lund ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Dunes throws a leg kick but Lund moved away.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunes slips a straight right by Lund.
Dunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lund on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Lund blocks the low kick.
Dunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lund steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dunes. That one must have hurt.
Dunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Lund.
Dunes scores with a punch to the head.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Dunes is out of range.
It seemed like Dunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lund staying out of range there.
Dunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lund.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Slugger Dunes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunes throws a big shot that misses.
Dunes throws a head kick that Lund semi-blocks.
Dunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund slips under a jab.
Lund wants to slow Dunes down by chopping away at his legs.
Lund backing away here, and Dunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Lund.
Dunes avoids the head kick by Lund.
Slugger Dunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lund takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lund attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lund rushes Dunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunes misses with an uppercut. Lund saw that one coming.
Lund moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Lund was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lund connects with a jab.
Lund avoids a kick to the body.
Dunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunes misses the jab.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunes is just out of range.
Dunes throws a front kick aimed at Lund's knee but Lund avoids it well.
Dunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lund slips under a jab.
Lund is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Dunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunes at a distance.
Dunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lund throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Lund throws a low kick but Dunes avoids it.
Lund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Dunes misses.
Dunes delivers a nice body kick.
Dunes slips under a jab from Lund.
Lund checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunes misses the shot to the body.
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Lund scores with a jab. Dunes acknowledges it with a nod 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!
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lund feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund throws a hook but Dunes avoids it easily.
Dunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lund on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dunes doesn't seem phased though.
Dunes jabs at Lund's body.
Lund moves out of range as Dunes strikes.
Lund loads up on a big right hand but Dunes slips the punch.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunes.
Lund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lund checks it well.
That kick from Lund tenderised Dunes's leg. Dunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunes is able to avoid easily.
Lund misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Lund blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
Lund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunes.
Dunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lund.
Dunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lund.
Dunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lund.
Lund checks a low kick from Dunes.
Lund misses with a hook. Dunes ducked under it nicely.
Dunes ducks under a wild hook from Lund.
Lund staying out of range there.
Jab by Dunes.
Lund checks a leg kick nicely.
Lund fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dunes just manages to avoid it.
Dunes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunes walks into a straight right hand from Lund.
Dunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund slips a straight right by Dunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lund staying out of range there.
Dunes throws a right and a left that Lund avoids nicely.
Dunes scores with a hook.
Lund misses with a low kick.
Dunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lund connects with a leg kick.
Lund tries a low kick but Dunes avoids it.
Dunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lund feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lund wants to slow Dunes down by chopping away at his legs.
Lund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunes.
Dunes punishes Lund's body with a nice straight punch.
Lund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunes throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lund takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lund swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Lund will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunes staying out of range there.
Lund slips under a jab from Dunes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunes.
Dunes checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunes.
Dunes misses with an uppercut.
Lund misses with a low kick.
Lund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunes scrambles back to his feet.
Lund punishes Dunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunes tries a low kick but Lund avoids it.
Lund moves away from the strike by Dunes.
Dunes throws out a loose jab but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lund slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lund.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lund misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund 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.
Lund 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.
Lund throws a leg kick but Dunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dunes lunges at Lund with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lund's hand.
Lund lunges at Dunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunes's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunes.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Dunes scores with a jab to the head.
Dunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund scores with a nice strike.
Lund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lund shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund scores with a leg kick.
Dunes feints and then cracks Lund's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lund down.
Lund scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunes 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 Lund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunes throws a chopping leg kick but Lund manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lund. Dunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lund takes one to the side of the head.
Dunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lund. Dunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Lund misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Dunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lund with a nice cross.
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lund slips a straight right by Dunes.
Lund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunes's sensitive parts.
Dunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lund throws out the jab.
Lund blocks a leg kick.
Lund throws a leg kick
and Dunes counters with a left to the body.
Lund has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes scores with a hook to the body. Lund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lund tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Lund blocks the leg kick.
Dunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lund moves away from the strike by Dunes.
Lund lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lund lands a right hook to the body.
Dunes walks into a left hand.
Dunes throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Lund does no damage.
Dunes moves away from the strike by Lund.
Nice cross by Dunes.
Dunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lund.
Lund swings for the body but Dunes moves out of range.
Dunes tests Lund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Lund, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Dunes.
Lund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunes's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Dunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lund.
Lund misses with a hook.
Lund dips to his left and cracks Dunes with an uppercut!
Dunes slips under a jab.
Lund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunes.
Dunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunes.
Dunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Dunes moved out of range.
Dunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunes feints and then cracks Lund's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lund down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes throws the left hand but Lund avoids the punch easily.
Dunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lund is out of range and Dunes settles back down.
Lund is looking to counter the offense by Dunes and move into the clinch.
Dunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slugger Dunes.
I think Dunes 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 1375 p4p, 1896 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 201 p4p, 294 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown is looking to counter with a body kick.
Swango throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Brown moves away from the strike by Swango.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swango connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swango takes the fight into the clinch.
Swango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swango scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Swango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swango. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Swango backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swango scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swango throws out the jab.
Swango misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swango jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swango looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Swango moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Swango there.
Swango waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Swango keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Michael Swango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swango fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Swango digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Swango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Swango misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Swango connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango misses the shot to the body.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown misses with a hook
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
Swango misses with a series of wild punches.
As Swango looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Swango just gets out of the way.
Swango looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Swango is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Swango works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swango throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Swango.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swango is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Swango clinches up against the cage.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Swango lands with a right to the head.
Brown prevents a body shot from Swango.
Swango lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swango misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swango tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Swango back against the cage.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swango misses with a body shot.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brown looks for the body kick but Swango saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Swango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Swango's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swango dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Swango comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Swango moves away and avoids it.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swango missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Swango manages to avoid it.
Michael Swango seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swango misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swango connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Swango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Swango with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Swango to stand back up!
 Swango is rocked!
That has opened up Michael Swango's cut even more.
Swango connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swango tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice right hand that sends Swango toppling to the canvas! Swango scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brown finish him?!
Swango is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swango seems to have recovered his senses.
Swango tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Michael Swango's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swango throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swango counters with a left to the body.
Swango throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Swango blocks a head kick by Brown.
Swango doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Swango.
Brown throws a push kick but Swango slaps the foot to one side.
Swango lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown staying out of range there.
Swango uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swango dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swango.
Swango just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brown slips under a jab from Swango.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Swango scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Swango lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Swango.
Swango lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Swango has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Swango lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swango.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Swango throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Swango tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swango just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrown.
Swango throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Swango.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swango thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Swango will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Swango'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. And we move into the final round!
Swango forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Swango has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swango looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Swango ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Swango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Swango.
Brown throws a counter high kick but Swango was just alert enough to avoid it.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Swango has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swango.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swango connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decent striking displayed by Swango there.
Swango throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Swango.
Swango lands a jab to the nose.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Swango thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swango looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Swango throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Swango backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Swango lands.
Swango connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown avoids the body shot from Swango.
Swango keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Swango lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Swango misses with a straight right.
Brown throws a quick counter kick to the body but Swango avoids it.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swango throws out the jab.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swango moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oooooh!!! Brown has knocked Swango down with a huge combo! Brown steps away and waves a wobbly Swango back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A shot to the liver by Swango. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michael Swango's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swango moves away from the strike by Brown.
Bill Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown slips a straight right by Swango.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Swango waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Swango was just out of range.
Brown is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Swango flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Swango is out cold! Brown holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Brown!
Bill Brown 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 White Blood Cell (ranked 938 p4p, 862 weight class) and Aroon Rojumanong (ranked 57 p4p, 53 weight class). Blood Cell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Blood Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aroon Rojumanong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood Cell misses with a combination
letting Rojumanong counter with a right hand.
Blood Cell shoots for a takedown but Rojumanong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blood Cell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rojumanong working a defensive guard here.
Blood Cell preventing the sweep.
Rojumanong keeping full guard, as Blood Cell tries to pass.
Rojumanong wants to sweep here but Blood Cell controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rojumanong is on top in guard.
Rojumanong looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood Cell has his foot on Rojumanong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rojumanong works his way back into a safe position though.
Blood Cell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blood Cell has his foot on Rojumanong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rojumanong works his way back into a safe position though.
Blood Cell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rojumanong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rojumanong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood Cell wants to sweep here but Rojumanong controlling him for the moment.
Rojumanong wants to control from the top but Blood Cell keeps moving.
Rojumanong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blood Cell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rojumanong has managed to get both his arms back between Blood Cell's legs - danger averted.
Blood Cell keeping full guard, as Rojumanong tries to pass.
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.
Rojumanong pushes down on Blood Cell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rojumanong wants to pass the guard but Blood Cell is defending well.
Blood Cell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blood Cell.
Rojumanong tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood Cell is retaining full guard.
Blood Cell wants to sweep here but Rojumanong controlling him for the moment.
Blood Cell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blood Cell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rojumanong is aware though and is defending well.
Blood Cell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rojumanong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood Cell is keeping the position for now.
Blood Cell keeping moving, preventing Rojumanong from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojumanong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blood Cell's guard.
Blood Cell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blood Cell gets full guard.
Blood Cell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blood Cell 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.
Rojumanong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong trying to control but Blood Cell is working from the bottom.
Blood Cell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blood Cell keeping moving, preventing Rojumanong from controlling successfully.
Blood Cell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rojumanong preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rojumanong controlling from the top position.
Blood Cell looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood Cell, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aroon Rojumanong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rojumanong sizes up Blood Cell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blood Cell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojumanong throws out the jab.
Blood Cell throws a hook to the side of Rojumanong's head but Rojumanong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood Cell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rojumanong misses with an uppercut. Blood Cell saw that one coming.
Rojumanong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojumanong looks to throw the jab but Blood Cell is out of range.
Rojumanong tests Blood Cell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood Cell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White Blood Cell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojumanong scores with a nice right hand.
Blood Cell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rojumanong tries to avoid it but Blood Cell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rojumanong to the ground. Rojumanong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blood Cell throws an overhand right that lands on Rojumanong's shoulder, as Rojumanong tries to avoid the shot.
Blood Cell throws a leg kick that misses.
Blood Cell ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Blood Cell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojumanong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rojumanong throws a series of strikes that have Blood Cell backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Blood Cell.
Rojumanong takes one on the button.
Rojumanong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blood Cell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blood Cell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blood Cell staying out of range there.
Rojumanong looks to throw the jab but Blood Cell is out of range.
Rojumanong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rojumanong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Rojumanong.
Blood Cell misses with a two punch combination.
Blood Cell loads up on a big right hand but Rojumanong slips the punch.
Blood Cell misses with an uppercut
and Rojumanong counters with a stiff right hand.
Rojumanong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood Cell lands with a nice combination. Rojumanong backs away looking to recover.
Rojumanong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong throws a hook but Blood Cell blocks it.
A big right from Rojumanong misses.
Blood Cell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood Cell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojumanong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojumanong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blood Cell's head.
Rojumanong misses with a series of wild punches.
Blood Cell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rojumanong sprawls and moves away.
A jab lands there for Blood Cell.
Rojumanong throws a shot from downtown. Blood Cell moves away and avoids it.
Blood Cell connects with a body shot that sends Rojumanong's belly button to the back.
Rojumanong misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Blood Cell is predictable there
enabling Rojumanong to counter with a crisp jab.
Blood Cell takes a swing at Rojumanong's ribcage but misses.
Rojumanong staying out of range there.
Donk. Blood Cell catches Rojumanong right on the button with a cross.
Blood Cell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong blocks a jab.
Blood Cell throws a leg kick that misses.
Rojumanong looks to land a combination. Blood Cell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rojumanong misses with a lunging right hand
and Blood Cell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rojumanong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rojumanong tries to pass to full mount but Blood Cell defends it.
Blood Cell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rojumanong trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood Cell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rojumanong controlling from the top position.
Rojumanong wanted to stand there but Blood Cell had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell keeping full guard, as Rojumanong tries to pass.
Blood Cell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rojumanong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rojumanong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blood Cell keeping moving, preventing Rojumanong from controlling successfully.
Rojumanong controlling from the top position.
Blood Cell looking for a guillotine here but Rojumanong defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojumanong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood Cell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aroon Rojumanong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rojumanong defending well as Blood Cell loads up on a big left hand.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blood Cell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Decent striking displayed by Rojumanong there.
Aroon Rojumanong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojumanong avoids the body shot from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick by Blood Cell misses
and Rojumanong counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood Cell throws a leg kick
letting Rojumanong counter with a right hand.
Blood Cell lands a front kick.
Blood Cell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rojumanong punishes Blood Cell's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojumanong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood Cell.
Rojumanong has managed to clinch.
Blood Cell goes for a takedown attempt but Rojumanong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blood Cell ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Blood Cell throws a leg kick but Rojumanong moved away.
Rojumanong tries to clinch up but Blood Cell circles away and keeps his distance.
Aroon Rojumanong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rojumanong.
Blood Cell ducks right into an uppercut from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong pushes Blood Cell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rojumanong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood Cell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rojumanong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood Cell.
Rojumanong lands a hook that snaps the head of Blood Cell backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojumanong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood Cell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood Cell slips a straight right by Rojumanong.
Blood Cell slips a straight right by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong throws out a loose jab but Blood Cell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojumanong throws out a loose jab but Blood Cell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood Cell lands a two punch combo.
White Blood Cell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong pushes Blood Cell up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood Cell misses with the head strike.
Blood Cell is trying to break free.
Rojumanong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rojumanong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood Cell scores with a shoulder strike.
Rojumanong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood Cell backwards.
Blood Cell is trying to push Rojumanong away but Rojumanong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rojumanong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blood Cell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood Cell takes a swing at Rojumanong's ribcage but misses.
Blood Cell throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rojumanong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood Cell moves away.
Rojumanong looks to throw the jab but Blood Cell is out of range.
Rojumanong throws a lazy right hand but Blood Cell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Rojumanong backs away, Blood Cell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blood Cell drops his hands momentarily and Rojumanong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blood Cell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rojumanong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blood Cell cracks Rojumanong with an open hand slap.
Aroon Rojumanong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blood Cell moves away from the strike by Rojumanong.
Nice jab there from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong defending well as Blood Cell loads up on a big left hand.
Blood Cell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojumanong catches Blood Cell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rojumanong lands with a right hand.
Rojumanong thuds his right hand into Blood Cell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rojumanong scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood Cell should have avoided that one.
Rojumanong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood Cell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood Cell connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Blood Cell misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood Cell misses the target.
Rojumanong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rojumanong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood Cell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojumanong throws out the jab.
Rojumanong cracks Blood Cell with an open hand slap.
Blood Cell walks into a straight right hand from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong scores with a three punch combo!
Rojumanong moves into the clinch successfully.
Rojumanong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blood Cell takes an elbow to the temple.
Rojumanong stops a takedown attempt from Blood Cell.
Aroon Rojumanong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands a nice uppercut.
Blood Cell wants to get back to striking at distance but Rojumanong won't allow it.
Blood Cell blocks an elbow strike from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blood Cell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rojumanong can turn it around.
Blood Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojumanong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like White Blood Cell has been cut.
Blood Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood Cell throws a head punch that misses.
Blood Cell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aroon Rojumanong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rojumanong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aroon Rojumanong!
Aroon Rojumanong made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 865 p4p, 818 weight class) and Jerome Winn (ranked 133 p4p, 127 weight class). Jerome Winn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Twisty Kneereaper's chin.
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Twisty Kneereaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Winn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winn lands a slapping body shot.
Kneereaper takes a swing at Winn's ribcage but misses.
Winn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kneereaper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kneereaper tries to score with a low kick but Winn moves his leg out of the way.
Winn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winn looks to land a combination but Kneereaper avoids it well.
Kneereaper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winn throws a jab when Kneereaper was well out of range.
Winn lands a right hook to the body.
Winn connects with a nice looking jab.
Kneereaper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winn throws a series of punches but Kneereaper avoids them all with ease.
Kneereaper wants to slow Winn down by chopping away at his legs.
Winn closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn misses with a punch to the body.
Winn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneereaper controls his hands.
Winn digs a right hand into Kneereaper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kneereaper's gas tank.
Kneereaper has a couple of punches blocked by Winn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winn.
A head punch on the inside from Winn fails to land.
Winn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneereaper controls his hands.
Kneereaper pushes Winn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneereaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winn lands with a light punch inside.
Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Kneereaper is trying to pull guard but Winn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneereaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winn throws a head punch that misses.
Kneereaper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Winn is in close to Kneereaper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kneereaper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winn has managed to get both his arms back between Kneereaper's legs - danger averted.
Winn scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Winn connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneereaper is looking for a triangle here but Winn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Winn trying to control the action but Kneereaper is working from the bottom.
Kneereaper is trying to get back to half guard.
Kneereaper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kneereaper wants to improve his position but Winn is controlling well.
Winn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kneereaper is looking for a sweep. Winn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper moves into full guard.
Kneereaper has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Winn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kneereaper has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Winn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kneereaper.
Winn lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winn scores with punches from side control.
Kneereaper is looking to reverse the position.
Kneereaper is working hard here to advance position.
Winn landing strikes.
Kneereaper is looking to reverse the position.
Kneereaper sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winn lands with a punch from half guard.
Kneereaper tries to roll over but Winn keeps him under control.
Kneereaper gets full guard.
Winn is in close to Kneereaper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winn working some strikes from top position.
Kneereaper looking for a guillotine here but Winn defends easily.
Kneereaper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kneereaper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Winn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneereaper keeping moving, preventing Winn from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Winn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kneereaper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kneereaper ducks right into an uppercut from Winn.
Winn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winn throws a series of punches but Kneereaper avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Kneereaper misses its intended target.
Winn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kneereaper lands an overhand right.
Winn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kneereaper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winn misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Winn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winn throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn misses with a two punch combination.
Kneereaper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Winn.
Winn lands with a cross.
Winn throws a shot to the body.
Winn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winn. Kneereaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winn misses with an uppercut. Kneereaper saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Kneereaper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kneereaper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winn lands a right hook to the body.
Jerome Winn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winn connects with the punch.
Winn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circling - Kneereaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kneereaper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winn throws a body punch but Kneereaper moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winn throws a shot from downtown. Kneereaper moves away and avoids it.
Winn catches Kneereaper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kneereaper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kneereaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winn walks into a stiff left hand from Kneereaper.
Winn misses with a body shot.
Kneereaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kneereaper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jerome Winn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kneereaper misses with a wild body shot.
Winn tries to bum rush Kneereaper with a series of wild strikes but Kneereaper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Winn. Those never looked like landing.
Winn wants to clinch.
Winn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kneereaper jabs Winn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Kneereaper.
Winn avoids the body shot from Kneereaper.
A little jabbing left from Winn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kneereaper misses with a straight left.
Kneereaper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kneereaper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winn cracks Kneereaper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winn takes a swing at Kneereaper's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winn throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Winn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kneereaper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kneereaper ducks right into an uppercut from Winn.
Winn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winn throws a lazy right hand but Kneereaper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jerome Winn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kneereaper slips under a jab.
Kneereaper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winn.
Kneereaper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winn.
Winn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kneereaper at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Winn 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!
Kneereaper misses with a body kick.
Winn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneereaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Winn.
Winn misses the jab.
Kneereaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winn.
A lazy left from Winn finds it's target.
A punch combination from Winn misses.
Kneereaper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kneereaper throws a body shot but no joy.
Winn misses the shot to the body.
Kneereaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winn throws a sloppy body shot
and Kneereaper counters with a nice uppercut.
Winn misses with a body shot.
Kneereaper dodges the punch combination from Winn.
Kneereaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kneereaper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kneereaper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winn counters with a straight right hand.
Kneereaper moves out of range of the strikes.
Kneereaper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kneereaper just misses with a punch to the body.
Kneereaper just misses with a punch to the body.
Kneereaper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twisty Kneereaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winn lands with a nice combination. Kneereaper backs away looking to recover.
Kneereaper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kneereaper scrambles back to his feet.
Kneereaper needs to keep his hands up - Winn had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneereaper moves away.
Winn throws a shot to the body.
Winn misses with a straight right.
Winn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kneereaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kneereapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kneereaper swings for the body but Winn moves out of range.
Winn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneereaper.
Winn catches Kneereaper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winn moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneereaper pushes Winn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Kneereaper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winn has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Winn has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper lands a shot to the body.
Winn misses with the head strike.
Jerome Winn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneereaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneereaper.
Kneereaper working aggressively here.
Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winn working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kneereaper.
Winn prevents a body shot from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Jerome Winn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneereaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winn prevents a body shot from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper tries to work over Winn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneereaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winn.
Kneereaper working aggressively here.
Kneereaper misses with a punch to the body.
Winn is working Kneereaper over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneereaper lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Winn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Winn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jerome Winn waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between First Fist (ranked 997 p4p, 282 weight class) and Mareth Line (ranked 151 p4p, 43 weight class). Fist comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! 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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8 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mareth Line!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist slips under a jab from Line.
Fist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
A jab lands there for Line.
Line 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.
Line is looking to slow Fist down with leg kicks.
Line throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Line's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fist under the eye.
Fist drops his hands momentarily and Line takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Line moves into the clinch.
Fist misses with the head strike.
Fist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fist.
A short uppercut from Line.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fist jabs Line right on the nose. Line blinks but takes it well.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fist swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Fist.
Line scores with a nice head shot.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fist misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Line scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Line slips a straight right by Fist.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line moves into the clinch.
Fist lands a right hand.
Line has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fist uses from the top position.
Line working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Line has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fist trying to stand up but can't free himself from Line's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Line wants to sweep here but Fist controlling him for the moment.
Line working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Line trying to control the position.
Line wants to sweep here but Fist controlling him for the moment.
Line looking for subs off his back but Fist has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist wants to stand but Line has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Line wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Fist is going to stand back up.
Line tries to roll over but Fist keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Line gets full guard.
Line looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fist decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fist throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Fist throws a hook but Line blocks it.
Fist throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Fist catches Line right on the button with a cross.
Line takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Line's head backwards.
Fist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fist throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line dominated that round.
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.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fist.
Line throws out a counter right but Fist avoids it with no problem.
Line on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fist moves out of range of the leg kick from Line.
Fist 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.
Line looks to land a combination but Fist avoids it well.
Line moves in looking to clinch but Fist pushes him off.
Fist throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
Fist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Line tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Line bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fist.
We've been told by Fist's head coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Line throws a leg kick
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fist drops his hands momentarily and Line takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice jab there from Fist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Fist throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Line was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Line tries to score with a low kick but Fist moves his leg out of the way.
Fist throwing a counter right hand but Line manages to avoid it.
Fist throws out a loose jab but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Line.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
Line tries to work over Fist's front leg with a kick but Fist checks it.
Line connects with a jab.
Line fails to land with a series of punches.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Fist throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Line misses with an uppercut. Fist saw that one coming.
Fist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Fist connects with a looping right hand.
Fist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Fist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Line wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Fist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Fist down.
Line misses with a looping right.
Good work by Fist as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Fist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mareth Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Line can pounce on him.
Fist lands with a hook. Line tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line looks to clinch
and Fist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Line connects with a leg kick.
Fist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line tries to bum rush Fist with a series of wild strikes but Fist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fist looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Line scores with a shot to the body.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Line gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fist ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Fist 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 Fist. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fist lands with a nice body punch.
Fist lands a lovely overhand right.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Line finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Fist's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Line falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). First Fist!
First Fist really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 498 p4p, 580 weight class) and Sammy Beach (ranked 81 p4p, 94 weight class). Sammy Beach will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark dodges the punch combination from Beach.
We've been hearing reports that Stark has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Beach throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
As Beach backs away, Stark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beach lands a nice shot to the body.
Beach closes the distance and clinches.
Beach lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark tries to pull guard but Beach holds him up against the cage and eventually Stark drops back down to his feet.
Beach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beach tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Beach avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Beach turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Beach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stark wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beach gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beach lands a body shot.
Stark gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Beach regains guard.
Stark working some strikes from top position.
Beach keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Beach manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stark has Beach in his guard.
Beach's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark working for a triangle but Beach defends it easily.
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beach defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Beach's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stark 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.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beach can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beach got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beach has managed to get both his arms back between Stark's legs - danger averted.
Stark has his foot on Beach's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beach works his way back into a safe position though.
Beach controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beach got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beach has managed to get both his arms back between Stark's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stark is looking for a triangle but Beach pushes his legs off easily.
Beach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stark throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Beach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stark striking off his back but it's not causing Beach any problems.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beach engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sammy Beach will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Good shot there by Beach.
Stark walks into a jab.
Stark dives in and grabs Beach's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beach pushes down on Stark's head and hops out.
No joy there for Beach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beach jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark shoots in but no luck this time.
Beach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Beach. Those never looked like landing.
Stark slips under a jab from Beach.
Beach misses with a hook
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark slips under a jab from Beach.
Stark takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beach misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Beach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beach lands a nice shot to the body.
Beach misses with an uppercut.
Beach takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Sammy Beach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beach.
Sammy Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beach connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beach manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beach sees it coming and defends easily.
Beach gets back to full guard.
Stark drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beach looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beach looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beach!
Beach wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to improve his position.
Stark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Beach prevents Stark from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beach pulls his head out easily.
Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beach in particular looking to stall.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
Beach stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Beach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Beach pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stark back to the cage. Beach follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
Beach clinches with his opponent.
Beach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark has Beach pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beach manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Stark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beach lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Beach.
Stark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Beach cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Stark tries for a takedown but Beach manages to get underhooks.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beach gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beach gets underhooks to prevent Stark's takedown attempt.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
Beach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beach lands a left hand.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sammy Beach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark letting Beach take a breather here.
Beach is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark takes a shot to the head.
Beach presses Stark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beach lands with a right to the head.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beach lands with a right to the head.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.
Beach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beach scores with a nice strike.
Beach lands an overhand right.
Stark is rocked!
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Beach doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Stark crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Stark's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Beach!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sammy Beach waved his t-shirt featuring UnderGround Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ruiz Mangas (ranked 476 p4p, 729 weight class) and Krsto Vujić (ranked 77 p4p, 116 weight class). Mangas's entrance music is I'm a Soldier. A fine choice. Vujić is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Regeaton Montenegro. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krsto Vujić!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vujić.
A big left from Vujić misses.
Mangas throws an overhand right that lands on Vujić's shoulder, as Vujić tries to avoid the shot.
Vujić's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mangas under the eye.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vujić.
Mangas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mangas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vujić has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vujić connects with a body shot that sends Mangas's belly button to the back.
Vujić misses with a right hand
and Mangas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vujić, as that shot connected.
Vujić cracks Mangas with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Vujić. That snapped Mangas's head back.
Vujić throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Vujić.
We've been hearing reports that Mangas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mangas.
Mangas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vujić throws a right hand that misses
and Mangas counters with a nice leg kick.
Mangas throws a body punch but Vujić moves out of range.
Mangas misses with a low kick.
Mangas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vujić takes a swing at Mangas's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vujić. Mangas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vujić throws a body shot but no joy.
Vujić scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mangas moves away from the strike by Vujić.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Vujić as he checks the leg kick.
Krsto Vujić seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vujić cracks Mangas with a good jab.
Mangas misses with a right hand
enabling Vujić to counter with a crisp jab.
Vujić misses with a body shot.
Mangas motions for Vujić to come forward. Mangas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Mangas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mangas.
Mangas slips under a jab.
Vujić throws a hook to the side of Mangas's head but Mangas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mangas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangas throws a jab but it's blocked by Vujić.
Vujić ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangas moves away.
Mangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vujić moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mangas clinches with his opponent.
Mangas misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangas misses with a body punch.
Vujić tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangas tries to work over Vujić's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vujić is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mangas is defending well.
Ruben Ruiz Mangas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krsto Vujić.
Vujić escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vujić throws a lazy uppercut
and Mangas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mangas throws a body punch but Vujić moves out of range.
Mangas tries to move into range but Vujić moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vujić lands a glancing blow to the side of Mangas's head.
Vujić lands a jab to Mangas's midsection.
Mangas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vujić throws a hook to the side of Mangas's head but Mangas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Mangas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vujić looks to throw the jab but Mangas is out of range.
Mangas throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Vujić.
Mangas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangas scores with a head kick. Vujić tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mangas.
Vujić throws a right hand that misses
letting Mangas counter with a right hand.
Vujić misses with a body shot.
It looked like Mangas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vujić.
Mangas is looking to slow Vujić down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Mangas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krsto Vujić dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krsto Vujić'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.
Vujić throws a hook but Mangas blocks it.
Vujić pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vujić ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangas moves away.
Vujić has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mangas throws out a loose jab but Vujić uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vujić just misses with a punch to the body.
Mangas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vujić ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangas moves away.
Vujić misses with a hook. Mangas ducked under it nicely.
Mangas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vujić misses with a hook
letting Mangas counter with a right hand.
Mangas tries to clinch up but Vujić circles away and keeps his distance.
Vujić with the counter takedown but Mangas avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mangas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vujić! But no joy.
Vujić throws a hook to the side of Mangas's head but Mangas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vujić connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mangas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vujić connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mangas scrambles back to his feet.
Mangas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vujić.
Vujić looks to throw the jab but Mangas is out of range.
Mangas tries to clinch but Vujić is having none of it.
Vujić lands with an uppercut that bounces Mangas off the cage and back into range.
Vujić misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Mangas misses the target.
Vujić looks to land a right hand but Mangas moved out of range.
Vujić with a jab.
Mangas lands with a good body shot.
Mangas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vujić counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mangas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vujić taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Mangas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangas tries to buck Vujić off but Vujić is having none of it.
Vujić controlling the position from side mount.
Vujić wants to control but Mangas is keeping him busy.
Vujić just content to control the position.
Mangas is trying to control Vujić's posture but Vujić avoids it.
Mangas sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mangas gets back to full guard.
Mangas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mangas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vujić moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mangas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangas trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vujić manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vujić postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mangas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vujić avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mangas is looking to sweep but instead, Vujić has passed into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krsto Vujić showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krsto Vujić's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vujić. Mangas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vujić throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Mangas.
Mangas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vujić lands a nice hook to Mangas's body. Mangas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mangas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vujić's head.
Vujić jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mangas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vujić throws out the jab.
Vujić bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mangas's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Vujić misses.
Mangas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vujić.
Nice shot by Vujić.
Vujić lands a nice shot that snaps Mangas's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujić misses with a straight right.
Mangas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mangas feints and then cracks Vujić's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vujić down.
Mangas swings for the body but Vujić moves out of range.
Vujić jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Mangas.
Vujić moves out of range as Mangas throws a body kick.
Vujić waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangas.
Vujić misses the shot to the body.
Vujić scores with a nice head shot.
Vujić throws a right hand that misses
and Mangas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mangas.
Vujić turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vujić manages to end up in side control.
Krsto Vujić has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vujić throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ruben Ruiz Mangas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vujić landing strikes.
Mangas is looking for a sweep.
Vujić wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangas keeps working.
Mangas is trying to control Vujić's posture but Vujić avoids it.
Mangas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vujić trying to control but Mangas postures up.
Vujić wants to get back to full guard.
Mangas is looking to stall here but Vujić recovers full guard.
Krsto Vujić is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vujić trying to control the position.
Mangas pushing down on Vujić's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mangas tries to pass to full mount but Vujić defends it.
Vujić is controlling Mangas's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mangas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mangas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mangas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mangas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vujić defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krsto Vujić comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vujić winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krsto Vujić!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Krsto Vujić waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 63 p4p, 99 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 6 p4p, 12 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Izzy Bangin enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov misses with a shot to the body
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Rishkinov misses with a low kick.
Bangin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bangin. Rishkinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bangin misses with a right hand
and Rishkinov counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Rishkinov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bangin lands with a left to the head.
Bangin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bangin.
Rishkinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangin controls his hands.
Bangin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rishkinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bangin's elbow.
A short left from Rishkinov.
Bangin is pressed up against the cage. Rishkinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bangin down to the mat. Bangin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bangin checks the leg kick.
Rishkinov misses with a body kick.
Rishkinov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bangin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin works Rishkinov's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov misses with a body kick.
Bangin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rishkinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rishkinov blocks a jab.
Rishkinov missing with a left hand there. Bangin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Rishkinov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Izzy Bangin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rishkinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rishkinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rishkinov fails with the takedown
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Bangin lands an overhand right.
Rishkinov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serhey Rishkinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rishkinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rishkinov shoots for a takedown but Bangin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bangin jabs at Rishkinov's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Bangin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rishkinov counters by moving into the clinch.
Rishkinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
Bangin misses with some punches.
Rishkinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bangin's elbow.
Rishkinov misses with a body punch.
Rishkinov tries to work over Bangin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bangin blocks a body shot from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov tries for a takedown but Bangin manages to get underhooks.
Rishkinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Bangin.
Rishkinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rishkinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rishkinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
Rishkinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangin controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bangin.
Bangin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rishkinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Rishkinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bangin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rishkinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rishkinov breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov motions for Bangin to come forward. Rishkinov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Bangin.
Rishkinov misses with a wild body shot.
Rishkinov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bangin was covering up waiting for the punch and Rishkinov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bangin defending against the ground and pound.
Rishkinov looks up at the clock and then as Bangin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rishkinov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rishkinov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rishkinov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bangin wants to control but Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov in side control, throwing shots but Bangin defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rishkinov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rishkinov trying to control the position but Bangin is working away.
Rishkinov tries to score with some ground and pound. Bangin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rishkinov trying to control the position but Bangin is working away.
Rishkinov working the ground and pound but Bangin is defending the strikes.
Bangin is looking to regain half guard here but Rishkinov keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov trying to control the action but Bangin is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bangin misses with a leg kick.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rishkinov's sensitive parts.
Rishkinov is looking to wear down Bangin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rishkinov misses the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rishkinov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bangin - the referee stops the clock and Rishkinov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bangin. Rishkinov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rishkinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rishkinov.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Rishkinov avoids it with no problem.
Rishkinov slips a jab from Bangin.
Bangin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bangin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rishkinov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Bangin.
Bangin walks into a straight right hand from Rishkinov.
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rishkinov. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Rishkinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Rishkinov tries to avoid it.
Bangin is looking to score with low kicks.
Rishkinov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rishkinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rishkinov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bangin to the ground. Rishkinov is now in Bangin's guard.
Rishkinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bangin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bangin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rishkinov landing some decent shots from guard.
Bangin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rishkinov looking for subs off his back but Bangin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rishkinov controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is looking to control Bangin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rishkinov avoid being mounted?
Rishkinov has a hand on Bangin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bangin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rishkinov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bangin wants to take a breather but Rishkinov is having none of it.
Bangin trying to control the pace.
Rishkinov moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin preventing the sweep.
Rishkinov trying to control the position.
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bangin passes into half guard.
Rishkinov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bangin jumps into side control!
Rishkinov looking for a sweep but Bangin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bangin controlling from mount.
Rishkinov is squirming around, avoiding Bangin's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is trying desperately to improve position.
Rishkinov is working hard here to advance position.
Rishkinov wants to hold on but Bangin pushes him away.
Bangin prevents Rishkinov from getting the reversal.
Rishkinov tries to hold on but Bangin postures up.
Rishkinov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Bangin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rishkinov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rishkinov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rishkinov.
Nice straight punches there by Bangin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bangin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rishkinov. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bangin fakes the leg kick and cracks Rishkinov in the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bangin checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Bangin.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Rishkinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bangin.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rishkinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
Bangin blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bangin.
Bangin tries to score with a low kick but Rishkinov moves his leg out of the way.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rishkinov.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin misses with a hook.
Bangin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rishkinov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rishkinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rishkinov drops his hands momentarily and Bangin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rishkinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bangin's sensitive parts.
Rishkinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bangin lands a front kick.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Rishkinov ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Rishkinov misses the target.
Rishkinov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Bangin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rishkinov scores with a shot to the body.
Rishkinov tries to land a body kick
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Bangin moves out of range of the body kick.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Rishkinov does it's job there.
Rishkinov misses with a low kick.
Bangin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rishkinov checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rishkinov, as that shot connected.
Rishkinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bangin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rishkinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rishkinov misses the shot to the body.
Rishkinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rishkinov misses the target.
Bangin checks the leg kick.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rishkinov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serhey Rishkinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rishkinov blocks a jab.
Rishkinov tries to counter with a takedown but Bangin is quick to defend against it.
Bangin lands a front kick.
Bangin throws a push kick but Rishkinov slaps the foot to one side.
Bangin moves out of range as Rishkinov strikes.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bangin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rishkinov.
Rishkinov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bangin tries to land a leg kick but Rishkinov saw it coming and moves away.
Bangin throws a big shot that misses.
Rishkinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Rishkinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rishkinov misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov slips a straight right by Bangin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rishkinov misses with a hook to the body
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rishkinov misses with a kick to the body
and Bangin counters with a good low kick that Rishkinov was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Bangin.
Rishkinov slips a straight right by Bangin.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Rishkinov moves away and avoids it.
Rishkinov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
Rishkinov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bangin. No joy for Rishkinov on that attempt.
Rishkinov checks a low kick from Bangin.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rishkinov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bangin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rishkinov scrambles back to his feet.
Rishkinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bangin's corner calls for a 1-2. Bangin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
As Bangin tries to get set, Rishkinov tries to push him back and clinch up but Bangin manages to avoid the attempt.
Bangin connects with a jab.
Bangin throws a push kick but Rishkinov slaps the foot to one side.
Rishkinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bangin pinned against the cage. Bangin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bangin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rishkinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangin throws a jab when Rishkinov was well out of range.
Rishkinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rishkinov misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin thows a leg kick but Rishkinov checks it
and Rishkinov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bangin is refusing to be controlled, as Rishkinov sits in half guard.
Bangin is defending against the submission attempts here by Rishkinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rishkinov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bangin's head.
Serhey Rishkinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bangin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bangin keeps working.
Rishkinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rishkinov trying to control from Bangin's half guard. Bangin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rishkinov stands up over Bangin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin keeping moving, preventing Rishkinov from controlling successfully.
Bangin trying to keep a closed guard but Rishkinov is proving a slippery customer.
Rishkinov is fighting to break Bangin's control of his arms but Bangin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rishkinov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rishkinov postures up in Bangin's guard and throws a big left but Bangin blocks it.
Rishkinov postures up in Bangin's guard and throws a big left but Bangin blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rishkinov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws a series of punches but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rishkinov attempts a counter takedown but Bangin avoids it well and moves away.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin catches Rishkinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rishkinov.
Bangin dips to his left and cracks Rishkinov with an uppercut!
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Bangin connects with a nice looking jab.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rishkinov tries to land a leg kick but Bangin saw it coming and moves away.
Bangin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rishkinov takes a step back to recover.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rishkinov has time to react.
Rishkinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rishkinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
Rishkinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Rishkinov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov checks a leg kick nicely.
Rishkinov tries to counter with a takedown but Bangin is quick to defend against it.
Bangin lands a nice shot that snaps Rishkinov's head back.
Rishkinov looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
Bangin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rishkinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin with a nice calf kick.
Rishkinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rishkinov fails to land the takedown.
Good leg kick by Rishkinov.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bangin looks to land a body kick but Rishkinov moved away.
Rishkinov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bangin counters with a good low kick that Rishkinov was not able to check.
Bangin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rishkinov is able to avoid easily.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Rishkinov off balance momentarily.
Rishkinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rishkinov throws a shot to the body.
Rishkinov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rishkinov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rishkinov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Rishkinov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rishkinov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rishkinov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rishkinov cracks Bangin with a big right hand but Bangin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rishkinov trying to control the position but Bangin is working away.
Rishkinov in side control, throwing shots but Bangin defends.
An elbow from Rishkinov crashes against the mat.
Rishkinov lands an elbow.
Rishkinov working away.
Rishkinov is looking to take a break and control but Bangin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rishkinov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bangin is avoiding damage well.
Serhey Rishkinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rishkinov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bangin tries to buck Rishkinov off but Rishkinov is having none of it.
Rishkinov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bangin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rishkinov wants to take a breather but Bangin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rishkinov.
Rishkinov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov distracts Bangin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rishkinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rishkinov landing with the ground and pound.
Rishkinov with a nice head shot there.
Bangin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rishkinov distracts Bangin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rishkinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rishkinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bangin trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rishkinov throws an elbow that misses. Bangin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rishkinov's guard. Nice move by Bangin!
Bangin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Bangin pushes his legs off easily.
Rishkinov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bangin passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bangin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Izzy Bangin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Serhey Rishkinov was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.
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