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SFL 99 | Budluvski vs Brawler PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maki Tantor (ranked 2331 p4p, 2560 weight class) and Malachi Lawrence (ranked 320 p4p, 344 weight class). Malachi Lawrence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor lands a high kick!
 It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Tantor throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Tantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor lands a head kick!
Lawrence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tantor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence feints the counter takedown.
We've been told by Tantor's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Tantor shows good takedown defense.
Lawrence jabs at Tantor's body.
Tantor is looking to chop away at Lawrence's legs.
Tantor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tantor has his feet on Lawrence's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Tantor keeps Lawrence at a distance using the push kick.
Tantor throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tantor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Tantor keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tantor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lawrence with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor is looking to stand up but Lawrence isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tantor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tantor 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.
Tantor wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Lawrence is out of range.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tantor.
Tantor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tantor throws a lazy head kick
and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tantor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawrence distracts Tantor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence is looking to advance position but Tantor has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tantor tries to control but Lawrence wriggling away.
Lawrence gets back to half guard.
Lawrence tries to roll over but Tantor keeps him under control.
Tantor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maki Tantor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lawrence jabs at Tantor's body.
Tantor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tantor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control.
Tantor throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor is looking for a counter combo.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tantor connects with a leg kick.
Tantor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lawrence. That's going to slow Tantor down.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Lawrence jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tantor throws a lazy head kick
and Lawrence counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tantor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tantor is trying to maintain the position but Lawrence is very close to passing his half guard.
Malachi Lawrence has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawrence thows a huge punch but Tantor dodges it nicely.
Lawrence seems to be working for a kimura but Tantor defends the submission attempt.
Lawrence looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tantor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence with the ground and pound but Tantor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses. Tantor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawrence's guard. Nice move by Tantor!
Lawrence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lawrence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tantor is one step ahead there.
Lawrence throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lawrence looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tantor gets to his feet. Lawrence looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tantor tries to land a body kick
and Lawrence decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tantor's guard.
Tantor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lawrence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lawrence being controlled against the cage.
Lawrence drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tantor breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tantor rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawrence bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tantor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Tantor throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
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 Maki Tantor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tantor.
Lawrence with a hook.
Maki Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawrence moves out of range as Tantor throws a body kick.
Tantor throws a front kick aimed at Lawrence's knee but Lawrence avoids it well.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Lawrence avoids it.
Tantor lands a head kick!
Tantor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Lawrence finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor lands a high kick!
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Lawrence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Malachi Lawrence's cut even more.
Lawrence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tantor.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick
and Lawrence counters with a left and a right that stings Tantor.
Lawrence shoots in but Tantor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses
and Lawrence decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tantor's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawrence scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lawrence chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence postures up in Tantor's guard and throws a big left but Tantor blocks it.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrence works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lawrence is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lawrence seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawrence scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working the head and body with strikes.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawrence lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawrence thows a huge punch but Tantor dodges it nicely.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawrence 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.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawrence lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tantor's head.
Lawrence throwing shots but Tantor is blocking nicely.
Maki Tantor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tantor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawrence is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tantor sees it coming and defends easily.
Tantor wants to get back to full guard.
Tantor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantor scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tantor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Malachi Lawrence!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Winn (ranked 1145 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Kebab Nurminen (ranked 171 p4p, 312 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Winn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kebab Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nurminen lands a jab to the nose.
Nurminen clinches up against the cage.
Nurminen lands with a light punch inside.
Nurminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands an uppercut.
Nurminen working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winn.
Nurminen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winn prevents a body shot from Nurminen.
Nurminen works on Winn's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen pushes Winn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Nurminen.
Nurminen works on Winn's body with a couple of short punches.
Winn is breathing heavily.
Nurminen scores with a shot to the side of Winn's head.
Winn misses with some punches.
Nurminen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurminen lands a slapping body shot.
Nurminen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Nurminen 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.
Nurminen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen throws out a powerful jab.
Nurminen gets the takedown into side control.
Nurminen working away.
Nurminen trying to control the position but Winn is working away.
Winn can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurminen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Winn to see if he's OK.
Winn struggling a bit here.
Winn dodges the ground and pound from Nurminen.
Winn controls the position for a moment.
Winn can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is working Winn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Winn tries to improve position but can't.
Winn is trying to control Nurminen's posture but Nurminen avoids it.
Nurminen controlling the position.
Nurminen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nurminen scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winn can't do much from the bottom here.
Winn defending against the ground and pound.
Winn taking a bit of punishment here - Nurminen scoring with strikes.
Winn parries the strikes from Nurminen easily there. Nurminen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Winn to escape.
Winn is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Nurminen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Nurminen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nurminen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurminen cracks Winn with a big right hand but Winn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nurminen is putting a hurting on Winn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Winn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nurminen connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Winn taking a bit of punishment here - Nurminen scoring with strikes.
Winn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nurminen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Winn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Winn is trying to control Nurminen's posture but Nurminen avoids it.
Nurminen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nurminen looks up at the clock and then as Winn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nurminen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winn tries to improve position but can't.
Nurminen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Winn is trying to control Nurminen's posture but Nurminen avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen 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.
Winn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurminen was well out of range. Poor timing from Winn.
It seemed like Nurminen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Winn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nurminen moves to clinch but Winn breaks away
and Winn counters with a straight right hand.
Winn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nurminen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Winn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winn looking for a guillotine here but Nurminen defends easily.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Winn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nurminen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Winn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nurminen lands a couple of digs.
Winn pulls Nurminen in to control the position.
Nurminen wants to control from the top but Winn keeps moving.
Winn has control of Nurminen's left arm, preventing Nurminen from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Winn avoids the body shot from Nurminen.
Kebab Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winn darts in looking for a takedown but Nurminen gets double underhooks and turns Winn into the cage.
Nurminen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winn lands a shoulder strike.
Nurminen misses with the head strike.
Winn scores with a shoulder strike.
Winn pushes Nurminen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nurminen gets through Winn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winn.
Winn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kebab Nurminen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nurminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winn misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurminen.
Winn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurminen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Nurminen.
Winn working aggressively here.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
Nurminen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Winn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen throws a head punch that misses.
Winn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winn.
Nurminen lands a left hand.
Winn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurminen.
Winn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurminen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurminen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurminen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winn misses with a two punch combination.
Nurminen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nurminen scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winn is looking to regain half guard here but Nurminen keeps moving and retains side control.
Winn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Winn wants to control but Nurminen postures up.
Winn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Nurminen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nurminen lands a few punches from side control.
Nurminen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurminen is looking to take a break and control but Winn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kebab Nurminen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nurminen landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nurminen swings for the body but Winn moves out of range.
Winn slips a straight right by Nurminen.
Winn is looking for a counter combo.
Nurminen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurminen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winn avoids the body shot from Nurminen.
Nurminen clinches up against the cage.
Winn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurminen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurminen prevents a body shot from Winn.
Nurminen misses with a punch on the inside.
Winn tries to throw a body punch but Nurminen avoids it by throwing Winn back against the cage.
Nurminen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winn misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen has a couple of punches blocked by Winn.
Winn prevents a body shot from Nurminen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nurminen misses with some punches.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurminen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen has Winn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Winn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nurminen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winn lands an uppercut.
Nurminen tries for a takedown but Winn manages to get underhooks.
Nurminen throws a punch but it's blocked by Winn.
Nurminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurminen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurminen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winn backwards.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurminen backwards.
Nurminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Winn controls his hands.
Winn tries to throw a body punch but Nurminen avoids it by throwing Winn back against the cage.
Nurminen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jerome Winn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kebab Nurminen.
Nurminen blocks a jab.
Nurminen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nurminen.
Jerome Winn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winn throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Nurminen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winn tries to clinch but Nurminen moves out of range.
Kebab Nurminen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurminen throws a hook but Winn blocks it.
Nurminen has closed the distance and engaged Winn in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nurminen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nurminen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Winn.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Nurminen working aggressively here.
Nurminen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Nurminen fails to land.
Nurminen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Winn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Nurminen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Winn fails to land.
Nurminen swings wildly with an uppercut but Winn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurminen misses with the head strike.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Nurminen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurminen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurminen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nurminen has a couple of punches blocked by Winn.
Nurminen lands a left hand.
Winn lands a nice uppercut.
Nurminen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winn moves away from the strike by Nurminen.
Nurminen scores with the left hand. Winn knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurminen scores with a nice head shot.
Nurminen tries to clinch but Winn is having none of it.
Winn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winn scores with the left hand. Nurminen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Winn is just out of range.
Winn appears to be looking for a big counter.
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!
Nurminen connects with a jab.
Nurminen lands the left hand.
Kebab Nurminen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nurminen scores with a hook to the body. Winn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurminen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Nurminen. No joy for Winn on that attempt.
Winn throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurminen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nurminen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurminen prevents Winn from improving his position.
Nurminen controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kebab Nurminen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nurminen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kebab Nurminen!
In his post fight interview, Kebab Nurminen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 1272 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Seymour Hughes (ranked 182 p4p, 202 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Line might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Hughes has chosen Self as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seymour Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Line should have avoided that one.
Hughes slips a jab from Line.
Hughes throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Line to score with a decent uppercut.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Line appears to be looking for a big counter.
Line defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Line throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Line scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Line drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes is trying to push Line away but Line has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Line being controlled against the cage.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
Line is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Hughes. Beautiful body shot.
Line swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes checks a low kick from Line.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hughes manages to circle out of the way.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Hughes.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Hughes throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Hughes's head back.
Hughes throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Line walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Line misses with a looping right.
Line swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Seymour Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Line misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Line swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hughes. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Line.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughes on the side of the head.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Line under the eye.
Line throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Line had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Line feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Line throws a one two combo.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Line appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hughes throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line is looking for a counter combo.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Line moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Line has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Line there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Hughes 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.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Line tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hughes manages to circle out of the way.
Line swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Line gets a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hughes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes cracks Line with an open hand slap.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes slips a jab from Line.
Line looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.
Line on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Hughes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Line back to the cage. Hughes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hughes takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Hughes sizes up Line with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Line creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Line trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Line.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Line misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line pushes Hughes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Line working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line working aggressively here.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line pulls guard effortlessly.
Line is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Line looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes won't allow Line to sweep him here.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Line controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Line bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Line will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Line is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Line tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Line trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Line stands and throws Hughes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Line looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hughes throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line with a nice cross.
Line closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Line cracks Hughes with a nice body shot.
Line lands a body punch.
A short right from Line on the inside.
Line misses with a punch to the body.
Line lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Line is controlling him.
Line jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Line around his waist. Line gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Line keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Line.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Line misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Line moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes with a jab.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a straight left.
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!
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Line moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Line is looking to counter punch.
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Line appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hughes lands a head shot.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Line bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Line thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Hughes throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Line.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Seymour Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Line has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Line.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Line fails to pull guard.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Line manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Line working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Line wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Line looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes postures up.
Line working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Line swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seymour Hughes.
I think Hughes 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seymour Hughes!
Seymour Hughes very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 1511 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 216 p4p, 168 weight class). Smith has chosen Creep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrorelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Terrorelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrorelli looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith throws a low kick but Terrorelli avoids it.
Terrorelli throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Terrorelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Terrorelli tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrorelli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Terrorelli saw that one coming.
Terrorelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terrorelli swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli misses the shot to the body.
Terrorelli closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Terrorelli pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws out a counter right but Terrorelli avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Terrorelli throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Terrorelli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terrorelli catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrorelli.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terrorelli wants to clinch.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Terrorelli throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Terrorelli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrorelli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Terrorelli trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Terrorelli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Terrorelli postures up.
Terrorelli lands a few punches from side control.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Terrorelli.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Terrorelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Terrorelli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Terrorelli lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Terrorelli working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Terrorelli thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Terrorelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Terrorelli moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Terrorelli looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Terrorelli isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Terrorelli dominated that round.
That's time! Terrorelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Terrorelli clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Terrorelli connects with a looping right hand.
Terrorelli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Terrorelli in his tracks momentarily.
Terrorelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tobi Terrorelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terrorelli missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli throws a head kick that misses.
Terrorelli moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Terrorelli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith 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.
Terrorelli lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Terrorelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terrorelli with a body shot.
Terrorelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrorelli cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrorelli tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Terrorelli throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrorelli misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Terrorelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Terrorelli drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Terrorelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Terrorelli. Terrorelli maintains the clinch.
Terrorelli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Terrorelli.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrorelli throws an elbow but misses.
Terrorelli wants to stall.
Terrorelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrorelli missing with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Terrorelli misses with a body punch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrorelli throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrorelli misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Terrorelli missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrorelli throws a right hand that misses
and Terrorelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terrorelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Terrorelli misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a crisp right that sends Terrorelli to the canvas! Smith follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1024 p4p, 1152 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 152 p4p, 173 weight class). Bronco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronco throws a shot from downtown. Turnbull moves away and avoids it.
Bronco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bronco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull throws a hook but Bronco blocks it.
Bronco misses with a looping left.
A big left from Turnbull misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnbull walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws out a counter right but Bronco avoids it with no problem.
Turnbull throws a hook but Bronco avoids it easily.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronco.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Bronco finds it's way through Turnbull's defenses.
Bronco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bronco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turnbull on the side of the head.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronco moves away from the strike by Turnbull.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bronco throws out a powerful jab.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Bronco saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Turnbull misses its intended target.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
Turnbull throws a hook to the side of Bronco's head but Bronco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull closes the distance and clinches.
Bronco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Bronco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bronco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Bronco blocks an uppercut.
Bronco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Bronco as the two fighters clinch.
Bronco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bronco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Bronco lands a shoulder strike.
Bronco gets control of Turnbull's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bronco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bronco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bronco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Bronco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turnbull defends well.
Bronco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronco is looking for a triangle but Turnbull pushes his legs off easily.
Bronco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bronco wants to sweep but no luck.
Turnbull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turnbull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turnbull throwing strikes but missing.
Turnbull postures up and lands a big shot to Bronco's brow.
My spies in AREA 51 inform me that Turnbull has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bronco has his foot on Turnbull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turnbull works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull throwing strikes from guard but Bronco blocks nicely.
Turnbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turnbull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronco is looking for a triangle but Turnbull pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turnbull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turnbull defends it easily.
Turnbull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronco working for a triangle but Turnbull defends it easily.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turnbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turnbull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turnbull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turnbull connects with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronco working for a triangle but Turnbull defends it easily.
Turnbull must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turnbull throwing strikes but missing.
Turnbull working some strikes from top position.
Bronco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turnbull throwing strikes from guard but Bronco blocks nicely.
Bronco is looking for a triangle but Turnbull pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turnbull with a jab.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bronco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bronco is pressing down on Turnbull's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turnbull is holding on for now.
Turnbull is trying to get back to full guard.
Turnbull missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco passes to full mount!
Turnbull throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bronco. What's that going to do exactly?
Turnbull throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bronco. What's that going to do exactly?
Bronco prevents Turnbull from getting the reversal.
Bronco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turnbull can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Johnny Bronco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turnbull flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bronco takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Bronco looking to break Turnbull's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Turnbull remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bronco will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bronco working for the choke.
Turnbull turns into Bronco and is now in his guard.
Turnbull works over Bronco with some ground and pound from guard.
Bronco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turnbull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turnbull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turnbull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turnbull is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronco has wrist control.
Bronco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turnbull's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bronco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turnbull is keeping the position for now.
Turnbull throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Turnbull tries to strike from the bottom.
Bronco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turnbull is keeping the position for now.
Turnbull doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bronco passes Turnbull's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Turnbull throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Turnbull punching from the bottom.
Turnbull missing with punches from the bottom.
Turnbull tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bronco seems to be looking for submissions.
Turnbull missing with punches from the bottom.
Turnbull tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bronco is pressing down on Turnbull's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turnbull is holding on for now.
Bronco has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turnbull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turnbull throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Turnbull has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Turnbull showing good submission defense here.
Turnbull can't escape the position.
Bronco tightening his grip on Turnbull, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is trying to break free.
Bronco is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bronco doesn't have the hooks in and Turnbull manages to turn into his guard.
Turnbull is in close to Bronco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronco looking for a guillotine here but Turnbull defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bronco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turnbull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turnbull postures up in Bronco's guard and throws a big left but Bronco blocks it.
Bronco has his foot on Turnbull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turnbull works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Bronco.
Bronco takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Bronco staying out of range there.
Bronco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bronco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Bronco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turnbull but Turnbull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turnbull walks into a jab.
Bronco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bronco moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Turnbull misses its intended target.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut.
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!
Turnbull ducks right into an uppercut from Bronco.
Bronco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Bronco slips the punch.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Bronco is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turnbull.
Bronco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
The crowd cheers as Bronco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turnbull doesn't seem phased though.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Bronco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Bronco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronco ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Bronco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bronco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronco with a nice cross.
A jab from Bronco misses.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Bronco slips the punch.
Bronco throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turnbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
Roderick Turnbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turnbull lands a head shot.
Turnbull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Turnbull lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Bronco saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Bronco misses its target.
Bronco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bronco cracks a nice hook into Turnbull's ribs.
Bronco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronco fails to land the takedown.
Bronco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.
Bronco defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronco.
Bronco scores with a body shot.
Bronco throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Bronco takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Bronco finds it's target.
Bronco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turnbull's head backwards.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bronco.
Bronco connects with a looping right hand.
Bronco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull's corner calls for a 1-2. Turnbull obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronco throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull lands a glancing blow to the side of Bronco's head.
Bronco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronco looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Bronco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronco misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull lands a glancing blow to the side of Bronco's head.
Turnbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Turnbull finds it's target.
Turnbull misses with a right hand
and Bronco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull cracks Bronco with a good jab.
 Bronco is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull cracks Bronco with a hook to the temple - Bronco is on wobbly legs here! Turnbull swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bronco falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Turnbull wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roderick Turnbull!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 581 p4p, 730 weight class) and Aly Magomedov (ranked 88 p4p, 108 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Aly Intro RUN!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aly Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Erwin.
Erwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Erwin's guard.
Erwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Erwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magomedov defends it easily.
Erwin keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin is looking for a triangle but Magomedov pushes his legs off easily.
Erwin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Magomedov 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 Erwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control the action but Erwin is working from the bottom.
Magomedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Magomedov lands a few punches from side control.
Erwin is looking to reverse the position.
Magomedov landing a few strikes.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Erwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Magomedov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
You can see the frustration on Erwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Erwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Erwin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin is trying to get back to half guard.
Magomedov working away.
Erwin tries to escape but Magomedov is in control.
Magomedov landing a few strikes.
Erwin is looking for a sweep.
Erwin is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
Erwin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Magomedov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Magomedov is chipping away with strikes.
Erwin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Erwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Magomedov is working Erwin over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erwin manages to get back to half guard.
Magomedov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Magomedov wants to take a breather but Erwin is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov content to control rather than advance.
Erwin is staying active underneath Magomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aly Magomedov 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.
Erwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Erwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magomedov. Magomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Erwin's body. Erwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov dips to his left and cracks Erwin with an uppercut!
Magomedov scores with a nice right hand.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Erwin sprawls well. Erwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Erwin scores with a nice right hand.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Erwin finds it's target.
Erwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Erwin is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov scores with a jab to the head.
Erwin misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a hook.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Erwin throws a hook but Magomedov blocks it.
Erwin throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erwin throws out the jab.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derek Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erwin lands an overhand right.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Magomedov jabs Erwin right on the nose. Erwin blinks but takes it well.
Erwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Magomedov is able to avoid easily.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
That kick from Erwin tenderised Magomedov's leg. Magomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Erwin misses the shot to the body.
Erwin lands an overhand right.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov landing a few strikes.
Magomedov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Erwin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magomedov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Erwin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Magomedov there.
Magomedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Erwin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magomedov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Aly Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magomedov drops an elbow to the side of Erwin's head.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Erwin's hands, connecting with Erwin's forehead.
Erwin is trying to stand up here but Magomedov is controlling him well.
Magomedov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erwin is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erwin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Erwin trying to control but Magomedov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin looking for submissions off his back.
Erwin is trying to maintain the position but Magomedov is very close to passing his half guard.
Magomedov is keen to just control but Erwin is a slippery customer.
Erwin actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov tries to pass to full mount but Erwin defends it.
Magomedov prevents Erwin from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magomedov connects with a nice short shot to Erwin's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aly Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Magomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erwin throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Erwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Erwin misses.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Erwin staying out of range there.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Erwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov cracks Erwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erwin's hands.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Erwin.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Erwin.
Magomedov has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a wild combination.
Erwin loads up on a big right hand but Magomedov slips the punch.
Erwin throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erwin.
Magomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Magomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Erwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Erwin.
Erwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Erwin. Erwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Magomedov shoots in and bounces Erwin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Erwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magomedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erwin has his foot on Magomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
Erwin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magomedov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Magomedov trying to control the action but Erwin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov just content to control the position.
Erwin bucks up and tries to throw Magomedov off but instead Magomedov has got his back!
Magomedov has good solid back control here.
Magomedov controlling well, preventing Erwin from escaping the position.
Erwin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Magomedov.
Will Magomedov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Aly Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov not allowing Erwin to control his hands.
Erwin trying to get back to his feet but Magomedov is in full control for now.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Erwin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Magomedov gets his hands free as Erwin looks to control.
Erwin wants to escape the position.
Derek Erwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erwin is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aly Magomedov.
I've got Magomedov 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aly Magomedov!
A very excited looking Aly Magomedov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Derek Erwin had this to say: 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 136 p4p, 782 weight class) and Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 25 p4p, 117 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaile defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaile misses with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bizihwaile's knee momentarily.
Bizihwaile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
Bangin lands with a hook. Bizihwaile tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bizihwaile closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bangin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bangin jabs at Bizihwaile's body.
A punch lands to the side of Bizihwaile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Bizihwaile's leg. Bizihwaile is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile checks it.
Bizihwaile throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bizihwaile's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bangin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bangin misses with a leg kick
and Bizihwaile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bizihwaile sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bangin lands with a shot to the body.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaile.
Bangin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaile throws a nice looking combination but Bangin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Bangin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bizihwaile on the side of the head.
Bangin swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaile stuns Bangin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaile.
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Bizihwaile manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range.
Bizihwaile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bizihwaile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bizihwaile misses its intended target.
Bizihwaile takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bangin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bizihwaile ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Bizihwaile looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bizihwaile. That did some damage!
Bangin scores with a jab.
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bizihwaile. That snapped Bangin's head back.
Bangin wants to slow Bizihwaile down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bizihwaile checks a leg kick.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaile throws out the jab.
Bangin tried to counter with a leg kick but Bizihwaile avoided it.
Bizihwaile looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Bangin throws a front kick that sends Bizihwaile stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Bizihwaile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizihwaile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Bizihwaile's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Bizihwaile is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bizihwaile throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bangin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bizihwaile lands with a hook. Bangin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bangin lands an overhand right.
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Izzy Bangin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangin lands with an overhand left.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range.
Bizihwaile shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bangin misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Bangin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bangin.
Bangin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizihwaile can do to turn this around?
Bangin throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile moved away.
Bangin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bangin.
Bizihwaile 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.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Bizihwaile.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaile! But no joy.
Bangin scores with a nice body kick.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaile.
Good leg kick by Bangin.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaile misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bizihwaile might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bangin has got the better of the exchanges.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Bizihwaile down.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Bizihwaile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bizihwaile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin misses the shot to the body.
Bangin lands with a nice body punch.
Bizihwaile takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Izzy Bangin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bangin tries to work over Bizihwaile's front leg with a kick but Bizihwaile checks it.
Bizihwaile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bangin connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaile shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Bizihwaile checks it.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin throws a leg kick
and Bizihwaile counters with an outside leg kick.
Bizihwaile gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bizihwaile looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Bangin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bizihwaile moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
Bizihwaile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Bangin misses
and Bangin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bangin.
Bangin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin throws a poor cross that misses
and Bizihwaile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin looks to land a body kick but Bizihwaile moved away.
Bizihwaile checks a low kick from Bangin.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bizihwaile checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bizihwaile only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bizihwaile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangin.
Bizihwaile slips a straight right by Bangin.
Bizihwaile throws out a counter right but Bangin avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin sizes up Bizihwaile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bangin throws a hook but Bizihwaile avoids it easily.
Bizihwaile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bizihwaile.
Bangin jabs at Bizihwaile's body.
Bizihwaile defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaile walks into a straight right hand from Bangin.
Bangin throws a leg kick
letting Bizihwaile counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Bizihwaile 's knee.
Bangin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bizihwaile throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin scores with a leg kick.
Bizihwaile misses with a left hand
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin tests Bizihwaile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bizihwaile checks a leg kick nicely.
Bangin throws a leg kick that misses.
Bangin lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bangin misses with a left hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizihwaile throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaile! But no joy.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Bangin.
Some bone on bone action there as Bizihwaile checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Bizihwaile was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Bangin.
A swing and a miss from Bangin.
Bizihwaile throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bizihwaile walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Penkosip Bizihwaile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaile has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bangin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bizihwaile is able to avoid easily.
Bizihwaile flicks out a counter leg kick but Bangin steps away.
Bangin misses with a hook.
Bangin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bizihwaile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
Bangin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bizihwaile's head.
Bizihwaile takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bangin lands a front kick.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Bizihwaile manages to avoid it.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bizihwaile slips a jab from Bangin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bizihwaile throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin cracks Bizihwaile with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bangin scores with a kick to the body.
Bangin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bangin feints and then cracks Bizihwaile's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bizihwaile down.
Bangin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bizihwaile momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bangin.
Bizihwaile ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Bangin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bizihwaile doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bangin catches Bizihwaile right on the button with a cross.
Bangin throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bangin lands with a cross.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Izzy Bangin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bizihwaile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaile takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bangin misses with a hook. Bizihwaile ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Bizihwaile was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bizihwaile's sensitive parts.
Donk. Bangin catches Bizihwaile right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bangin 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Our winner, Izzy Bangin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 380 p4p, 409 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 60 p4p, 64 weight class). Kruschev has chosen Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabs at Kruschev's body.
Silva moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kruschev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kruschev's half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kruschev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kruschev wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to control from Kruschev's half guard. Kruschev has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kruschev wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruschev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Kruschev's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kruschev's head.
Kruschev controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Kruschev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva throws a right and a left that Kruschev avoids nicely.
Kruschev connects with a body shot.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Kruschev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev lands with a nice body punch.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruschev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries for a takedown but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kruschev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kruschev swivels and escapes.
Kruschev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Kruschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruschev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Kruschev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Kruschev finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kruschev.
Silva connects with a right hand. Kruschev shakes it off.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Kruschev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kruschev.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva working Kruschev over with strikes.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruschev defending well though.
Silva is trying to control. Kruschev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kruschev to regain full guard.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruschev throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kruschev is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Kruschev dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruschev connects with a body shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Kruschev counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruschev.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kruschev tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva prevents Kruschev from improving his position.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva misses with a head shot. Kruschev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kruschev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Kruschev to sweep him here.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruschev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Far-Q Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruschev is keeping the position for now.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruschev has wrist control.
Kruschev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kruschev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva throws a sloppy strike and Kruschev has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Silva is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Kruschev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wally Kruschev!
Wally Kruschev 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 82 p4p, 744 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 15 p4p, 112 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Titor's choice of entrance music: John Titor-Going To Space. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Titor enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Poli there.
A telegraphed right hand from Titor misses the target.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Titor moved out of range nicely.
Titor is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Titor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titor dips to his left and cracks Poli with an uppercut!
Poli looks to throw the jab but Titor is out of range.
We've been told by Poli's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titor.
Poli moves out of range of the body kick from Titor.
Poli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Titor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poli staying out of range there.
Poli throws out a leg kick but Titor moves out of range and Poli only half commits.
A lazy left from Poli finds it's target.
Poli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Titor tries to score with a low kick but Poli moves his leg out of the way.
Titor misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Titor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli throws the left hand but Titor avoids the punch easily.
Poli lands with a straight right. Titor didn't see that one coming.
Poli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Titor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli throws the left hand but Titor avoids the punch easily.
Titor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poli on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Poli.
Poli lands with a kick to the temple. Titor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poli throws a head kick but Titor moves out of range.
Titor slips a jab from Poli.
Poli lands the left hand.
Titor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Titor swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Poli misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Titor in his tracks.
Titor connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
It seemed like Titor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poli tests Titor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Titor takes one to the chin there.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Titor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Titor misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor throws a body shot but no joy.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roli Poli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Titor.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli lands a nice shot that snaps Titor's head back.
Titor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Titor throws a right and a left that Poli avoids nicely.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Titor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poli scores with a jab to the head.
Poli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Titor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poli gets a clinch.
Titor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Titor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poli wants to get back to striking at distance but Titor won't allow it.
Poli lands with a short shot to the head.
Poli gets underhooks to prevent Titor's takedown attempt.
Titor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poli avoids it.
Titor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Titor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poli or not.
Poli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Titor backwards.
Titor misses with the head strike.
Poli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titor just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli cracks Titor with an open hand slap.
Poli lands a nice looking body shot.
Titor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poli scores with a jab. Titor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Titor misses with a hook
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Titor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Titor.
Poli missing with a left hand there. Titor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poli misses with a lunging right hand
and Titor counters with a leg kick.
Titor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poli.
Nice body punch from Poli.
Titor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Titor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Titor's head backwards.
Poli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titor.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Titor is able to avoid easily.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Titor counters with a straight right hand.
Poli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poli throws an off balance right hand
and Titor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Titor slips a jab from Poli.
Titor stuns Poli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poli throws the kick towards the body but Titor avoids it.
Titor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Titor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Polis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Titor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poli doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Titor there.
Titor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titor throws a body shot but no joy.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titor can do to turn this around?
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Titor moves out of range as Poli strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Poli.
Titor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poli on the side of the head.
Poli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Titor misses.
Titor avoids the body shot from Poli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Titor lands with an overhand left.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli moves forwards but Titor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli throws out a leg kick but Titor moves out of range and Poli only half commits.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Titor moves away and avoids it.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Poli slaps away a takedown attempt from Titor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli checks a low kick from Titor.
Poli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Titor throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli blocks a head kick by Titor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli feints and then cracks Titor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Titor down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli throws a head kick that Titor semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
Poli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Titor.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Titor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Titor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Titor tries a head kick but it misses.
Titor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Titor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Titor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Poli connects with a jab.
Poli moves out of range as Titor strikes.
The crowd cheers as Poli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Titor doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Poli blocks the leg kick.
Titor throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Titor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Titor ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titor works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
Poli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
A jab lands there for Poli.
Titor slips a straight right by Poli.
Poli misses with a hook.
Titor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Poli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Titor darts in looking for a takedown but Poli gets double underhooks and turns Titor into the cage.
Titor looks to land a right hand but Poli moved out of range.
Poli avoids the head kick by Titor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Titor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poli - the referee stops the clock and Titor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poli. Titor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Titor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poli. Poli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Titor tests Poli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Titor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Poli's guard.
Poli is looking to stand up but Titor isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poli pushes Titor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Titor dives in and scores a takedown into Poli's guard.
Poli is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Titor presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Titor stalling in the clinch but Poli improves position.
Poli is trying to break the clinch but Titor has him pressed against the cage.
Poli tries to work over Titor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poli breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Poli takes a swing at Titor's ribcage but misses.
Poli lands a jab.
Poli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Titor moves out of range easily.
Titor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Titor swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Titor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poli circles away quickly and effectively.
Titor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Titor.
Titor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Poli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Titor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor scoring well with a low kick there.
Titor misses with a low kick as Poli jumps back.
Poli is looking to clinch but Titor is avoiding it.
Titor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Titor tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Titor.
Titor avoids the head kick by Poli.
Titor avoids the body shot from Poli.
Poli misses with a hook. Titor ducked under it nicely.
Poli motions for Titor to come forward. Poli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poli cracks Titor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Titor shoots in but no luck this time.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titor.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Titor.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Titor takes one to the chin there.
Poli lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Titor.
Titor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli cracks Titor with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titor misses the shot to the body.
Poli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Titor. That's going to slow Poli down.
Poli tests Titor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Titor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Titor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poli controls Titor momentarily but Titor frees himself.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Poli manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Poli breaks from the clinch.
Poli avoids a kick to the body.
Titor looks to land a combination but Poli avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Titor's shoulder, as Titor tries to avoid the shot.
Poli misses the jab.
A big right from Titor misses.
Titor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Titor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Titor checks a leg kick.
Poli scores with a hook.
Titor slips under a jab.
Titor lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Poli.
Poli with a hook.
A big right from Poli misses.
Titor moves out of range of the body kick from Poli.
Titor moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titor checks a leg kick.
Titor throws a big shot that misses.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Titor moved out of range.
Titor throws a body shot but no joy.
Titor takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
Titor goes for a double leg but Poli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poli continues to drive forward.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Titor.
Titor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Titor was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Titor saw that one coming.
John Titor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poli throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Titor is out of range.
Titor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poli.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Titor misses with a head kick.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Titor scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roli Poli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poli 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roli Poli!
A very excited looking Roli Poli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Budluvski (ranked 72 p4p, 163 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 12 p4p, 29 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darwin Budluvski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brawler steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brawler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Budluvski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brawler throws a series of punches but Budluvski avoids them all with ease.
Brawler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Budluvski momentarily.
Budluvski misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Budluvski backing away here, and Brawler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brawler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budluvski takes one to the side of the head.
Brawler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brawler misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler scoring well with a low kick there.
Budluvski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brawler throws a right hand that misses
and Budluvski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brawler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budluvski avoids the body shot from Brawler.
A big left from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski throws a body shot but no joy.
Brawler replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Budluvski blocks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Budluvski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a lunging right hand
and Budluvski counters with a nice right hand that sends Brawler toppling to the canvas! Brawler scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Budluvski finish him?!
 Brawler is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budluvski swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
Brawler is still on wobbly legs! Can Budluvski finish him?
Budluvski sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Brawler's defenses. It connects perfectly with Brawler's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darwin Budluvski!
Darwin Budluvski retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Darwin Budluvski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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