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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 2824 p4p, 6005 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 359 p4p, 583 weight class). Fedor Vovchanchyn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
Skolz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Skolz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vovchanchyn throws out the jab.
Vovchanchyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skolz tries to move into range but Vovchanchyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skolz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skolz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skolz.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the nose.
Skolz throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn checks it.
Vovchanchyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skolz sends Vovchanchyn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Skolz is motioning to the referee to let Vovchanchyn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Vovchanchyn is rocked!
 It looks like Fedor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Vovchanchyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vovchanchyn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skolz connects with a combination that backs up Vovchanchyn into the cage. Skolz lands a flurry of punches that gets past Vovchanchyn's guard. Vovchanchyn is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Skolz bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerrad Skolz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 2138 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 273 p4p, 442 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel shoots and misses
and Bainbridge counters with a head kick. That will keep Orel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bainbridge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bainbridge wants it to stay on the feet.
Bainbridge bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bainbridge connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Orel. Beautiful body shot.
Orel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orel looks for a takedown but Bainbridge sprawls well.
Bainbridge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Orel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orel lands with an overhand left.
Orel has been working on his balance at Brloh, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bainbridge.
Orel misses with an uppercut
and Bainbridge counters with a stiff right hand.
Orel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bainbridge lands a slapping body shot.
Bainbridge needs to keep his hands up - Orel had a free shot at his head there.
Orel throws a jab when Bainbridge was well out of range.
Bainbridge throws a counter combo.
Bainbridge scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Orel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge ducks under a wild hook from Orel.
Orel takes a swing at Bainbridge's ribcage but misses.
Bainbridge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bainbridge drives through and clinches with Orel against the cage.
Orel breaks from the clinch.
Orel misses the shot to the body.
Orel shoots in for a takedown but Bainbridge shows good takedown defense.
Bainbridge blocks a jab.
Orel lands a nice shot that snaps Bainbridge's head back.
Nice defenses there by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge tries a quick counter leg kick but Orel is wise to it.
Orel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bainbridge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bainbridge moves out of range as Orel strikes.
Orel checks the leg kick.
Orel misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bainbridge moves forwards but Orel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bainbridge scores with a jab. Orel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orel misses with a hook
and Bainbridge counters with a nice uppercut.
Orel is rocked!
Orel misses with an uppercut.
Bainbridge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bainbridge drops Orel with a big left hand! Orel is injured, injured bad! Bainbridge jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomew Bainbridge!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 3128 p4p, 3598 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 391 p4p, 437 weight class). Heydrich has chosen Wass wollen wir trinken as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heydrich lands a jab to Mihaljevic's midsection.
Heydrich keeps the fight on the outside.
Heydrich slips a straight right by Mihaljevic.
Heydrich throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mihaljevic to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Mihaljevic misses.
Mihaljevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Mihaljevic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mihaljevic loads up on a big right hand but Heydrich slips the punch.
Heydrich thuds his right hand into Mihaljevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heydrich jabs Mihaljevic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mihaljevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Mihaljevic finds it's target.
Mihaljevic throws a push kick but Heydrich slaps the foot to one side.
We've been told by Mihaljevic's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heydrich throws a good cross that connects.
Heydrich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heydrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heydrich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heydrich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihaljevic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heydrich staying out of range there.
Heydrich moves out of range as Mihaljevic throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Heydrich.
Mihaljevic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heydrich on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mihaljevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mihaljevic ducks under a wild hook from Heydrich.
Heydrich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heydrich throws a push kick but Mihaljevic slaps the foot to one side.
Vedran Mihaljevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihaljevic scores with a nice right hand.
Mihaljevic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heydrich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heydrich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mihaljevic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heydrich.
Heydrich misses with an uppercut. Mihaljevic saw that one coming.
Heydrich drops his hands momentarily and Mihaljevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mihaljevic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heydrich slips a jab and a cross from Mihaljevic.
Heydrich cracks Mihaljevic with a good jab.
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!
Mihaljevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich walks into a jab.
Mihaljevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heydrich.
Mihaljevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Mihaljevic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heydrich scores with a leg kick.
Heydrich moves out of range as Mihaljevic throws a body kick.
It seemed like Heydrich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihaljevic misses with a right hand
and Heydrich counters with a straight right hand.
Mihaljevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Mihaljevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heydrich! But no joy.
Heydrich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mihaljevic in his tracks.
Mihaljevic looks to throw the jab but Heydrich is out of range.
Heydrich moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Heydrich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heydrich throws a sloppy head kick and Mihaljevic moves out of range easily.
Heydrich lands a lovely overhand right.
Mihaljevic lands with a nice combination. Heydrich backs away looking to recover.
Mihaljevic loads up on a big right hand but Heydrich slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heydrich.
Heydrich scores with a hook to the body. Mihaljevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heydrich throws a head kick that misses.
Heydrich gets tackled into the cage by Mihaljevic. Mihaljevic maintains the clinch.
Mihaljevic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heydrich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heydrich.
Heydrich tries to land knees in the clinch but Mihaljevic avoids the damage to the body.
Heydrich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mihaljevic is looking to break free of the clinch but Heydrich has double underhooks.
Mihaljevic is looking to break free of the clinch but Heydrich has double underhooks.
Heydrich lands a right hand.
Mihaljevic managing to block the knees to the body from Heydrich.
Mihaljevic breaks from the clinch.
Mihaljevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heydrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihaljevic moves away.
Heydrich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic throws a hook but Heydrich avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heydrich cracks Mihaljevic with an open hand slap.
Heydrich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic lands with a nice body punch.
Mihaljevic wants to clinch
and Heydrich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mihaljevic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heydrich's head backwards.
Heydrich throws a body kick that misses.
Heydrich lands a leg kick that knocks Mihaljevic off balance momentarily.
Heydrich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heydrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihaljevic is just out of range.
Heydrich looks to land a right hand but Mihaljevic moved out of range.
It looked like Mihaljevic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heydrich scores with a nice head shot.
Mihaljevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heydrich.
Mihaljevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heydrich! But no joy.
Heydrich looks to throw the jab but Mihaljevic is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Mihaljevic.
Heydrich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mihaljevic.
Vedran Mihaljevic is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Mihaljevic.
A swing and a miss from Mihaljevic.
A left lands for Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Heydrich counters with a left and a right that stings Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic lands a two punch combo.
Mihaljevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heydrich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heydrich lands a nice shot to the body.
Heydrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihaljevic.
Heydrich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mihaljevic's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heydrich with a nice calf kick.
Heydrich connects with a body shot that sends Mihaljevic's belly button to the back.
Heydrich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mihaljevic misses with a combination
and Heydrich counters with a straight right hand.
Heydrich misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Heydrich.
Mihaljevic swings widly with a right hand
and Heydrich counters with a nice uppercut.
Mihaljevic throws a one two combo.
Heydrich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heydrich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heydrich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heydrich.
Mihaljevic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heydrich, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Heydrich.
A frustrated look appears on Mihaljevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heydrich.
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!
Heydrich lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihaljevic backwards.
Heydrich lands a shoulder strike.
Mihaljevic is trying to push Heydrich away but Heydrich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heydrich lands a shot to the body.
Heydrich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mihaljevic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heydrich can turn it around.
Heydrich lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heydrich lands a left hand.
Mihaljevic managing to block the knees to the body from Heydrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mihaljevic avoids it.
Heydrich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mihaljevic avoids it.
Mihaljevic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mihaljevic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heydrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mihaljevic backwards.
Heydrich lands with a short shot to the head.
Heydrich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mihaljevic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heydrich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mihaljevic.
A frustrated look appears on Mihaljevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mihaljevic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Heydrich.
Mihaljevic is trying to break the clinch but Heydrich is controlling him.
Mihaljevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mihaljevic scores with a hook.
Mihaljevic throws a leg kick that misses.
Mihaljevic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heydrich finds it's way round the side to connect with Mihaljevic's head.
Vedran Mihaljevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heydrich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mihaljevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heydrich ducks under a wild hook from Mihaljevic.
Heydrich throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaljevic.
Heydrich scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Mihaljevic.
Heydrich lands a nice shot to the body.
Heydrich moves out of range of the body kick from Mihaljevic.
Heydrich delivers a nice body kick.
Heydrich throws a front kick that sends Mihaljevic stumbling back into the cage.
Mihaljevic throws a poor cross that misses
and Heydrich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heydrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heydrich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mihaljevic avoids the head kick by Heydrich.
Heydrich scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Mihaljevic misses the target.
A jab from Mihaljevic finds it's way through Heydrich's defenses.
Heydrich lands a body shot.
Heydrich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heydrich delivers a nice body kick.
Good work by Heydrich as he checks the leg kick.
Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihaljevic.
Heydrich cracks Mihaljevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mihaljevic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihaljevic misses the target.
Heydrich defending well as Mihaljevic loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Heydrich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Heydrich scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheers as Heydrich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mihaljevic doesn't seem phased though.
Mihaljevic misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Heydrich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mihaljevic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heydrich to score with a decent uppercut.
Heydrich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heydrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihaljevic moves away.
Heydrich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mihaljevic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heydrich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heydrich dodges the punch combination from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Heydrich. That snapped Mihaljevic's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich throws a hook but Mihaljevic avoids it easily.
Heydrich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Heydrich. Beautiful body shot.
Heydrich throws a shot to the body.
Mihaljevic misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaljevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heydrich lands a high kick!
Heydrich connects with a nice looking jab.
Mihaljevic takes one on the button.
Mihaljevic throws a big shot that misses.
Mihaljevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mihaljevic misses with a hook.
Mihaljevic throws a chopping leg kick but Heydrich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heydrich lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Mihaljevic misses.
A head kick from Heydrich lands but Mihaljevic takes it in his stride.
Heydrich scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick from Heydrich lands but Mihaljevic takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heydrich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heydrich looks to land a right hand but Mihaljevic moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Heydrich there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heydrich back to the cage. Mihaljevic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mihaljevic motions for Heydrich to come forward. Mihaljevic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heydrich staying out of range there.
Mihaljevic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heydrich thumps Mihaljevic with a low kick.
Heydrich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heydrich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mihaljevic at a distance.
Mihaljevic looks to throw the jab but Heydrich is out of range.
Mihaljevic throws a right hand that misses
and Heydrich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mihaljevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heydrich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heydrich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Mihaljevic catches Heydrich right on the button with a cross.
Mihaljevic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Heydrich.
Mihaljevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mihaljevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heydrich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mihaljevic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heydrich lands a front kick.
Mihaljevic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heydrich.
Heydrich misses with a looping left.
Heydrich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heydrich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heydrich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mihaljevic lunges at Heydrich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heydrich's hand.
Mihaljevic throws the left hand but Heydrich avoids the punch easily.
Heydrich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mihaljevic has time to react.
Heydrich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mihaljevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heydrich lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mihaljevic. Heydrich shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mihaljevic looks to throw the jab but Heydrich is out of range.
Mihaljevic throws a hook to the side of Heydrich's head but Heydrich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Mihaljevic misses.
It seemed like Heydrich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihaljevic misses with an uppercut
and Heydrich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mihaljevic ducks under a wild hook from Heydrich.
Mihaljevic scores with a hook to the body. Heydrich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mihaljevic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vedran Mihaljevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Heydrich.
A head kick misses from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic needs to keep his hands up - Heydrich had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihaljevic avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heydrich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mihaljevic - the referee stops the clock and Heydrich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mihaljevic. Heydrich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mihaljevic misses with a looping right.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mihaljevic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heydrich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mihaljevic really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heydrich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Korolev (ranked 2214 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Anakoni Kai (ranked 293 p4p, 354 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Korolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korolev lands a two punch combo.
Korolev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Kai misses.
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
and Korolev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Korolev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Korolev walks into a jab.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Korolev moved out of range nicely.
Korolev is looking to counter punch.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch but Korolev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Korolev moved away.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Korolev checks a leg kick.
Korolev throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kai! But no joy.
Korolev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korolev throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korolev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korolev throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Korolev.
Kai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Korolev on the side of the head.
Kai misses with an uppercut
letting Korolev counter with a right hand.
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
Korolev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Korolev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai scores with a spinning back kick!
Korolev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Korolev jabs at Kai's body.
Korolev misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Korolev. Those never looked like landing.
Kai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Korolev slips under a jab.
Korolev is looking to counter punch.
Kai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korolev circles away quickly and effectively.
Korolev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korolev moves out of range of the leg kick from Kai.
We've been informed that Kai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Korolev misses with a hook.
Kai moves out of range as Korolev strikes.
Korolev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kai clobbers Korolev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kai staying out of range there.
Kai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Korolev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Korolev misses with a straight left.
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Korolev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korolev in his tracks.
Kai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Korolev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kai slips under a jab.
Kai tries a low kick but Korolev avoids it.
Korolev blocks the body kick.
Jab from Kai.
A swing and a miss from Korolev.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Kai has Korolev up against the cage in a clinch.
Korolev managing to block the knees to the body from Kai.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Korolev misses with a body punch.
Korolev is trying to push Kai away but Kai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Korolev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kai misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev breaks from the clinch.
Korolev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korolev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korolev ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Kai lands a glancing blow to the side of Korolev's head.
Kai lands a nice looking body kick.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korolev misses with a straight right.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Kai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Korolev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kai clinches up against the cage.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kai scoring well with a low kick there.
Korolev blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Korolev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Korolev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kai.
It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Korolev.
Korolev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kai.
Kai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korolev.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korolev.
Korolev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korolev misses with an uppercut. Kai saw that one coming.
Korolev looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Kai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Korolev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Kai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kai lands a really nice looking cross but Korolev seems unphased.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai lands a jab-cross combination.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Korolev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kai tried to score with a low kick but Korolev checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anakoni Kai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kai misses with a looping left.
Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Korolev takes one to the side of the head.
Korolev works the jab nicely.
Korolev missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korolev.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Korolev counter with a right hand.
Korolev throws the left hand but Kai avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kai.
Kai connects with a solid leg kick.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korolev.
Kai throws a jab when Korolev was well out of range.
Kai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korolev.
A bone on bone clash there as Korolev blocks the leg kick.
Kai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korolev looks to throw the jab but Kai is out of range.
Korolev misses with a lunging right hand
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korolev swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Korolev throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Korolev loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai tries to score with a low kick but Korolev moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Kai misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Korolev as he connects with a hook.
Kai is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kai.
Kai avoids the body shot from Korolev.
Korolev misses with a wild combination.
Korolev misses with a looping right.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
Kai misses with a hook. Korolev ducked under it nicely.
Kai scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Korolev.
Kai moves into the clinch.
Korolev lands a right hand.
Korolev blocks the elbow strike.
Kai misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kai won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev managing to block the knees to the body from Kai.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai misses with some punches.
Kai lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Kai.
Kai misses with an elbow over the top.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
Korolev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kai scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Korolev.
A nice left hand lands by Kai.
Kai pushes Korolev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kai lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korolev.
A right handed body shot lands from Kai.
Korolev tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Korolev back against the cage.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kai takes the fight into the clinch.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korolev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Kai misses.
Kai clinches up with Korolev and pushes him back against the cage.
Kai digs a right hand into Korolev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korolev's gas tank.
Kai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korolev avoids the elbow strike from Kai, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai prevents a body shot from Korolev.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev blocks the elbow strike.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Korolev controls the action.
Kai misses with an elbow strike.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Korolev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korolev manages to break the clinch.
Kai blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kai! But no joy.
Korolev with a nice calf kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korolev, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anakoni Kai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Korolev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kai, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Kai. That snapped Korolev's head back.
Korolev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch but Korolev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Korolev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Korolev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kai.
Nice defenses there by Kai.
Kai misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Korolev misses the target.
Korolev's corner calls for a 1-2. Korolev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kai cracks a nice hook into Korolev's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kai finds it's way through Korolev's defenses.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anakoni Kai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kai slips a straight right by Korolev.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kai moves away from the strike by Korolev.
Kai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Korolev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kai misses.
Korolev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kai moves away from the strike by Korolev.
Kai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korolev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Korolev misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Kai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korolev misses with a right hand
and Kai counters with a right hand to the body.
Korolev takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korolev misses with a straight left.
Korolev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
It looked like Korolev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
Kai misses the jab.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Korolev blocks the leg kick.
Korolev moves away from the strike by Kai.
Korolev throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Korolev throws the left hand but Kai avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai is looking to land body kicks.
Kai defending well as Korolev loads up on a big left hand.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korolev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai tries a quick counter leg kick but Korolev is wise to it.
Korolev moves away from the strike by Kai.
Korolev throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Korolev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kai.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai loads up on a big right hand but Korolev slips the punch.
Korolev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Korolev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korolev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korolev.
Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korolev.
Kai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
and Korolev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kai scores with a nice strike.
Kai slips a straight right by Korolev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Kai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korolev in his tracks.
Korolev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexander Korolev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korolev takes one on the button.
Kai misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Korolev misses its target.
Korolev moves out of range as Kai strikes.
Korolev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Korolev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Korolev.
Kai slips a straight right by Korolev.
Korolev looks to land a combination but Kai avoids it well.
Kai throws out a counter right but Korolev avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Korolev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Korolev throws the left hand but Kai avoids the punch easily.
Kai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korolev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korolev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kai defending well as Korolev loads up on a big left hand.
Kai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Korolev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Korolev looks to throw the jab but Kai is out of range.
Korolev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kai checks a leg kick nicely.
Kai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Korolev connects with a single shot there.
Korolev swinging wildly here.
Anakoni Kai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kai blocks a jab.
Kai is looking to score with low kicks.
Korolev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kai to score with a decent uppercut.
Korolev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korolev takes one to the chin there.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korolev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Korolev takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anakoni Kai.
Well Kai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anakoni Kai!
Anakoni Kai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 2609 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Butch Cassidy (ranked 333 p4p, 250 weight class). Snuka's entrance music is Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snuka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cassidy lands a nice shot that snaps Snuka's head back.
Snuka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassidy.
Despite the aggression on Cassidy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Snuka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassidy is looking to slow Snuka down with leg kicks.
Cassidy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snuka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cassidy.
Snuka throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassidy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snuka.
Cassidy's coach down at Outlaw MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cassidy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cassidy is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassidy scores with a jab. Snuka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cassidy throws a chopping leg kick but Snuka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cassidy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snuka connects with a nice looking jab.
Cassidy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snuka throws a series of punches but Cassidy avoids them all with ease.
Cassidy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cassidy lands a leg kick that knocks Snuka off balance momentarily.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Cassidy.
Cassidy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snuka is out of range.
Snuka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cassidy stuns Snuka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snuka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Snuka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cassidy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cassidy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snuka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cassidy cracks Snuka with a good jab.
Cassidy jabs at Snuka's body.
Snuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassidy lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Cassidy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cassidy lands a two punch combo.
Cassidy works over Snuka's head and body with a nice combination.
Cassidy misses the jab.
It looked like Snuka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Snuka misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with a series of wild punches.
Cassidy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassidy feints and then cracks Snuka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snuka down.
Cassidy works the jab nicely.
Snuka slips under a jab.
Cassidy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snuka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snuka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cassidy misses the shot to the body.
Snuka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cassidy misses with the combination.
Cassidy jabs Snuka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Snuka.
Cassidy lands a jab to Snuka's midsection.
Butch Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy connects with a body shot that sends Snuka's belly button to the back.
Snuka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snuka throws an overhand right that lands on Cassidy's shoulder, as Cassidy tries to avoid the shot.
Snuka moves out of range as Cassidy throws a body kick.
Snuka feinted with a counter takedown.
Cassidy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick from Cassidy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassidy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassidy.
Snuka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cassidy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Snuka on the side of the head.
Cassidy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cassidy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Cassidy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Snuka looks to land a combination but Cassidy avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snuka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snuka moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassidy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snuka.
Cassidy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassidy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cassidy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snuka.
Cassidy slips a jab from Snuka.
Cassidy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cassidy lands with a straight right. Snuka didn't see that one coming.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the body.
Cassidy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cassidy throws a lazy right hand but Snuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassidy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snuka.
Snuka avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Snuka defending well as Cassidy loads up on a big left hand.
Cassidy tried to score with a low kick but Snuka checks it.
It looked like Snuka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Cassidy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cassidy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snuka. Snuka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Snuka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cassidy cracks Snuka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cassidy lands a jab.
Cassidy throws out a loose jab but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butch Cassidy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snuka takes one to the chin there.
Cassidy jabs Snuka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cassidy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snuka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cassidy throws out a powerful jab.
Cassidy lands a jab to Snuka's midsection.
Cassidy lands a nice looking body 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!
Snuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cassidy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cassidy lands a jab.
Snuka ducks right into an uppercut from Cassidy.
Snuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cassidy.
A lazy left from Cassidy finds it's target.
Cassidy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka blocks a jab.
It looked like Snuka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassidy clobbers Snuka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Snuka misses.
Cassidy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Snuka misses with a straight left.
Cassidy misses with a two punch combination.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
Snuka tries to counter with a takedown but Cassidy is quick to defend against it.
Snuka throws a body punch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snuka has been working on his balance at Cause & Effect, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cassidy.
Snuka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cassidy lands a jab-cross combination.
Snuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassidy lands with an overhand left.
Cassidy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snuka's hands.
Cassidy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snuka is out of range and Cassidy settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy thumps Snuka with a low kick.
Snuka misses the jab.
Cassidy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassidy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cassidy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snuka at a distance.
Snuka throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassidy throws out a loose jab but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snuka changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cassidy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cassidy.
Snuka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cassidy throws a jab when Snuka was well out of range.
Snuka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cassidy sprawls and moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Snuka might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Snuka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snuka takes one to the chin there.
Cassidy is looking to score with low kicks.
Cassidy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cassidy lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Snuka moves out of range.
Snuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Snuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
The fighters circling - Cassidy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassidy lands a slapping body shot.
Cassidy lands a slapping body shot.
Cassidy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cassidy fails to land with a series of punches.
Snuka moves out of range as Cassidy throws a body kick.
Snuka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cassidy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snuka.
Cassidy scores with a body shot.
A jab from Cassidy does it's job there.
Cassidy lands with a shot to the body.
Snuka misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snuka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws a shot from downtown. Cassidy moves away and avoids it.
Snuka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassidy throws out the jab.
Snuka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snuka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cassidy scores with a body shot.
A big left from Snuka misses.
Cassidy loads up on a big right hand but Snuka slips the punch.
Snuka slips a jab from Cassidy.
Snuka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Cassidy.
Sloppy strikes from Cassidy. Those never looked like landing.
Snuka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cassidy sprawls and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassidy lands with a hook. Snuka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snuka manages to avoid it.
Cassidy works Snuka's body with a nice hook.
Cassidy swinging wildly here.
And Snuka counters with a quick kick to the body but Cassidy blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Cassidy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
Snuka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Snuka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cassidy thows a leg kick but Snuka checks it
and Snuka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cassidy thuds a left hand into Snuka's body.
Cassidy works the jab nicely.
Cassidy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cassidy. Snuka shrugs it off though.
A jab from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy blocks the body kick.
Cassidy throws a leg kick but Snuka sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy throws a jab when Snuka was well out of range.
A low kick from Cassidy misses
and Snuka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snuka 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.
Cassidy lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Cassidy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy digs a good body shot into Snuka's ribs.
Cassidy scores with a decent looking hook.
Cassidy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cassidy with the inside leg kick.
A low kick from Cassidy is predictable there
and Snuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Cassidy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cassidy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snuka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cassidy throws a one two combo.
Cassidy jabs at Snuka's body.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Cassidy as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Cassidy.
Snuka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cassidy tries to land a front kick but Snuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cassidy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snuka misses with an uppercut.
Cassidy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimmy Snuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snuka.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snuka manages to avoid it.
Snuka is looking to counter punch.
Cassidy moves out of range as Snuka throws a body kick.
Snuka throws a series of punches but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy scores with a hook to the body. Snuka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cassidy scores with a four punch combination!
Cassidy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cassidy loads up on a big right hand but Snuka slips the punch.
Cassidy gets tackled into the cage by Snuka. Snuka maintains the clinch.
Snuka misses with a body punch.
Snuka misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cassidy.
Snuka blocking some punches.
Cassidy tries to throw a body punch but Snuka avoids it by throwing Cassidy back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Snuka working hard to break the clinch.
Cassidy gets through Snuka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassidy can't find room to land a body shot as Snuka controls the action.
Snuka tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snuka tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassidy lands with a light punch inside.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butch Cassidy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Cassidy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Snuka.
Snuka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snuka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Snuka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cassidy misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snuka is trying to break the clinch but Cassidy is controlling him.
Cassidy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Cassidy on the inside.
Snuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snuka throws a head punch that misses.
Snuka misses with a body punch.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Snuka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snuka misses with a punch to the body.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Snuka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Cassidy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassidy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Cassidy!
Butch Cassidy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jimmy Snuka was interviewed post fight and said 'great fake wrestler, lousy mma fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam East (ranked 1613 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 231 p4p, 220 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away.
A swing and a miss from East.
Glover tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've been informed that Glover has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
East connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East missing with a left hand there. Glover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Glover swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range.
Glover now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
East wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glover.
East misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East lands a jab to the head.
East throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
A jab lands there for East.
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glover throws out a counter right but East avoids it with no problem.
East lands a left and a right that send Glover crashing to the mat, dazed. East thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Buster Glover has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glover! But no joy.
Glover moves away from the strike by East.
East throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
East throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
East swings widly with a right hand
and Glover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from East finds it's target.
East misses with a right hand
and East takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
East connects with a body shot that sends Glover's belly button to the back.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover counters with a nice body shot.
East looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
East misses the shot to the body.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam East dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Glover's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glover defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Glover might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, East has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheers as East lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glover doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Glover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
East throws out a loose jab but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
East throws an off balance right hand
and Glover counters with a crisp right hand that drops East! Glover lets East back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
East is rocked!
It looks like Adam East has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East punishes Glover's body with a nice straight punch.
East misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a left to the body.
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glover wants to counter the offense by East and move into the clinch position.
Adam East is winning the standup battle so far.
East lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glover circles away quickly and effectively.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
East misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East fails to land with a series of punches.
East misses with a lunging right hand
and Glover counters with a crisp right hand that drops East! Glover lets East back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East misses with an uppercut
and Glover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
East throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from East. Those never looked like landing.
East ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Glover in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
East rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East misses with a double jab
and Glover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
East misses with a double jab
and Glover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Glover throws out a counter right but East avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glover looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
East with a nice cross.
East shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glover eats them both and turns towards East to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
East swings widly with a right hand
and Glover counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a nice right hand that sends East toppling to the canvas! East scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Glover finish him?!
Oh East is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East misses with a left hand
and Glover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
East seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glover counters with a nice right hand that sends East toppling to the canvas! East scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Glover finish him?!
East misses the jab.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover moves out of range as East strikes.
Glover has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
East misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Glover on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Glover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
East scores with a hook.
East misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Glover appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glover's head.
East throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glover! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a hook to the body. Glover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
East scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
East moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Glover takes one on the button.
East scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam East.
Well East has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam East!
Adam East decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 730 p4p, 1851 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 49 p4p, 114 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dux might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bloodsport. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykora slaps away a takedown attempt from Dux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dux throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sykora tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dux is in Sykora's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet but Dux is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sykora wants to stand and escape but Dux is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Dux isn't so interested in that idea.
Sykora looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dux looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux prevents Sykora from getting back to his feet.
Dux's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet but Dux is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sykora defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dux.
Dux takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sykora defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dux.
Sykora raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sykora uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dux has time to react.
Dux shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dux frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sykora really wants to buck Dux off and get 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!
Dux controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sykora trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dux with shots to the head and body - Sykora looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dux won't let Sykora get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dux looking to finish Sykora with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sykora!
Dux with the ground and pound from mount.
Dux raining down shots from the mount!
Dux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sykora is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux working Sykora over with strikes here.
Dux connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dux cracks Sykora with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sykora is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dux content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Sykora that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sykora trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dux scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sykora?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux won't let Sykora get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dux unloading with bombs!
Dux landing strikes from the mount and Sykora is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Dux connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dux lands a big elbow.
Dux controlling from mount.
Sykora is trying to stand up.
Dux punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dux controlling his opponent.
Dux lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sykora enables Dux to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sykora manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Dux isn't so interested in that idea.
Dux trying to control but Sykora is working from the bottom.
Dux is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sykora wants to stand up but Dux is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dux's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykora is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dux is controlling him.
Dux works over Sykora with some ground and pound from guard.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Dux isn't so interested in that idea.
Dux forces his way into half guard.
Dux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sykora can do to turn this around?
Sykora looks like he's trying to stand up.
Frank Dux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sykora tries to kick Dux off in order to stand up. Dux Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Dux lands a few punches from side control.
Sykora is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dux cracks Sykora with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sykora takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dux controls the position from side control.
Sykora on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dux scoring with punches and elbows.
Dux lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dux happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora tries to escape but Dux is in control.
We've been hearing good reports from Dux's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sykora is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dux connects with a decent elbow.
Sykora is trying to get back to his feet.
Sykora is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sykora takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dux working the head and body with strikes.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sykora is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dux scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sykora to see if he's OK.
Dux creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet but Dux drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykora trying to remain calm as Dux controls from the top position.
Sykora really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dux working the ground and pound.
Sykora is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dux connects with a decent elbow.
Dux working the ground and pound.
Dux scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dux lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux controlling the position.
Dux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sykora keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Dux's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dux working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that second round.
That's time! Dux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sykora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dux.
Dux feinted with a counter takedown.
Dux shoots in for a takedown but Sykora shows good takedown defense.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dux.
Dux prevents Sykora from escaping the position.
Dux working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykora takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sykora is pushing Dux's head away, looking to escape. Dux manages to hold on to the position though.
Dux lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sykora down.
Dux looks up at the clock and then as Sykora takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dux smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
 Sykora is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sykora some visible discomfort.
Sykora is still in real trouble! Can Dux finish him?
Dux creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sykora taking a bit of punishment here - Dux scoring with strikes.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Sykora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sykora taking a bit of punishment here - Dux scoring with strikes.
Sykora seems a little lost for a moment, as Dux dominates the positioning.
Sykora is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dux is controlling him well.
Sykora seems to have recovered his senses.
Sykora throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dux shoots in for a double leg but Sykora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sykora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sykora scores with a spinning back kick!
Dux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux shoots in and drives through. Sykora sprawls well.
Sykora tries to land a front kick but Dux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sykora avoids it really well and circles away.
Dux takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Michal Sykora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux shoots in for a double leg but Sykora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dux takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sykora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet.
Dux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dux is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dux not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dux trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet.
Michal Sykora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michal Sykora.
I think Dux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
Frank Dux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Douglas (ranked 476 p4p, 803 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 9 p4p, 125 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oren misses with a looping right.
Douglas is looking for a counter combo.
Oren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas moves out of range as Oren strikes.
Douglas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Douglas cracks Oren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Oren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Douglas finish him?
Oren is rocked!
Oren thows a leg kick but Douglas checks it
and Douglas rattles Oren with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Oren tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Douglas dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Oren stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arthur Douglas!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Douglas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keywon Reeves (ranked 490 p4p, 779 weight class) and Douglas Sampson (ranked 86 p4p, 121 weight class). Reeves comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Hood - We Ball. Sampson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista . Keywon Reeves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Douglas Sampson's chin.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keywon Reeves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reeves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reeves, as that shot connected.
Sampson throws an off balance right hand
and Reeves counters with a nice right hand that sends Sampson toppling to the canvas! Sampson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Reeves finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reeves cracks Sampson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sampson falls to his knees and Reeves doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keywon Reeves!
Keywon Reeves retains his heavyweight title!
Keywon Reeves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Douglas Sampson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing goes over my head… my reflexes are too fast, but my famously huge turd pre fight left me feeling dizzy and I was seeing double vision the whole fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanud Odimabesser (ranked 322 p4p, 379 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 54 p4p, 59 weight class). Horton has chosen Canada National Anthem as his entrance music. Tim Horton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanud Odimabesser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odimabesser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odimabesser scores with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Odimabesser both land. Nice combination.
Horton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Horton tries to work over Odimabesser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton lands with a right to the head.
Odimabesser tries to pull guard but Horton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horton digs a right hand underneath Odimabesser's ribcage. Odimabesser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Odimabesser controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odimabesser's elbow.
Horton tries to work over Odimabesser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Horton as the two fighters clinch.
Horton is working Odimabesser over against the cage.
Odimabesser working aggressively here.
Horton working aggressively here.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Odimabesser avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odimabesser lands a left hand.
Odimabesser throws a head punch that misses.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Odimabesser controls his hands.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odimabesser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odimabesser is trying to pull guard but Horton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Horton swings wildly with an uppercut but Odimabesser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Odimabesser.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odimabesser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanud Odimabesser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Odimabesser fails to pull guard.
Odimabesser is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Horton to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Odimabesser controls his hands.
Odimabesser digs a right hand underneath Horton's ribcage. Horton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Horton digs a right hand into Odimabesser's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Odimabesser's gas tank.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odimabesser tries to pull guard but Horton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horton blocks an uppercut.
Odimabesser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton misses with the head strike.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Odimabesser controls the action.
Odimabesser misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Odimabesser seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Horton can turn it around.
Horton lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Horton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Odimabesser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton scores with a shoulder strike.
Odimabesser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Horton tries to work over Odimabesser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton lands with a light punch inside.
Odimabesser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Horton.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser prevents a body shot from Horton.
Horton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Odimabesser tries to pull guard but Horton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horton blocks an uppercut.
Odimabesser pulls Horton into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton stands and steps away. Odimabesser gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odimabesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horton.
Odimabesser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horton lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kanud Odimabesser has been cut.
Horton moves out of range as Odimabesser strikes.
Horton throws out a counter right but Odimabesser avoids it with no problem.
Odimabesser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horton misses the shot to the body.
Horton slips a straight right by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser throws a head kick that misses.
Odimabesser drives through and clinches with Horton against the cage.
Odimabesser misses with some punches.
Odimabesser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Odimabesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Odimabesser fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanud Odimabesser's cut.
That's time! Odimabesser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Odimabesser.
Horton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Odimabesser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanud Odimabesser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odimabesser misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Horton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Odimabesser has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Horton darts in and clinches Odimabesser up against the cage.
Horton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Odimabesser lands a left hand.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Horton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odimabesser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Horton smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odimabesser throws a right hand that misses
and Horton counters with a straight right hand.
Horton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odimabesser missing with a left hand there. Horton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tim Horton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odimabesser tries to clinch up but Horton circles away and keeps his distance.
Odimabesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horton.
Odimabesser tries to clinch but Horton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton catches Odimabesser with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Odimabesser blocks an uppercut.
Horton lands a right hand.
Horton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Odimabesser.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odimabesser misses with some punches.
Horton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Odimabesser backwards.
Still in the clinch, Odimabesser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Odimabesser avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Horton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odimabesser.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odimabesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horton.
Odimabesser jumps guard but Horton stands there with Odimabesser around his waist. Odimabesser gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Odimabesser lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Odimabesser.
Odimabesser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horton.
Odimabesser working aggressively here.
Horton is leaning against Odimabesser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odimabesser.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odimabesser.
Odimabesser is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Horton to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanud Odimabesser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Odimabesser avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Horton cracks Odimabesser with a nice body shot.
Horton lands with a short shot to the head.
Horton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odimabesser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horton lands with a short shot to the head.
Horton pushes Odimabesser back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tim Horton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Horton.
Odimabesser blocking some punches.
A short right from Odimabesser on the inside.
Horton presses Odimabesser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odimabesser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odimabesser working aggressively here.
Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Odimabesser scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Odimabesser tries to pull guard but Horton won't allow it.
Odimabesser blocks an uppercut.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton pushes Odimabesser back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Odimabesser takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horton lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Horton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horton tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
Odimabesser tries to pull guard but Horton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horton lands a nice uppercut.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Odimabesser jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Horton walks away with a smile on his face. Odimabesser gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Odimabesser misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Horton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Odimabesser takes one to the chin there.
Odimabesser lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Odimabesser moves to clinch but Horton breaks away
and Horton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Odimabesser! Horton lets Odimabesser back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Odimabesser is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kanud Odimabesser's cut.
That's time! Odimabesser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horton has managed to clinch.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Odimabesser avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanud Odimabesser's cut is getting worse.
Horton tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Odimabesser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Odimabesser controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odimabesser pushes Horton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Odimabesser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Horton smiles and moves away.
Odimabesser jabs Horton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odimabesser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Odimabesser throws a leg kick
and Horton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Odimabesser tries to clinch up but Horton circles away and keeps his distance.
Odimabesser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horton clinches up with Odimabesser and pushes him back against the cage.
Horton gets through Odimabesser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Odimabesser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Horton smiles and moves away.
Horton misses with a looping left.
Odimabesser throws a poor cross that misses
and Horton counters with a left to the body.
Horton lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Odimabesser looks to score with a jab to the body but Horton is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Odimabesser moves into the clinch.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odimabesser's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Horton gets through Odimabesser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horton.
Odimabesser blocks an uppercut.
Horton tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
Horton misses with some punches.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horton.
Horton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Odimabesser controls the action.
Horton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Odimabesser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Horton as the two fighters clinch.
Odimabesser tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Odimabesser tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Odimabesser back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Odimabesser back against the cage.
Horton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odimabesser backwards.
Odimabesser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanud Odimabesser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Odimabesser controls the action.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odimabesser is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Horton to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Horton.
Odimabesser is trying to pull guard but Horton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Horton presses Odimabesser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton lands a right hand.
Odimabesser prevents a body shot from Horton.
Odimabesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Odimabesser misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odimabesser prevents a body shot from Horton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
Horton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horton throws a head punch that misses.
Odimabesser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
Horton prevents a body shot from Odimabesser.
Horton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Odimabesser swings wildly with an uppercut but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton lands a right hand.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Odimabesser controls his hands.
Odimabesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Odimabesser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanud Odimabesser'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.
Horton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Odimabesser connects with a single shot there.
Odimabesser misses with a two punch combination.
Horton misses with a double jab.
Odimabesser tries to clinch up
and Horton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odimabesser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Odimabesser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odimabesser throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
Horton slips a jab from Odimabesser.
Horton moves out of range as Odimabesser strikes.
Horton misses with a hook to the body
and Odimabesser counters with a right hand to the body.
Odimabesser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Odimabesser on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horton lands the left hand.
Odimabesser scores with a leg kick.
Odimabesser misses with a looping left.
Horton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Odimabesser. Odimabesser obviously looking to wear him down.
Horton takes a swing at Odimabesser's ribcage but misses.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Odimabesser wants to clinch
and Horton counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Horton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser misses with a wild body shot.
Horton connects with a right that clearly hurt Odimabesser. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Horton proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Odimabesser collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Horton!
Tim Horton is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tim Horton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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