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OFK 128 - Knox Vs Martinyuk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 2315 p4p, 5013 weight class) and Big Mouth (ranked 145 p4p, 252 weight class). Mouth has chosen Dominick as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth fails with the takedown
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Valentine's head coaches at five angels that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Mouth. Mouth gets slowly back to his feet.
Mouth shoots in but no luck this time.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giggle Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Mouth.
Mouth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Mouth is rocked!
Mouth throws a combination that misses
and Valentine counters with a right hand from hell and Mouth is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giggle Valentine!
In defeat, Big Mouth stepped up to the mic, saying 'A big thanks on my sponsor Altitude Clothing and Odense MMA - Fight Or Die for the offer to fight here tonight, I'll be back much better as tonight, sorry, but tonight my opponent was better as myself. I need to gain more experience !
I will come back to do better as tonight !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 2109 p4p, 1228 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 298 p4p, 183 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez throws the left hand but Krnacova avoids the punch easily.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krnacova.
Krnacova lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Krnacova shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krnacova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Krnacova's shoulder, as Krnacova tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krnacova avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Krnacova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Krnacova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Gomez misses its target.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Gomez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Krnacova's defenses.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez takes a swing at Krnacova's ribcage but misses.
Krnacova bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez is looking to regain half guard here but Krnacova keeps moving and retains side control.
Gomez regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova slows the pace down in half guard.
Gomez is pressing down on Krnacova's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krnacova working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Krnacova postures up.
Krnacova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Krnacova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Krnacova controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krnacova seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Krnacova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krnacova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Krnacova is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krnacova postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Krnacova engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krnacova can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krnacova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Gomez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Krnacova is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Krnacova keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Krnacova looking for a sweep. Not yet Krnacova, not yet.
Krnacova keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Krnacova is controlling Gomez's posture.
Gomez stopping the sweep attempt from Krnacova.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Krnacova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is adopting a defensive guard.
Krnacova wants to sweep but no luck.
Krnacova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomez manages to get himself to full guard.
Krnacova trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Krnacova landing with the ground and pound.
Krnacova throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Krnacova trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krnacova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krnacova seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood 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 Carlos Gomez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Krnacova gets the takedown into side control.
Gomez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Krnacova shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krnacova tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krnacova looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Carlos Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
Krnacova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krnacova throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krnacova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krnacova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Krnacova fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krnacova shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felix Krnacova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Felix Krnacova has been cut.
Krnacova throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gomez leaves Krnacova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Krnacova staying out of range there.
Krnacova drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krnacova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krnacova sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krnacova can do to turn this around?
Gomez trying to control the position.
Gomez working for a triangle but Krnacova defends it easily.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Krnacova postures up.
Krnacova wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
Krnacova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krnacova distracts Gomez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomez controlling Krnacova's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krnacova stands up over Gomez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krnacova lands a couple of digs.
Felix Krnacova has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Krnacova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez 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.
Krnacova content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Krnacova stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gomez throws up his legs and catches Krnacova in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Krnacova tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gomez! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carlos Gomez!
A very excited looking Carlos Gomez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 1786 p4p, 2159 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 245 p4p, 293 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are - Nirvana. Salmi has chosen Korpiklaani - Ievan Polkka as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Luther Jackson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luther Jackson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salmi wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Salmi from standing up.
Salmi looking to pass the guard.
Salmi keeps trying to improve his position.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salmi defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmi postures up.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salmi defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Salmi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Salmi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Salmi in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salmi looking to pass the guard.
Salmi preventing the sweep.
Salmi trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Salmi advances position into side control!
Salmi trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson regains half guard.
Salmi wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Salmi working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salmi passes to side control.
Salmi trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Salmi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Salmi avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salmi landing shots from mount.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.
Salmi with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Salmi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salmi with a couple of short strikes.
Luther Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Salmi trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Salmi tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salmi keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eerikki Salmi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salmi misses with a double jab.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Salmi throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Salmi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Salmi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Eerikki Salmi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salmi forces his way into half guard.
Salmi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salmi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salmi is aware though and is defending well.
Salmi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi connects with a couple of short punches.
Salmi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salmi wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Salmi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salmi defends well.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salmi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Salmi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salmi slips nicely into half guard.
Salmi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jackson's thigh. Jackson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Salmi is looking to pass into half guard but Jackson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jackson is in guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Salmi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Salmi from controlling successfully.
Salmi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson pulls Salmi in close to prevent any damage.
Salmi passes into half guard.
Jackson has hold of Salmi's hands but Salmi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to roll over but Salmi keeps him under control.
Jackson is looking to control Salmi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson is doing well to control the position and prevent Salmi from advancing to side control.
Salmi is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salmi wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Salmi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luther Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Salmi wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Salmi sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salmi pulls his head out easily.
Jackson is staying active underneath Salmi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Salmi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Salmi passes into half guard.
Salmi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salmi seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Salmi has control of the leg.
Jackson trying to control but Salmi postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eerikki Salmi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jackson tries to sprawl but Salmi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson wants to control but Salmi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salmi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Salmi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson wants to control but Salmi is keeping busy.
Salmi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmi trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Salmi passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Salmi trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Salmi trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Salmi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salmi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Salmi has control of the leg.
Salmi is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Salmi dominating with strikes here.
Jackson wants to hold on but Salmi pushes him away.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jeez, Luther Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luther Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eerikki Salmi!
After winning the bout, Eerikki Salmi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 1108 p4p, 2316 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 154 p4p, 310 weight class). Pinochet comes to the cage accompanied by I Need a Pinochet. On his way into the cage it seems that Augusto Pinochet has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Augusto Pinochet seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell throws the kick towards the body but Pinochet avoids it.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Pinochet counters with a left and a right that stings Bell.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinochet circles away quickly and effectively.
Pinochet clobbers Bell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Pinochet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Augusto Pinochet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Bell.
Pinochet lands a nice looking body kick.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinochet was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinochet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Pinochet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell misses with a hook to the body
and Pinochet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinochet with a hook.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinochet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinochet at a distance.
Doug Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet lands with a hook. Bell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the body from Bell misses
and Pinochet counters with a head kick.
Bell looks to land a combination but Pinochet avoids it well.
Pinochet appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bell has managed to clinch.
Bell breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinochet. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinochet gets tackled into the cage by Bell. Bell maintains the clinch.
We've been informed that Bell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinochet looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pinochet seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bell is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A short right from Bell on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell moves into the clinch.
Pinochet wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinochet scores with a hook to the body.
Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinochet looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinochet is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Pinochet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinochet throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice combination there by Bell.
Bell shoots for a takedown but Pinochet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Bell.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Bell gets the takedown into side control.
Pinochet is looking for a sweep.
Pinochet looks to move to half guard but instead Bell has passed into mount! Damn!
Bell unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pinochet looks a forlorn figure.
Pinochet is desperately trying to improve his position but Bell has a good base and remains in mount.
Bell lands with some strikes.
 Pinochet is rocked!
Bell softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Pinochet is out cold! Bell jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Bell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ninja (ranked 1052 p4p, 1862 weight class) and Samson Komua (ranked 149 p4p, 269 weight class). Komua has chosen Fangai Lupe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murilo Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Komua!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja misses with a jab to the body
and Komua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Komua. Ninja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Komua has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ninja drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ninja tries to score with some ground and pound. Komua controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ninja creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Komua sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ninja cracks Komua with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ninja scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Komua to see if he's OK.
Komua dodges the ground and pound from Ninja.
Ninja throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've been hearing that Ninja has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ninja misses with the ground and pound.
Ninja throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ninja cracks Komua with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komua manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ninja's best efforts.
Ninja stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja trying to control from half guard but Komua is working away.
Komua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ninja.
Ninja is looking to take a break and control but Komua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ninja is pressing down on Komua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Komua is holding on for now.
Ninja looks to land a strike but Komua avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ninja works over Komua with some ground and pound from guard.
Ninja is stalling in the full guard.
Komua keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ninja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ninja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ninja content to stall in guard here.
Komua keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
Komua looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ninja gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Komua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja rushes Komua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Komua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samson Komua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ninja closes the distance and pushes Komua back into the cage.
Komua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Komua tries to move into range but Ninja moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ninja thuds his right hand into Komua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Ninja misses the target.
Komua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ninja.
Komua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ninja takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Ninja misses the target.
Ninja misses with an uppercut.
Komua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komua misses with a looping right.
Ninja throws a poor cross that misses
and Komua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Komua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Komua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja looks to throw the jab but Komua is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Komua! But no joy.
Komua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Komua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ninja has his takedown stuffed
letting Komua counter with a right hand.
Ninja is rocked!
Murilo Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ninja throws a poor cross that misses
and Komua counters with a huge right that knocks Ninja out cold! Komua is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Komua!
An out of breath Samson Komua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 594 p4p, 1841 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 83 p4p, 265 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj slips under a jab from Wanker.
Yaj looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yaj misses with a series of wild punches.
Wanker scores with a punch to the head.
Wanker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yaj counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
Wanker 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.
Yaj takes one to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Yaj. No joy for Wanker on that attempt.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj blocks a head kick by Wanker.
Yaj is looking to land body kicks.
Wanker is looking to counter the offense by Yaj and move into the clinch.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yaj makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj throws a head kick but Wanker moves out of range.
Wanker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wanker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj blocks a head kick by Wanker.
Wanker shoots for a takedown but Yaj saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yaj throws a big counter head kick but Wanker avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanker misses with a head kick.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Wanker. Beautiful body shot.
Wanker misses with a right hand
and Yaj counters with an outside leg kick.
Yaj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yaj connects with a body shot.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj feints and then cracks Wanker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wanker down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yaj with a jab.
It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Yaj cracks Wanker with an open hand slap.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Yaj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yaj tries to score with a low kick but Wanker moves his leg out of the way.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Wanker lands a jab to the head.
Wanker throws a big shot that misses.
Wanker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yaj momentarily.
Wanker throws a series of punches but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wanker shoots in but Yaj avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yaj throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
Wanker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wanker checks a low kick from Yaj.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wanker misses with a combination
and Yaj counters with a leg kick.
Wanker misses with an uppercut
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yaj digs a good body shot into Wanker's ribs.
Wanker avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Yaj throws the kick towards the body but Wanker avoids it.
Wanker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yaj leaves Wanker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yaj is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yaj. Wanker shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wanker checks it well.
Yaj moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wanker is breathing heavily.
Wanker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yaj's waist but Yaj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wanker off to one side.
Pat Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wanker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yaj.
Wanker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wanker misses the shot to the body.
Yaj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yaj feints and then cracks Wanker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wanker down.
Yaj connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wanker shoots in and drives through. Yaj sprawls well.
Yaj throws out a counter right but Wanker avoids it with no problem.
Yaj punishes Wanker's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Yaj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orla Wanker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yaj staying out of range there.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanker throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wanker misses with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yaj lands with a slapping head kick.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Wanker moves out of range easily.
Wanker misses with a hook. Yaj ducked under it nicely.
Yaj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wanker rather than just go for the knockout.
Wanker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yaj is looking to slow Wanker down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yaj counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaj lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Wanker coming out on top.
Wanker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yaj counters with a head kick that drops Wanker to the mat! Wanker scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wanker is rocked!
Orla Wanker's cut is getting worse.
Wanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Wanker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yaj there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yaj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wanker.
Yaj swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yaj lands a leg kick that knocks Wanker off balance momentarily.
Pat Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Wanker misses.
Wanker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wanker is defended easily by Yaj.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Wanker moves out of range easily.
Wanker seems to have got his legs back now.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Wanker shoots in but Yaj avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yaj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wanker misses with a hook.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Wanker moves out of range easily.
Yaj swings for the body but Wanker moves out of range.
Wanker throws a combination that misses
and Yaj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yaj on the side of the head.
Wanker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wanker there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj throws a push kick but Wanker slaps the foot to one side.
Yaj pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yaj tries to work over Wanker's front leg with a kick but Wanker checks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wanker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Wanker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yaj throws a low kick but Wanker avoids it.
Yaj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yaj slips a jab and a cross from Wanker.
Wanker connects with a jab.
Wanker dives in for a single leg takedown but Yaj sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Wanker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yaj gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
A body shot lands from Yaj.
Wanker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wanker backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Wanker controls the action.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj lands a body shot.
Yaj lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
Yaj cracks Wanker with a nice body shot.
Yaj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yaj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yaj presses Wanker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yaj works on Wanker's body with a couple of short punches.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wanker backwards.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yaj content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Yaj.
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!
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker wants a takedown.
Wanker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yaj digs a right hand underneath Wanker's ribcage. Wanker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj stalls.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Yaj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj pushes Wanker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orla Wanker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Yaj.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj gets through Wanker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wanker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wanker blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orla Wanker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wanker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wanker moves out of range of the body kick from Yaj.
Yaj takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yaj. Wanker shrugs it off though.
Wanker throws a poor cross that misses
and Yaj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yaj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wanker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yaj.
Wanker avoids a kick to the body.
Yaj thumps Wanker with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj lands a nice hook to Wanker's body. Wanker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yaj lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj lands a big head kick that sends Wanker tumbling to the mat! Yaj takes a step backwards and waves Wanker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A solid body kick from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker blocks a head kick by Yaj.
Wanker tries to counter with a takedown but Yaj is quick to defend against it.
Yaj scores with a punch to the head.
Wanker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wanker looks to land a body kick but Yaj moved away.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Yaj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wanker misses with a straight left.
Wanker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wanker scores with a nice strike.
Wanker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wanker ducks right into an uppercut from Yaj.
Wanker closes the distance and clinches up with Yaj, looking for a takedown. Wanker pushes Yaj against the cage but Yaj circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker shoots for a takedown but Yaj saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wanker.
Wanker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wanker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Wanker.
No joy there for Yaj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wanker misses with a double jab.
A low kick lands for Yaj.
Wanker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wanker looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range.
Yaj throws a nice head kick!
Jeez, Orla Wanker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wanker wants to land a leg kick but Yaj is out of range.
Yaj is looking for the big counter here.
Yaj stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yaj wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker checks a low kick from Yaj.
Yaj slaps away a takedown attempt from Wanker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Wanker.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
The fighters circle, before Yaj throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Wanker's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Yaj lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Pat Yaj!
After winning the bout, Pat Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 972 p4p, 914 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 139 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Trump.
Trump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Tiramanti saw that one coming.
Trump lands a jab to the head.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Trump avoids them all with ease.
Tiramanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trump tries to move into range but Tiramanti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trump misses with an uppercut
and Tiramanti counters with a series of strikes. Trump will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump throws a low kick, looking for Tiramanti's leg but Tiramanti calmly moves out of range.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Trump swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti throwing a counter right hand but Trump manages to avoid it.
Trump ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trump is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tiramanti rather than just go for the knockout.
Tiramanti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trump slips under a jab from Tiramanti.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trump missing with a left hand there. Tiramanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Trump looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Trump, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Trump does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiramanti.
Tiramanti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trump takes one to the side of the head.
Tiramanti checks a low kick from Trump.
Trump throws a head kick that misses.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti stuns Trump with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Trump misses.
Tiramanti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trump.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiramanti's head.
Trump misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti shoots in but Trump avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Trump slips the punch.
Tiramanti is looking to score with low kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Trump misses.
Tiramanti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiramanti breaks the clinch.
Tiramanti looks to land a right hand but Trump moved out of range.
Tiramanti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NY Savages in the buildup to the fight.
Tiramanti misses with a shot to the body
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti looks to land a combination. Trump sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Trump thuds his right hand into Tiramanti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trump throws a front kick aimed at Tiramanti's knee but Tiramanti avoids it well.
Trump misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trump misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Trump catches Tiramanti right on the button with a cross.
Tiramanti misses with a hook
and Trump counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Tiramanti.
Trump lands a nice hook to Tiramanti's body. Tiramanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trump goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti slips under a jab from Trump.
Trump moves out of range as Tiramanti throws a body kick.
Tiramanti cracks Trump with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiramanti throws out a powerful jab.
Trump misses with a low kick.
Tiramanti throws a nice looking combination but Trump bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti scores with a hook.
Tiramanti throws a low kick, looking for Trump's leg but Trump calmly moves out of range.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Tiramanti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiramanti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiramanti lands with a straight right. Trump didn't see that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Tiramanti
and Trump counters with a leg kick.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Donald Trump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiramanti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiramanti misses with a straight right.
Tiramanti tries for a takedown but Trump circles away easily
and Tiramanti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tiramanti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiramanti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
Donald Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
A nice side step and Trump releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiramanti wants to land a leg kick but Trump is out of range.
Trump dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiramanti. That did some damage!
Tiramanti throws a front kick aimed at Trump's knee but Trump avoids it well.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti lands the left hand.
Tiramanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiramanti throws a jab but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump swinging wildly here.
Trump digs a good body shot into Tiramanti's ribs.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trump scores with a nice head shot.
Tiramanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
Trump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiramanti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trump is looking to slow Tiramanti down with leg kicks.
Trump sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiramanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiramanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Tiramanti is looking to counter the offense by Trump and move into the clinch.
Tiramanti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trump quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiramanti wants to take a breather but Trump is having none of it.
Trump wants to improve his position but Tiramanti is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti is keen to just control but Trump is a slippery customer.
Trump wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trump wants to control but Tiramanti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trump is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking to control Tiramanti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trump avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiramanti.
Trump tries to move into range but Tiramanti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trump misses with a double jab
and Tiramanti counters with a straight right hand.
Trump wants to land a leg kick but Tiramanti is out of range.
Tiramanti slips under a jab from Trump.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Trump tries to get set, Tiramanti tries to push him back and clinch up but Trump manages to avoid the attempt.
Trump looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trump misses with a right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiramanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trump misses with a few strikes there.
Tiramanti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trump.
Trump moves forwards but Tiramanti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trump stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump tried to score with a low kick but Tiramanti checks it.
Trump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trump listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tiramanti slips under a jab.
Tiramanti walks into a jab.
Trump loads up on a big right hand but Tiramanti slips the punch.
Tiramanti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trump.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Trump blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Trump on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiramanti connects with a looping right hand.
Tiramanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiramanti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trump sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trump looks to land a right hand but Tiramanti moved out of range.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
Tiramanti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiramanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trump now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Trump flicks out a counter leg kick but Tiramanti steps away.
Tiramanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Trump avoids them all with ease.
Trump throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiramanti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiramanti lands with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti darts in looking for a takedown but Trump gets double underhooks and turns Tiramanti into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Tiramanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump misses the jab.
Tiramanti slips a jab from Trump.
Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
Trump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trump.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses with a series of wild punches.
Trump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trump counters with a thumping low kick.
Trump misses with a hook.
Tiramanti lands a body shot.
Tiramanti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Trump throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti wants to clinch.
Trump misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Tiramanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Trump chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiramanti closes the distance and pushes Trump back into the cage.
Tiramanti throws a head punch that misses.
Trump breaks from the clinch.
Trump misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump counters with an outside leg kick.
Cesare Tiramanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trump looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiramanti.
Tiramanti lands with an uppercut that bounces Trump off the cage and back into range.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Trump.
Some wild striking there from Tiramanti.
A countering left hand to the body from Trump misses.
Tiramanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiramanti sizes up Trump with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiramanti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trump counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trump works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti slips under a jab.
Tiramanti checks a low kick from Trump.
Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiramanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trump lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiramanti clinches.
Tiramanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trump connects with a leg kick.
Trump stuns Tiramanti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trump jabs Tiramanti right on the nose. Tiramanti blinks but takes it well.
Tiramanti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Trump there.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donald Trump.
I've got Trump 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 Ren Mimura 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... Donald Trump!
A very excited looking Donald Trump rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 565 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 87 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sharma connects with a single shot there.
Sharma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mustonen misses with a left hand
and Sharma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustonen throws a big shot that misses.
Juhani Mustonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharma swings for the body but Mustonen moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Sharma.
Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mustonen.
Sharma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mustonen throws a lazy head kick
and Sharma counters with a crisp one two that drops Mustonen! Sharma thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mustonen to his feet! Mustonen is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mustonen avoids the head kick by Sharma.
Sharma misses with a looping left.
Good work by Sharma as he checks the leg kick.
Mustonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharma counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mustonen! Sharma lets Mustonen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mustonen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Mustonen misses.
Sharma connects with a jab.
Oh Mustonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mustonen lands a right hook to the body.
Mustonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sharma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mustonen. That did some damage!
Mustonen lands with a nice body kick.
Sharma throws a wild body kick that Mustonen sees coming a mile off.
Mustonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharma just manages to avoid it.
Mustonen swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
Sharma counters with a body kick.
Mustonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Mustonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharma tries a low kick but Mustonen avoids it.
Sharma throws a shot to the body.
Mustonen misses with a hook
and Sharma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustonen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sharma. That one must have hurt.
Mustonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustonen misses the shot to the body.
Mustonen tried to score with a low kick but Sharma checks it.
Mustonen throws a right hand that misses
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sharma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sharma is pushing Mustonen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mustonen.
Mustonen working aggressively here.
I was talking to Mustonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sharma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustonen's elbow.
Mustonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mustonen fails to land.
Mustonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma misses with the head strike.
Mustonen blocking some punches.
Mustonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mustonen throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Sharma as the two fighters clinch.
Sharma misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mustonen as Sharma tries to tie him up.
Sharma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharma.
Sharma prevents a body shot from Mustonen.
Sharma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharma swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sharma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustonen blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Mustonen.
Sharma swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rohith Sharma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mustonen throws out a loose jab but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mustonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharma throws a counter combo.
Mustonen tries a low kick but Sharma avoids it.
Sharma throws out a counter right but Mustonen avoids it with no problem.
Mustonen misses with a body shot.
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Sharma jabs Mustonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mustonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sharma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharma stuns Mustonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharma tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen missing with a left hand there. Sharma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustonen.
Mustonen swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a right hand that misses
letting Sharma counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustonen misses the target.
Sharma flicks out a counter leg kick but Mustonen steps away.
Sharma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mustonen.
Sharma thuds a left hand into Mustonen's body.
Mustonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sharma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mustonen takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Rohith Sharma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mustonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharma throws a push kick but Mustonen slaps the foot to one side.
Mustonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mustonen connects with a body shot.
Sharma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustonen jabs Sharma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sharma checks a low kick from Mustonen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
Sharma lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma misses with a body shot.
Sharma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mustonen.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
Sharma throws a big counter head kick but Mustonen avoids it with no problem.
Sharma moves away from the strike by Mustonen.
Sharma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mustonen misses with a leg kick.
Mustonen misses with a body shot.
Sharma walks into a straight right hand from Mustonen.
Sharma looks to land a right hand but Mustonen moved out of range.
Mustonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
Mustonen misses with a looping right.
Sharma raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mustonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Sharma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mustonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mustonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sharma to score with a decent uppercut.
Mustonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustonen throws a leg kick which misses Sharma's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharma tries to avoid it.
Sharma cracks Mustonen with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mustonen tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sharma pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mustonen is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rohith Sharma!
Rohith Sharma made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rou Joukani (ranked 410 p4p, 1030 weight class) and Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 63 p4p, 161 weight class). The key to victory for Rou Joukani has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joukani slips a straight right by Jempsa.
Joukani lands a leg kick that knocks Jempsa off balance momentarily.
Joukani throws a lazy right hand but Jempsa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jempsa lands a right hook to the body.
Joukani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Jempsa misses the shot to the body.
Joukani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jempsa.
Joukani jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jempsa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jempsa duly obliges.
Jempsa misses with a wild body shot.
Jempsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joukani.
Jempsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joukani manages to avoid it.
Jempsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joukani is fending him off so far but Jempsa persists. Nope, Joukani circles away and we're back to standing.
Joukani slips a jab from Jempsa.
As Jempsa backs away, Joukani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa with a poor takedown
letting Joukani counter with a right hand.
Jempsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jempsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
Joukani throws out a leg kick but Jempsa moves out of range and Joukani only half commits.
Joukani displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jempsa.
Jempsa shoots for a double leg takedown but Joukani sprawls well. He's pushed Jempsa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joukani was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jempsa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joukani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joukani drops Jempsa with a beautiful combination! Jempsa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Joukani is looking for the KO!
Jempsa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jempsa lands a right hook to the body.
Jempsa is still on wobbly legs! Can Joukani finish him?
Rou Joukani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jempsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Joukani's coaches at Zenarals' House have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Joukani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jempsa seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joukani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jempsa controlling the pace.
Jempsa throwing shots but Joukani is blocking nicely.
Jempsa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Jempsa seems content to control.
Joukani tries to roll over but Jempsa keeps him under control.
Jempsa thows a huge punch but Joukani dodges it nicely.
Jempsa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jempsa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jempsa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Joukani is just riding it out for now. Jempsa eventually gives up the hold.
Jempsa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jempsa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Joukani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jempsa.
Jempsa slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jempsa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joukani is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konichiwa Jempsa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jempsa darts in looking for a takedown but Joukani gets double underhooks and turns Jempsa into the cage.
Jempsa blocks a head kick by Joukani.
Jempsa misses with a lunging right hand
and Joukani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jempsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Joukani, which made it look bad.
Joukani misses with a wild body shot.
Jempsa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Konichiwa Jempsa's cut even more.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but Joukani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani misses the shot to the body.
Konichiwa Jempsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jempsa fails to land the takedown.
Jempsa tries for a takedown but Joukani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jempsa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jempsa wants to control but Joukani is keeping him busy.
Jempsa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jempsa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joukani holds on to Jempsa's head and controls the position momentarily.
Jempsa is looking to take a break and control but Joukani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joukani is looking for a sweep.
Konichiwa Jempsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joukani tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jempsa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jempsa controlling his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jempsa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Joukani tries to reverse the position but Jempsa maintains control.
Joukani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jempsa on the ground.
Jempsa tries to control but Joukani wriggling away.
Jempsa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Jempsa 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
BOOM! Jempsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jempsa lands a couple of good shots and Joukani has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Joukani looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Joukani. No joy for Jempsa on that attempt.
Jempsa shoots in looking for a takedown but Joukani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jempsa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jempsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joukani was well out of range. Poor timing from Jempsa.
Joukani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jempsa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jempsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joukani moves away.
It looked like Joukani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jempsa shoots in looking for a takedown. Joukani tries to sprawl out of it but Jempsa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joukani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jempsa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joukani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but Joukani shows good takedown defense.
Joukani thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jempsa is defended easily by Joukani.
Jempsa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joukani to the mat! Joukani manages to get full guard.
Joukani working a defensive guard here.
Jempsa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rou Joukani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa working some strikes from top position.
Jempsa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
More stalling from Jempsa.
Jempsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jempsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jempsa controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jempsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joukani.
Rou Joukani is winning the standup battle so far.
Joukani throws a low kick but Jempsa moves out of range easily.
Jempsa misses with a takedown
and Joukani counters with a nice body shot.
Joukani throws a shot to the body.
Jempsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joukani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but Joukani shows good takedown defense.
Jempsa misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joukani but Joukani pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jempsa shoots and misses
and Joukani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jempsa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joukani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jempsa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joukani circles away.
Joukani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Joukani was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Joukani. No joy for Jempsa on that attempt.
Joukani is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joukani throws a head kick that misses
and Jempsa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joukani thinking.
Konichiwa Jempsa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joukani tries to score with a low kick but Jempsa moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rou Joukani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jempsa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konichiwa Jempsa!
During a confident post fight interview, Konichiwa Jempsa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 47 p4p, 685 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 9 p4p, 91 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Martinyuk counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinyuk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinyuk thuds his shin into the meat of Knox's side.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinyuk has time to react.
Martinyuk clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martinyuk throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Martinyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinyuk misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Knox.
Martinyuk scores with a shot to the body.
Martinyuk scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Martinyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinyuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Martinyuk's shoulder, as Martinyuk tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox misses with a hook
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinyuk ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinyuk throws out the jab.
Martinyuk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Martinyuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinyuk at a distance.
Martinyuk looks winded!
Knox misses with a straight left.
Martinyuk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinyuk at a distance.
Martinyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Martinyuk's head but Martinyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinyuk is just out of range.
Martinyuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinyuk scrambles back to his feet.
Knox moves forwards but Martinyuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Martinyuk to the canvas! Martinyuk doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Knox keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox retains his heavyweight title!
Zeta Knox really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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