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OFK 373 - Bol Vs Johnson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 1024 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 72 p4p, 207 weight class). Mircea has chosen Shatter as his entrance music. Alexandria OcasioCortez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OcasioCortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
Mircea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mircea avoids the body shot from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as OcasioCortez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
OcasioCortez scores with a nice strike.
Mircea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mircea throws a head kick but OcasioCortez moves out of range.
Mircea looks to land a left hand but OcasioCortez moved out of range nicely.
OcasioCortez closes the distance and clinches.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OcasioCortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
OcasioCortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
OcasioCortez dodges an elbow strike from Mircea.
Mircea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OcasioCortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
Mircea manages to break the clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.
A cross from OcasioCortez lands.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.
Mircea feints a counter leg kick.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Mircea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
OcasioCortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mircea throws a leg kick but OcasioCortez checks it.
Mircea tries a low kick but OcasioCortez avoids it.
OcasioCortez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mircea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OcasioCortez moves into the clinch.
OcasioCortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
OcasioCortez prevents a body shot from Mircea.
Our sources have told us that OcasioCortez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mircea avoids the elbow strike from OcasioCortez, against the cage.
Mircea presses OcasioCortez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mircea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
Mircea dodges an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow inside.
OcasioCortez stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, OcasioCortez throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mircea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OcasioCortez or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mircea scores with a shot to the side of OcasioCortez's head.
OcasioCortez tries to work over Mircea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mircea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mircea avoids a wild elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mircea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mircea lands with a light punch inside.
OcasioCortez missing with knees to the body.
Mircea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OcasioCortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
OcasioCortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mircea.
Mircea throws a hook but OcasioCortez blocks it.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
OcasioCortez works over Mircea's head and body with a nice combination.
Mircea swats away the attempt to clinch by OcasioCortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea thumps OcasioCortez with a low kick.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
Mircea counters with a body kick.
OcasioCortez has closed the distance and engaged Mircea in a clinch.
Mircea lands a left hand.
Mircea tries to land knees in the clinch but OcasioCortez avoids the damage to the body.
OcasioCortez pushes Mircea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mircea lands a body punch.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by OcasioCortez.
Good body shot from Mircea.
Mircea tries to land knees in the clinch but OcasioCortez avoids the damage to the body.
OcasioCortez stalling against the cage.
Mircea unloads a knee to the mid-section. OcasioCortez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mircea takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, OcasioCortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mircea's brow.
Mircea lands a left hand that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow just above Mircea 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mircea trying to land knees to the body.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Mircea.
OcasioCortez stalling against the cage.
OcasioCortez prevents a body shot from Mircea.
OcasioCortez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mircea in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mircea misses with some punches.
Mircea blocks an elbow strike.
OcasioCortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Mircea.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OcasioCortez misses with an elbow strike.
OcasioCortez trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from OcasioCortez - that landed with a thud.
OcasioCortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OcasioCortez lands a knee to the head.
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 Alexandria OcasioCortez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mircea throws a hook but OcasioCortez avoids it easily.
OcasioCortez is looking to counter punch.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
Mircea feints a counter leg kick.
OcasioCortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Mircea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from OcasioCortez misses.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mircea keeps OcasioCortez at a distance using the push kick.
Mircea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mircea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OcasioCortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mircea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OcasioCortez gets a clinch.
Alexandria OcasioCortez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OcasioCortez presses Mircea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
OcasioCortez pushes Mircea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the head but Mircea blocks with his arms.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mircea avoids the elbow strike from OcasioCortez, against the cage.
OcasioCortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mircea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
OcasioCortez blocks a body shot from Mircea.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mircea blocks an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
Mircea prevents a body shot from OcasioCortez.
Mircea digs a right hand underneath OcasioCortez's ribcage. OcasioCortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
OcasioCortez blocks an uppercut.
Mircea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mircea scores with a shot to the side of OcasioCortez's head.
Mircea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OcasioCortez managing to block the knees to the body from Mircea.
A short right from Mircea.
OcasioCortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mircea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OcasioCortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mircea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
OcasioCortez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands a shot to the body.
Mircea digs a right hand underneath OcasioCortez's ribcage. OcasioCortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mircea just misses with a elbow thrown towards OcasioCortez's brow.
Mircea tries to work over OcasioCortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OcasioCortez blocks a body shot from Mircea.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mircea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by OcasioCortez.
A shot in the inside from Mircea.
Mircea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Mircea.
Mircea managing to block the knees to the body from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez tries a knee to the head but Mircea blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, OcasioCortez throws an elbow but misses.
Mircea misses with a knee to the head.
OcasioCortez misses with the head strike.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mircea trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mircea - that landed with a thud.
OcasioCortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
OcasioCortez managing to block the knees to the body from Mircea.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
OcasioCortez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, OcasioCortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
OcasioCortez is pushing Mircea up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
OcasioCortez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mircea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mircea lands with a right to the head.
Mircea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
With the fighters up against the cage, OcasioCortez throws an elbow but misses.
OcasioCortez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mircea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but OcasioCortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
Mircea can't break the clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the head but Mircea blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Mircea.
Mircea blocks an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
Mircea lands an elbow that stopped OcasioCortez in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Alexandria OcasioCortez has been cut.
Mircea lands a shoulder strike.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow inside.
Mircea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mircea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mircea has had enough of the clinch but OcasioCortez keeps him there for the moment.
Mircea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mircea avoids a wild elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
Nice elbow from Mircea.
Mircea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
OcasioCortez wants to clinch up but Mircea keeps it at a distance.
OcasioCortez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
OcasioCortez looks to clinch
and Mircea counters with a nice uppercut.
OcasioCortez moves out of range as Mircea throws a body kick.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mircea with the inside leg kick.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch
and Mircea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OcasioCortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mircea.
OcasioCortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
OcasioCortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - OcasioCortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OcasioCortez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea throws a low kick, looking for OcasioCortez's leg but OcasioCortez calmly moves out of range.
Mircea tries to keep at a distance but OcasioCortez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mircea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, OcasioCortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mircea's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mircea.
OcasioCortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OcasioCortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mircea presses OcasioCortez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OcasioCortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OcasioCortez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez avoids the elbow strike from Mircea, against the cage.
Mircea tries to throw a body punch but OcasioCortez avoids it by throwing Mircea back against the cage.
Mircea lands a left hand that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
Mircea trying to land knees to the body.
OcasioCortez blocks an elbow strike.
OcasioCortez scores with a nice hook to the head.
OcasioCortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.
OcasioCortez misses with an elbow strike.
Mircea blocking some punches.
Mircea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mircea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but OcasioCortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mircea backwards.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mircea takes an elbow to the forehead.
OcasioCortez is stalling here.
OcasioCortez lands a nice elbow.
Mircea blocks the elbow strike.
Mircea is working OcasioCortez over against the cage.
OcasioCortez trying to stall but Mircea improves his position.
Mircea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandria OcasioCortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Mircea. That snapped OcasioCortez's head back.
OcasioCortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mircea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mircea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch but Mircea is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mircea! But no joy.
OcasioCortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mircea throws a body punch but OcasioCortez moves out of range.
OcasioCortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mircea circles away from the clinch attempt.
OcasioCortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mircea connects with a solid leg kick.
Mircea loads up on a big right hand but OcasioCortez slips the punch.
Mircea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for OcasioCortez.
Mircea wants to land a leg kick but OcasioCortez is out of range.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands a nice shot to the body.
OcasioCortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
Mircea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
OcasioCortez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
OcasioCortez prevents a body shot from Mircea.
Mircea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mircea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mircea can't find room to land a body shot as OcasioCortez controls the action.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
Mircea lands a body punch in the clinch.
OcasioCortez trying to control the position but instead, Mircea has worked for underhooks and has pushed OcasioCortez into the cage.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.
OcasioCortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Mircea lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandru Mircea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mircea 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandru Mircea!
After winning the bout, Alexandru Mircea thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 2091 p4p, 4481 weight class) and Peter OBrien (ranked 226 p4p, 425 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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2 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev gets a clinch.
Kurtev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but OBrien is defending well.
OBrien has Kurtev pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. OBrien pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kurtev tumbling to the mat - OBrien dives into Kurtev's guard.
OBrien trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Kurtev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OBrien wants to pass the guard but Kurtev is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kurtev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. OBrien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. OBrien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OBrien trying to control but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
OBrien stands and throws Kurtev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kurtev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien blocks the strikes from Kurtev.
You can see the frustration on Kurtev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev tries to improve position but can't.
Kurtev can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurtev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Kurtev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
OBrien advances to mount.
Kurtev can't escape the position.
Kurtev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
OBrien punishing his opponent with strikes.
OBrien prevents Kurtev from getting the reversal.
OBrien landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kurtev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kurtev trying to control but OBrien postures up.
Kurtev is looking to improve his position.
OBrien in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kurtev tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from OBrien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter OBrien!
Peter OBrien bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miura Guts (ranked 2122 p4p, 3064 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 213 p4p, 307 weight class). Jacira has chosen Cherokee War Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miura Guts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacira lands a right hook to the body.
Guts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Aqissiac Jacira has been cut.
Aqissiac Jacira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guts throws the kick towards the body but Jacira avoids it.
It seemed like Jacira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jacira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jacira staying out of range there.
Jacira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacira avoids the body shot from Guts.
Jacira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Guts misses with a body kick.
Jacira misses with a body shot.
It looked like Guts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guts.
Guts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guts lands with a nice body kick.
Guts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacira.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jacira 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.
Guts throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacira misses with a head kick.
Guts throws a wild body kick that Jacira sees coming a mile off.
Jacira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guts doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guts.
Guts shoots in and bounces Jacira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Guts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacira is pulling down on Guts's head to control his posture.
Guts is pushing down on Jacira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jacira is fighting to maintain full guard but Guts has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacira is pressing down on Guts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jacira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jacira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jacira has control of Guts's left arm, preventing Guts from doing any damage.
Jacira wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guts advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guts is working Jacira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jacira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Guts is working Jacira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jacira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
 Jacira is rocked!
Jacira tries to improve position but can't.
Jacira is still in real trouble! Can Guts finish him?
Guts scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jacira is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Guts can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miura Guts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Last Nightmare (ranked 1876 p4p, 3127 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 195 p4p, 315 weight class). Jimmy Nickels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Nightmare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Nightmare.
It looks like Jimmy Nickels has been cut.
Nickels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nightmare stuns Nickels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nightmare throws a looping overhand right but Nickels ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Nightmare as he connects with a hook.
Nightmare lands a jab to Nickels's midsection.
Nickels darts in trying to clinch
and Nickels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nightmare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nickels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nightmare rushes Nickels and presses him up against the cage.
Nickels stalling.
Nightmare pushes Nickels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nickels looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nickels prevents a body shot from Nightmare.
Nightmare pushes Nickels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nightmare lands a nice uppercut.
Nightmare lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightmare lands a left hand.
Nightmare lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nightmare lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands a shot to the body.
Nightmare lands a body shot.
Nightmare works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Nightmare - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Nightmare.
Nightmare gets through Nickels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nightmare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nightmare can't find room to land a body shot as Nickels controls the action.
Nice body punch from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands with a left to the head.
Nightmare landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickels backwards.
Nightmare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nickels backwards.
Nickels can't break the clinch.
Nightmare works on Nickels's body with a couple of short punches.
Nightmare throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nightmare lands a shoulder strike.
Nightmare pushes Nickels against the cage. Nightmare is working some dirty boxing. Nightmare pushes off with a quick right hook! Nickels goes down! Nickels tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nightmare moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Last Nightmare!
After winning the bout, Last Nightmare thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato avoids the head kick by Jaroslav.
Damato tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaroslav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaroslav.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damato wants to clinch up but Jaroslav keeps it at a distance.
Damato walks into a straight right hand from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a head kick but Damato moves out of range.
Damato throws out a powerful jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Damato 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.
Damato clobbers Jaroslav with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damato cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
Jaroslav with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaroslav slips a straight right by Damato.
Damato thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rocco Damato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaroslav avoids the head kick by Damato.
Jaroslav tries to move into range but Damato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaroslav is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Damato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jaroslav counters with a series of strikes. Damato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jaroslav pushes Damato up against the cage in a clinch.
Damato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damato prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Damato is trying to break the clinch but Jaroslav has him pressed against the cage.
Jaroslav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav misses with a few strikes there.
Damato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damato connects with a right hand. Jaroslav shakes it off.
Damato lands the left hand.
Damato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a push kick but Damato slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaroslav loads up on a big right hand but Damato slips the punch.
Damato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damato lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jaroslav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaroslav throws a shot to the body.
Damato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jaroslav had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Damato avoids the body shot from Jaroslav.
Damato blocks a head kick by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damato moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaroslav managing to block the knees to the body from Damato.
Jaroslav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaroslav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damato misses the shot to the body.
Jaroslav feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Felix Jaroslav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Damato jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
Damato works over Jaroslav's head and body with a nice combination.
Jaroslav takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damato slips under a jab.
Damato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaroslav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaroslav misses the target.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaroslav. Jaroslav obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Damato.
Jaroslav misses with a kick to the body
and Damato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damato moves out of range of the body kick from Jaroslav.
Damato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaroslav.
Damato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A leg kick checked by Damato.
Jaroslav connects with a solid leg kick.
Damato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaroslav tries to avoid it but Damato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaroslav to the ground. Jaroslav escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Damato looks to move away, Jaroslav throws a big counter combo but Damato just gets out of the way.
Jaroslav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damato finds it's way round the side to connect with Jaroslav's head.
Damato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jaroslav slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Damato punishes Jaroslav's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaroslav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Damato misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaroslav doesn't seem bothered though.
Damato punishes Jaroslav's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaroslav moves in looking to clinch but Damato pushes him off.
Damato wants to land a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range.
Jaroslav is looking to counter with head kicks.
Damato scores with a punch to the head.
Damato connects with a single shot there.
Damato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damato lands a lovely overhand right.
Damato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damato!
Damato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Damato thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body.
Damato connects with a body shot that sends Jaroslav's belly button to the back.
Damato throws a series of punches but Jaroslav avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaroslav connects with a leg kick.
Damato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jaroslav but Jaroslav pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Felix Jaroslav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Damato swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Damato dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaroslav is looking to slow Damato down with leg kicks.
Damato's corner calls for a 1-2. Damato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damato.
Jaroslav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damato moves away.
Damato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damato throws a one two combo.
Damato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaroslav manages to break the clinch.
Jaroslav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaroslav looks to score with a jab to the body but Damato is just out of range.
Damato throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damato connects with a single shot there.
Jaroslav instigates a clinch.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Damato controls his hands.
Jaroslav controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato is trying to break free.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch.
Damato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damato is working Jaroslav over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damato drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jaroslav manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Damato has Jaroslav in his guard.
Jaroslav postures up.
Damato has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jaroslav is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato drags the fight down to the ground.
Jaroslav stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damato keeping moving, preventing Jaroslav from controlling successfully.
Jaroslav is looking to stand up but Damato won't let him.
Jaroslav trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaroslav pushing down on Damato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato is trying to control but can't.
Damato manages to get to full guard.
Damato controls Jaroslav momentarily but Jaroslav frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaroslav accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damato keeping moving, preventing Jaroslav from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jaroslav looking to sit in guard and control but Damato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav can't keep his opponent in guard - Damato advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jaroslav is looking to get back to is feet but Damato passes into side control.
Damato misses with the ground and pound.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
Damato throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Damato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damato prevents Jaroslav from escaping the position.
Damato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Damato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Damato cracks Jaroslav with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaroslav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaroslav looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damato staying out of range there.
Damato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaroslav takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaroslav shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damato eats them both and turns towards Jaroslav to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Damato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaroslav with a nice calf kick.
Jaroslav misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Damato.
Jaroslav lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaroslav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damato lands with a hook. Jaroslav tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab lands there for Damato.
Jaroslav swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damato scores with the left hand. Jaroslav knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaroslav looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A leg kick checked by Jaroslav.
Damato scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Jaroslav - just one landing.
A leg kick checked by Damato.
Damato fails with a takedown attempt.
Damato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav is looking to chop away at Damato's legs.
Jaroslav lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Damato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Damato avoids the punch easily.
Damato tries to clinch up but Jaroslav circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Damato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaroslav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damato works Jaroslav's body with a nice hook.
Damato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Felix Jaroslav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
Jaroslav throws a jab but it's blocked by Damato.
Damato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damato lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Damato.
Jaroslav walks into a jab.
Damato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damato lands a jab to Jaroslav's midsection.
Damato throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Damato.
Jaroslav lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaroslav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav scores with a push kick.
Damato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaroslav quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Damato just misses with a punch to the body.
Damato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
Damato ducks right into an uppercut from Jaroslav.
Damato tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jaroslav defends well and Damato ends up having to push Jaroslav into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jaroslav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Damato manages to circle out of the way.
Damato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaroslav misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damato! But no joy.
Damato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaroslav in his tracks.
Damato cracks Jaroslav with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Damato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Damato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
Damato swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Damato manages to circle out of the way.
Jaroslav goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Damato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damato throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaroslav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaroslav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jaroslav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaroslav can pounce on him.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damato.
Jaroslav gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocco Damato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Damato walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaroslav.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav throws an overhand right that lands on Damato's shoulder, as Damato tries to avoid the shot.
Damato wants to counter with a clinch but Jaroslav pushes him away.
Jaroslav connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damato throws out a loose jab but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Damato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damato 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Damato!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Damato thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 1565 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 217 p4p, 222 weight class). Boytsov comes to the cage accompanied by AMAZING. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222
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212
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dudeson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Boytsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Boytsov missing with a left hand there. Dudeson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudeson with the counter takedown but Boytsov avoids it easily.
Dudeson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boytsov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dudeson lands with a nice body punch.
Boytsov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dudeson.
Dudeson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boytsov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boytsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dudeson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boytsov to the mat! Boytsov manages to get full guard.
Boytsov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dudeson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Boytsov keeps moving.
Dudeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boytsov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dudeson throws an elbow that misses. Boytsov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dudeson's guard. Nice move by Boytsov!
Boytsov has gone for a leg lock! Dudeson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boytsov's guard.
Dudeson cracks Boytsov with a solid left hand.
Dudeson cracks Boytsov with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudeson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boytsov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dudeson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov has his hands on Dudeson's head, controlling the position.
Boytsov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dudeson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Boytsov is working from the bottom.
Dudeson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dudeson is stalling here. Boytsov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dudeson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boytsov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dudeson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boytsov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boytsov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dudeson's legs.
Dudeson is trying to get back to half guard.
Dudeson can't do much from the bottom here.
Dudeson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dudeson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boytsov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boytsov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dudeson sees it coming and defends easily.
Boytsov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dudeson defend it? Boytsov steps over the head and cranks it - Dudeson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Boytsov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmitry Boytsov!
After winning the bout, Dmitry Boytsov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Dude Dudeson was interviewed post fight and said 'What can I say, im still the king between the sheets. Ladies hit me up 904-The-Dude!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 1100 p4p, 574 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 119 p4p, 61 weight class). Radio Philips has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 29 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goodman clinches up against the cage.
Goodman takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Philips lands an elbow just above Goodman 's eye.
Philips is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goodman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goodman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Philips working aggressively here.
Philips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Our sources have told us that Goodman has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philips struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Philips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philips struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
Goodman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Philips looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Goodman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goodman throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman darts in and clinches Philips up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman lands a body shot.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Philips takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goodman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Goodman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Philips sprawling to the canvas! Philips rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Goodman finish him?!
Philips is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Philips's jaw. Philips's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Goodman does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saul Goodman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Saul Goodman thanked FUClothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Minerva Wulf (ranked 398 p4p, 659 weight class) and Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 26 p4p, 44 weight class). Wulf comes to the cage accompanied by Sanctus Dominus. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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29
142
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minerva Wulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki works the jab nicely.
Sasaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wulf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Wulf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wulf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sasaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Wulf is wise to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sasaki.
Wulf misses with a lunging right hand
and Sasaki counters with a right hand to the body.
Wulf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sasaki lands with a right hand.
Wulf throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Sasaki tries to score with a low kick but Wulf moves his leg out of the way.
Wulf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulf.
Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wulf.
Nice jab there from Wulf.
Wulf misses with a looping left.
Wulf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wulf.
A swing and a miss from Wulf.
Wulf misses with a wild body shot.
Sasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minerva Wulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf dives in and scores a takedown into Sasaki's guard.
Wulf trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wulf is looking to pass into half guard but Sasaki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sasaki is in guard.
Wulf wants to improve his position but instead Sasaki has moved into half guard.
Wulf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sasaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sasaki's back!
Wulf is throwing shots to the body but Sasaki manages to wriggle free. Wulf pounces on him again and ends up in Sasaki's guard.
Sasaki keeping full guard, as Wulf tries to pass.
Wulf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sasaki's guard.
Sasaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wulf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulf is looking to advance position but Sasaki won't allow it.
Wulf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sasaki keeps working.
Sasaki is looking for a sweep. Wulf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sasaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Wulf.
Wulf trying to advance position but Sasaki counters by regaining guard.
Wulf wants to pass the guard but Sasaki is keeping the position.
Wulf throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf advances position into side control!
Wulf tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wulf with the ground and pound but Sasaki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sasaki is trying is best to control the position here.
Wulf with the ground and pound but Sasaki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wulf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wulf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wulf wants to control from the top but Sasaki keeps moving.
Sasaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasaki is keeping the position for now.
Wulf throws a strike but Sasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wulf working a defensive guard but Sasaki manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wulf is looking for a sweep.
Wulf is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sasaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wulf is looking to improve his position.
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 Minerva Wulf will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wulf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sasaki moves out of range as Wulf strikes.
Sasaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Minerva Wulf is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Sasaki.
Wulf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki.
Sasaki works the jab nicely.
Wulf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wulf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wulf throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasaki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sasaki duly obliges.
Wulf throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wulf throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Sasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sasaki avoids the body shot from Wulf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wulf swings widly with a right hand
and Sasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Wulf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Wulf misses the target.
Sasaki with a nice cross.
Sasaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sasaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wulf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sasaki is fending him off so far but Wulf persists. Nope, Sasaki circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wulf. Sasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sasaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wulf throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Sasaki cracks Wulf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wulf looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Wulf throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Wulf throws a poor cross that misses
and Sasaki counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sasaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Sasaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Wulf should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf misses with a jab to the body
and Sasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Sasaki throws a lazy right hand but Wulf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sasaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Wulf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wulf throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Sasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Wulf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wulf fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sasaki avoids it really well and circles away.
Wulf misses with a hook.
Sasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wulf throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Wulf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Wulf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasaki moves away.
Wulf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wulf throws a body shot but no joy.
Sasaki looks to land a combination. Wulf sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sasaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wulf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sasaki.
Nice defenses there by Sasaki.
Sasaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wulf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sasaki on the side of the head.
Wulf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wulf misses with a right hand
and Wulf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pee Wee Sasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wulf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wulf throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wulf swings widly with a right hand
and Sasaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Sasaki.
Wulf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulf throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sasaki. That snapped Wulf's head back.
Wulf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sasaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wulf on the side of the head.
Wulf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasaki.
Sasaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Wulf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Wulf moved away.
Sasaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wulf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sasaki throws a good cross that connects.
Sasaki stuns Wulf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wulf misses with a jab to the body
and Sasaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sasaki slips a straight right by Wulf.
Wulf looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wulf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wulf trying to advance position but Sasaki counters by regaining guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wulf postures up.
Wulf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasaki is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pee Wee Sasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wulf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wulf swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Sasaki does it's job there.
Wulf takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Wulf misses the target.
Sasaki lands a jab.
Sasaki takes a swing at Wulf's ribcage but misses.
Wulf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Wulf misses.
It seemed like Sasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wulf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sasaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sasaki throws Wulf to one side and escapes!
Sasaki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sasaki - that will leave a mark!
Wulf throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Wulf misses with a hook. Sasaki ducked under it nicely.
Wulf throws a poor cross that misses
and Sasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wulf loads up on a big right hand but Sasaki slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Wulf misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sasaki! But no joy.
Sasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Sasaki - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Wulf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Sasaki.
Sasaki tries to score with a low kick but Wulf moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick lands for Sasaki.
Wulf is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sasaki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wulf takes one on the button.
Wulf throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Sasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Sasaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wulf is out of range.
Wulf is looking to counter punch.
Wulf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulf was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Wulf misses the target.
Wulf jabs Sasaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sasaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sasaki scores with a hook to the body. Wulf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulf looks to clinch
and Sasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wulf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sasaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wulf is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Wulf misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wulf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sasaki on the side of the head.
Sasaki slips a straight right by Wulf.
Sasaki gets caught napping as Wulf dives in and scores a takedown. Sasaki manages to retain guard.
Wulf throws a strike but Sasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sasaki postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulf wants to hit a sweep here but Sasaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wulf there!
Wulf tries to reverse the position but Sasaki maintains control.
Wulf tries to hold on but Sasaki postures up.
Wulf is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wulf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wulf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wulf manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sasaki blocks the strikes from Wulf.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wulf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wulf might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sasaki wants to get up but he can't break Wulf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wulf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sasaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wulf's guard.
Wulf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wulf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A left lands for Sasaki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pee Wee Sasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sasaki 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pee Wee Sasaki!
Our winner, Pee Wee Sasaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuromiya Hiro (ranked 330 p4p, 559 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 24 p4p, 41 weight class). Finch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuromiya Hiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Hiro.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch checks a low kick from Hiro.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hiro on the side of the head.
Hiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Hiro's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiro misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
Finch defending well as Hiro loads up on a big left hand.
Finch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Hiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finch.
Finch lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hiro throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
Hiro throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch scores with the left hand. Hiro knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hiro momentarily.
Hiro misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Finch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finch.
Finch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finch misses with a hook. Hiro ducked under it nicely.
Finch scores with a jab.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiro scores with the left hand. Finch knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiro.
Finch throws a body kick that misses.
Finch with a nice calf kick.
Finch with a nice cross.
Finch moves away from the strike by Hiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a nice head shot.
Hiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hiro needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finch.
Hiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finch to score with a decent uppercut.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
Hiro takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Finch.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Hiro throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiro looks for the body kick but Finch saw that one coming.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Hiro misses.
Hiro checks a leg kick nicely.
Hiro slips under a jab from Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hiro.
A big right from Hiro misses.
Finch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Finch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Hiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch slips a jab from Hiro.
Finch connects with a jab.
Finch lands a jab.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Hiro misses.
Hiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Finch works Hiro's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Finch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Hiro.
Finch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Finch misses.
Hiro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Finch cracks Hiro with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finch.
Hiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Hiro looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch connects with a right hand. Hiro shakes it off.
Jab from Finch.
Good leg kick by Finch.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Hiro seems unphased.
Finch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hiro momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiro counters with a low kick, right behind Finch 's knee.
Hiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiro.
Finch misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch moves out of range as Hiro strikes.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
Finch moves forwards but Hiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
Hiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atticus Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch staying out of range there.
Hiro throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch cracks Hiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Hiro blocks the leg kick.
Finch scores with a jab. Hiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finch throws a leg kick but Hiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiro moves away from the strike by Finch.
Hiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hiro lands a big right hand that sends Finch crashing to the mat! Hiro stays standing though and waves Finch back to his feet!
It looks like Atticus Finch has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch dips to his left and cracks Hiro with an uppercut!
Hiro staying out of range there.
Hiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finch throws a jab when Hiro was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch lands a nice shot that snaps Hiro's head back.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hiro misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
Hiro tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hiro misses with a low kick.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Hiro off balance momentarily.
Finch cracks Hiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch avoids the body shot from Hiro.
Hiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiro staying out of range there.
Finch lands a glancing blow to the side of Hiro's head.
Finch blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Finch as he checks the leg kick.
Finch cracks Hiro with a good jab.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
Finch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hiro looks for the body kick but Finch saw that one coming.
Finch tries a quick counter leg kick but Hiro is wise to it.
Hiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiro misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finch.
Finch lands a right hook to the body.
Hiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hiro throws an overhand right that lands on Finch's shoulder, as Finch tries to avoid the shot.
Finch feints a counter leg kick.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Hiro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hiro throws a low kick but Finch avoids it.
Finch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch with a hook.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro looks to throw the jab but Finch is out of range.
Finch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hiro throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick lands for Finch.
Finch digs a good hook to Hiro's body.
Hiro throws a big shot that misses.
Finch dips to his left and cracks Hiro with an uppercut!
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiro throws an overhand right that lands on Finch's shoulder, as Finch tries to avoid the shot.
Finch walks into a left hand.
Finch lands a jab-cross combination.
Hiro takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Hiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Finch throws the kick towards the body but Hiro avoids it.
Finch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Hiro misses.
Finch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch throws out a counter right but Hiro avoids it with no problem.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Hiro off balance momentarily.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Hiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch slips under a jab from Hiro.
Hiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finch cracks Hiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Hiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Hiro off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Hiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finch has time to react.
Finch connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atticus Finch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Finch coming out on top.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Hiro throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch scores with a sloppy right hand. Hiro should have avoided that one.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Hiro throws a low kick but Finch avoids it.
Hiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice straight punches there by Hiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hiro.
A cross from Finch lands.
Hiro throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Hiro throws out a powerful jab.
Hiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hiro doesn't seem phased though.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch throws a leg kick but Hiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Hiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hiro throws a head kick that misses.
Hiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Finch.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch lands with a shot to the body.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch lands with a hook. Hiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finch slips a jab from Hiro.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finch. That's going to slow Hiro down.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiro moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch lunges at Hiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hiro's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch blocks a leg kick.
Finch blocks a jab.
Hiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Hiro's knee but Hiro avoids it well.
Hiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hiro looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hiro drops his hands momentarily and Finch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hiro staying out of range there.
Finch connects with a body shot that sends Hiro's belly button to the back.
Hiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hiro misses with an uppercut.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finch misses with a hook
and Hiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiro.
Hiro throws out a leg kick but Finch moves out of range and Hiro only half commits.
Hiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Hiro's shoulder, as Hiro tries to avoid the shot.
Hiro throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Finch.
Finch throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hiro misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finch.
Hiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Hiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch avoids a kick to the body.
Finch is looking to chop away at Hiro's legs.
Hiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Finch is predictable there
and Hiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Finch scores with a nice right hand.
Finch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Finch.
Finch tests Hiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiro staying out of range there.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch scores with a jab. Hiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hiro drops his hands momentarily and Finch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch scores with the left hand. Hiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atticus Finch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hiro lands with a straight right. Finch didn't see that one coming.
Hiro misses the shot to the body.
Finch lands a jab.
Hiro throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Hiro misses the jab.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiro throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
A jab from Finch does it's job there.
Hiro moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch digs a good hook to Hiro's body.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Hiro ducks down to avoid it.
Hiro throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiro.
Finch cracks Hiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Hiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Hiro moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiro counters with a straight right hand.
Finch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hiro under the eye.
Finch is looking to slow Hiro down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiro. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Hiro throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Hiro swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Finch scores with a nice head shot.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Hiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Finch throws a jab when Hiro was well out of range.
A big right from Finch misses.
Finch throws a leg kick which misses Hiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiro tries to avoid it.
Hiro throws an overhand right that lands on Finch's shoulder, as Finch tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro blocks a jab.
Finch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Finch's head.
Finch lands with a hook. Hiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hiro misses the jab.
Hiro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hiro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Finch misses.
Hiro takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hiro. Hiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Hiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
A nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Finch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Hiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Hiro saw that one coming.
Hiro throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finch throws a chopping leg kick but Hiro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Hiro takes one to the chin there.
Hiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Hiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiro throws a big shot that misses.
Finch with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Hiro misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finch.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiro.
Finch moves out of range as Hiro strikes.
Finch scores with a jab. Hiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hiro's head backwards.
Hiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch cracks Hiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finch thumps Hiro with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Atticus Finch'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. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Finch blocks the leg kick.
Hiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finch is able to avoid easily.
Hiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Hiro ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Hiro misses its target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiro takes one on the button.
Finch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finch staying out of range there.
Finch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch throws a low kick but Hiro moves out of range easily.
Hiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finch throws a shot to the body.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Hiro moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Hiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Hiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Finch should have avoided that one.
Hiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Hiro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Finch lands.
Hiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hiro throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch tries a quick counter leg kick but Hiro is wise to it.
Finch throws a leg kick which misses Hiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiro tries to avoid it.
Finch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiro throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hiro misses the shot to the body.
Hiro works Finch's body with a nice hook.
Kuromiya Hiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Finch.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hiro.
Finch cracks Hiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hiro blocks a jab.
Finch with a nice calf kick.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hiro.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Hiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Hiro slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch looks for the body kick but Hiro saw that one coming.
Hiro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finch is rocked!
Finch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Hiro finish him?
Hiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch staying out of range there.
Hiro slips under a jab from Finch.
Hiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Finch avoided it.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
Finch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finch defending well as Hiro loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch cracks Hiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Hiro throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Hiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch with the inside leg kick.
Finch cracks Hiro with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Finch.
Finch slips a jab from Hiro.
Good shot there by Finch.
A lazy left from Hiro finds it's target.
Finch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hiro's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Finch.
Hiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Finch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
Atticus Finch is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Atticus Finch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 82 p4p, 217 weight class) and Haruki Johnson (ranked 13 p4p, 34 weight class). Johnson has chosen Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yar Bol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Bol throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Bol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bol connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bol throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bol moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Bol.
Bol moves into the clinch.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bol misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bol avoids it with no problem.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bol. Bol obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bol's hands.
It looks like Yar Bol has been cut.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bol goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bol cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Bol throws a body shot but no joy.
Bol lands an overhand right.
That has opened up Haruki Johnson's cut even more.
Bol throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
As Bol backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Bol manages to avoid it all.
Bol throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bol avoids it with no problem.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bol cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bol cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bol has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Johnson to stand back up!
Johnson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bol finish him?
Bol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bol.
Yar Bol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bol cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bol! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yar Bol!
Yar Bol retains his light heavyweight title!
The defeated Haruki Johnson had this to say: 'Yeah but my nan says I'm really good at this.'.
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