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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Anastasia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Anastasia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Anastasia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Anastasia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anastasia misses with a double jab.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anastasia doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanders circles away.
Anastasia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anastasia wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Johnny Anastasia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Sanders.
Anastasia swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Anastasia misses with a body shot
and Sanders counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanders.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anastasia has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanders off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasia misses with a series of wild punches.
Anastasia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanders finds it's way round the side to connect with Anastasia's head.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown but Anastasia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Anastasia. No joy for Sanders on that attempt.
Sanders blocks a leg kick.
Anastasia swinging wildly here.
Sanders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanders.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Anastasia shows good takedown defense.
Anastasia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.
Johnny Anastasia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders looks gassed!
Anastasia misses with a series of wild punches.
Anastasia misses with a wild combination.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Anastasia, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Anastasia against the cage but Anastasia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in but Anastasia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anastasia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
Anastasia feints and as Sanders raises his hands in defense, Anastasia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanders, up you get!
Anastasia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
Anastasia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Anastasia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders takes a swing at Anastasia's ribcage but misses.
Anastasia misses with a low kick.
Anastasia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Anastasia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anastasia to score with a decent uppercut.
Anastasia throws a combination that misses
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anastasia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders works Anastasia's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anastasia does no damage.
Sanders throws a series of strikes that have Anastasia backpedaling.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Anastasia.
Anastasia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Anastasia shows good takedown defense.
Anastasia stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanders. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanders tries to land a leg kick but Anastasia saw it coming and moves away.
Anastasia scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasia looking to score a takedown here. Sanders is defending well but Anastasia drives through and ends up in Sanders's guard.
Sanders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anastasia's guard.
Anastasia pushes Sanders off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanders shoots in but Anastasia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anastasia wants to clinch.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Anastasia tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anastasia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasia misses with a few strikes there.
Anastasia blocks the body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanders scores with a four punch combination!
Anastasia throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Anastasia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anastasia gets a takedown into half guard.
Anastasia stands up and beckons Sanders to join him on the feet.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anastasia circles away.
A combination from Anastasia does no damage.
Jab by Sanders.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anastasia sprawls well. Anastasia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnny Anastasia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Sanders.
Anastasia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders drops his hands momentarily and Anastasia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Barry Sanders has been cut.
Barry Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anastasia pinned against the cage. Anastasia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anastasia pinned against the cage. Anastasia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anastasia throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Anastasia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anastasia gets the takedown into side control.
Anastasia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anastasia trying to control the position but Sanders is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia stands up.
Anastasia just misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anastasia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanders.
Sanders slips a jab from Anastasia.
Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanders scores with a sloppy right hand. Anastasia should have avoided that one.
Anastasia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanders lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anastasia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders scores with a one two! Anastasia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnny Anastasia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anastasia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anastasia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anastasia missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown but Anastasia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anastasia has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Anastasia pulls guard successfully.
Anastasia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anastasia is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anastasia!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasia bucks Sanders off and manages to get back to his feet!
Anastasia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anastasia works over Sanders's head and body with a nice combination.
Anastasia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Anastasia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Sanders's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sanders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anastasia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anastasia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Anastasia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnny Anastasia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anastasia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanders, who protects the arm well.
Anastasia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anastasia feints and as Sanders raises his hands in defense, Anastasia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasia stands up from Sanders's guard - Anastasia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Anastasia misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
Anastasia is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Anastasia as Sanders shoots in.
Johnny Anastasia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Sanders.
Anastasia darts in and clinches Sanders up against the cage.
Anastasia pulls Sanders into guard.
Anastasia has a closed guard, preventing Sanders from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders postures up.
Sanders has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anastasia is proving hard to escape from.
Sanders preventing the sweep.
Sanders wants to get up but he can't break Anastasia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anastasia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anastasia throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Sanders with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
Sanders throws a right hand that Anastasia ducks under and follows up with a left that Anastasia also avoids with ease.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.
Barry Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anastasia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
No luck for Sanders with that takedown attempt.
Anastasia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anastasia throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anastasia's waist but Anastasia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.
Sanders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anastasia finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanders's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anastasia throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anastasia thinking.
Anastasia misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders shoots for a takedown but Anastasia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anastasia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnny Anastasia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Anastasia. Those never looked like landing.
Anastasia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anastasia wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Anastasia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anastasia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Anastasia!
A very excited looking Johnny Anastasia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadaho Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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186 lbs
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sadaho Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda avoids the head kick by Kim.
Maeda punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Maeda dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Maeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maeda's guard.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Maeda looks gassed!
Kim looking to pass the guard.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kim slips nicely into half guard.
Kim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda won't allow Kim to pass to mount.
Kim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maeda!
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kim breaks from Maeda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Sadaho Maeda has been cut.
Kim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim lands a heavy elbow.
Kim throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kim lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim controlling from mount.
Kim lands a big shot there that rocks Maeda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing strikes here but Maeda is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maeda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kim landing shots from mount.
Maeda is rocked!
That has opened up Sadaho Maeda's cut even more.
A big strike lands for Kim! That's really hurt Maeda and he's turned his back - Kim keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kim jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sang Min Kim!
A relieved looking Sang Min Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Supreme court hymn. Atkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by baddest of the bad - rev. horton heat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Speedy Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Atkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atkins thumps King with a low kick.
Atkins throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Atkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atkins throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins misses with a body kick.
King looks for a takedown but Atkins sprawls well.
Atkins throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atkins tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atkins takes the fight into the clinch.
King keeps control of Atkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atkins.
Atkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins misses with a combination
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King postures up in Atkins's guard and throws a big left but Atkins blocks it.
King throwing strikes from guard but Atkins blocks nicely.
King 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.
King wants to control from the top but Atkins keeps moving.
Atkins wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Atkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes King off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atkins wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Atkins still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Atkins has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Atkins tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Atkins decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a body shot.
King misses with a looping right.
Atkins forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King breaks the clinch.
Atkins throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Atkins is just out of range.
A left and a right from Atkins both land. Nice combination.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atkins moves away.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King looks for a takedown but Atkins sprawls well.
Speedy Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King shoots for a takedown but Atkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins wants to clinch.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Atkins stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins misses with a double jab.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
A right-left combo lands from Atkins.
Atkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
King defending well as Atkins loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King is looking to wear down Atkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Atkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atkins was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atkins connects with an inside leg kick.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Atkins tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Atkins swinging wildly here.
Atkins fails to land with a series of punches.
King throws a shot from downtown. Atkins moves away and avoids it.
Atkins throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Atkins throws a shot to the body.
Atkins misses with a two punch combination.
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Atkins was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Atkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stops Atkins from standing up.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Atkins wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Atkins's head.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Renato King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King lands a couple of digs.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkins pushes King off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a two punch combo.
Atkins is breathing heavily.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atkins pinned against the cage. Atkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Atkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Atkins misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Atkins. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Atkins tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King slips a jab and a cross from Atkins.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Atkins which made him look bad.
Atkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King shoots in for a double leg but Atkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Atkins quickly recovers to half guard.
Atkins tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King is working for a kimura but Atkins is defending it quite comfortably.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is not content to let King control the position.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Atkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King drops an elbow to the side of Atkins's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King prevents Atkins from standing back up.
King is working for a kimura but Atkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Atkins is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atkins tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Renato King will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atkins as he jumps to the side.
Atkins digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Atkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Atkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Speedy Atkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atkins clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Atkins darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Atkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atkins lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Atkins breaks from the clinch.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Atkins circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Atkins looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
King dodges the punch combination from Atkins.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Atkins defends it nicely.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atkins's waist but Atkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
King shoots in for a takedown but Atkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Atkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Atkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Atkins!
Nice sprawl there from Atkins as King shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Atkins throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Atkins lands a two punch combo.
King misses with a body shot.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Atkins throws a shot to the body.
Atkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Atkins sprawls well. Atkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Atkins gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Atkins manages to retain guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Atkins's head.
King working some strikes from top position.
Atkins wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
A less than humble Speedy Atkins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Bjorn Kjellstrom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater swats away the attempt to clinch by Kjellstrom.
Slater scores with a head kick.
Slater stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kjellstrom drops his hands momentarily and Slater takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slater drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Jack Slater has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kjellstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kjellstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slater cracks Kjellstrom with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kjellstrom looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slater finish him?
Kjellstrom is rocked!
It looks like Bjorn Kjellstrom has been cut.
Slater swings widly with a right hand
letting Kjellstrom counter with a right hand.
Kjellstrom is still on wobbly legs! Can Slater finish him?
Kjellstrom is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Slater just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kjellstrom has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Slater!
Jack Slater seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cattell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cattell comes to the cage accompanied by Brooks & Dunn - My Maria . Arni Olofson 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Cattell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Olofson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cattell misses with a hook.
Arni Olofson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cattell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olofson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cattell's head backwards.
Cattell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olofson connects with a crisp jab.
Cattell throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.
Olofson moves out of range as Cattell strikes.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
Cattell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olofson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cattell misses with a double jab.
Cattell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olofson manages to avoid it.
Cattell slips under a jab.
Cattell misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Olofson.
Olofson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Cattell.
Olofson lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olofson. That's going to slow Cattell down.
A telegraphed right hand from Olofson misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Olofson.
Cattell looks to score with a jab to the body but Olofson is just out of range.
Cattell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olofson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cattell misses with the combination.
Cattell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olofson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olofson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Olofson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olofson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cattell throws out a loose jab but Olofson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cattell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olofson moves away.
Donk. Olofson catches Cattell right on the button with a cross.
Olofson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cattell is out of range and Olofson settles back down.
A slow jab from Cattell misses its intended target.
Cattell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olofson manages to avoid it.
Cattell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cattell looks to land a left hand but Olofson moved out of range nicely.
Olofson moves away from the strike by Cattell.
Olofson looks for the body kick but Cattell saw that one coming.
Cattell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cattell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cattell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olofson.
Olofson lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Cattell misses the target.
Olofson throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cattell.
Olofson scores with a jab.
Cattell throws a hook but Olofson blocks it.
Cattell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olofson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cattell looks to land a left hand but Olofson moved out of range nicely.
Cattell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cattell throws a hook but Olofson avoids it easily.
Olofson scores with a decent looking hook.
A left lands for Olofson.
Cattell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olofson.
Cattell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
Nice defenses there by Olofson.
Olofson slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cattell. Olofson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olofson connects with a body shot.
Olofson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cattell.
Olofson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Arni Olofson's cut even more.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
Cattell takes a swing at Olofson's ribcage but misses.
Olofson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cattell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cattell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olofson lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cattell misses.
Olofson scores with a nice head shot.
Cattell misses with a looping right.
Cattell throws a jab when Olofson was well out of range.
Cattell misses with an uppercut.
Cattell misses with an uppercut
and Olofson counters with a low kick, right behind Cattell 's knee.
Olofson lands with a nice body punch.
Olofson defending well as Cattell loads up on a big left hand.
Olofson's corner calls for a 1-2. Olofson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Olofson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Olofson.
Olofson throws a hook to the side of Cattell's head but Cattell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Olofson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olofson misses with a wild body shot.
Cattell throws a jab when Olofson was well out of range.
Cattell throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.
Olofson moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofson lands a high kick!
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cattell is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Olofson throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Olofson. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Olofson misses.
Jab by Olofson.
Cattell misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olofson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olofson is looking to score with low kicks.
Olofson stuns Cattell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olofson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cattell.
Cattell slips a jab from Olofson.
Cattell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olofson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cattell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Olofson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cattell lands with an uppercut that bounces Olofson off the cage and back into range.
Cattell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olofson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cattell was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
Cattell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arni Olofson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arni Olofson's cut.
That's time! Cattell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cattell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olofson at a distance.
Jab by Olofson.
Olofson thows a body shot but no joy.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cattell is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Cattell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cattell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Olofson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cattell.
Cattell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olofson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cattell.
Cattell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Olofson staying out of range there.
Olofson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olofson defending well as Cattell loads up on a big left hand.
Olofson lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Olofson misses the target.
Olofson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cattell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cattell misses with a looping right.
Olofson throws a combination. Cattell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Olofson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cattell.
Cattell looks to land a right hand but Olofson moved out of range.
Cattell misses with a hook. Olofson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cattell throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cattell.
Cattell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olofson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cattell throws out the jab.
Olofson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cattell.
Olofson lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Olofson misses its intended target.
Cattell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cattell throws a looping overhand right but Olofson ducks down to avoid it.
Cattell missing with a left hand there. Olofson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olofson slips under a jab from Cattell.
Olofson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cattell misses with a straight left.
Olofson blocks a head kick by Cattell.
Olofson throws a one two combo.
Cattell throws out a loose jab but Olofson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olofson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cattell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cattell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olofson scores with the left hand. Cattell knows he should have avoided that one.
Cattell throws a jab when Olofson was well out of range.
Cattell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Olofson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cattell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olofson blocks a jab.
Olofson looks to throw the jab but Cattell is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cattell. Olofson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olofson sizes up Cattell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cattell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olofson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cattell connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Arni Olofson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Olofson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olofson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Olofson scores with a nice strike.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofson works the jab nicely.
Olofson's corner calls for a 1-2. Olofson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cattell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Olofson.
Arni Olofson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cattell throws a right hand that Olofson ducks under and follows up with a left that Olofson also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olofson.
Olofson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cattell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olofson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cattell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olofson misses with an uppercut.
Olofson with a nice cross.
Olofson connects with a crisp jab.
Olofson throws an overhand right that lands on Cattell's shoulder, as Cattell tries to avoid the shot.
Olofson moves out of range of the strikes.
Olofson cracks Cattell with an open hand slap.
Cattell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cattell avoids the head kick by Olofson.
Olofson with a jab.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olofson, right into the meat.
Olofson tries to land a front kick but Cattell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cattell throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson connects with a body shot that sends Cattell's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cattell misses with an uppercut. Olofson saw that one coming.
Olofson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cattell's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Cattell.
Cattell throws a hook but Olofson avoids it easily.
Olofson sizes up Cattell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cattell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olofson digs a good hook to Cattell's body.
Cattell just misses with a punch to the body.
Cattell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofson.
Olofson lands with a shot to the body.
Cattell misses with a hook. Olofson ducked under it nicely.
Olofson blocks a jab.
Olofson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cattell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Olofson.
Olofson throws the left hand but Cattell avoids the punch easily.
Cattell just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Cattell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arni Olofson'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cattell swings for the body but Olofson moves out of range.
Olofson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cattell was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
Olofson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cattell misses with a wild body shot.
Olofson digs a good body shot into Cattell's ribs.
Cattell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olofson lands a head shot.
A lazy left from Olofson finds it's target.
Cattell misses with a looping left.
Olofson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cattell. That did some damage!
Cattell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofson lands with a cross.
Cattell lands a right hook to the body.
Olofson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olofson thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olofson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cattell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Olofson finds it's target.
Olofson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olofson cracks Cattell with a good jab.
Cattell throws a hook but Olofson blocks it.
Olofson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cattell scores with a punch to the head.
Olofson scores with a hook to the body. Cattell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cattell avoids the head kick by Olofson.
Cattell works the jab nicely.
Cattell slips a jab from Olofson.
Olofson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cattell ducks under a wild hook from Olofson.
Olofson misses with a hook.
Cattell takes one to the side of the head.
Cattell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olofson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cattell looks to score with a jab to the body but Olofson is just out of range.
Olofson thows a body shot but no joy.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cattell was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
Cattell misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cattell slips under a jab from Olofson.
Olofson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cattell.
Olofson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cattell throws a body punch but Olofson moves out of range.
Cattell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olofson works the jab nicely.
Cattell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olofson defending well as Cattell loads up on a big left hand.
Olofson slips a straight right by Cattell.
Cattell moves out of range of the strikes.
Cattell misses with a straight right.
Olofson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cattell lunges at Olofson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Olofson's hand.
Olofson lands an overhand right.
Cattell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olofson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cattell.
Olofson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cattell.
Olofson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cattell has time to react.
Olofson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Olofson coming out on top.
Olofson stuns Cattell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olofson 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.
Cattell misses with an uppercut. Olofson saw that one coming.
A big right from Cattell misses.
Cattell throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.
Olofson misses with an uppercut.
Cattell throws a jab when Olofson was well out of range.
Olofson works Cattell's body with a nice hook.
Cattell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olofson.
Olofson slips under a jab from Cattell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olofson lunges at Cattell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cattell's hand.
Cattell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olofson throws a body punch but Cattell moves out of range.
Olofson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cattell cracks Olofson with an open hand slap.
Cattell looks to land a right hand but Olofson moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cattell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olofson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cattell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olofson connects with a body shot.
Olofson looks to land a combination but Cattell avoids it well.
Olofson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cattell's calf.
Cattell loads up on a big right hand but Olofson slips the punch.
A lazy left from Olofson finds it's target.
Olofson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cattell eats them both and turns towards Olofson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cattell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olofson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofson throws a shot from downtown. Cattell moves away and avoids it.
Olofson defending well as Cattell loads up on a big left hand.
Olofson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cattell stuns Olofson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cattell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cattell throws an overhand right that lands on Olofson's shoulder, as Olofson tries to avoid the shot.
Cattell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cattell tried to score with a low kick but Olofson checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arni Olofson.
Well Olofson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arni Olofson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Fuel-Hemorrhage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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26
165 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams checks a leg kick.
Do blocks the body kick.
Do misses with a looping left.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Do steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Do takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Do on that attempt.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams forces Do back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Do trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Do digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Do has Williams pressed against the cage.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Williams has Do pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Do tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Do's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Do is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Firus Williams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Do misses with a straight left.
Williams tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Do misses with a hook.
Williams tries to clinch but Do moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Do.
Williams tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Do.
Do misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Do is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams rushes Do and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Do avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Do has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Do is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Do tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Do.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Williams taking a breather.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams jumps guard but Do turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Do has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Do pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firus Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Do swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Do has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Do.
Do takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Do moved away.
Do blocks the body kick.
Do throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Do.
Williams closes the distance but Do moves to the side
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams avoids the body shot from Do.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Do misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Do lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Firus Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Soon Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do 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.
Williams is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Firus Williams.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firus Williams!
Firus Williams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rin Itoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itoshiki's entrance music is Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (SZS Mod. Rap ver.). A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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22
265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rin Itoshiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itoshiki moves into range and clinches up with Hawk.
Hawk working hard to break the clinch.
Hawk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Itoshiki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawk wants a takedown but no success here.
Itoshiki just leaning against Hawk, taking a breather.
Itoshiki lands a damaging elbow.
Hawk is trying to drag Itoshiki to the mat but Itoshiki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Itoshiki'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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Itoshiki.
Hawk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Hawk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Itoshiki lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mike Hawk has been cut.
Itoshiki blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Itoshiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itoshiki just leaning against Hawk, taking a breather.
Itoshiki has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawk has Itoshiki pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hawk pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Itoshiki tumbling to the mat - Hawk dives into Itoshiki's guard.
Hawk looks gassed!
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Itoshiki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Itoshiki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hawk gets tackled into the cage by Itoshiki. Itoshiki maintains the clinch.
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itoshiki lands an elbow inside.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itoshiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Itoshiki presses Hawk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawk being controlled against the cage.
Itoshiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Itoshiki.
A frustrated look appears on Hawk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Itoshiki.
A knee to the head by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itoshiki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hawk will feel that in the morning.
Itoshiki pushes Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Itoshiki gets through Hawk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Itoshiki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itoshiki lands a nice shot to the body.
Itoshiki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head.
Itoshiki just leaning against Hawk, taking a breather.
Itoshiki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Itoshiki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Itoshiki lands a damaging elbow.
Itoshiki with a knee to the head.
Itoshiki connects with a knee to the head.
Itoshiki has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Itoshiki presses Hawk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head.
Itoshiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawk's defenses.
Itoshiki pulls guard.
Itoshiki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawk!
Itoshiki content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itoshiki won't let Hawk get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki controlling from the full mount.
Itoshiki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rin Itoshiki just wasn't active enough.
Itoshiki closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Itoshiki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hawk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawk moves into the clinch.
Itoshiki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Itoshiki with a knee to the head.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Itoshiki has him pressed against the cage.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head.
Hawk is trying to push Itoshiki away but Itoshiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Itoshiki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Itoshiki landing knees to the head.
Itoshiki scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Itoshiki.
The referee is keeping an eye on Itoshiki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itoshiki lands a nice elbow.
Itoshiki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Itoshiki prevents a body shot from Hawk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itoshiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawk won't want to take too many of those.
Itoshiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rin Itoshiki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Itoshiki'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.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
Itoshiki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mike Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itoshiki forces Hawk back against the cage and clinches.
Itoshiki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Itoshiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawk's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itoshiki crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Itoshiki leaning against his opponent.
Itoshiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Itoshiki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Itoshiki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rin Itoshiki.
Itoshiki moves into the clinch.
Itoshiki lands an elbow that stopped Hawk in his tracks for a moment.
Itoshiki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Itoshiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Itoshiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Itoshiki has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki stalls.
Itoshiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki connects with a knee to the head.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Itoshiki lands in his opponent's guard.
Itoshiki is pushing down on Hawk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hawk is fighting to maintain full guard but Itoshiki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Itoshiki in particular looking to stall.
Itoshiki escapes and gets back to his feet.
Itoshiki pushes Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Itoshiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Itoshiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Itoshiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Itoshiki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki rushes Hawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Itoshiki connects with a knee to the head.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Itoshiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Itoshiki leaning against his opponent.
Itoshiki lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Itoshiki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itoshiki breaks from the clinch.
Itoshiki connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Itoshiki has managed to clinch.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hawk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Itoshiki clinches up with Hawk and pushes him back against the cage.
Itoshiki lands with a right to the head.
Itoshiki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Itoshiki rushes Hawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Itoshiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Itoshiki is controlling him.
Itoshiki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Itoshiki with a knee to the head.
Itoshiki is trying to drag Hawk to the mat but Hawk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Itoshiki crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Itoshiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itoshiki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Itoshiki prevents Hawk from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki working Hawk over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itoshiki lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Itoshiki lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Itoshiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Itoshiki'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.
Itoshiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Itoshiki digs a right hand underneath Hawk's ribcage. Hawk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawk's defenses.
Itoshiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Itoshiki scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Itoshiki to work.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki scores with a nice strike.
Hawk moves into the clinch.
Hawk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Itoshiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Itoshiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Itoshiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Itoshiki lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Itoshiki.
Itoshiki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawk or not.
Itoshiki'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.
Itoshiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Itoshiki has Hawk pushed against the cage.
Itoshiki with a knee to the head.
Itoshiki working Hawk over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itoshiki crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Itoshiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Itoshiki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Itoshiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hawk's face.
Rin Itoshiki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Itoshiki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Itoshiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hawk's face.
Itoshiki scores with a knee to the head.
Mike Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itoshiki is stalling here.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Hawk looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itoshiki breaks the clinch.
Hawk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Itoshiki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rin Itoshiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Itoshiki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rin Itoshiki!
A less than humble Rin Itoshiki misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Do has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Do.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Retso.
A cross from Do lands.
The crowd cheers as Do lands an impressive looking overhand right. Retso doesn't seem phased though.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Retso is just out of range.
Retso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Do lands a right hook to the body.
Do lands a nice looking body shot.
Do looks to land a combination but Retso avoids it well.
Do misses with a low kick.
Do is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Retso misses the shot to the body.
Retso misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Retso checks a leg kick nicely.
Do connects with the punch.
Retso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Do counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Do stuffs the takedown.
Jonny Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Retso.
Retso throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do lands a nice looking body kick.
Retso with a poor takedown
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Retso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Retso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Do connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Retso scrambles back to his feet.
Retso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Do tries to avoid it but Retso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Do to the ground. Do escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drake Retso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do tries a head kick but it misses.
Do connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
Do is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No luck for Retso with that takedown attempt.
Do is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Do dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Retso. That did some damage!
Do connects with a jab.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Do closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Retso wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Do there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do thows a huge punch but Retso dodges it nicely.
Do 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.
Retso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That has opened up Drake Retso's cut even more.
Do is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Do connects with a nice short shot to Retso's temple.
The cut above Drake Retso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drake Retso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonny Do!
Jonny Do bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miike with a nice cross.
Miike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miike throws a leg kick but Thirtynine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thirtynine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miike.
A combination from Thirtynine does no damage.
Miike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thirtynine manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Miike misses its intended target.
Miike shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thirtynine eats them both and turns towards Miike to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thirtynine walks into a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Thirtynine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miike misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miike connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thirtynine throws out a loose jab but Miike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thirtynine throws a series of punches but Miike moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miike is trying to defend but Thirtynine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thirtynine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miike might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thirtynine wants to pass to mount but Miike is defending the position.
Thirtynine is looking for a kimura but Miike is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thirtynine to get the leverage.
Miike wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike is staying active underneath Thirtynine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thirtynine thows a huge punch but Miike dodges it nicely.
Thirtynine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thirtynine slips a nice elbow through Miike's hands, connecting with Miike's forehead.
Thirtynine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miike keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thirtynine content to control rather than advance.
Miike is looking to control Thirtynine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miike avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike is trying to stand.
Thirtynine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thirtynine stalling away here and it's allowed Miike to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Thirtynine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Miike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thirtynine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Miike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thirtynine looking to sit in guard and control but Miike gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miike won't allow Thirtynine to sweep him here.
Miike has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thirtynine is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thirtynine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miike is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miike stands up from Thirtynine's guard - Miike perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thirtynine checks a low kick from Miike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takeshi Miike will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thirtynine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miike looks to land a combination but Thirtynine avoids it well.
Thirtynine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thirtynine lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Miike sprawling to the canvas. Thirtynine follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Miike hang on?
Miike is rocked!
It looks like Takeshi Miike has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thirtynine is looking to pass Miike's guard but actually Miike recovers to full guard.
Oh Miike is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miike kicks Thirtynine off and gets to his feet.
Thirtynine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miike connects with a body shot.
Thirtynine thuds a left hand into Miike's body.
Miike dodges the punch combination from Thirtynine.
Miike seems to have got his legs back now.
Thirtynine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Miike. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine with a jab.
Thirtynine throws a nice looking combination but Miike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thirtynine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miike circles away.
Thirtynine throws a series of punches but Miike avoids them all with ease.
Miike throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miike misses with a series of wild punches.
Thirtynine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miike lands a nice looking body shot.
Miike throws out a powerful jab.
Miike connects with a crisp jab.
Miike misses the body punch
and Thirtynine counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Miike down! Thirtynine is looking to finish but Miike is intelligently defending himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thirtynine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Miike manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thirtynine has Miike in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike wants to pass the guard but Thirtynine is keeping the position.
Thirtynine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miike is aware though and is defending well.
Miike stands up from Thirtynine's guard - Miike perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thirtynine drives through with a takedown into Miike's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thirtynine stops Miike from standing up.
Miike scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Saku Thirtynine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thirtynine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thirtynine swivels and escapes.
Miike connects with a leg kick. Thirtynine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thirtynine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miike tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thirtynine is able to avoid easily.
Miike throws a lazy head kick
and Thirtynine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miike dodges the punch combination from Thirtynine.
Miike slips a jab and a cross from Thirtynine.
Nice jab there from Miike.
Thirtynine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thirtynine moves away from the strike by Miike.
Miike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thirtynine was well out of range. Poor timing from Miike.
Thirtynine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Miike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miike misses with a takedown
and Thirtynine counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Thirtynine finds it's target.
Miike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thirtynine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thirtynine thowing shots but they're missing.
Miike is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thirtynine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Miike wants to control but Thirtynine is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Thirtynine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Miike's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Miike fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thirtynine checks it well.
Miike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thirtynine manages to avoid it.
Thirtynine misses with a few strikes there.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Miike finds it's target.
Saku Thirtynine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thirtynine scores with the left hand. Miike knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy body kick from Miike
and Thirtynine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miike throws a right hand that misses
and Thirtynine counters with a three punch combo that has Miike backing up. Miike nods at Thirtynine to acknowledge the strikes.
Miike lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miike throws a body kick that misses.
Takeshi Miike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miike lands a head shot.
Miike throws a solid leg kick but Thirtynine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miike.
Miike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thirtynine scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine throws a series of punches but Miike moves out of range.
Thirtynine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thirtynine stalks Miike and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miike's face. Miike staggers backwards, shaken.
Thirtynine closes the distance and clinches up with Miike, looking for a takedown. Thirtynine pushes Miike against the cage but Miike circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miike misses with a wild body shot.
Thirtynine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thirtynine works over Miike's head and body with a nice combination.
Donk. Miike catches Thirtynine right on the button with a cross.
Miike has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miike there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thirtynine misses with an uppercut. Miike saw that one coming.
Miike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thirtynine circles away quickly and effectively.
Thirtynine is pawing at Miike, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Miike's nose. Miike is badly hurt! Thirtynine pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Miike tries desperately to hold on but Thirtynine is relentless in his assault! As Miike receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Thirtynine away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saku Thirtynine!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin comes to the cage accompanied by real american. Hamalainen has chosen the Finnish National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jukko Hamalainen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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33
276 lbs
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266 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
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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
45 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen has his takedown stuffed
and Hogin counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jukko Hamalainen has been cut.
Hogin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Hogin misses.
No luck for Hamalainen with that takedown attempt.
Hogin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogin drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogin.
Hogin throwing strikes from guard but Hamalainen blocks nicely.
Hamalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogin.
Hamalainen has momentary wrist control but Hogin slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen controls Hogin momentarily but Hogin frees himself.
Hogin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamalainen is keeping the position for now.
Hamalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamalainen scores with a nice shot.
Hamalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamalainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hamalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogin cracks Hamalainen with a solid left hand.
Hogin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hamalainen's head.
Hamalainen looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogin throwing strikes from guard but Hamalainen blocks nicely.
Hogin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hogin lands a couple of elbows.
Hamalainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hamalainen stops Hogin from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamalainen.
Hogin missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Hamalainen.
Hogin is trying to get back to full guard.
Hamalainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogin's head.
Ground and pound from Hamalainen.
Hogin wants to improve his position but Hamalainen is controlling well.
Hogin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hogin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hogin keeping moving, preventing Hamalainen from controlling successfully.
Hamalainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hogin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hamalainen has managed to get both his arms back between Hogin's legs - danger averted.
Hamalainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogin is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamalainen defends it easily.
Hogin is trying to keep Hamalainen in close.
Hogin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamalainen preventing the sweep.
Hogin controls Hamalainen momentarily but Hamalainen frees himself.
Hogin keeping full guard, as Hamalainen tries to pass.
Hamalainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamalainen stopping the sweep attempt from Hogin.
Hogin is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hamalainen shoots in but Hogin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hulk Hogin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukko Hamalainen.
Hogin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamalainen.
Hamalainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hogin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamalainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Hogin misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogin lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hamalainen gets caught flat footed, as Hogin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukko Hamalainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hogin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hogin throws an overhand right that lands on Hamalainen's shoulder, as Hamalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Hamalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogin.
Hamalainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hogin throwing strikes but missing.
Hamalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamalainen working a defensive guard here.
Hogin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamalainen working a defensive guard here.
Hogin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamalainen is breathing heavily.
Hogin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hogin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hogin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hamalainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That has opened up Jukko Hamalainen's cut even more.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamalainen.
Hogin misses with a head kick.
Hamalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogin.
Hogin looks to land a right hand but Hamalainen moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogin misses with a double jab.
Hulk Hogin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogin scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hamalainen's face.
Hogin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hamalainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hamalainen is rocked!
The cut above Jukko Hamalainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamalainen takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hogin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogin!
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pop
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mgr
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