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WVT 65: Ihantala v Machado PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 3054 p4p, 3359 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 346 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 24 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thayer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thayer has managed to clinch.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thayer misses with a takedown
and Thai counters with a nice leg kick.
Thai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thayer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thayer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thai is fending him off so far but Thayer persists. Nope, Thai circles away and we're back to standing.
Thai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Long Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai avoids the body shot from Thayer.
Thayer moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
Thayer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thayer misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai misses with an uppercut.
Thayer shoots in but no luck this time.
Thayer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thai tries to avoid it but Thayer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thai to the ground. Thai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Thai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thayer doesn't seem phased though.
Thai lands with a shot to the body.
Thai thuds a left hand into Thayer's body.
Thai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thai misses the body punch
and Thayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thayer not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thai defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thayer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thai tries to lock up and control but Thayer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thayer controlling from mount.
Thai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thayer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thayer on the ground.
Thai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thayer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thayer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thayer wants to control the pace but Thai is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thayer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Thai has worked his arm free - good work by Thai!
Thayer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.
We've been informed that Thayer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Thai is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Thayer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Thayer prefers to stall for the moment though.
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 Long Thai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Thayer blocks the leg kick.
Thai backing away here, and Thayer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thayer misses with a takedown
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thayer avoids it.
Thayer avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thayer avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thayer managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. Thayer won't want to take too many of those.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thayer.
Thayer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thayer wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer wants to get back to striking at distance but Thai won't allow it.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Thayer avoids the damage to the body.
Thayer taking a breather.
Thayer tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Thad Thayer has been cut.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thayer is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Thayer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai thows a leg kick but Thayer checks it
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Thayer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Thai is retaining full guard.
Thayer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer content to stall in guard here.
Thai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thayer is one step ahead there.
Thai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thayer is pushing down on Thai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thai is fighting to maintain full guard but Thayer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thayer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thayer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thayer trying to control from half guard but Thai is working away.
Thai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thai tries to get out of the position.
Thayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thai defending well though.
Thayer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thayer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Still in half guard, Thayer seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thayer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thai sprawls well initially but Thayer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thayer thows a huge punch but Thai dodges it nicely.
Thayer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thayer wants to free his trapped foot but Thai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thayer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thayer throwing shots but Thai is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thad Thayer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thad Thayer's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick from Thai misses.
Thayer tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thayer dives in for a single leg takedown but Thai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thayer shoots in looking for a takedown but Thai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thayer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thai as he jumps to the side.
Long Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Thai wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thai wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thayer manages to avoid it.
Thayer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Thayer breaks away and moves out of range.
Thai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thai moves into the clinch successfully.
Thai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thayer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thai uses from the top position.
Thai trying to control but Thayer is working from the bottom.
Thayer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thai has passed into half guard!
Thayer keeping control of the position.
Thai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer tries to get to full guard but Thai has control of the leg.
Thayer gets back to full guard.
Thayer has his hands on Thai's head, controlling the position.
Thai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thayer wants to improve his position but instead Thai has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to pass to full mount but Thayer defends it.
Thayer is trying to stand back up but Thai is controlling him
Thayer is trying to get back to full guard.
Thad Thayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thayer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Thayer tries to roll over but Thai keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thayer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thayer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thayer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thai cracks Thayer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thayer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thai 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Thai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 2534 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 303 p4p, 240 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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Granite chin |
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Luokkamaki's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luokkamaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luokkamaki scores with a hook.
Magnus Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luokkamaki throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen connects with a jab.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Larsen.
A shot to the liver by Larsen. Beautiful body shot.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luokkamaki throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
Larsen throws a head kick but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Larsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luokkamaki takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Luokkamaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen cracks a nice hook into Luokkamaki's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Luokkamaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen misses with a wild combination.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luokkamaki ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Luokkamaki avoids it with no problem.
Larsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Luokkamaki blocks a jab.
Larsen throws a jab when Luokkamaki was well out of range.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Larsen and move into the clinch.
Luokkamaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but Luokkamaki ducks down to avoid it.
As Larsen tries to get set, Luokkamaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Larsen manages to avoid the attempt.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Larsen misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Luokkamaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Larsen.
Luokkamaki throws a big shot that misses.
Larsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsen, as that shot connected.
Larsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luokkamaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Luokkamaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luokkamaki. That did some damage!
Larsen is looking to chop away at Luokkamaki's legs.
Luokkamaki takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Larsen throws a low kick, looking for Luokkamaki's leg but Luokkamaki calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Luokkamaki.
Larsen lands a two punch combo.
Larsen clobbers Luokkamaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Larsen.
Larsen misses with a straight right.
Larsen tries to land a leg kick but Luokkamaki saw it coming and moves away.
Luokkamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki checks the leg kick.
Luokkamaki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Luokkamaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luokkamaki connects with a crisp jab.
Larsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luokkamaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luokkamaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luokkamaki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Luokkamaki duly obliges.
Larsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Luokkamaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen connects with a jab.
Larsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Luokkamaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen stuns Luokkamaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larsen thuds his shin into the meat of Luokkamaki's side.
Luokkamaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Larsen looks to land a left hand but Luokkamaki moved out of range nicely.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsen throws a right and a left that Luokkamaki avoids nicely.
A big left from Larsen misses.
Larsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsen slips a jab from Luokkamaki.
Larsen misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luokkamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luokkamaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Larsen misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Larsen dominated that round.
That's time! Luokkamaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luokkamaki works Larsen's body with a nice hook.
Larsen feints and then cracks Luokkamaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luokkamaki down.
Larsen throws the left hand but Luokkamaki avoids the punch easily.
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. Luokkamaki moves away and avoids it.
Luokkamaki lands a right hook to the body.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Larsen misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Larsen throws a hook but Luokkamaki avoids it easily.
Larsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
Larsen staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki cracks a nice hook into Larsen's ribs.
Luokkamaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luokkamaki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luokkamaki ducks right into an uppercut from Larsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luokkamaki. Larsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luokkamaki slips a straight right by Larsen.
Larsen throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Larsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Luokkamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook.
Luokkamaki defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Luokkamaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Larsen.
Luokkamaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen swinging wildly here.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Larsen and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with a hook. Luokkamaki ducked under it nicely.
Luokkamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsen.
Luokkamaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsen under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luokkamaki lands an overhand right.
Larsen throws out a leg kick but Luokkamaki moves out of range and Larsen only half commits.
Luokkamaki tests Larsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight left.
Luokkamaki scores with a shot to the body.
Luokkamaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Luokkamaki.
Larsen punishes Luokkamaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Luokkamaki jabs at Larsen's body.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luokkamaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen lands a head kick. Luokkamaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Luokkamaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki staying out of range there.
Luokkamaki scores with a punch to the head.
Luokkamaki throws a big shot that misses.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut. Larsen saw that one coming.
Luokkamaki walks into a jab.
Larsen wants to slow Luokkamaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Luokkamaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luokkamaki lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Luokkamaki misses the target.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Luokkamaki is just out of range.
A big left from Luokkamaki misses.
Larsen scores with a shot to the body.
Luokkamaki lands a jab to the nose.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Luokkamaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsen throws a low kick, looking for Luokkamaki's leg but Luokkamaki calmly moves out of range.
Luokkamaki blocks the body kick.
Luokkamaki tries to clinch but Larsen moves out of range.
It seemed like Larsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Luokkamaki misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsen tried to score with a low kick but Luokkamaki checks it.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Larsen lands a jab-cross combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Luokkamaki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Larsen looks to land a body kick but Luokkamaki moved away.
Larsen throws a push kick but Luokkamaki slaps the foot to one side.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by clinching up but Larsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Luokkamaki is just out of range.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot.
Luokkamaki misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut. Larsen saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Larsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Larsen feints a jab promting Luokkamaki to slip. Larsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luokkamaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Larsen misses.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Larsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luokkamaki's hands.
Luokkamaki lands with a nice combination. Larsen backs away looking to recover.
Luokkamaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki walks into a stiff left hand from Larsen.
Luokkamaki avoids the body shot from Larsen.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Larsen manages to circle out of the way.
Luokkamaki misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luokkamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luokkamaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsen.
Nice uppercut there from Luokkamaki.
Larsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larsen swings for the body but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Larsen.
Luokkamaki throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Larsen misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
Luokkamaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Luokkamaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luokkamaki's head.
Luokkamaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Larsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luokkamaki throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsen throws a low kick, looking for Luokkamaki's leg but Luokkamaki calmly moves out of range.
Luokkamaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luokkamaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsen.
Luokkamaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Luokkamaki defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Larsen and move into the clinch.
Larsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luokkamaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Luokkamaki slips a straight right by Larsen.
Luokkamaki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Luokkamaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Luokkamaki avoids the head kick by Larsen.
Larsen looks to throw the jab but Luokkamaki is out of range.
Larsen feints and then cracks Luokkamaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luokkamaki down.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen cracks Luokkamaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luokkamaki. Larsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Larsen. Those never looked like landing.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luokkamaki.
Larsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Larsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
Luokkamaki ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Luokkamaki cracks a nice hook into Larsen's ribs.
Larsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luokkamaki is able to avoid easily.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by clinching up but Larsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Larsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsen thuds a left hand into Luokkamaki's body.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Luokkamaki scores with a punch to the head.
Luokkamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Larsen with a nice calf kick.
Jere Luokkamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen defending well as Luokkamaki loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen with a hook.
Luokkamaki checks a low kick from Larsen.
Larsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen lands a jab.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luokkamaki in his tracks.
Larsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen blocks a jab.
A big right from Larsen misses.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Larsen and move into the clinch.
Larsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luokkamaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Larsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Luokkamaki misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Larsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Larsen 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Larsen!
A victorious Magnus Larsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 2218 p4p, 2705 weight class) and One Fortythree (ranked 271 p4p, 315 weight class). Twea King 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortythree ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a hook but Fortythree blocks it.
Fortythree steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from King.
Fortythree moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortythree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses with a left hand
and Fortythree counters with a straight right hand.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King throws a hook but Fortythree avoids it easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Fortythree cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortythree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Fortythree was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Fortythree sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King fails to land the takedown.
Fortythree throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortythree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree scores with a jab to the head.
King takes a swing at Fortythree's ribcage but misses.
Fortythree blocks a jab.
King has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fortythree enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fortythree manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King won't allow Fortythree to sweep him here.
Fortythree has King pulled in close to control his posture.
King won't allow Fortythree to get back to his feet.
Fortythree is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Fortythree.
One Fortythree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortythree off the cage and back into range.
King misses with a looping right.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortythree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a hook to the body
enabling Fortythree to counter with a crisp jab.
King misses with an uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree works King's body with a nice hook.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortythree throws a hook but King blocks it.
Fortythree throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from King does no damage.
Fortythree tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortythree moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Fortythree.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortythree misses with some punches.
Fortythree misses with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
A body shot lands from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortythree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Fortythree misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree blocking some punches.
King presses Fortythree against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fortythree lands a jab to King's midsection.
King misses with a right hand
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Fortythree lands a nice looking body shot.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortythree counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fortythree.
Fortythree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortythree 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.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortythree displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Fortythree tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fortythree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King misses with a hook. Fortythree ducked under it nicely.
Fortythree throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King takes one on the button.
Fortythree avoids the body shot from King.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Fortythree seems unphased.
King misses with a straight right.
Fortythree loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King throws a hook but Fortythree avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree ducks under a wild hook from King.
King misses with a body shot
and Fortythree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fortythree darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fortythree lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws a jab when Fortythree was well out of range.
Fortythree looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Fortythree steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
A jab from King misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King avoids the body shot from Fortythree.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
One Fortythree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortythree scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fortythree misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Fortythree misses with a hook.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King avoids the body shot from Fortythree.
King throws a jab when Fortythree was well out of range.
A big left from King misses.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King misses with an uppercut. Fortythree saw that one coming.
Fortythree throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Fortythree showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fortythree.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortythree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Fortythree counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortythree thows a left - swing and a miss!
King looks to land a right hand but Fortythree moved out of range.
Fortythree appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fortythree throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortythree takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortythree manages to avoid it.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Fortythree sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hook but Fortythree blocks it.
Fortythree is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fortythree lands a slapping body shot.
King avoids the body shot from Fortythree.
King throws a body punch but Fortythree moves out of range.
Fortythree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Fortythree defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses the body punch
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortythree.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Fortythree counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fortythree's waist but Fortythree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twea King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a combination
and Fortythree counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fortythree's hands.
King misses with a takedown
and Fortythree cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King misses with an uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Fortythree swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Fortythree scores with a jab to the head.
Fortythree keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fortythree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but One Fortythree will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fortythree misses with an uppercut
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fortythree slips under a jab.
Fortythree throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King throws a lazy uppercut
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
A big left from King misses.
Fortythree digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Fortythree steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from King.
Fortythree misses the shot to the body.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortythree.
Fortythree looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree misses with a looping right.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Fortythree releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Fortythree misses.
King swings for the body but Fortythree moves out of range.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fortythree to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King misses with a looping right.
Fortythree let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fortythree counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortythree throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fortythree as he connects with a hook.
Fortythree misses the jab.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Fortythree's head back.
King misses with a shot to the body
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fortythree.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortythree misses with a right hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a hook to the side of Fortythree's head but Fortythree sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortythree throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King takes one on the button.
Twea King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from King misses.
Fortythree throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortythree looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Fortythree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortythree doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fortythree looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortythree throws an off balance right hand
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fortythree doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fortythree lands a body shot.
King lands with a cross.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fortythree counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twea King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King tries to keep at a distance but Fortythree has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fortythree lands a left hand.
Fortythree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fortythree misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree lands a hook to the side of the head.
King is trying to break free.
Fortythree jumps guard but King stands there with Fortythree around his waist. Fortythree gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fortythree jumps guard but King turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
One Fortythree seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fortythree cracks King with a nice body shot.
Fortythree lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fortythree throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fortythree tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortythree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Fortythree.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
King lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Fortythree lands a right hand.
Fortythree keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortythree.
Fortythree lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortythree.
Fortythree jumps guard.
Fortythree is controlling King's posture.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
One Fortythree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fortythree 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Fortythree!
One Fortythree very nearly forgot to thank Sportivit amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 1082 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 165 p4p, 313 weight class). Ko Van Den Born will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell looks for the body kick but Van Den Born saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Born! But no joy.
Terrell connects with a looping right hand.
Van Den Born misses with a body kick.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrell lands a leg kick that knocks Van Den Born off balance momentarily.
Terrell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Den Born is working Terrell over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Terrell blocks a body shot from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Terrell.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Terrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Den Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Den Born misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Terrell - that landed with a thud.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Van Den Born.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell prevents a body shot from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Terrell.
Terrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Den Born.
Terrell takes a shot to the head.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Van Den Born misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Den Born throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terrell.
A head punch on the inside from Terrell fails to land.
Van Den Born blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Den Born tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Den Born throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrells head.
Terrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born pushes Terrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Terrell.
Van Den Born blocks an uppercut.
Van Den Born wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Den Born misses with a punch to the body.
Van Den Born tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Den Born.
Still in the clinch, Van Den Born scores with a nice short uppercut.
Terrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Terrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Van Den Born works on Terrell's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Den Born lands a body shot in the clinch.
Terrell takes a shot to the head.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrell jabs Van Den Born to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrell misses the target.
A cross from Terrell lands.
Terrell misses with a hook
enabling Van Den Born to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Den Born slips a jab and a cross from Terrell.
Van Den Born drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Terrell defends it well.
The fighters circling - Terrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Born! But no joy.
Van Den Born misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Den Born misses the target.
Terrell misses with a hook to the body
and Terrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Den Born throws a lazy right hand but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Terrell misses.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Terrell wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born throws the kick towards the body but Terrell avoids it.
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!
Van Den Born has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Den Born there as he acknowledges the shot.
Terrell misses the shot to the body.
Van Den Born walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot by Terrell.
Terrell scores with a nice right hand.
Van Den Born misses with a straight right.
Terrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Terrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Van Den Born throws a front kick that sends Terrell stumbling back into the cage.
Terrell throws a shot from downtown. Van Den Born moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell lands a high kick!
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 Phillip Terrell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Terrell scores with a leg kick.
Van Den Born lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Terrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Den Born scores with a nice body kick.
Van Den Born just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Den Born.
Terrell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Den Born manages to circle out of the way.
Van Den Born defending well as Terrell loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Van Den Born finds it's target.
Terrell with the inside leg kick.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Van Den Born finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terrell throws a hook but Van Den Born avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell dips to his left and cracks Van Den Born with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Van Den Born misses.
Terrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell pushes Van Den Born away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terrell throws out the jab.
Terrell thumps Van Den Born with a low kick.
Van Den Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrell looks to land a right hand but Van Den Born moved out of range.
Terrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Van Den Born throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Den Born throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
Terrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Van Den Born lands.
Van Den Born gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Den Born scores with a punch to the head.
Van Den Born lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Terrell falls backwards - clearly groggy! Van Den Born dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 1516 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 229 p4p, 215 weight class). Mahogany's entrance music is Dio - We Rock. A fine choice. 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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27
206
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31
200
18 - 13 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blikstein throws a hook but Mahogany avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blikstein has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blikstein raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mahogany gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from Blikstein.
Mahogany makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Blikstein blocks it.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blikstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahogany gets through Blikstein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahogany throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blikstein blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Blikstein.
Mahogany tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blikstein wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blikstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahogany has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice left hand lands by Blikstein.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from Blikstein.
Blikstein has a couple of punches blocked by Mahogany.
Mahogany tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahogany is trying to maintain a safe position but Blikstein gets an underhook and turns Mahogany into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blikstein.
Blikstein misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mahogany fails to land.
Blikstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blikstein blocking some punches.
Blikstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany has a couple of punches blocked by Blikstein.
Blikstein is trying to break free.
Mahogany lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blikstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blikstein stalls.
Blikstein manages to break the clinch.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany tries a head kick but it misses.
Blikstein throws a head kick that misses.
Blikstein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mahogany tries to avoid it but Blikstein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mahogany to the ground. Mahogany escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Mahogany blocks the low kick.
Mahogany gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahogany misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blikstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blikstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
Blikstein misses with a low kick.
Mahogany throws a lazy right hand but Blikstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blikstein throws a fast counter high kick but Mahogany manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with a shot to the body
and Blikstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blikstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahogany throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahogany takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blikstein moves out of range as Mahogany strikes.
Blikstein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahogany bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Paulo Blikstein has been cut.
A big right from Mahogany misses.
Mahogany pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahogany is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blikstein.
Mahogany misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Blikstein.
Blikstein misses with a looping left.
Mahogany misses with a body shot
and Blikstein counters with a solid body kick.
Blikstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mahogany swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blikstein feints the counter takedown.
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!
Blikstein throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Mahogany throws a big shot that misses.
Mahogany backing away here, and Blikstein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blikstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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 Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulo Blikstein's cut.
That's time! Mahogany's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blikstein misses with an uppercut. Mahogany saw that one coming.
Mahogany swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahogany looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blikstein.
Mahogany misses with a looping right.
Blikstein takes one on the button.
Mahogany moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Blikstein.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany lands with a right to the head.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahogany slips under a jab.
It looked like Mahogany wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blikstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mahogany moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahogany. Blikstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blikstein shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mahogany throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Blikstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Blikstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rich Mahogany is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blikstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahogany.
Blikstein drops his hands momentarily and Mahogany takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein misses with a low kick.
Mahogany throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blikstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahogany wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mahogany scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blikstein wants to land a leg kick but Mahogany is out of range.
Mahogany was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blikstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahogany seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Paulo Blikstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blikstein connects with a body shot that sends Mahogany's belly button to the back.
Mahogany lands with a shot to the body.
Mahogany darts in and clinches Blikstein up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blikstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahogany's elbow.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Blikstein blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a light punch inside.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany swings wildly with an uppercut but Blikstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany throws a punch but it's blocked by Blikstein.
Blikstein misses with the head strike.
Mahogany misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blikstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Blikstein misses with a body punch.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahogany swings wildly with an uppercut but Blikstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blikstein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blikstein tries to work over Mahogany's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Blikstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blikstein lands with a light punch inside.
Mahogany has a couple of punches blocked by Blikstein.
Blikstein blocks an uppercut.
Blikstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahogany prevents a body shot from Blikstein.
Blikstein avoiding damage.
Blikstein blocks an uppercut.
Blikstein tries to work over Mahogany's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blikstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahogany scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahogany lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blikstein has a couple of punches blocked by Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Blikstein'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!
Mahogany throws a lazy uppercut
and Blikstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blikstein looks to land a left hand but Mahogany moved out of range nicely.
Mahogany connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mahogany scores with a nice strike.
Blikstein avoids the head kick by Mahogany.
A big left from Mahogany misses.
Blikstein with the counter takedown but Mahogany avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mahogany looks to throw the jab but Blikstein is out of range.
Mahogany cracks Blikstein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the body
letting Blikstein counter with a right hand.
Mahogany misses with a hook. Blikstein ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Blikstein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blikstein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahogany lands with a cross.
Mahogany cracks Blikstein with a good jab.
 Blikstein is rocked!
Mahogany cracks Blikstein with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rich Mahogany!
Rich Mahogany 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 Cynical Christoph (ranked 416 p4p, 613 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 69 p4p, 91 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
160
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145
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Christoph is having none of it.
Christoph misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronaldo scores with a kick to the body.
Christoph walks into a jab.
Christoph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ronaldo drives through and clinches with Christoph against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christoph.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Christoph backwards.
Ronaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christoph backwards.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christoph scores a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christoph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Christoph misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph misses with a knee to the head.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo is trying to stall.
Ronaldo digs a right hand underneath Christoph's ribcage. Christoph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Christoph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christoph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo jabs Christoph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christoph throwing a counter right hand but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ronaldo!
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christoph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christoph throws a sloppy head kick and Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Christoph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ronaldo is able to avoid easily.
Christoph takes a kick to the side of the head.
Christoph lands a big head kick that sends Ronaldo tumbling to the mat! Christoph takes a step backwards and waves Ronaldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Watch Out Ronaldo has been cut.
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!
Ronaldo throws the left hand but Christoph avoids the punch easily.
Christoph was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christoph.
Ronaldo walks into a stiff left hand from Christoph.
Ronaldo throws out a loose jab but Christoph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Christoph has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christoph.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo lands a shot to the body.
Christoph struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Christoph tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Christoph back against the cage.
Christoph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ronaldo with a nice calf kick.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
Christoph swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christoph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christoph staying out of range there.
Christoph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ronaldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Christoph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christoph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christoph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christoph misses with a body kick.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick which misses Christoph's front leg but catches the back leg as Christoph tries to avoid it.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christoph.
Christoph tries to clinch up but Ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ronaldo, as that shot connected.
Christoph scoring well with a low kick there.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Ronaldo tenderised Christoph's leg. Christoph is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
Christoph blocks the body kick.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christoph. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo forces Christoph back against the cage and clinches.
Ronaldo is struggling to control the position.
Christoph tries to land a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks with his arms.
Christoph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christoph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christoph jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ronaldo walks away with a smile on his face. Christoph gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Christoph moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Ronaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christoph doesn't seem phased though.
Christoph throws a leg kick but Ronaldo moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ronaldo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Christoph looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Christoph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Christoph ducks down to avoid it.
Christoph quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Christoph staying out of range there.
Ronaldo lands a big head kick that sends Christoph tumbling to the mat! Ronaldo takes a step backwards and waves Christoph back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Christoph is rocked!
and Ronaldo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Christoph! He's just covering up as Ronaldo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Watch Out Ronaldo!
Watch Out Ronaldo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1659 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Tauski Mountain (ranked 72 p4p, 64 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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39
206
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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 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain blocks a jab.
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mountain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beukeboom has time to react.
 It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Mountain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mountain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
Beukeboom looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Mountain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beukeboom misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom connects with a looping right hand.
Beukeboom catches Mountain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beukeboom throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mountain throws an overhand right that has Beukeboom reeling! Mountain follows up with more punches and Beukeboom is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tauski Mountain!
Tauski Mountain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 109 p4p, 328 weight class) and Gregory Motts (ranked 6 p4p, 20 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
Motts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Motts misses.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Motts.
McDonald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
Motts moves away from the strike by McDonald.
Motts misses with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motts slips a jab from McDonald.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Motts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Motts throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
Motts looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald slips a jab from Motts.
Motts throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motts. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Motts throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motts throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Motts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Motts defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
Motts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Motts throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
Motts moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Motts connects with a nice looking jab.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
letting Motts counter with a right hand.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Motts blocks a jab.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Motts looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Motts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Motts throws a big shot that misses.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Motts.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Motts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Motts misses with a looping right.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottss head.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to McDonald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Motts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Motts.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Motts takes a shot to the head.
Motts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
Motts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Motts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Motts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Motts.
A short left from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motts prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Motts prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Motts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gregory Motts will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonald misses with a body shot
and Motts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Motts looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Motts throws a right hand that misses
and Motts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Motts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Motts catches McDonald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Motts throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a body punch but Motts moves out of range.
McDonald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Motts.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Motts tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jim Bob McDonald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
Motts is breathing heavily.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald scores with a nice head shot.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
A cross from Motts lands.
McDonald throws a body punch but Motts moves out of range.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald connects with a jab.
Motts lands with a straight right. McDonald didn't see that one coming.
Motts slips a jab from McDonald.
Motts avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald slips under a jab from Motts.
McDonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Motts counters with a straight right hand.
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!
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Motts counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mottss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonald connects with a right hand. Motts shakes it off.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottss head.
A short uppercut from Motts.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motts presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Motts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motts misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Motts! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
Motts misses with a hook.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Motts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDonald lands with a cross.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Motts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Motts counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDonald duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Motts moves out of range.
Motts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from McDonald misses
and Motts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Motts throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Motts misses the target.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Motts ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald has Motts up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Motts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
Motts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Motts tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Bob McDonald will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Motts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Motts misses the target.
McDonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
Motts slips a jab from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
McDonald scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McDonald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Motts to score with a decent uppercut.
Motts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Motts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Motts scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motts throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motts walks into a left hand.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Motts counters with a crisp right that sends McDonald to the canvas! Motts follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Motts!
A victorious Gregory Motts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jim Bob McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 167 p4p, 122 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 13 p4p, 5 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws a series of strikes that have Nti backpedaling.
It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Maestre misses with a left hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre misses with a double jab.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maestre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maestre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maestre throws a right hand that misses
and Maestre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maestre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maestre misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Nti misses.
Maestre throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti misses with an uppercut
and Maestre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maestre misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti scores with a nice head shot.
Maestre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maestre is countered with a crisp right hand from Nti that sends him to the canvas! Nti follows him to the mat into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestre is being controlled here.
Maestre is looking for a sweep.
Nti is staying tight to Maestre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maestre being controlled for a moment.
Maestre is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Nti stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Maestre thuds a left hand into Nti's body.
Maestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maestre manages to avoid it.
Nti moves out of range of the strikes.
Maestre throws a looping overhand right but Nti ducks down to avoid it.
Maestre ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Maestre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nti counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nti. Nti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maestre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maestre throws a sloppy body shot
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
Nti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maestre to score with a decent uppercut.
Maestre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nti takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestre misses the shot to the body.
Nti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nti.
Maestre looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
Maestre throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Maestre. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maestre throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre throws a shot from downtown. Nti moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Nti misses.
Maestre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maestre jabs Nti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maestre misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nti dodges the punch combination from Maestre.
A little jabbing left from Nti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maestre scores with a three punch combo!
Maestre throws a series of punches but Nti moves out of range.
Maestre throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Nti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
letting Nti counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a straight right hand.
Maestre misses with a double jab.
Maestre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Nti counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Maestre.
Nti looks to throw the jab but Maestre is out of range.
Nti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maestre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nti on the side of the head.
Maestre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nti under the eye.
Maestre misses with the combination.
Maestre throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre misses with a double jab
and Nti counters with a beautiful punch that sends Maestre to the canvas!
Maestre is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maestre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nti defends well.
Maestre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maestre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maestre looking for submissions off his back.
Nti slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kwame Nti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kwame Nti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Maestre scores with a hook.
Maestre takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Maestre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maestre duly obliges.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Maestre.
Nti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Maestre.
Nti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Kwame Nti's cut even more.
Maestre throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Nti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maestre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestre slips a jab from Nti.
Maestre missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Maestre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti slips a jab and a cross from Maestre.
Some wild striking there from Maestre.
Maestre throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
Nti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
Maestre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nti counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Nti.
A countering left hand to the body from Nti misses.
A jab from Maestre misses.
Nti defending well as Maestre loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Nti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maestre misses with a left hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a body punch
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maestre misses with a body punch
and Nti counters with a big uppercut that knocks Maestre off his feet! Nti dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Maestre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti controls the position from side control.
Maestre seems to have got his legs back now.
Maestre is trying to improve his position.
Nti is staying tight to Maestre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Maestre is looking for a sweep.
Nti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Maestre's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Nti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Maestre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
More stalling from Nti.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maestre throws a series of punches but Nti moves out of range.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Nti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maestre.
Maestre misses with a hook.
Maestre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luis Maestre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maestre. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luis Maestre.
Well Nti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kwame Nti!
A very excited looking Kwame Nti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Luis Maestre spoke after the fight, saying 'I just lost to the best man on earth. 18-0 is something that very few fighters achieve. I look forward to watching this legend pave his way through history '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 6 p4p, 34 weight class) and Wanderson Machado (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Machado has chosen El Barrio 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ihantala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Machado misses its intended target.
Ihantala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machado wants to counter the offense by Ihantala and move into the clinch position.
Ihantala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Ihantala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Machado.
Ihantala thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado lands a nice hook to Ihantala's body. Ihantala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machado misses with a double jab.
Ihantala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Machado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machado is looking for the big counter here.
Good leg kick by Ihantala.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ihantala circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado moves into the clinch.
Ihantala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ihantala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Machado misses
and Ihantala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Machado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ihantala.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
Machado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ihantala swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Machado thuds a left hand into Ihantala's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado moves in looking to clinch but Ihantala pushes him off.
Ihantala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ihantala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machado wants to clinch.
Machado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado needs to keep his hands up - Ihantala had a free shot at his head there.
Machado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Ihantala counters with a quick kick to the body but Machado blocks it.
Machado closes the distance and pushes Ihantala back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ihantala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Wanderson Machado's cut even more.
Machado tries a body shot but Ihantala blocks it.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ihantala's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Machado throws a lazy uppercut
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ihantala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ihantala throws a solid leg kick but Machado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ihantala.
Machado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Machado tries to clinch but Ihantala moves away
and Ihantala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ihantala misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machado, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ihantala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tali Ihantala has been cut.
Ihantala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machado connects with an inside leg kick.
Machado tries to clinch but Ihantala is having none of it.
Ihantala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ihantala lands with an overhand left.
The cut above Wanderson Machado's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Machado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ihantala throwing a counter right hand but Machado manages to avoid it.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Machado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ihantala moves away.
Ihantala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ihantala checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a body kick that misses.
Machado unleashes a big counter combination but Ihantala bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ihantala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ihantala slips a jab from Machado.
Ihantala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ihantala avoids the body shot from Machado.
Ihantala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ihantala with a hook.
Ihantala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Machado throws a lazy right hand but Ihantala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ihantala misses the target.
Machado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ihantala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ihantala sets himself, and Machado steps forward looking for the clinch! Ihantala avoids it this time.
Machado looks to land a right hand but Ihantala moved out of range.
Ihantala moves out of range of the body kick from Machado.
Ihantala throws a quick counter kick to the body but Machado avoids it.
It looks like Ihantala has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Machado throws a head kick that misses
enabling Ihantala to counter with a crisp jab.
Wanderson Machado's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Tali Ihantala, 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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