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BB 73 - Virus vs Bjornsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Longchain (ranked 1944 p4p, 3420 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 248 p4p, 387 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick swinging wildly here.
Longchain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Longchain loads up on a big right hand but Wick slips the punch.
Wick tries a low kick but Longchain avoids it.
Wick misses with a head kick.
Longchain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longchain.
Longchain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longchain misses with a jab to the body
and Wick counters with a left and a right that stings Longchain.
Longchain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longchain.
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wick tries a head kick but it misses.
Longchain misses with a body shot.
Wick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Longchain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Longchain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wick is looking to chop away at Longchain's legs.
Wick misses with a two punch combination.
Longchain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longchain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longchain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wick tries to clinch there but Longchain circles away.
Wick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wick misses with a kick to the body.
Longchain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wick throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Longchain to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longchain attempts a counter takedown but Wick avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longchain in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wick avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Longchain.
Longchain creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Longchain crashes against the mat.
Wick parries the strikes from Longchain easily there. Longchain is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wick to escape.
Longchain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wick is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Longchain seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Longchain working the strikes but Wick uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Longchain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longchain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wick defending well though.
Longchain slips a nice elbow through Wick's hands, connecting with Wick's forehead.
Wick moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longchain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Longchain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Longchain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Longchain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Wick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Longchain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longchain throws a hook but Wick avoids it easily.
A jab from Longchain misses.
Longchain blocks a leg kick.
John Wick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wick doesn't manage to clinch there - Longchain circles away.
Longchain drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wick sprawls and moves away.
Wick closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick is trying to maintain a safe position but Longchain gets an underhook and turns Wick into the cage.
Longchain stalling against the cage.
Longchain misses with a punch to the body.
Longchain takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Jim Longchain has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick breaks from the clinch.
John Wick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longchain.
Wick connects with an inside leg kick.
Longchain throws a body shot but no joy.
Longchain just misses with a punch to the body.
Wick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wick connects with a looping right hand.
Wick misses with a lunging right hand
letting Longchain counter with a right hand.
Longchain takes one to the chin there.
Longchain throws a big shot that misses.
Wick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Longchain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wick manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Longchain is looking to counter punch.
Wick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Longchain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wick slips a straight right by Longchain.
Wick wants to clinch up but Longchain keeps it at a distance.
Longchain moves out of range of the leg kick from Wick.
Wick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longchain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wick's head.
Wick misses with a left hand
and Longchain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longchain manages to avoid it.
Longchain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wick.
Longchain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wick as he avoids it easily.
Wick drives through and clinches with Longchain against the cage.
Longchain effectively controlling the action here.
Wick is looking to control Longchain's arms but Longchain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wick has his back to the cage.
Wick tries a knee to the head but Longchain blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wick blocks a body shot from Longchain.
Come on Longchain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wick is trying to force a seperation but Longchain has the dominant position.
Longchain looking for a takedown.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wick lands a leg kick that knocks Longchain off balance momentarily.
Wick slips under a jab.
Wick tries to counter with a clinch but Longchain shakes him off and moves away.
Longchain throws a leg kick but Wick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Longchain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Wick misses.
Longchain throwing a counter right hand but Wick manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Wick.
Wick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Longchain can pounce on him.
Longchain goes for a double leg but Wick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wick continues to drive forward.
Wick tries to circle away but Longchain has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wick can't break the clinch.
Wick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick with the inside leg kick.
Longchain clobbers Wick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wick 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.
It looked like Longchain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longchain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longchain dodges the punch combination from Wick.
Wick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wick cracks Longchain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick looks to land a right hand but Longchain moved out of range.
Wick rushes Longchain and presses him up against the cage.
Longchain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wick or not.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Longchain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Longchain wants to take the fight to the mat but Wick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Longchain.
Longchain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wick after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Longchain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Longchain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Longchain blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain struggles to land a body shot inside as Wick controls his hands.
Wick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longchain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wick wants to break free but Longchain has control.
Wick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick has had enough of the clinch but Longchain keeps him there for the moment.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longchain tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Jim Longchain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longchain tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Wick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wick is looking to clinch.
Longchain circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Longchain misses the target.
Wick throws a nice inside leg kick.
John Wick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Longchain misses.
A nice combination there by Wick.
Wick throws a looping overhand right but Longchain ducks down to avoid it.
Longchain is looking to counter with head kicks.
Longchain throws a looping overhand right but Wick ducks down to avoid it.
Longchain needs to keep his hands up - Wick had a free shot at his head there.
Wick fails with the takedown.
Longchain throws a counter high kick but Wick was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Wick does no damage.
Longchain is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 2077 p4p, 1909 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 302 p4p, 279 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Sanninen.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside that Kururugi shrugs off.
Sanninen lands with a right to the head.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanninen lands a nice elbow.
Kururugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Sanninen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sanninen blocking some punches.
Sanninen misses with a knee to the head.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanninen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanninen lands a right hand.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanninen.
Kururugi avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kururugi can't find room to land a body shot as Sanninen controls the action.
Kururugi misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Kururugi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kururugi misses with some punches.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi pushes Sanninen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
Kururugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kururugi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kururugi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
Sanninen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kururugi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kururugi avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike.
Sanninen tries to land a knee to the head but Kururugi blocks with his arms.
Sanninen prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Sanninen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kururugi's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kururugi avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kururugi.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanninen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kururugi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanninen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kururugi pushes Sanninen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Kururugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanninen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kururugi.
Kururugi blocks the elbow strike.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kururugi lands a shot to the body.
Kururugi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
Kururugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi tries to throw a body punch but Sanninen avoids it by throwing Kururugi back against the cage.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kururugi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi lands a left hand.
Kururugi works on Sanninen's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanninen is breathing heavily.
Sanninen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanninen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanninen prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi working aggressively here.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kururugi.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanninen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kururugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kururugi lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Sanninen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi lands a left hand.
Kururugi lands with a right to the head.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanninen.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Kururugi lands a left hand.
 Sanninen is rocked!
A short right from Kururugi on the inside.
Oh Sanninen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kururugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Kururugi working aggressively here.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanninen pushes off an throws an elbow but Kururugi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kururugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kururugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike.
Kururugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanninen.
Kururugi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sanninen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kururugi is unloading with more strikes now! Sanninen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suzaku Kururugi!
Suzaku Kururugi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Somelainen (ranked 1455 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 203 p4p, 277 weight class). Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauli Somelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somelainen digs a good body shot into Hatfield's ribs.
Sauli Somelainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somelainen throws a lazy right hand but Hatfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somelainen.
Somelainen lunges at Hatfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatfield's hand.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Somelainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Somelainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Hatfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Somelainen lands with a hook. Hatfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Somelainen finds it's target.
Somelainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Somelainen.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatfield misses the target.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Somelainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Somelainen ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Somelainen slips the punch.
Somelainen is looking for a counter combo.
Somelainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
Some wild striking there from Somelainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Somelainen misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Somelainen.
Hatfield is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Somelainen jabs Hatfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hatfield lands a jab to the head.
Somelainen connects with the punch.
Somelainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Somelainen jabs at Hatfield's body.
A head kick misses from Somelainen.
Somelainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Somelainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Somelainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Somelainen's head backwards.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Somelainen.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Somelainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hatfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatfield 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Somelainen.
Somelainen throws a lazy right hand but Hatfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Somelainen blocks a head kick by Hatfield.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Somelainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatfield as he avoids it easily.
Hatfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Somelainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Hatfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Somelainen misses with a double jab.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Somelainen avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield takes a swing at Somelainen's ribcage but misses.
Somelainen ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Somelainen scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
Somelainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Somelainen is out of range.
A jab from Somelainen misses.
Somelainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hatfield off the cage and back into range.
Hatfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Somelainen momentarily.
Somelainen throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Somelainen.
Jab, jab by Somelainen - just one landing.
Somelainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hatfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Somelainen lunges at Hatfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatfield's hand.
Hatfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Somelainen.
Hatfield walks into a straight right hand from Somelainen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somelainen misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a hook but Somelainen avoids it easily.
Somelainen misses with an uppercut
and Hatfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Somelainen finds it's target.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Somelainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hatfield throws a jab when Somelainen was well out of range.
Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Somelainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hatfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hatfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somelainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Somelainen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatfield.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Somelainen is trying to drag Hatfield to the mat but Hatfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauli Somelainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somelainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hatfield manages to break the clinch.
Somelainen misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sauli Somelainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hatfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Somelainen throws a jab when Hatfield was well out of range.
Hatfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Somelainen moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Somelainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Somelainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Somelainen tries to land a leg kick but Hatfield saw it coming and moves away.
Somelainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Somelainen tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Somelainen.
Somelainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatfield circles away.
Hatfield let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield lands a really nice looking cross but Somelainen seems unphased.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Somelainen's head but Somelainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Somelainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hatfield checks a leg kick nicely.
Somelainen throws a series of strikes that have Hatfield backpedaling.
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!
Hatfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Somelainen throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Somelainen moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a straight right.
Somelainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Somelainen throws a right and a left that Hatfield avoids nicely.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Somelainen has time to react.
Hatfield tests Somelainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Somelainen is rocked!
Somelainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Somelainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatfield misses with a hook. Somelainen ducked under it nicely.
Somelainen walks straight into a right hand from Hatfield - that's dropped him! Hatfield jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Somelainen from any more punishment! Somelainen complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Riley Hatfield!
An out of breath Riley Hatfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Albans (ranked 1039 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 154 p4p, 232 weight class). Richmond Belvedere struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Matthew Albans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Albans !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Albans trying to control the position but Belvedere is working away.
Belvedere is looking to reverse the position.
Albans trying to control the position but Belvedere is working away.
Albans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Albans wants to control but Belvedere is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere manages to get back to half guard.
Albans 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.
Belvedere regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere is trying to keep Albans in close.
Belvedere looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belvedere keeping moving, preventing Albans from controlling successfully.
Belvedere is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albans advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Albans trying to control from Belvedere's half guard. Belvedere has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Albans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Las Vegas inform us that Belvedere has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Albans postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Belvedere is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Albans , into his guard.
Belvedere won't allow Albans to sweep him here.
Albans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belvedere wants to pass the guard but Albans is keeping the position.
Belvedere connects with a couple of short punches.
Albans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albans is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belvedere is aware though and is defending well.
Belvedere chips away with some ground and pound.
Belvedere cracks Albans with a solid left hand.
Belvedere has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Albans wants to control the position but Belvedere says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Belvedere seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Albans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belvedere is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Albans looking for submissions off his back.
Albans actively working from the bottom here.
Belvedere is working for a kimura but Albans is defending it quite comfortably.
Albans trying to hold on to Belvedere's head to control him but Belvedere postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albans is trying to get back to full guard.
Belvedere lands strikes from half guard.
Belvedere is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belvedere is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Albans is just riding it out for now. Belvedere eventually gives up the hold.
Albans actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belvedere is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Belvedere dominated that round.
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.
Belvedere connects with the punch.
Belvedere is looking to clinch.
Jab by Belvedere.
A low kick from Belvedere misses
and Albans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Albans wants to pass the guard but Belvedere is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richmond Belvedere has got the better of the ground game so far.
Albans passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albans is looking for a kimura here.
Albans is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere trying to hold on to Albans 's head to control him but Albans postures up.
Belvedere actively working from the bottom here.
Albans trying to control from Belvedere's half guard. Belvedere has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Albans trying to control but Belvedere is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Albans pushes down on Belvedere's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Albans wants to work for an arm triangle but Belvedere is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Albans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Belvedere doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Albans .
Belvedere has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Albans is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Belvedere manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Belvedere keeping full guard, as Albans tries to pass.
Albans sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belvedere keeping moving, preventing Albans from controlling successfully.
Belvedere is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Albans slips nicely into half guard.
Belvedere wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Albans is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Belvedere still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Belvedere has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Belvedere is chipping away with strikes.
Albans can't do much from the bottom here.
Belvedere tries for a kimura but Albans is defending well.
Belvedere thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albans sneaks back into half guard.
Belvedere is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Albans sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richmond Belvedere will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Albans 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Belvedere gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Belvedere wants to sweep but no luck.
Albans trying to control the position from guard on top but Belvedere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albans content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Belvedere has locked up a guillotine! Belvedere's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Albans is holding on here and Belvedere must be using up a lot of energy. Albans has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Belvedere gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richmond Belvedere!
Richmond Belvedere took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Dias (ranked 988 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Baldimir Zsofka (ranked 156 p4p, 181 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dias might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No More Hot Dogs. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zsofka's choice of entrance music: Raid - MF DOOM . Baldimir Zsofka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintus Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldimir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zsofka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Baldimir Zsofka has been cut.
Zsofka throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dias forces Zsofka back against the cage and clinches.
Dias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zsofka breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Zsofka misses
and Dias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zsofka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dias checks it well.
Zsofka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dias checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zsofka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dias with a nice cross.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zsofka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDias.
Zsofka throws a push kick but Dias slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zsofka throws a right hand that misses
letting Dias counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dias is out of range and Zsofka settles back down.
Zsofka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zsofka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zsofka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dias if he has to take too many more of those.
Dias looks to land a combination but Zsofka avoids it well.
Zsofka thuds his right hand into Dias's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zsofka counters with a stiff right hand.
Dias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Zsofka to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands a slapping body shot.
Zsofka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zsofka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zsofka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zsofka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dias lands with a cross.
Dias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dias misses with a double jab.
Zsofka missing with a left hand there. Dias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zsofka misses with a lunging right hand
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
Dias swings for the body but Zsofka moves out of range.
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Zsofka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Zsofka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dias closes the distance but Zsofka moves to the side
and Zsofka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zsofka connects with a solid leg kick.
Dias is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dias throws a low kick, looking for Zsofka's leg but Zsofka calmly moves out of range.
Dias throws a body shot but no joy.
Zsofka throws out a loose jab but Dias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zsofka tries to keep at a distance but Dias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zsofka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias throws an elbow but misses.
Dias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zsofka's defenses.
Zsofka looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands an elbow just above Zsofka 's eye.
Dias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zsofka misses with a punch on the inside.
Zsofka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zsofka tries to throw a body punch but Dias avoids it by throwing Zsofka back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dias fails to land.
Dias throws an elbow that misses.
Zsofka prevents a body shot from Dias.
Dias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias misses with an elbow strike.
Dias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zsofka takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Baldimir Zsofka's cut even more.
Zsofka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dias misses with a hook to the body
and Zsofka counters with a nice leg kick.
Zsofka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka misses with a looping left.
As Zsofka looks to move away, Dias throws a big counter combo but Zsofka just gets out of the way.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zsofka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Quintus Dias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldimir Zsofka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dias on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good work by Dias as he checks the leg kick.
Jab from Zsofka.
Zsofka checks a low kick from Dias.
Dias looks to land a combination but Zsofka avoids it well.
Zsofka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dias throws a series of punches but Zsofka moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zsofka 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.
Dias throws a right and a left that Zsofka avoids nicely.
Zsofka loads up on a big right hand but Dias slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dias misses with a combination
and Zsofka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dias cracks Zsofka with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka lunges at Dias with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dias's hand.
Dias fails to land with a series of punches.
Quintus Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zsofka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dias tries to clinch but Zsofka moves away
and Zsofka counters with a good low kick that Dias was not able to check.
Zsofka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dias connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Zsofka misses.
Zsofka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dias has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zsofka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dias tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Zsofka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zsofka flicks out a counter leg kick but Dias steps away.
Zsofka throws a leg kick but Dias moved away.
Dias tries to clinch up but Zsofka circles away and keeps his distance.
Zsofka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Zsofka does it's job there.
Dias lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zsofka misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick from Dias, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Zsofka misses.
Dias is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dias fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zsofka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zsofka connects with a solid leg kick.
Dias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsofka.
Dias misses with a double jab
and Zsofka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dias's knee momentarily.
A nice combination there by Zsofka.
Zsofka blocks a head kick by Dias.
Zsofka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zsofka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dias connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Dias misses its target.
Dias wants to land a leg kick but Zsofka is out of range.
Dias rushes Zsofka and presses him up against the cage.
Dias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zsofka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quintus Dias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zsofka.
A nice left hand lands by Zsofka.
Zsofka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldimir Zsofka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dias wants to clinch
and Zsofka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zsofka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dias on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dias tries to clinch there but Zsofka circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldimir Zsofka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baldimir Zsofka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zsofka misses with a leg kick
and Dias counters with a left and a right that stings Zsofka.
Dias fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Dias.
Dias misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zsofka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick
and Dias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Zsofka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zsofka, as that shot connected.
Zsofka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka throws a front kick aimed at Dias's knee but Dias avoids it well.
Zsofka feints and then cracks Dias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dias down.
Dias tries to clinch up but Zsofka circles away and keeps his distance.
Zsofka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias lands with an overhand left.
Zsofka keeps the fight on the outside.
Dias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsofka connects with a nice looking jab.
Dias throws a head kick but Zsofka moves out of range.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zsofka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zsofka misses with an uppercut.
Dias throws a head kick but Zsofka moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zsofka. Dias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a head kick but Dias moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zsofka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zsofka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zsofka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dias.
Dias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias tries to clinch but Zsofka is having none of it.
Zsofka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Zsofka. Beautiful body shot.
Zsofka swats away the attempt to clinch by Dias.
Zsofka scores with a sloppy right hand. Dias should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Zsofka.
Zsofka cracks Dias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dias looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias wants to clinch up but Zsofka keeps it at a distance.
Dias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsofka misses with a left hand
and Dias counters with a nice uppercut.
Zsofka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zsofka manages to avoid it.
Dias scores with a jab. Zsofka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zsofka.
Zsofka misses with a low kick.
Zsofka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsofka.
Dias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zsofka lands with a good body shot.
Zsofka connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zsofka throws a shot from downtown. Dias moves away and avoids it.
As Zsofka looks to move away, Dias throws a big counter combo but Zsofka just gets out of the way.
Zsofka misses with a low kick as Dias jumps back.
Zsofka takes one on the button.
Dias moves in looking to clinch but Zsofka pushes him off.
Zsofka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dias. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldimir Zsofka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zsofka 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldimir Zsofka!
An out of breath Baldimir Zsofka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong (ranked 1209 p4p, 1612 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 166 p4p, 220 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been hearing reports that Kong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Kong shoots in.
Pierre misses with a double jab
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Kong - just one landing.
It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Kong throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Pierre is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kong slips a straight right by Pierre.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kong finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Kong counters with a shoot takedown. Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.
Kong prevents Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Kong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Kong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pierre has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pierre has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is trying to get back to half guard.
Kong holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kong is trying to work for a sweep but Pierre has mounted him!
Pierre prevents Kong from getting the reversal.
Kong wants to control but Pierre is having none of it.
Kong is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pierre stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre works the jab nicely.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Kong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses the jab.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Kong.
Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pierre duly obliges.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
The crowd cheers as Kong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Kong takes one to the chin there.
Kong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Kong misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Kong throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kong as he connects with a hook.
Pierre lands with a good body shot.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pierre, who protects the arm well.
Kong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pierre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Kong crashes against the mat.
Kong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong has hold of Pierre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pierre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kong cranks the arm and Pierre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pierre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hong Kong!
Our winner, Hong Kong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karjalainen (ranked 1184 p4p, 1580 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 183 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Karjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tryastsyn misses with a jab to the body
and Karjalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tryastsyn looks for a takedown but Karjalainen sprawls well.
Tryastsyn throws out a loose jab but Karjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Tryastsyn backs away, Karjalainen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tryastsyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karjalainen misses with a looping left.
Tryastsyn throws the left hand but Karjalainen avoids the punch easily.
Karjalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn slips a jab from Karjalainen.
Tryastsyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karjalainen moves out of range as Tryastsyn strikes.
Karjalainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tryastsyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karjalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tryastsyn.
Karjalainen throwing a counter right hand but Tryastsyn manages to avoid it.
Tryastsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tryastsyn throws a one two combo.
Tryastsyn has his takedown stuffed
and Karjalainen counters with a left and a right that stings Tryastsyn.
Karjalainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tryastsyn's hands.
Tryastsyn ducks under a wild hook from Karjalainen.
Tryastsyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tryastsyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karjalainen throws a one two combo.
A combination from Karjalainen does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tryastsyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Karjalainen misses its target.
No luck for Tryastsyn with that takedown attempt.
Karjalainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karl Karjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn clobbers Karjalainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tryastsyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen slips under a jab.
Karjalainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tryastsyn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karjalainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tryastsyn throws a combination that misses
and Karjalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tryastsyn scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn walks into a stiff left hand from Karjalainen.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot.
Tryastsyn misses with a straight left.
Karjalainen throws a shot from downtown. Tryastsyn moves away and avoids it.
Tryastsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tryastsyn misses with a looping right.
Karjalainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Karjalainen. Beautiful body shot.
Tryastsyn ducks under a wild hook from Karjalainen.
Tryastsyn throws a shot from downtown. Karjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Karjalainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karjalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn lunges at Karjalainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karjalainen's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with a looping right.
Karjalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tryastsyn throws a looping overhand right but Karjalainen ducks down to avoid it.
Tryastsyn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tryastsyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karjalainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Tryastsyn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karjalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Tryastsyn is rocked!
Tryastsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Tryastsyn misses the jab.
Karjalainen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tryastsyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Tryastsyn misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Tryastsyn does it's job there.
Tryastsyn takes a swing at Karjalainen's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karjalainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karjalainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tryastsyn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karjalainen on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Karjalainen as Tryastsyn shoots in.
Karjalainen tries to move into range but Tryastsyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tryastsyn throws a combination that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tryastsyn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tryastsyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karjalainen avoids the body shot from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Tryastsyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Karjalainen finish him?
Tryastsyn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tryastsyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Tryastsyn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn misses with a left hand
and Karjalainen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karjalainen moves out of range as Tryastsyn strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Karjalainen misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tryastsyn.
Karjalainen swings for the body but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
Karjalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tryastsyn.
No joy there for Karjalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Karjalainen misses.
Tryastsyn misses with an uppercut. Karjalainen saw that one coming.
Karjalainen throws a big counter combination but Tryastsyn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karjalainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Karjalainen misses.
Tryastsyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tryastsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Karjalainen is just out of range.
Karl Karjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tryastsyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Karjalainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tryastsyn tests Karjalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karl Karjalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tryastsyn swings for the body but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Tryastsyn. That snapped Karjalainen's head back.
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!
Tryastsyn misses with a body punch
and Karjalainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tryastsyn thinking.
Tryastsyn has a takedown stuffed.
Karl Karjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tryastsyn!
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot.
Karjalainen missing with a left hand there. Tryastsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karjalainen. Tryastsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Karjalainen. Beautiful body shot.
Tryastsyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karjalainen misses with a looping right.
Karjalainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tryastsyn throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Tryastsyn misses with a straight left.
Tryastsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karjalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tryastsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karjalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Karjalainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tryastsyn's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Tryastsyn off balance momentarily.
Tryastsyn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karjalainen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tryastsyn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tryastsyn dives in and scores a takedown into Karjalainen's guard.
Karjalainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tryastsyn manages to get himself to full guard.
Tryastsyn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karjalainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karjalainen preventing the sweep.
Karjalainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karjalainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Karjalainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tryastsyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karjalainen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Tryastsyn.
A big right from Tryastsyn misses.
Tryastsyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karjalainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karjalainen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karjalainen kicks Tryastsyn off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn loads up on a big right hand but Karjalainen slips the punch.
Tryastsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick but Tryastsyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tryastsyn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karjalainen counters with a good, hard body kick but Tryastsyn shrugs it off.
Tryastsyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karjalainen lands a jab.
Tryastsyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karjalainen.
Tryastsyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tryastsyn shoots in and bounces Karjalainen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tryastsyn throws a big elbow that misses.
Karjalainen looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karjalainen holds on and takes a little breather.
Karjalainen working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tryastsyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karjalainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Karjalainen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tryastsyn trying to control but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karjalainen misses with a hook.
Tryastsyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Karjalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Karjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Tryastsyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karjalainen as he jumps to the side.
Tryastsyn misses with an uppercut
and Karjalainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karjalainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tryastsyn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karjalainen is looking to reverse the position.
Karjalainen struggling a bit here.
Karjalainen taking a bit of punishment here - Tryastsyn scoring with strikes.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tryastsyn throws an elbow but Karjalainen slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Karjalainen is avoiding damage well.
Tryastsyn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karjalainen is looking for a sweep.
Karjalainen is working hard here to advance position.
Tryastsyn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karjalainen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karjalainen tries to bench press Tryastsyn off him but Tryastsyn keeps the position.
Karjalainen holds on to Tryastsyn's head and controls the position momentarily.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karjalainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karl Karjalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tryastsyn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
I think Karjalainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Karjalainen!
A less than humble Karl Karjalainen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Sapo (ranked 425 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 70 p4p, 169 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blank.
Sapo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blank throws a jab but it's blocked by Sapo.
Sapo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blank lands a two punch combo.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Sapo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sapo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blank scores with a nice head shot.
Sapo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Sapo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Sapo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sapo throws a body shot but no joy.
Sapo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blank looks to throw the jab but Sapo is out of range.
Blank connects with a single shot there.
Blank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sapo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank lands with a straight right. Sapo didn't see that one coming.
Blank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blank throws a good cross that connects.
Blank with a nice cross.
Sapo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sapo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sapo moves out of range of the strikes.
Blank with a nice cross.
Blank misses with a straight left.
Blank has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sapo swings for the body but Blank moves out of range.
Blank blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Blank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Sapo throws a big counter combination but Blank scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blank scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapo moves out of range as Blank strikes.
Blank throws a lazy right hand but Sapo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with an uppercut. Sapo saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Sapo does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Sapo misses the target.
Blank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blank lands a really nice looking cross but Sapo seems unphased.
Blank listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blank throws a shot from downtown. Sapo moves away and avoids it.
Blank misses the jab.
Blank scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sapo slips under a jab from Blank.
Sapo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sapo scores with a body shot.
Blank throws a hook to the side of Sapo's head but Sapo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sapo ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Blank connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank works the jab nicely.
Sapo misses with a straight right.
Blank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sapo catches Blank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sapo slips under a jab from Blank.
Blank scores with a jab.
Sapo throws an overhand right that lands on Blank's shoulder, as Blank tries to avoid the shot.
Sapo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blank 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.
Blank lands a nice looking body shot.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Sapo misses with a right hand
and Blank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blank misses the shot to the body.
Sapo is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blank throws a poor cross that misses
and Sapo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sapo scores with a hook to the body. Blank takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blank misses with a straight left.
Sapo moves away from the strike by Blank.
Blank throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sapo on the side of the head.
Sapo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blank.
Blank misses with a straight left.
It looked like Sapo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blank.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sapo!
Blank's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sapo under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sapo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
Sapo throws a shot from downtown. Blank moves away and avoids it.
Blank is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sapo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab lands there for Blank.
Blank thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blank dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sapo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank clobbers Sapo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Billy Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapo lands a nice shot that snaps Blank's head back.
Sapo looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.
Blank lands with a straight right. Sapo didn't see that one coming.
Blank avoids the body shot from Sapo.
A jab from Blank does it's job there.
Sapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blank misses the jab.
Billy Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank cracks Sapo with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sapo misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Blank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sapo throws a lazy uppercut
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blank throws a looping overhand right but Sapo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sapo counter with a right hand.
Sapo misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blank, as that shot connected.
Blank lands a nice hook to Sapo's body. Sapo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sapo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sapo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank blocks a jab.
It seemed like Blank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blank with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Sapo.
Nice uppercut lands for Blank. That snapped Sapo's head back.
Sapo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sapo ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
An attempted straight right counter from Sapo misses the target.
Sapo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sapo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank avoids the body shot from Sapo.
Oh Sapo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Blank lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sapo doesn't seem phased though.
Blank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Blank. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Sapo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sapo seems to have got his legs back now.
Sapo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blank.
Sapo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sapo moves away from the strike by Blank.
Sapo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank swings for the body but Sapo moves out of range.
Sapo misses with a wild combination.
Blank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sapo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blank misses the jab.
Blank catches Sapo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank lands a glancing blow to the side of Sapo's head.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Blank cracks Sapo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blank scores with a jab to the body.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sapo counters with a two punch combo.
Sapo ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Sapo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blank scores with a sloppy right hand. Sapo should have avoided that one.
Sapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blank.
Sapo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blank.
Sapo jabs at Blank's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blank fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sapo throws a nice looking combination but Blank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank misses with a hook. Sapo ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Blank. Those never looked like landing.
Blank misses the jab.
Blank connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sapo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Sapo.
A jab from Blank misses.
A swing and a miss from Blank.
An attempted straight right counter from Sapo misses the target.
Blank connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sapo. Sapo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sapo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blank misses with a hook.
It looked like Sapo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blank connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sapo throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Sapo misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blank drops Sapo with a beautiful combination! Sapo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blank is looking for the KO!
Blank cracks Sapo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sapo falls backwards against the cage. Blank follows up with more strikes that drop Sapo to his knees. Blank keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sapo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Blank!
A victorious Billy Blank thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Keji (ranked 366 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Ed Jones (ranked 14 p4p, 54 weight class). Abdul Keji has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Keji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones clinches.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keji's efforts to push away.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Keji is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Keji takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Keji's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Keji can't break the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Keji's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keji blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keji is rocked!
Jones pushes Keji against the cage. Jones is working some dirty boxing. Jones pushes off with a quick right hook! Keji goes down! Keji tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jones moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Jones!
Our winner, Ed Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corona Virus (ranked 78 p4p, 321 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 4 p4p, 50 weight class). Bjornsson has chosen Ultimate - Denzel Curry as his entrance music. Corona Virus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Bjornsson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virus lands with a right hand.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Virus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bjornsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Virus's head.
It looks like Corona Virus has been cut.
Virus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson misses with a shot to the body
and Virus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bjornsson misses with a looping left.
Bjornsson scores with a takedown into Virus's guard.
Bjornsson wants to pass the guard but Virus is keeping the position.
Bjornsson postures up in Virus's guard and throws a big left but Virus blocks it.
Virus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjornsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Virus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Virus controlling Bjornsson's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjornsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bjornsson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bjornsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Virus managing to control the position.
Virus keeping full guard, as Bjornsson tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virus manages to avoid it.
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Virus.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Virus.
Virus needs to keep his hands up - Bjornsson had a free shot at his head there.
Virus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bjornsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Virus scrambles back to his feet.
Bjornsson digs a good hook to Virus's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Virus to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson lands a jab.
Bjornsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot
letting Virus counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Eddie Bjornsson's cut even more.
Virus gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bjornsson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Virus is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Eddie Bjornsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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