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WVT 10: Ihantala v Puto PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cajetan Shashi (ranked 17691 p4p, 5882 weight class) and Conor OMalley (ranked 193 p4p, 161 weight class). Cajetan Shashi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conor OMalley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cajetan Shashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shashi clinches up with OMalley and pushes him back against the cage.
OMalley tries to score a body lock takedown but Shashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shashi can't get the takedown.
Shashi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed OMalley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on OMalley's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
OMalley breaks Shashi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
OMalley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
OMalley trying to control the position from guard on top but Shashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OMalley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, OMalley has managed to get both his arms back between Shashi's legs - danger averted.
OMalley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shashi's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OMalley trying to control the position from guard on top but Shashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shashi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
OMalley looking to sit in guard and control but Shashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is pulling down on Shashi's head to control his posture.
Shashi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OMalley looking to control.
Shashi drops back, looking for a kneebar! OMalley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. OMalley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from OMalley!
OMalley controls the position.
OMalley wants to control but Shashi is keeping him busy.
OMalley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
OMalley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shashi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shashi stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
OMalley staying calm.
Shashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
OMalley is chipping away with strikes.
Shashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but OMalley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shashi striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
OMalley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no OMalley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley scoring with punches from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw OMalley working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
OMalley lands a nice forearm strike.
Shashi is looking to regain half guard here but OMalley keeps moving and retains side control.
OMalley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shashi regains half guard there - taking advantage of OMalley's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
OMalley moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Shashi.
Shashi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
OMalley is looking to take a break and control but Shashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shashi wants to control but OMalley postures up.
OMalley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shashi, who protects the arm well.
Shashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shashi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked OMalley off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shashi keeps control of the position as OMalley tries to break free.
OMalley defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shashi's arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor OMalley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
OMalley shoots in and bounces Shashi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
OMalley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shashi looking to control.
OMalley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OMalley landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OMalley wants to control from the top but Shashi keeps moving.
OMalley tries to stand but Shashi is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashi keeping moving, preventing OMalley from controlling successfully.
Shashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OMalley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
OMalley with a flurry of punches that miss.
OMalley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
OMalley trying to control but Shashi is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
OMalley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shashi counters with a shoot takedown. OMalley fights it but they end up in guard.
Shashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OMalley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shashi being controlled here momentarily.
OMalley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shashi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
OMalley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
OMalley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shashi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
OMalley prevents the takedown attempt.
Shashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OMalley has a takedown stuffed.
Cajetan Shashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OMalley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching OMalley on his heels. He'll look to pass OMalley's guard now, I'm sure.
Conor OMalley has got the better of the ground game so far.
OMalley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shashi postures up in OMalley's guard and throws a big left but OMalley blocks it.
OMalley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shashi's guard.
Shashi keeping moving, preventing OMalley from controlling successfully.
Shashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as OMalley controls the pace.
Shashi working for a triangle but OMalley defends it easily.
Shashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. OMalley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. OMalley defends it easily.
Shashi wants to hit a sweep here but OMalley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shashi there!
Shashi is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OMalley is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! OMalley extends the arm and Shashi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor OMalley!
Conor OMalley very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cathail Murphy (ranked 3494 p4p, 3697 weight class) and Lorenzo Bianchi (ranked 108 p4p, 118 weight class). Bianchi has chosen Frank Sinatra - Bim Bam Baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Bianchi lands but Murphy takes it in his stride.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bianchi throws a nice head kick!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bianchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy sets himself, and Bianchi steps forward looking for the clinch! Murphy avoids it this time.
Bianchi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Cathail Murphy has been cut.
Bianchi's coach down at Cause & Effect was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bianchi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bianchi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bianchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bianchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bianchi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murphy gets to his feet - Bianchi follows without any prompting.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Bianchi.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murphy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bianchi sprawls well initially but Murphy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bianchi is trying to get back to full guard.
Bianchi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy working Bianchi over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bianchi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murphy pulls his head out easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bianchi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bianchi.
Murphy 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.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bianchi's guard.
Bianchi tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Murphy is thwarting Bianchi's attempts to control the position.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bianchi looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy is trying to control. Bianchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy working over Bianchi with some ground and pound. Bianchi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murphy thows a huge punch but Bianchi dodges it nicely.
Bianchi is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bianchi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bianchi trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Bianchi wants to get back to full guard.
Bianchi trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bianchi is refusing to be controlled, as Murphy sits in half guard.
Bianchi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murphy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bianchi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cathail Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cathail Murphy'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.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
And Bianchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Murphy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bianchi closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Bianchi lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy is trying to push Bianchi away but Bianchi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bianchi can't fight it off and eventually Murphy manages to take the fight to the floor. Bianchi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murphy wants to stand but Bianchi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murphy has passed into side control.
Bianchi tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi looks to move to half guard but instead Murphy has passed into mount! Damn!
Bianchi is desperately trying to improve his position but Murphy has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy trying to control but Bianchi is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bianchi is in a horrible position here. Murphy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bianchi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murphy cracks Bianchi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the head.
Murphy controlling from mount.
Bianchi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murphy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murphy trying to control but Bianchi is having none of it.
Murphy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murphy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bianchi can't escape the position.
Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murphy landing punches.
Murphy wants to control the pace but Bianchi is squirming around nicely.
Bianchi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bianchi tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Bianchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throwing shots but Bianchi is blocking nicely.
Murphy prevents Bianchi from improving his position.
Cathail Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bianchi looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy trying to control the action but Bianchi is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bianchi tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathail Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cathail Murphy'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. And we move into the final round!
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bianchi can do to turn this around?
Bianchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
Lorenzo Bianchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Bianchi back into the cage.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bianchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bianchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bianchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Bianchi misses with a two punch combination.
Bianchi throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi lands with an overhand left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy.
Bianchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
And Bianchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Murphy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cathail Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi misses with a head kick.
Lorenzo Bianchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bianchi on his heels. He'll look to pass Bianchi's guard now, I'm sure.
Bianchi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bianchi has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.
Bianchi working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lorenzo Bianchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bianchi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Murphy doesn't defend quickly enough and Bianchi has managed to lock this one up! Can Murphy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bianchi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lorenzo Bianchi!
Lorenzo Bianchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jock Strap (ranked 1272 p4p, 22503 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 27 p4p, 218 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strap fails with a takedown attempt.
Strap tests Tchusuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tchusuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strap fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tchusuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been hearing reports that Strap has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tchusuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tchusuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Strap was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strap swings for the body but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strap lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchusuk moves away.
Strap moves out of range of the body kick.
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Strap misses.
Tchusuk misses the jab.
Tchusuk tries a low kick but Strap avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
Tchusuk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Strap misses its intended target.
Tchusuk tries a quick counter leg kick but Strap is wise to it.
Strap misses with a hook.
Strap misses with a looping left.
Tchusuk blocks a leg kick.
Strap connects with the punch.
Strap misses the shot to the body.
Tchusuk is looking to clinch.
Tchusuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strap misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tchusuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Tchusuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Strap is out of range and Tchusuk settles back down.
Tchusuk looks to land a left hand but Strap moved out of range nicely.
Strap went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tchusuk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tchusuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with an uppercut.
Strap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands with a straight right. Strap didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strap.
Strap fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tchusuk sprawls well initially but Strap persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tchusuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strap trying to pass the guard but Tchusuk defending well.
Strap with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tchusuk actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tchusuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tchusuk actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Strap is working for a submission of some sort.
Tchusuk actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strap is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tchusuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strap is trying to work for a kimura but Tchusuk is defending well.
Tchusuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jock Strap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strap misses with a low kick.
Strap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tchusuk throws out the jab.
Tchusuk keeps Strap at a distance using the push kick.
Strap's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Strap duly obliges.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strap was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands a really nice looking cross but Strap seems unphased.
Strap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Tchusuk as Strap shoots in.
Tchusuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Strap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Strap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap lands a nice hook to Tchusuk's body. Tchusuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tchusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Strap.
Strap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchusuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tchusuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenny Tchusuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap throws a body shot but no joy.
Strap throws a looping overhand right but Tchusuk ducks down to avoid it.
Strap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strap just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strap manages to avoid it.
Strap misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strap.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Strap.
Tchusuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Strap lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strap paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strap ducks under a wild hook from Tchusuk.
Jock Strap is winning the standup battle so far.
Strap moves out of range of the body kick from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk scores with a jab to the body.
Tchusuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strap.
Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strap seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tchusuk throws the kick towards the body but Strap avoids it.
Tchusuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tchusuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strap misses with a straight right.
Strap swings for the body but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk thuds his right hand into Strap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Strap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Tchusuk catches Strap right on the button with a cross.
Tchusuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strap at a distance.
Tchusuk scores with a head kick.
Tchusuk scores with the left hand. Strap knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Tchusuk misses.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
It appears Strap was looking to counter with a kick there.
Strap closes the distance and pushes Tchusuk back into the cage.
Strap is trying to pull guard but Tchusuk has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jock Strap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tchusuk lands an elbow inside that Strap shrugs off.
It looks like Jock Strap has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strap takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tchusuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tchusuk lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Strap won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tchusuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk tries a knee to the head but Strap blocks it.
A short right from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands a nice elbow.
Tchusuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Strap is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Strap's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Strap drops to his knees and Tchusuk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Tchusuk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 1209 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 26 p4p, 47 weight class). Philippe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chant vaudou haitien. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Pulkkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Philippe thinking.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Philippe throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Philippe throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Philippe blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Philippe throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulkkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Pulkkinen is looking for a counter combo.
Philippe misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a big counter combination but Philippe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Philippe thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen looks to land a body kick but Philippe moved away.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Philippe looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Philippe checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Philippe lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Pulkkinen tries to bum rush Philippe with a series of wild strikes but Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philippe misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Pulkkinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pulkkinen is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe connects with the punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Philippe.
Pulkkinen is rocked!
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Philippe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Philippe tests Pulkkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulkkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Pulkkinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Philippe just manages to avoid it.
Philippe misses with a body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a solid body kick.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Philippe lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Philippe staying out of range there.
Philippe slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Philippe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pulkkinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Philippe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philippe scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Philippe misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Philippe throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws the kick towards the body but Philippe avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen shoots in and bounces Philippe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pulkkinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a strike but Philippe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pulkkinen is trying to keep Philippe in close.
Pulkkinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Philippe manages to get himself to full guard.
Philippe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pulkkinen controls the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Pulkkinen'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.
Pulkkinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pulkkinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philippe is keeping the position for now.
Pulkkinen wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Philippe's guard.
Pulkkinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pulkkinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pulkkinen is looking to advance position but Philippe won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philippe defending well though.
Pulkkinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pulkkinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Philippe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pulkkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Philippe lands a nice shot that snaps Pulkkinen's head back.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Philippe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Philippe.
Philippe avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Donk. Pulkkinen catches Philippe right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Pulkkinen dominated that second round.
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! This is the final round!
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Philippe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albert Pulkkinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Philippe works Pulkkinen's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes one to the chin there.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Philippe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philippe misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
As Philippe looks to move away, Pulkkinen throws a big counter combo but Philippe just gets out of the way.
Philippe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe lands a jab to Pulkkinen's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with the combination.
Pulkkinen cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
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!
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe digs a good hook to Pulkkinen's body.
Philippe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Philippe, as that shot connected.
Philippe throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe misses the body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Philippe misses.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Philippe lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
A big left from Philippe misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Philippe avoids a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Philippe moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.
Pulkkinen moves forwards but Philippe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Philippe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
It appears Pulkkinen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Philippe scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulkkinen should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Philippe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 1078 p4p, 719 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 24 p4p, 17 weight class). Hawthorne's entrance music is Schism by Tool. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - The Bouncer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bouncer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hawthorne moves in looking to clinch but The Bouncer pushes him off.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
The Bouncer throws a right hand that misses
and Hawthorne counters with a nice body kick.
The Bouncer misses with a two punch combination.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick as The Bouncer jumps back.
Hawthorne throws a jab but it's blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Bouncer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Bouncer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawthorne.
The Bouncer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne throws a hook but The Bouncer blocks it.
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Bouncer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Bouncer missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Bouncer throws a front kick that sends Hawthorne stumbling back into the cage.
The Bouncer walks into a stiff left hand from Hawthorne.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Bouncer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne checks a low kick from The Bouncer.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
That kick from Hawthorne tenderised The Bouncer's leg. The Bouncer is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne works the jab nicely.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Bouncer.
The Bouncer lands a body shot.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer misses with a looping right.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bouncer looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Hawthorne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on The Bouncer's shoulder, as The Bouncer tries to avoid the shot.
The Bouncer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Hawthorne does it's job there.
The Bouncer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hawthorne.
Good work by The Bouncer as he checks the leg kick.
Hawthorne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch combination from The Bouncer misses.
Hawthorne slips a jab and a cross from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws an off balance right hand
and Hawthorne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Bouncer digs a right hand into Hawthorne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawthorne's gas tank.
The Bouncer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from The Bouncer.
Hawthorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
The Bouncer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Bouncer wants to slow Hawthorne down by chopping away at his legs.
Hawthorne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
The Bouncer staying out of range there.
The Bouncer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Bouncer connects with a looping right hand.
Hawthorne wants to clinch but The Bouncer slips to the side
and The Bouncer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bouncer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawthorne scores with a shot to the body.
The Bouncer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Hawthorne blocks it.
The Bouncer jabs Hawthorne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Bouncer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawthorne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Bouncer connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer throws a solid leg kick but Hawthorne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Bouncer.
Hawthorne throws a hook but The Bouncer blocks it.
The Bouncer tried to score with a low kick but Hawthorne checks it.
The Bouncer scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawthorne.
The Bouncer tries to score with a low kick but Hawthorne moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
The Bouncer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawthorne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Bouncer at a distance.
Hawthorne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
The Bouncer with a jab.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
The Bouncer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawthorne. That snapped The Bouncer's head back.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but The Bouncer is out of range.
Nice shot by The Bouncer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
Hawthorne walks into a stiff left hand from The Bouncer.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawthorne as he connects with a hook.
The Bouncer misses the jab.
The Bouncer looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but The Bouncer is out of range.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. The Bouncer moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne gets a clinch.
Hawthorne misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Bouncer 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.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by The Bouncer.
A short left from Hawthorne.
A short body shot lands from The Bouncer as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne blocks an uppercut.
Hawthorne prevents The Bouncer from breaking the clinch.
Hawthorne misses with a punch to the body.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne blocks a low kick nicely.
The Bouncer blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Bouncer throws a series of punches but Hawthorne avoids them all with ease.
The Bouncer jabs Hawthorne right on the nose. Hawthorne blinks but takes it well.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Bouncer loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
The Bouncer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawthorne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Bouncer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Bouncer.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
The Bouncer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Bouncer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawthorne tries a low kick but The Bouncer avoids it.
The Bouncer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawthorne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bouncer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Bouncer scores with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne tries to land a front kick but The Bouncer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick that misses.
The Bouncer checks the leg kick.
The Bouncer scores with a nice strike.
The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
The Bouncer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by The Bouncer. Beautiful body shot.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
The Bouncer ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
The Bouncer missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Bouncer moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawthorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Bouncer slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and The Bouncer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer dips to his left and cracks Hawthorne with an uppercut!
Hawthorne dodges the punch combination from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer connects with a right hand. Hawthorne shakes it off.
The Bouncer lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Bouncer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. The Bouncer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bouncer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Bouncer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Bouncer sizes up Hawthorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Bouncer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Bouncer fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawthorne defending well as The Bouncer loads up on a big left hand.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
Hawthorne throws the left hand but The Bouncer avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Bouncer walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bouncer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne misses with a leg kick.
The Bouncer misses with a wild body shot.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Bouncer.
Hawthorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
The Bouncer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Bouncer looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
The Bouncer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny The Bouncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hawthorne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Bouncer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawthorne can pounce on him.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawthorne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Bouncer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling The Bouncer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer scores with a hook to the body. Hawthorne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawthorne throws the left hand but The Bouncer avoids the punch easily.
Hawthorne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawthorne misses the target.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer throws a right and a left that Hawthorne avoids nicely.
The Bouncer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Bouncer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawthorne checks the leg kick.
The Bouncer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne tries to land a front kick but The Bouncer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne wants to clinch up but The Bouncer keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Bouncer checks a leg kick.
The Bouncer slips under a jab from Hawthorne.
Nice body punch from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer's corner calls for a 1-2. The Bouncer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawthorne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up but The Bouncer circles away and keeps his distance.
The Bouncer throws a push kick but Hawthorne slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from The Bouncer misses.
A telegraphed right hand from The Bouncer misses the target.
Hawthorne fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Bouncer just manages to avoid it.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick that misses.
The Bouncer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawthorne momentarily.
Hawthorne throws a body kick that misses.
The Bouncer ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
The Bouncer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawthorne back to the cage. The Bouncer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer misses with a low kick.
The Bouncer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne catches The Bouncer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bouncer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
The Bouncer throws a series of strikes that have Hawthorne backpedaling.
The Bouncer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Bouncer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawthorne checks a leg kick.
Hawthorne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Bouncer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Bouncer scores with the left hand. Hawthorne knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a right hand that Hawthorne ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawthorne also avoids with ease.
Hawthorne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawthorne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Bouncer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Bouncer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Hawthorne backs off The Bouncer throws a huge counter combo but Hawthorne manages to avoid it all.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Bouncer throws out a counter right but Hawthorne avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawthorne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. The Bouncer saw that one coming.
The Bouncer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Bouncer digs a good hook to Hawthorne's body.
Hawthorne is looking to clinch but The Bouncer is avoiding it.
Hawthorne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawthorne lands a nice hook to The Bouncer's body. The Bouncer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Bouncer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Bouncer digs a good body shot into Hawthorne's ribs.
The Bouncer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawthorne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bouncer slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hawthorne lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Bouncer doesn't seem phased though.
The Bouncer looks to land a body kick but Hawthorne moved away.
Hawthorne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawthorne slips a jab from The Bouncer.
A left and a right from The Bouncer both land. Nice combination.
The Bouncer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, jab by Hawthorne - just one landing.
Hawthorne doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bouncer circles away.
The Bouncer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
A head kick misses from The Bouncer.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawthorne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bouncer throws a front kick aimed at Hawthorne's knee but Hawthorne avoids it well.
The Bouncer gets tackled into the cage by Hawthorne. Hawthorne maintains the clinch.
Hawthorne lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawthorne blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny The Bouncer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Bouncer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny The Bouncer!
A victorious Benny The Bouncer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 449 p4p, 840 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 9 p4p, 26 weight class). West comes into the arena with Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
145
19 - 3 - 0 |
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282
22 - 27 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St Stone has managed to clinch.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from West on the inside.
St Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
West has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
West tries to work over St Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like DeShawn West has been cut.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Stone with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
St Stone blocks a body shot from West.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West is working St Stone over against the cage.
St Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
DeShawn West's cut is getting worse.
St Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
St Stone is trying to stall.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Stone tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Stone avoiding damage.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Stone drives through and clinches with West against the cage.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
West lands a body shot.
West misses with the head strike.
West lands a shot to the body.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
West lands with a light punch inside.
St Stone trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Stone into the cage.
West misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West blocks the elbow strike.
West manages to break the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch there but West circles away.
West throws a shot from downtown. St Stone moves away and avoids it.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Stone's hands.
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
West misses the shot to the body.
St Stone has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
St Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Stone wants to stall.
St Stone trying to stall but West improves his position.
West breaks from the clinch.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
St Stone tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Stone tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by St Stone.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Stone moves away from the strike by West.
St Stone wants to clinch.
West lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Stone wants to clinch
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DeShawn West will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Stone rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West presses St Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West lands with a left to the head.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
West pushes St Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from St Stone.
West pushes St Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
West presses St Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone wants to stall.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
DeShawn West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone prevents a body shot from West.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
St Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
West is leaning against St Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Stones head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone forces West back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
West blocks the elbow strike.
West breaks from the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch there but West circles away.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
West lands a head shot.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from West misses its target.
St Stone tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeShawn West is winning the standup battle so far.
St Stone is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch up.
West throws out a powerful jab.
St Stone rushes West and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
West can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West pushes St Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
West lands a body punch.
St Stone is breathing heavily.
A short right from West on the inside.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from West.
West is leaning against St Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West lands with a left to the head.
West lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 St Stone is rocked!
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from West.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West cracks St Stone with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeShawn West!
After winning the bout, DeShawn West thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 754 p4p, 1569 weight class) and Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 23 p4p, 56 weight class). Takeishi has chosen Kabuki Gomen-Jyo as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsugu Takeishi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeishi has closed the distance and engaged Maestre in a clinch.
Maestre breaks the clinch.
Takeishi clinches up with Maestre and pushes him back against the cage.
Maestre blocking some punches.
Takeishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maestre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maestre is trying to force a seperation but Takeishi has the dominant position.
Maestre can't find room to land a body shot as Takeishi controls the action.
Takeishi misses with some punches.
Maestre working hard to break the clinch.
Takeishi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Takeishi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maestre blocking some punches.
Maestre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeishi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Takeishi.
Maestre blocks an uppercut.
Maestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeishi's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Takeishi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre misses with the head strike.
Takeishi throws a punch but it's blocked by Maestre.
Takeishi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeishi misses with the head strike.
Maestre tries to throw a body punch but Takeishi avoids it by throwing Maestre back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Takeishi.
Takeishi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maestre tries to work over Takeishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maestre is trying to stall.
Maestre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Takeishi fails to land.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maestre blocks an uppercut.
Maestre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Maestre.
Takeishi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takeishi.
Takeishi has a couple of punches blocked by Maestre.
Takeishi throws a head punch that misses.
Takeishi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Takeishi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeishi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takeishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestre misses with some punches.
Maestre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeishi darts in and clinches Maestre up against the cage.
Takeishi pushes Maestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takeishi working aggressively here.
Maestre tries to work over Takeishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maestre takes a shot to the head.
Takeishi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takeishi blocks an uppercut.
Takeishi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeishi.
Takeishi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maestre tries to break the clinch but Takeishi is controlling the position.
Takeishi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Takeishi.
Maestre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maestre blocking some punches.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Maestre on the inside.
Takeishi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Maestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takeishi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeishi.
Takeishi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maestre prevents a body shot from Takeishi.
Takeishi lands an uppercut.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeishi throws a head punch that misses.
Maestre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Maestre misses.
A punch combination from Maestre misses.
Takeishi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Takeishi ducks under a wild hook from Maestre.
Takeishi misses with a hook.
Maestre tries to bum rush Takeishi with a series of wild strikes but Takeishi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takeishi takes the fight into the clinch.
Takeishi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Maestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestre lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeishi lands a shoulder strike.
Maestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takeishi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takeishi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Takeishi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeishi lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maestre.
Takeishi keeps control of Maestre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Takeishi.
Takeishi working aggressively here.
Takeishi working aggressively here.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maestre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maestre breaks the clinch.
Takeishi drives through and clinches with Maestre against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maestre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitsugu Takeishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeishi loads up on a big right hand but Maestre slips the punch.
Maestre moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsugu Takeishi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maestre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mitsugu Takeishi has been cut.
Takeishi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Takeishi.
Takeishi wants to counter with a clinch but Maestre pushes him away.
Maestre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takeishi.
Maestre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takeishi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeishi tries to move into range but Maestre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maestre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maestre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maestre scores with the left hand. Takeishi knows he should have avoided that one.
Maestre sends Takeishi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maestre is motioning to the referee to let Takeishi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Takeishi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeishi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takeishi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maestre finish him?
Maestre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maestre drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Takeishi's head, knocking him out cold! Maestre is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre took some time post fight to say the following; 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 663 p4p, 278 weight class) and Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 14 p4p, 4 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Krzysztof Kozlow enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlow misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kozlow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kozlow.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlow misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Kozlow.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Kozlow blocks it.
Smith blocks a body shot from Kozlow.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlow controls his hands.
Kozlow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Kozlow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Kozlow.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kozlow misses with some punches.
Kozlow misses with a body punch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlow.
Kozlow blocks an uppercut.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Kozlow.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlow.
Kozlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlow fails to land.
Kozlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kozlow working aggressively here.
Smith prevents a body shot from Kozlow.
Kozlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith misses with some punches.
Kozlow blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Kozlow misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Kozlow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlow misses with a punch to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Kozlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Krzysztof Kozlow has been cut.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith blocks a body shot from Kozlow.
Kozlow has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Kozlow working aggressively here.
Kozlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kozlow is defending well for now.
Kozlow blocking some punches.
Kozlow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlow.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kozlow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kozlow can turn it around.
Kozlow looks winded!
Smith landing knees to the body.
Kozlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A short left from Smith.
Kozlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlow being controlled against the cage.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kozlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Kozlow back against the cage.
Kozlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlow working aggressively here.
Kozlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlow fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlow.
Kozlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlow misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Kozlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Kozlow lands a right hand.
Smith blocking some punches.
Kozlow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kozlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenny Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Kozlow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kozlow.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Kozlow connects with a crisp jab.
Kozlow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
A big left from Kozlow misses.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kozlow throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Kozlow blocks the body kick.
Kozlow cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith throws a leg kick but Kozlow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith slips under a jab from Kozlow.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Kozlow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Kozlow.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlow.
Smith wants to slow Kozlow down by chopping away at his legs.
Kozlow lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Kozlow throws a leg kick that misses.
Krzysztof Kozlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kozlow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kozlow lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith tries to clinch but Kozlow is having none of it.
Smith throws a hook but Kozlow avoids it easily.
Kozlow thumps Smith with a low kick.
A big left from Kozlow misses.
Kozlow misses with a straight left.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Kozlow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Kozlow misses
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kozlow really felt that one!
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kozlow moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlow 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.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Kozlow's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Kozlow up against the cage in a clinch.
Kozlow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kozlow working aggressively here.
Kozlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Kozlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlow working aggressively here.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kozlow is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith is working Kozlow over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlow fails to land.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kozlow.
Kozlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kozlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlow.
Kenny Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Kozlow on the inside.
Kozlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kozlow.
A shot in the inside from Kozlow.
Kozlow misses with the head strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith prevents a body shot from Kozlow.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kozlow or not.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Kozlow won't want to take too many of those.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Kozlow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Kozlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Kozlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kozlow's face.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kozlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Smith.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozlow can do to turn this around?
Smith lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Kozlow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kozlow missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Kozlow.
Kozlow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Kozlow settles back down.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kozlow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith drives through and clinches with Kozlow against the cage.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Kozlow avoids the damage to the body.
Kozlow misses with the head strike.
Kozlow misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlow prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlow is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Kozlow misses with a body punch.
Kozlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith lands a right hand.
Kozlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries a body shot but Kozlow blocks it.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Kozlow avoids the damage to the body.
Kozlow managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Kozlow lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kozlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlow digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Kozlow backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith looking to stall.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith blocks a body shot from Kozlow.
Kozlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlow misses with some punches.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Kozlow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kozlow tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Kozlow back against the cage.
Kozlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Kozlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Kozlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kozlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlow cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kozlow.
Kozlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlow scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlow blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kozlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Kozlow backwards.
Kozlow prevents a body shot from Smith.
Kozlow tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Kozlow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krzysztof Kozlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kozlow misses with the head strike.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlows head.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Kozlow backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlow has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
A short right from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kozlow backwards.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Kozlow's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
A relieved looking Kenny Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 31 p4p, 251 weight class) and Cajun Puto (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cajun Puto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ihantala.
Puto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Puto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ihantala tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Puto is in Ihantala's guard.
Ihantala is controlling Puto's posture.
Ihantala keeping moving, preventing Puto from controlling successfully.
Ihantala has his hands on Puto's head, controlling the position.
Ihantala keeping moving, preventing Puto from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ihantala's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ihantala controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Puto is trying to control the action in half guard but Ihantala is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Puto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puto is looking to stall here but Ihantala recovers full guard.
Puto looking to pass the guard.
Puto trying to control but Ihantala is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puto trying to control the position from guard on top but Ihantala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ihantala moves into the clinch.
Ihantala misses with a punch to the body.
Puto missing with knees to the body.
Puto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by Puto.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ihantala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puto stalling the fight.
Puto is trying to break the clinch but Ihantala has him pressed against the cage.
Ihantala throws a punch but it's blocked by Puto.
Ihantala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ihantala can't find room to land a body shot as Puto controls the action.
Ihantala misses with a punch on the inside.
Ihantala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puto or not.
Ihantala misses with a punch to the body.
Ihantala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puto can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ihantala tries a body shot but Puto blocks it.
Ihantala scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala tries a body shot but Puto blocks it.
Ihantala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ihantala scores with a nice short uppercut.
I was talking to Ihantala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ihantala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ihantala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Puto throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ihantala misses with a punch on the inside.
Ihantala misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ihantala.
Puto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ihantala throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Puto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tali Ihantala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihantala connects with a right hand. Puto shakes it off.
It looks like Cajun Puto has been cut.
Ihantala throws an overhand right that lands on Puto's shoulder, as Puto tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tali Ihantala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cajun Puto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ihantala tries a low kick but Puto avoids it.
Ihantala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ihantala 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.
Puto dives in for a single leg takedown but Ihantala sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Puto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ihantala scores with the left hand. Puto knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puto.
As Puto looks to move away, Ihantala throws a big counter combo but Puto just gets out of the way.
Puto scores with a jab. Ihantala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puto avoids the head kick by Ihantala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ihantala looks to score with a jab to the body but Puto is just out of range.
Ihantala is looking to land body kicks.
Puto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ihantala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ihantala misses with a hook.
Ihantala with a jab.
Ihantala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ihantala lands a right hook to the body.
Ihantala throws a hook to the side of Puto's head but Puto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Ihantala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ihantala is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Puto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ihantala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ihantala slips a straight right by Puto.
Ihantala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ihantala throws an overhand right that lands on Puto's shoulder, as Puto tries to avoid the shot.
Ihantala lands with a cross.
Ihantala wants to clinch but Puto slips to the side
and Puto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tali Ihantala is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Puto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ihantala.
Ihantala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puto tries a head kick but it misses.
Puto shoots in for a double leg but Ihantala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ihantala. Puto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ihantala misses with a left hand
and Puto counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala dips to his left and cracks Puto with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Ihantala.
That has opened up Cajun Puto's cut even more.
Puto shoots in and gets a takedown into Ihantala's guard.
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!
Ihantala is pulling down on Puto's head. It's preventing any offense from Puto, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ihantala keeping moving, preventing Puto from controlling successfully.
Puto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Puto postures up and lands a big shot to Ihantala's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tali Ihantala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cajun Puto'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.
Ihantala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ihantala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ihantala defends well and Puto ends up having to push Ihantala into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ihantala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ihantala manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Puto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ihantala is pulling down on Puto's head. It's preventing any offense from Puto, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala trying to control the position.
Puto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ihantala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ihantala is trying to control the position but Puto postures up.
Puto tries to free his leg and advance position but Ihantala is retaining full guard.
Puto trying to control the position from guard on top but Ihantala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Puto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puto shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Puto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a hook but Puto blocks it.
Ihantala throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Puto throws out a counter right but Ihantala avoids it with no problem.
Ihantala just misses with a punch to the body.
Puto throws out a counter right but Ihantala avoids it with no problem.
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ihantala.
Ihantala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ihantala misses with a two punch combination.
Puto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Puto misses with a left hand
and Ihantala counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The cut above Cajun Puto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Puto blocks an uppercut.
Ihantala misses with a punch to the body.
Puto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Ihantala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puto prevents a body shot from Ihantala.
Puto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tali Ihantala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cajun Puto.
Ihantala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ihantala misses with a punch on the inside.
Puto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puto is trying to break free.
Puto working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Ihantala prevents Puto from breaking the clinch.
Ihantala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ihantala.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ihantala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puto sizes up Ihantala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Puto blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
Puto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ihantala misses with a leg kick.
Puto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tali Ihantala clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cajun Puto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Puto throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puto avoids the head kick by Ihantala.
Puto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puto walks into a straight right hand from Ihantala.
Ihantala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puto ducks right into an uppercut from Ihantala.
Puto throws out a leg kick but Ihantala moves out of range and Puto only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ihantala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ihantala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ihantala throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a wild body kick that Puto sees coming a mile off.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ihantala! Puto is out on his feet! Ihantala rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Puto is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Puto is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala retains his super heavyweight title!
Tali Ihantala bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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