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OFK 136 - Knox Vs Line PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 1077 p4p, 2354 weight class) and Luther Jackson (ranked 153 p4p, 309 weight class). Jackson has chosen Come As You Are - Nirvana as his entrance music. Juhani Mustonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Mustonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Mustonen.
Jackson moves into full mount! Mustonen won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mustonen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mustonen shrugs it off.
Jackson working for a submission but Mustonen is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson mounts Mustonen! Really nice guard pass there!
Mustonen tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mustonen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mustonen shrugs it off.
Mustonen is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Jackson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mustonen has worked his arm free - good work by Mustonen!
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Mustonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mustonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mustonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mustonen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jackson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mustonen is on top in guard.
Mustonen wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mustonen stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustonen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mustonen dives on top into guard.
Mustonen wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Mustonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mustonen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mustonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustonen.
Luther Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Mustonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mustonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juhani Mustonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Jackson.
Mustonen throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustonen throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Mustonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Mustonen only half commits.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mustonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mustonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Juhani Mustonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Mustonen won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mustonen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Mustonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mustonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mustonen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Mustonen won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Mustonen gets full guard.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustonen is on top in guard.
Luther Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mustonen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Mustonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mustonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustonen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson is looking to sweep but instead, Mustonen has passed into half guard.
Mustonen moves into full mount! Jackson won't be happy about that!
Mustonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a head shot.
Mustonen controlling from mount.
Mustonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Mustonen looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mustonen trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Mustonen wants to control but Jackson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson has his hands clasped together around Mustonen's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Mustonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mustonen avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mustonen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jackson sprawling to the canvas! Jackson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mustonen finish him?!
 Jackson is rocked!
Jackson drops his hands momentarily. Mustonen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jackson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jackson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juhani Mustonen!
Our winner, Juhani Mustonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny McFly (ranked 1065 p4p, 1914 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 162 p4p, 277 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krnacova fails with the takedown.
McFly gets a clinch.
Krnacova pulls guard effortlessly.
Krnacova wants to sweep here but McFly controlling him for the moment.
Krnacova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McFly content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krnacova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova controls McFly momentarily but McFly frees himself.
Krnacova looking to hit a scissor sweep but McFly is one step ahead there.
McFly sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krnacova darts in and clinches McFly up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that McFly has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Krnacova ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Krnacova no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McFly preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krnacova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Krnacova.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krnacova connects with a nice short shot to McFly's temple.
Nice strikes from Krnacova there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krnacova working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Well, if Krnacova is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Krnacova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is thwarting McFly's attempts to control the position.
McFly is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Krnacova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McFly's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McFly trying to control from the bottom.
Krnacova working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McFly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McFly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McFly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krnacova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krnacova content to stall in guard here.
McFly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Krnacova stopping the sweep attempt from McFly.
Krnacova is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Krnacova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krnacova throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krnacova bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McFly defending against the ground and pound.
Krnacova wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy.
Krnacova misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Krnacova are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McFly on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McFly being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova grinds an elbow into McFly's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by Krnacova.
Krnacova throws a strike aimed at the side of McFly's head but McFly avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Krnacova misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Krnacova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krnacova scoring with punches and elbows.
Krnacova sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McFly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Krnacova trying to control the position but McFly is working away.
Krnacova landing a few strikes.
Krnacova in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McFly is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly regains half guard there - taking advantage of Krnacova's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Krnacova throwing shots but McFly is blocking nicely.
Krnacova trying to control the pace.
McFly is looking to control Krnacova's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McFly avoid being mounted?
Krnacova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krnacova passes the guard and advances to mount!
Krnacova sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova with the ground and pound from mount.
Krnacova looking to control and managing it successfully.
McFly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Krnacova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krnacova trying to control the position.
McFly preventing the sweep.
Krnacova pulls McFly in close to prevent any damage.
Krnacova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McFly's head.
McFly wants to control but Krnacova is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krnacova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Krnacova is keen to just control but McFly is a slippery customer.
McFly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krnacova scores with a couple of nice shots.
McFly tries to roll over but Krnacova keeps him under control.
Krnacova thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krnacova keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McFly is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Krnacova shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McFly's guard.
McFly has his hands on Krnacova's head, controlling the position.
McFly looking to control.
McFly looking for a sweep. Not yet McFly, not yet.
McFly keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Krnacova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Felix Krnacova has got the better of the ground game so far.
McFly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krnacova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Krnacova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krnacova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but McFly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McFly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krnacova.
Krnacova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McFly avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Krnacova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFly.
Krnacova shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McFly pinned against the cage. McFly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonny McFly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Krnacova was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Krnacova is working McFly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krnacova wants to lay and pray for a moment but McFly keeps working.
Krnacova throws an elbow but McFly slips to the side and avoids it well.
McFly is letting Krnacova control him for a moment.
Krnacova is looking to take a break and control but McFly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly dodges the ground and pound from Krnacova.
Krnacova controls the position.
McFly gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jonny McFly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krnacova landing punches.
Krnacova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McFly is working to get back to half guard.
Krnacova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Krnacova trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krnacova working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova wants to control the pace but McFly is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Krnacova connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krnacova with the ground and pound from mount.
Krnacova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McFly looks a forlorn figure.
Krnacova controlling from mount.
Krnacova lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krnacova controlling the position easily from mount.
Krnacova cracks McFly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Krnacova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krnacova 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Krnacova!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Krnacova thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rohith Sharma (ranked 651 p4p, 1684 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 91 p4p, 232 weight class). Pinochet has chosen I Need a Pinochet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rohith Sharma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharma is looking to counter punch.
Sharma throws a body punch but Pinochet moves out of range.
Pinochet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sharma under the eye.
The fighters circling - Sharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinochet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
Sharma takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Sharma's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pinochet lands a big head kick that sends Sharma tumbling to the mat! Pinochet takes a step backwards and waves Sharma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sharma avoids the body shot from Pinochet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Pinochet is predictable there
and Sharma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Pinochet.
Pinochet misses with a leg kick.
Sharma clobbers Pinochet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinochet misses with a combination
and Sharma counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinochet misses with a wild combination.
Pinochet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sharma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sharma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharma clinches with his opponent.
Sharma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinochet presses Sharma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pinochet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinochet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharma up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Pinochet.
Sharma digs a right hand into Pinochet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinochet's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinochet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinochet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Pinochet cracks Sharma with a nice body shot.
Sharma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharma.
Sharma scores with a shot to the side of Pinochet's head.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Pinochet.
Pinochet effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharma.
Sharma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharma being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinochet.
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.
Pinochet is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharma has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharma.
Sharma lands with a right to the head.
Sharma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.
Pinochet is trying to push Sharma away but Sharma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Sharma on the inside.
Pinochet tries to break the clinch but Sharma is controlling the position.
Sharma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinochet is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinochet.
Pinochet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharma stuns Pinochet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet avoids the body shot from Sharma.
Sharma clobbers Pinochet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sharma scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinochet.
Sharma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sharma.
Pinochet misses with a body shot
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinochet looks for the body kick but Sharma saw that one coming.
Sharma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands a high kick!
Sharma tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rohith Sharma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sharma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pinochet sprawling to the canvas! Pinochet rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sharma finish him?!
Pinochet is rocked!
Sharma fakes the body blow, causing Pinochet to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pinochet goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rohith Sharma!
Rohith Sharma took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 612 p4p, 1524 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 81 p4p, 196 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams drops Mazepin with a beautiful combination! Mazepin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Williams is looking for the KO!
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mazepin prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mazepin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazepin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Mazepin controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mazepin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mazepin is proving hard to escape from.
Mazepin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mazepin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Williams is looking to defend but Mazepin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Williams! Mazepin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Williams taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fedor Mazepin!
An out of breath Fedor Mazepin 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 Krisko Kurtev (ranked 519 p4p, 871 weight class) and Orla Wanker (ranked 78 p4p, 129 weight class). Orla Wanker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wanker works over Kurtev's head and body with a nice combination.
Kurtev cracks Wanker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wanker.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wanker working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kurtev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kurtev misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanker controlling from side mount.
Kurtev throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Wanker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker trying to control the position but Kurtev is working away.
Wanker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wanker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wanker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wanker blocks Kurtev's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kurtev tries to lock up and control but Wanker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wanker controlling his opponent.
Kurtev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wanker controlling from the full mount.
Wanker looking to control but Kurtev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev tries to hold on but Wanker pushes him away.
Kurtev is trying to escape the mount.
Wanker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wanker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kurtev swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kurtev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wanker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wanker trying to control the position.
Kurtev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wanker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wanker trying to control the position here.
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.
Kurtev connects with a couple of short punches.
Kurtev cracks Wanker with a solid left hand.
Wanker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurtev.
Wanker pulls Kurtev in to control the position.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurtev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wanker 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.
Wanker is pulling down on Kurtev's head. It's preventing any offense from Kurtev, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Wanker 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurtev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurtev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wanker wants to get back to his feet but Kurtev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.
Kurtev throwing strikes but missing.
Kurtev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wanker controls Kurtev momentarily but Kurtev frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Wanker blocks nicely.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Wanker blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kurtev doesn't manage to clinch there - Wanker circles away.
Kurtev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kurtev rushes Wanker and presses him up against the cage.
Kurtev wants the takedown. Wanker is fighting it off but Kurtev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wanker's guard against the cage.
Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orla Wanker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wanker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurtev chips away with some ground and pound.
Wanker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kurtev manages to get himself to full guard.
Kurtev looking for a guillotine here but Wanker defends easily.
Wanker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurtev is keeping the position for now.
Kurtev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wanker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurtev is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev controls Wanker momentarily but Wanker frees himself.
Kurtev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wanker is one step ahead there.
Wanker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurtev is retaining full guard.
Kurtev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wanker wants to pass the guard but Kurtev is keeping the position.
Kurtev working for a triangle but Wanker defends it easily.
Kurtev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kurtev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wanker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kurtev controls Wanker momentarily but Wanker frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kurtev has his foot on Wanker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wanker works his way back into a safe position though.
Wanker sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Wanker there.
Kurtev shoots in and bounces Wanker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kurtev is working Wanker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kurtev postures up.
Wanker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wanker pulls Kurtev in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wanker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurtev is one step ahead there.
Kurtev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wanker's head.
Kurtev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurtev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Kurtev wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kurtev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wanker 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wanker's head.
Kurtev stopping the sweep attempt from Wanker.
Kurtev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wanker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev works over Wanker with some ground and pound from guard.
Wanker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wanker wants to sweep here but Kurtev controlling him for the moment.
Kurtev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurtev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krisko Kurtev dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kurtev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wanker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wanker gets caught flat footed, as Kurtev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kurtev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurtev content to stall in guard here.
Kurtev won't allow Wanker to sweep him here.
Kurtev scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurtev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kurtev wanted to stand there but Wanker had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wanker wants to stand up but Kurtev is controlling him.
Kurtev preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kurtev stopping the sweep attempt from Wanker.
Kurtev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurtev throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurtev is fighting to break Wanker's control of his arms but Wanker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kurtev with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurtev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kurtev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wanker controls Kurtev momentarily but Kurtev frees himself.
Wanker has his hands on Kurtev's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wanker controls Kurtev momentarily but Kurtev frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kurtev blocks a jab.
Kurtev gets caught flat footed, as Wanker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kurtev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kurtev is trying to control the position but Wanker postures up.
Kurtev is looking to stand up but Wanker isn't so interested in that idea.
Wanker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kurtev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker being controlled here momentarily.
Wanker wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
Wanker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wanker trying to control but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kurtev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses.
Kurtev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wanker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kurtev trying to control from half guard but Wanker is working away.
Wanker has hold of Kurtev's hands but Kurtev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wanker is not content to let Kurtev control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker trying to control here.
Wanker is pressing down on Kurtev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wanker working a defensive guard here.
Kurtev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kurtev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wanker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Wanker blocks nicely.
Kurtev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wanker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wanker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurtev is one step ahead there.
Wanker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orla Wanker.
I think Wanker 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orla Wanker!
Orla Wanker made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Grabber (ranked 450 p4p, 882 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 59 p4p, 120 weight class). Grabber comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Naiki Nekele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grabber takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Grabber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Grabber avoids it with no problem.
Grabber wants to land a leg kick but Nekele is out of range.
Grabber connects with a body shot.
Nekele connects with a body shot that sends Grabber's belly button to the back.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grabber blocks a head kick by Nekele.
Nice shot by Grabber.
Grabber scores with a decent looking hook.
Grabber clobbers Nekele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grabber throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nekele's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber takes one on the button.
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!
Nekele swings for the body but Grabber moves out of range.
Nekele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber misses with a straight right.
Nekele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grabber with a body shot.
Grabber throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nekele with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nekele scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grabber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nekele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nekele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nekele misses the body punch
and Grabber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naiki Nekele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nekele throws a shot to the body.
Grabber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nekele looks to throw the jab but Grabber is out of range.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Grabber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nekele.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nekele lands a high kick!
Grabber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grabber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nekeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele slips under a jab.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nekele at a distance.
Grabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Nekele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grabber rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Nekele misses the target.
Grabber blocks a leg kick.
Grabber tries to land a front kick but Nekele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grabber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grabber tried to counter with a leg kick but Nekele avoided it.
Grabber misses with an uppercut.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Grabber avoids it with no problem.
Grabber tried to score with a low kick but Nekele checks it.
Grabber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nekele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grabber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nekele.
Nekele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nekele throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Nekele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nekele throws a head kick but Grabber moves out of range.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabber.
Nekele throws a lazy right hand but Grabber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grabber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grabber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nekele throws out the jab.
Nekele misses with a straight left.
Grabber throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Grabber connects with a nice looking jab.
Grabber slips a straight right by Nekele.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabber.
Nekele wants to land a leg kick but Grabber is out of range.
Nekele lands with a kick to the temple. Grabber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nekele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nekele looks winded!
Nekele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grabber is able to avoid easily.
A cross from Grabber lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabber throws an overhand right that lands on Nekele's shoulder, as Nekele tries to avoid the shot.
Nekele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nekele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grabber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Nekele moves away from the strike by Grabber.
A nice side step and Nekele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nekele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nekele misses with a head kick.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Nekele missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nekele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grabber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grabber lands a leg kick that knocks Nekele off balance momentarily.
Grabber's corner calls for a 1-2. Grabber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grabber scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Grabber lands with a straight right. Nekele didn't see that one coming.
Grabber misses with a straight left.
Grabber throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nekele misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Grabber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
Nekele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nekele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Grabber moves out of range easily.
A jab from Nekele misses.
Nekele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Grabber finds it's target.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Nekele.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grabber slips a straight right by Nekele.
Nekele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Grabber.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Nekele.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grabber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grabber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nekele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nekele is breathing heavily.
Grabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grabber misses with a straight right.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Nekele is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Nekele misses
and Grabber counters with an inside leg kick.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Grabber avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Grabber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nekele doesn't seem phased though.
Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nekele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
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!
Grabber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grabber scores with the left hand. Nekele knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Nekele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andy Grabber is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabber lands a big head kick that sends Nekele tumbling to the mat! Grabber takes a step backwards and waves Nekele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nekele is rocked!
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Nekele circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Grabber. Nekele falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Grabber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Grabber!
After the fight, Andy Grabber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 431 p4p, 895 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 57 p4p, 122 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk misses with a looping right.
Martinyuk cracks Philips with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinyuk throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinyuk scores with a shot to the body.
Philips slips a straight right by Martinyuk.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinyuk.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinyuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philips misses with a wild combination.
Martinyuk looks to land a right hand but Philips moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk lands a right hook to the body.
Philips walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinyuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Philips scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinyuk throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Philips throws a lazy head kick
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Philips moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Philips has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Philips missing with knees to the body.
Martinyuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philips using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martinyuk blocks an elbow strike.
Philips lands with a left to the head.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
Martinyuk manages to break the clinch.
Philips staying out of range there.
Philips quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Martinyuk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philips misses with a body shot.
Philips looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinyuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinyuk throws an off balance right hand
and Philips counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Philips throws a head kick but Martinyuk moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Martinyuk misses
and Philips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Philips.
Martinyuk misses with a body punch.
Philips tries to stall but Martinyuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinyuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinyuk, as that shot connected.
A big left from Martinyuk misses.
Martinyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonid Martinyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Philips.
Philips throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Philips had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Philips staying out of range there.
Philips throwing a counter right hand but Martinyuk manages to avoid it.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Martinyuk.
A slapping leg kick lands for Philips.
Philips moves away from the strike by Martinyuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Martinyuk misses.
Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinyuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinyuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philips misses with a low kick.
A big right from Martinyuk misses.
Philips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Martinyuk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Philips looks to land a combination but Martinyuk avoids it well.
Philips misses the shot to the body.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martinyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philips throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinyuk manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philips.
Philips tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martinyuk manages to circle out of the way.
Martinyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Martinyuk scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Philips misses with a body shot
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Philips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philips.
Martinyuk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinyuk throws a right and a left that Philips avoids nicely.
Martinyuk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Philips will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Martinyuk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinyuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philips counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Martinyuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philips counters with a good low kick that Martinyuk was not able to check.
Philips looks for the body kick but Martinyuk saw that one coming.
Martinyuk avoids the head kick by Philips.
A bone on bone clash there as Martinyuk blocks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Philips.
Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philips thows a leg kick but Martinyuk checks it
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk lands a head shot.
Philips attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martinyuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Philips takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinyuk ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Philips.
Philips clinches with his opponent.
Martinyuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinyuk loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.
Martinyuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinyuk jabs Philips to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Philips.
Martinyuk avoids the head kick by Philips.
Martinyuk dips to his left and cracks Philips with an uppercut!
Martinyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Martinyuk throws a jab when Philips was well out of range.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinyuk is just out of range.
Philips slips under a jab from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk cracks Philips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinyuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philips.
Philips's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinyuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Philips scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinyuk throws a looping overhand right but Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Martinyuk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinyuk.
Martinyuk misses with a body kick.
Martinyuk scores with a jab to the body.
Philips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philips lands with a nice combination. Martinyuk backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Leonid Martinyuk has been cut.
Philips takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips tries to clinch but Martinyuk is having none of it.
Martinyuk misses with an uppercut. Philips saw that one coming.
Philips pushes Martinyuk away with a front kick.
Philips slips a jab from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinyuk misses the target.
Philips is looking to wear down Martinyuk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinyuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinyuk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Philips with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinyuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinyuk lands a really nice looking cross but Philips seems unphased.
Martinyuk misses the jab.
Philips will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martinyuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philips throws a leg kick which misses Martinyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinyuk tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinyuk lands a jab to the nose.
Martinyuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Philips to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips throws a leg kick but Martinyuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinyuk misses the jab.
Philips throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Philips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martinyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinyuk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinyuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Philips looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Martinyuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonid Martinyuk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martinyuk misses with a kick to the body.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Philips connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinyuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philips at a distance.
Leonid Martinyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinyuk looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Philips lands a right hook to the body.
Philips looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martinyuk lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinyuk as he connects with a hook.
Philips moves away from the strike by Martinyuk.
Philips thows a leg kick but Martinyuk checks it
enabling Martinyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Philips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips misses with a hook to the body
and Philips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinyuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinyuk lands a head shot.
Martinyuk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martinyuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips needs to keep his hands up - Martinyuk had a free shot at his head there.
Philips throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinyuk lands with a nice body punch.
Philips moves in looking to clinch but Martinyuk pushes him off.
A nice side step and Martinyuk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Philips doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinyuk circles away.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinyuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinyuk throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips misses with a hook
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Philips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinyuk throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinyuk misses the target.
Philips tries to counter by clinching up but Martinyuk breaks away and moves out of range.
A low kick from Philips misses
letting Martinyuk counter with a right hand.
Martinyuk lands with a nice body kick.
Philips pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinyuk is out of range and Philips settles back down.
Philips takes a swing at Martinyuk's ribcage but misses.
Philips lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinyuk's head.
Martinyuk misses with an uppercut
and Philips counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Martinyuk misses.
Philips misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinyuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinyuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinyuk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Philips.
Martinyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philips throws a leg kick but Martinyuk checks it.
Martinyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinyuk with a nice cross.
Philips looks to clinch
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Martinyuk.
Good leg kick by Philips.
Martinyuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinyuk checks a low kick from Philips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinyuk digs a good hook to Philips's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinyuk throws out the jab.
Philips is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Martinyuk.
Philips slips under a jab.
Philips looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Martinyuk avoids the head kick by Philips.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinyuk.
A jab lands there for Martinyuk.
Radio Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Martinyuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinyuk 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Martinyuk!
Leonid Martinyuk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 161 p4p, 215 weight class) and Maxim Jahouli (ranked 21 p4p, 28 weight class). Jahouli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darker Than Blue kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Jahouli!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jahouli ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Cosby misses with an uppercut. Jahouli saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Jahouli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cosby doesn't seem phased though.
Jahouli is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosby. Jahouli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosby throws a looping overhand right but Jahouli ducks down to avoid it.
Cosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jahouli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cosby misses with a looping left.
Cosby misses with a right hand
and Jahouli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jahouli pushes Cosby away with a front kick.
Jahouli throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Jahouli - just one landing.
Jahouli misses with a looping right.
Cosby scores with a jab. Jahouli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jahouli cracks Cosby with an open hand slap.
Jahouli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cosby's hands.
Cosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jahouli.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahouli throws a head kick that misses.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahouli thows a body kick. Cosby tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cosby slips under a jab.
Cosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Jahouli.
Cosby lands a right hook to the body.
Jahouli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jahouli jabs at Cosby's body.
Jahouli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosby moves away.
Cosby throws out a powerful jab.
Jahouli misses with a body shot.
Jahouli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosby.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jahouli tests Cosby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cosby cracks Jahouli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Maxim Jahouli has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jahouli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cosby jabs Jahouli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jahouli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cosby throws a poor cross that misses
and Jahouli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cosby thinking.
Jahouli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cosby. That did some damage!
Jahouli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cosby misses with a straight right.
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Jahouli is out of range.
Cosby blocks a low kick nicely.
Jahouli 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.
Jahouli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahouli was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Jahouli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosby manages to avoid it.
Cosby works Jahouli's body with a nice hook.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jahouli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jahouli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jahouli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cosby throws a low kick but Jahouli moves out of range easily.
Jahouli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jahouli.
Jahouli slips under a jab from Cosby.
A shot to the liver by Cosby. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the body from Cosby misses
and Jahouli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jahouli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Jahouli.
A big right from Cosby misses.
Jahouli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Jahouli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cosby misses the shot to the body.
Cosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahouli was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Jahouli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby misses with a wild body shot.
Jahouli misses with a low kick.
Jahouli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosby manages to avoid it.
Jahouli takes a swing at Cosby's ribcage but misses.
Jahouli throws a looping overhand right but Cosby ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby needs to keep his hands up - Jahouli had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jahouli misses with a looping left.
Jahouli throws out a leg kick but Cosby moves out of range and Jahouli only half commits.
Jahouli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosby to score with a decent uppercut.
Cosby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jahouli misses with a looping right.
Jahouli has closed the distance and engaged Cosby in a clinch.
Cosby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jahouli.
Jahouli misses with a wild body shot.
Jahouli slips a jab from Cosby.
Cosby jabs Jahouli right on the nose. Jahouli blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jahouli, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosby throws a hook but Jahouli blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Cosby.
Jahouli slips under a jab.
Cosby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Bill Cosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Jahouli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jahouli avoids the body shot from Cosby.
Jahouli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cosby throws the left hand but Jahouli avoids the punch easily.
Cosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Jahouli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jahouli throws out a powerful jab.
Jahouli misses with a straight right.
Jahouli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Jahouli jabs Cosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jahouli tries to clinch but Cosby moves out of range.
Jahouli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cosby looks to land a left hand but Jahouli moved out of range nicely.
Jahouli misses with a straight right.
Cosby misses with an uppercut
and Jahouli counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Cosby.
Cosby moves out of range of the body kick from Jahouli.
Cosby throws a lazy right hand but Jahouli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jahouli misses with a body kick.
Jahouli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jahouli.
Jahouli ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Cosby misses with a looping left.
Jahouli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jahouli.
Jahouli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosby.
Jahouli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jahouli checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Cosby misses.
Jahouli throws a shot to the body.
Cosby loads up on a big right hand but Jahouli slips the punch.
Cosby throws a body punch but Jahouli moves out of range.
Bill Cosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Cosby.
A left lands for Cosby.
Cosby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jahouli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cosby rather than just go for the knockout.
Jahouli scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cosby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jahouli on the side of the head.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cosby ducks under a wild hook from Jahouli.
Jahouli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Jahouli connects with a right hand. Cosby shakes it off.
Jahouli throws a right and a left that Cosby avoids nicely.
Jahouli tests Cosby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jahouli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Jahouli takes a swing at Cosby's ribcage but misses.
Jahouli scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Jahouli tenderised Cosby's leg. Cosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Jahouli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jahouli takes a swing at Cosby's ribcage but misses.
Cosby defending well as Jahouli loads up on a big left hand.
Jahouli tries to land a front kick but Cosby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cosby feinted with a counter takedown.
Cosby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jahouli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jahouli blocks a jab.
Jahouli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cosby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jahouli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cosby lands a slapping body shot.
Cosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
Jahouli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cosby lands with a right hand.
Cosby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jahouli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jahouli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cosby loads up on a big right hand but Jahouli slips the punch.
Jahouli scores with a head kick.
Cosby swings for the body but Jahouli moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jahouli! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jahouli throws a shot to the body.
Cosby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jahouli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cosby misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahouli was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Jahouli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jahouli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cosby.
Jahouli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jahouli throws a leg kick but Cosby checks it.
Jahouli blocks a jab.
Jahouli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cosby scores with a punch to the head.
Jahouli takes a swing at Cosby's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Jahouli misses.
Jahouli scores with a jab to the body.
Cosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jahouli throws out the jab.
Jahouli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Jahouli lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosby. That snapped Jahouli's head back.
Cosby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Cosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Jahouli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cosby scores with a sloppy right hand. Jahouli should have avoided that one.
Jahouli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosby.
Jahouli throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosby moves away from the strike by Jahouli.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jahouli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Jahouli is just out of range.
Jahouli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jahouli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cosby on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Cosby.
Cosby scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Jahouli misses.
Cosby misses with a wild body shot.
Jahouli scores with a nice strike.
Cosby lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosby throws a body punch but Jahouli moves out of range.
Cosby swings for the body but Jahouli moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Cosby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby slips a straight right by Jahouli.
Jahouli misses with an uppercut.
Jahouli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jahouli tries to clinch up.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cosby lands a slapping body shot.
Jahouli throws a sloppy body shot
and Cosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Cosby coming out on top.
Jahouli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jahouli misses with a hook. Cosby ducked under it nicely.
Jahouli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby lands with a right hand.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jahouli moves away.
Jahouli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jahouli blocks a jab.
Jahouli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Cosby lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cosby throws a body punch but Jahouli moves out of range.
Jahouli throws a looping overhand right but Cosby ducks down to avoid it.
Jahouli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cosby scores with a shot to the body.
Cosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Cosby misses.
Jahouli misses with an uppercut. Cosby saw that one coming.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jahouli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Jahouli tenderised Cosby's leg. Cosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosby misses with a wild body shot.
Cosby lands with a good body shot.
Jahouli missing with a left hand there. Cosby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jahouli misses with a straight right.
Jahouli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jahouli's sensitive parts.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jahouli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosby moves away.
Jahouli scores with a nice head shot.
Jahouli throws a front kick that sends Cosby stumbling back into the cage.
Jahouli misses with a hook.
Jahouli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jahouli.
Cosby dips to his left and cracks Jahouli with an uppercut!
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Jahouli stuns Cosby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cosby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cosby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosby throws a lazy right hand but Jahouli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Jahouli as he checks the leg kick.
Cosby takes a swing at Jahouli's ribcage but misses.
Jahouli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cosby blocks it well.
Cosby throws the left hand but Jahouli avoids the punch easily.
Jahouli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cosby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
Jahouli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosby.
Jahouli looks to land a right hand but Cosby moved out of range.
Cosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Jahouli throws a body punch but Cosby moves out of range.
Jahouli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jahouli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jahouli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosby.
Jahouli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cosby counters with a single leg into guard. Jahouli didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosby trying to control but Jahouli is working from the bottom.
Jahouli is trying to control the position but Cosby postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Jahouli'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.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Cosby throws a hook to the side of Jahouli's head but Jahouli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Jahouli is out of range.
Cosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jahouli digs a good body shot into Cosby's ribs.
Cosby throws a shot from downtown. Jahouli moves away and avoids it.
Jahouli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jahouli throws a low kick, looking for Cosby's leg but Cosby calmly moves out of range.
Jahouli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jahouli manages to avoid it.
A combination from Cosby does no damage.
And Jahouli responds with a good body kick, but Cosby manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahouli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jahouli throws a shot to the body.
Jahouli ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Cosby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jahouli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jahouli staying out of range there.
Jahouli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahouli throws a combination that misses
and Cosby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jahouli's guard.
Cosby is fighting to break Jahouli's control of his arms but Jahouli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jahouli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Jahouli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cosby wants to control from the top but Jahouli keeps moving.
Cosby throws a strike but Jahouli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jahouli wants to pass the guard but Cosby is keeping the position.
Cosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jahouli wants to pass the guard but Cosby is keeping the position.
Cosby is pulling down on Jahouli's head. It's preventing any offense from Jahouli, at least for the moment.
Cosby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cosby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cosby continues to stall.
Jahouli is looking for a sweep. Cosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cosby not doing much here.
Cosby with the ground and pound but Jahouli uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cosby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cosby wants to pass the guard but Jahouli is keeping the position.
Cosby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cosby trying to control but Jahouli is working from the bottom.
Cosby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jahouli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby tries to free his leg and advance position but Jahouli is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Jahouli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jahouli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cosby. That did some damage!
Jahouli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jahouli moves away from the strike by Cosby.
Cosby lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Jahouli catches Cosby right on the button with a cross.
Jahouli throws a right hand that misses
and Cosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jahouli misses with a leg kick.
Cosby needs to keep his hands up - Jahouli had a free shot at his head there.
Jahouli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cosby misses with a jab to the body
and Jahouli counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jahouli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Maxim Jahouli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maxim Jahouli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jahouli stuns Cosby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jahouli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jahouli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Cosby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahouli was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Cosby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jahouli counters with a leg kick.
Cosby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jahouli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby misses with a hook
and Cosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahouli was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Cosby misses the shot to the body.
Jahouli jabs Cosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jahouli lands the left hand.
Cosby misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahouli closes the distance and clinches.
Jahouli prevents a body shot from Cosby.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jahouli scores with a shot to the side of Cosby's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jahouli.
Jahouli swings wildly with an uppercut but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jahouli throws a hook to the side of Cosby's head but Cosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jahouli lands a nice shot to the body.
Jahouli takes a swing at Cosby's ribcage but misses.
Jahouli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jahouli moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jahouli fails to land.
Cosby tries to throw a body punch but Jahouli avoids it by throwing Cosby back against the cage.
Cosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Jahouli controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Jahouli as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli swings wildly with an uppercut but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jahouli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
Jahouli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jahouli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cosby misses with the head strike.
Jahouli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jahouli.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cosby.
Jahouli is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cosby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cosby moves away from the strike by Jahouli.
Jahouli tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Cosby.
Cosby misses with a wild body shot.
Cosby lands a jab to the nose.
Jahouli walks into a left hand.
Maxim Jahouli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jahouli.
Jahouli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Jahouli counters with a left to the body.
Jahouli misses with a wild body shot.
Cosby gets a takedown into half guard.
Cosby trying to control the pace.
Cosby trying to control from half guard but Jahouli is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jahouli.
Cosby advances position into side control!
Cosby controlling from side mount.
Cosby moves into full mount!
Bill Cosby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cosby controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Jahouli.
I think Cosby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby retains his middleweight title!
Bill Cosby decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 112 p4p, 232 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 18 p4p, 38 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Zeta Knox had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Line keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Line is looking for the big counter here.
Line keeps Knox at a distance using the push kick.
Line lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Line gets a clinch.
Knox just leaning against Line, taking a breather.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Gothic Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox blocks a jab.
Line with a nice calf kick.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Line throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
As Line looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but Line just gets out of the way.
Line thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox moves out of range as Line strikes.
Line moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Line presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Line prevents a body shot from Knox.
Line lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Line misses with the head strike.
Knox has Line pressed against the cage.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Line tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Line misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Line.
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!
Line steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Line clinches.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Line misses with a right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Line misses with a looping right.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Line connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Line misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Line misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Zeta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Line off to one side.
Zeta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gothic Line.
Line looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Line lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox sends Line crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knox is motioning to the referee to let Line up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Line's head, knocking him out cold! Knox is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zeta Knox made sure he mentioned Savage Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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