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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korba slips under a jab.
Vera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Efrain Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korba cracks Vera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vera looks to land a combination. Korba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Erwin Korba has been cut.
Vera takes a swing at Korba's ribcage but misses.
Korba avoids the head kick by Vera.
Vera throws a leg kick but Korba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vera throws a series of punches but Korba moves out of range.
Korba misses with a head kick.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
Korba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korba.
Vera misses with a combination
and Korba counters with a single leg into guard. Vera didn't expect that.
Vera wants to sweep but no luck.
Korba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korba trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba is pushing down on Vera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vera is fighting to maintain full guard but Korba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vera wants to control but Korba is keeping busy.
Vera wants to get back to full guard.
Vera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korba.
Korba wants to free his trapped foot but Vera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vera taking some punishment here, with Korba in his half guard.
Korba is thwarting Vera's attempts to control the position.
Korba wants to control but Vera is keeping him busy.
Korba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Korba.
Vera taking some punishment here, with Korba in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Korba stops Vera from standing up.
Korba looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera looking to control.
Korba looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vera controls Korba momentarily but Korba frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Efrain Vera.
Vera throws a right and a left that Korba avoids nicely.
Vera swings for the body but Korba moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses the jab.
Korba lands a body shot.
Korba looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
A jab from Vera misses.
Korba lands with a shot to the body.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera lands a glancing blow to the side of Korba's head.
Jab from Vera.
Korba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Korba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vera is defending against the submission attempts here by Korba.
Korba seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korba trying to control the action but Vera is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera manages to get to full guard.
Korba tries to free his leg and advance position but Vera is retaining full guard.
Korba wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Korba postures up in Vera's guard and throws a big left but Vera blocks it.
Vera is looking to sweep but instead, Korba has passed into half guard.
Korba controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Korba trying to mount his opponent but Vera defends it.
Korba prevents Vera from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Korba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Korba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera throws a leg kick
and Korba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vera's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Korba wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Korba passes Vera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Korba stops Vera from getting back to his feet.
Vera wants to get back to full guard.
Korba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vera keeps working.
Korba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Korba works his way into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korba with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba wants to control the pace but Vera is squirming around nicely.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
Korba has hold of Vera's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vera manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Korba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Korba trying to control but Vera is having none of it.
Vera is desperately trying to improve his position but Korba has a good base and remains in mount.
Erwin Korba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vera is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Korba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vera to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vera shrugs it off.
Korba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vera is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to control but Korba is having none of it.
Vera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Korba tries to control but Vera wriggling away.
Vera is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vera looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Korba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Korba lands a nice shot to the head.
Korba lands a big elbow.
Vera is squirming around, avoiding Korba's attempts to control the action.
Korba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Korba avoids the attempt from Vera to control.
Korba wants to control the pace but Vera is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korba with a couple of short strikes.
Vera is working to get back to half guard.
Korba won't let Vera get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vera trying desperately to get to his feet.
Korba landing shots from mount.
Vera is rocked!
Korba unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vera wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Korba celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Korba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zhirinovsky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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218 lbs
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269 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Akande gets caught flat footed, as Zhirinovsky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zhirinovsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akande is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akande wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zhirinovsky wants to control from the top but Akande keeps moving.
Akande trying to keep a closed guard but Zhirinovsky is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kasim Akande hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Akande throws a nice head kick!
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Akande slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Akande did well to prevent Zhirinovsky getting side control.
Akande trying to control from the bottom.
Akande looking for submissions off his back.
Zhirinovsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Akande is trying to get back to full guard.
Akande slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zhirinovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Akande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande looking to control.
Akande has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zhirinovsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Akande is trying to keep Zhirinovsky in close.
Zhirinovsky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Akande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhirinovsky controlling from the top position.
Zhirinovsky postures up and lands a big shot to Akande's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky content to stall in guard here.
Akande looking for a guillotine here but Zhirinovsky defends easily.
Akande had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zhirinovsky defends it easily.
Zhirinovsky postures up in Akande's guard and throws a big left but Akande blocks it.
Akande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akande is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akande manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky wants to control but Akande is having none of it.
Zhirinovsky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zhirinovsky tries to lock up and control but Akande gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Akande wants to control the pace but Zhirinovsky is squirming around nicely.
Akande pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhirinovsky wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Akande.
Akande looking to control but Zhirinovsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akande misses with a head shot.
Akande punching from mount but Zhirinovsky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasim Akande dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Akande lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhirinovsky at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Zhirinovsky blocks the low kick.
Akande bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Akande in side control, throwing shots but Zhirinovsky defends.
Akande working away.
Akande tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zhirinovsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Akande tries to advance to mount but can't.
Zhirinovsky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zhirinovsky is not content to let Akande control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akande wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akande wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zhirinovsky, who protects the arm well.
Akande wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zhirinovsky, who protects the arm well.
Akande scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zhirinovsky to see if he's OK.
Zhirinovsky wants to control but Akande postures up.
Akande is looking to take a break and control but Zhirinovsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zhirinovsky gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Zhirinovsky is looking to improve his position but Akande isn't that keen on the idea.
Zhirinovsky manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zhirinovsky moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirinovsky keeping moving, preventing Akande from controlling successfully.
Akande postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akande passes Zhirinovsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Akande is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zhirinovsky is looking for a sweep. Akande is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Akande wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping him busy.
Zhirinovsky wants to get back to full guard.
Akande wants to work for an arm triangle but Zhirinovsky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zhirinovsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zhirinovsky is refusing to be controlled, as Akande sits in half guard.
Zhirinovsky trying to hold on to Akande's head to control him but Akande postures up.
Akande takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akande is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zhirinovsky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akande is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zhirinovsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akande.
Akande trying to control the action but Zhirinovsky is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akande missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zhirinovsky trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasim Akande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zhirinovsky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Akande manages to get back to half guard.
Akande preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Akande trying to control from the bottom.
Akande regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zhirinovsky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akande is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhirinovsky won't allow Akande to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky working some strikes from top position.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Akande is working from the bottom.
Kasim Akande has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akande is trying to control the position but Zhirinovsky postures up.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Akande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akande has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zhirinovsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zhirinovsky wants to control from the top but Akande keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zhirinovsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Vladimir Zhirinovsky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zhirinovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Akande moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zhirinovsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akande trying to control the position.
Zhirinovsky throwing strikes from guard but Akande blocks nicely.
Akande keeping moving, preventing Zhirinovsky from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande is controlling Zhirinovsky's posture.
Zhirinovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Akande is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akande misses with a head kick.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akande to the mat! Akande manages to get full guard.
Zhirinovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Akande.
Akande controls Zhirinovsky momentarily but Zhirinovsky frees himself.
Zhirinovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Zhirinovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Akande is retaining full guard.
Zhirinovsky won't allow Akande to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky passes into half guard.
Zhirinovsky slows the pace down in half guard.
Zhirinovsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Akande is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhirinovsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Akande is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zhirinovsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Akande is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Akande wants to improve his position but Zhirinovsky is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akande wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zhirinovsky controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Zhirinovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akande 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Kasim Akande wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Kasim Akande thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad ShugaR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auron Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ShugaR comes to the ring accompanied by Dagestan. Almasy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ram Jam - Black Betty. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad ShugaR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Auron Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ShugaR throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ShugaR misses with a hook. Almasy ducked under it nicely.
ShugaR shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Almasy tries to hold on but ShugaR postures up.
ShugaR punching from mount but Almasy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Almasy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
ShugaR landing shots from mount.
Almasy is squirming around, avoiding ShugaR's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy is trying to escape the mount.
ShugaR with shots to the head and body - Almasy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by ShugaR there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
ShugaR sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
ShugaR trying to control but Almasy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ShugaR looking to ground and pound but Almasy is blocking nicely.
Almasy tries to hold on but ShugaR pushes him away.
Almasy avoids a series of strikes thrown by ShugaR.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR avoids the attempt from Almasy to control.
ShugaR looking to control but Almasy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ShugaR lands a big elbow.
ShugaR connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
ShugaR thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR controlling his opponent.
ShugaR misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ShugaR thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Almasy is squirming around, avoiding ShugaR's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmad ShugaR dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
ShugaR looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
ShugaR uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almasy.
ShugaR defending well as Almasy loads up on a big left hand.
Almasy connects with a jab.
No joy there for Almasy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almasy misses with an uppercut. ShugaR saw that one coming.
Almasy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almasy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ShugaR was well out of range. Poor timing from Almasy.
ShugaR misses the shot to the body.
ShugaR shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almasy sprawls well. Almasy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ShugaR gets slowly back to his feet.
ShugaR shoots in but no luck this time.
Akhmad ShugaR seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from ShugaR. Almasy does a little dance to reset his feet.
ShugaR attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy throws a body punch but ShugaR moves out of range.
ShugaR slips under a jab.
ShugaR just misses with a punch to the body.
Auron Almasy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almasy throws the left hand but ShugaR avoids the punch easily.
Almasy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ShugaR connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almasy. ShugaR does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almasy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almasy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ShugaR.
Almasy misses with a two punch combination.
ShugaR connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Almasy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
ShugaR slips a straight right by Almasy.
ShugaR fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almasy manages to avoid it.
ShugaR throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almasy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almasy.
Almasy throws a shot from downtown. ShugaR moves away and avoids it.
Almasy misses with a straight left.
ShugaR fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almasy manages to avoid it.
Almasy throws a jab but it's blocked by ShugaR.
A big right from ShugaR misses.
Almasy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ShugaR.
ShugaR ducks under a wild hook from Almasy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ShugaR scores with a jab.
Almasy misses with a body shot.
Almasy moves out of range as ShugaR throws a body kick.
ShugaR uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almasy.
ShugaR throws a shot from downtown. Almasy moves away and avoids it.
ShugaR scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
ShugaR misses with a hook
and Almasy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almasy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting ShugaR counter with a right hand.
Almasy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ShugaR swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhmad ShugaR is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - ShugaR throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almasy misses with a wild combination.
ShugaR tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almasy was well out of range. Poor timing from ShugaR.
ShugaR bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Almasy's head backwards.
ShugaR on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ShugaR lands a jab.
Almasy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ShugaR throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
ShugaR bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
ShugaR shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Almasy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akhmad ShugaR. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from ShugaR does no damage.
Almasy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ShugaR's hands.
ShugaR loads up on a big right hand but Almasy slips the punch.
ShugaR just misses with a punch to the body.
ShugaR bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ShugaR misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy misses the jab.
No joy there for Almasy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Almasy. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmad ShugaR dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
ShugaR throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ShugaR looks to score with a jab to the body but Almasy is just out of range.
ShugaR throws a hook but Almasy blocks it.
ShugaR misses with a shot to the body
and Almasy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almasy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ShugaR uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Almasy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Almasy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ShugaR punishes Almasy's body with a nice straight punch.
ShugaR throws a shot from downtown. Almasy moves away and avoids it.
ShugaR misses with a body shot.
Almasy tries to clinch up but ShugaR circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Almasy.
ShugaR moves out of range as Almasy strikes.
Nice defenses there by Almasy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy slips under a jab from ShugaR.
Jab from ShugaR.
Almasy looks to land a right hand but ShugaR moved out of range.
Almasy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almasy. ShugaR does a little dance to reset his feet.
ShugaR looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
Almasy slips under a jab from ShugaR.
ShugaR ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almasy moves away.
ShugaR scores with a sloppy right hand. Almasy should have avoided that one.
ShugaR throws a right hand that Almasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Almasy also avoids with ease.
Almasy tries to sprawl but ShugaR drives through with a takedown into half guard.
ShugaR is trying to control the action in half guard but Almasy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Auron Almasy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akhmad ShugaR.
Almasy lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Almasy coming out on top.
Almasy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ShugaR throws out the jab.
Almasy throws out a loose jab but ShugaR uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ShugaR is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almasy.
ShugaR lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from ShugaR. Almasy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from ShugaR.
Nice jab there from ShugaR.
ShugaR looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ShugaR takes a swing at Almasy's ribcage but misses.
ShugaR walks into a stiff left hand from Almasy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almasy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
ShugaR misses with a body shot
and Almasy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
ShugaR wants to stall.
Almasy stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Almasy.
ShugaR taking a breather.
ShugaR pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ShugaR scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almasy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Almasy staying out of range there.
Almasy punishes ShugaR's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR defending well as Almasy loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from ShugaR. Almasy does a little dance to reset his feet.
ShugaR is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almasy's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almasy is trying to get back to full guard.
ShugaR not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy tries to get to full guard but ShugaR has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmad ShugaR showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ShugaR, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Akhmad ShugaR wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Akhmad ShugaR thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luisao Linhaeres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luisao Linhaeres!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gunn feints and then cracks Linhaeres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhaeres down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Gunn.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Linhaeres looks gassed!
Linhaeres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linhaeres misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linhaeres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunn.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Linhaeres off balance momentarily.
Gunn lands a big head kick that sends Linhaeres tumbling to the mat! Gunn takes a step backwards and waves Linhaeres back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linhaeres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gunn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gunn works Linhaeres's body with a nice hook.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Gunn.
Gunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gunn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Gunn cracks Linhaeres with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Linhaeres looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gunn finish him?
Gunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linhaeres.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres tries to pull guard but Gunn holds him up against the ropes and eventually Linhaeres drops back down to his feet.
Linhaeres tries to pull guard but Gunn forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunn obliges.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linhaeres walks into a stiff left hand from Gunn.
Gunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linhaeres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn sends Linhaeres crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gunn is motioning to the referee to let Linhaeres up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gunn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunn rushes Linhaeres and presses him up against the ropes.
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gunn digs a right hand underneath Linhaeres's ribcage. Linhaeres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Luisao Linhaeres has been cut.
Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Linhaeres backwards.
Linhaeres is rocked!
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Linhaeres is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn lands an elbow inside that Linhaeres shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn scores with a spinning back kick!
Linhaeres seems to have recovered his senses.
Solomon Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn lands a brutal uppercut that launches Linhaeres off his feet! Linhaeres tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Gunn!
Solomon Gunn gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On Roids kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Duke Nukem Quotes!. Hamara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ruoska - Kiroan. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke On Roids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamara, right into the meat.
Hamara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hamara avoids the head kick by On Roids.
Hamara feints and then cracks On Roids's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow On Roids down.
Anselmi Hamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
On Roids uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamara.
Hamara rushes On Roids and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
Hamara has On Roids pressed against the ropes, preventing On Roids from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Hamara to work.
Hamara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hamara tries to work over On Roids's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite On Roids's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara scores with a nice hook to the head.
On Roids blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hamara lands a shot to the body.
Hamara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with On Roids's elbow.
Hamara misses with some punches.
Hamara works on On Roids's body with a couple of short punches.
Hamara misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
On Roids wants to break the clinch but can't.
On Roids is trying to force a seperation but Hamara has the dominant position.
On Roids is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hamara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Duke On Roids has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
On Roids is trying to push Hamara away but Hamara has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hamara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite On Roids's efforts to push away.
Hamara working aggressively here.
On Roids breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
On Roids throws the left hand but Hamara avoids the punch easily.
Hamara circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops On Roids to the canvas! On Roids doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hamara keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anselmi Hamara!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anselmi Hamara thanked Brute for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voitto Putkimies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funk Jou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putkimies comes to the ring accompanied by Tik Tak - Heilutaan. Funk Jou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Voitto Putkimies's chin.
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230 lbs
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224 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Voitto Putkimies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Funk Jou!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jou connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Putkimies tumbling to the canvas! Jou pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Putkimies was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Funk Jou!
An out of breath and clearly excited Funk Jou thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quik's entrance music is Zro ft. Devin the Dude - Hit'em with the Mule (Ratatatat Remix). A fine choice. Uusisto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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12 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Quik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quik keeps Uusisto at a distance using the push kick.
Uusisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quik. Quik obviously looking to wear him down.
Quik moves into the clinch.
Uusisto misses with a body punch.
Quik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quik controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto throws a head punch that misses.
Uusisto wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Uusisto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uusisto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uusisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uusisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quik.
Quik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uusisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusisto misses with a wild body shot.
Quik throws out a leg kick but Uusisto moves out of range and Quik only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Quik has knocked Uusisto down with a huge combo! Quik steps away and waves a wobbly Uusisto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Uusisto is rocked!
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto 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!
A good leg kick by Quik.
Uusisto looks gassed!
Quik lands a slapping body shot.
Quik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uusisto slips a jab and a cross from Quik.
Quik lands with a kick to the ribs.
Uusisto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Quik sends Uusisto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Quik is motioning to the referee to let Uusisto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Uusisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Quik finish him?
Uusisto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quik.
Uusisto throws a hook but Quik avoids it easily.
Quik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quik connects with a solid leg kick.
Quik thumps Uusisto with a low kick.
Quik catches Uusisto with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Uusisto forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamal Quik!
Jamal Quik decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkano comes to the ring accompanied by Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin pushes Volkano up against the ropes in a clinch.
Volkano can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.
Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkano prevents a body shot from Lin.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Volkano scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Frank Lin has been cut.
Volkano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lin lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkano blocks a body shot from Lin.
Lin tries to break the clinch but Volkano is controlling the position.
A short right from Volkano.
Volkano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkano misses with a punch to the body.
Lin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkano blocking some punches.
Volkano working aggressively here.
Volkano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin working hard to break the clinch.
Volkano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries a body shot but Volkano blocks it.
Lin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Volkano is trying to pull guard but Lin has him pressed against the ropes.
Lin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkano has him pressed against the ropes.
Lin is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Volkano as the two fighters clinch.
Lin looks gassed!
Lin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volkano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkano tries to throw a body punch but Lin avoids it by throwing Volkano back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkano tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Volkano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lin scores with a one two! Volkano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lin.
Lin rushes Volkano and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Volkano gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Volkano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lin trying to keep a closed guard but Volkano is proving a slippery customer.
Volkano stopping the sweep attempt from Lin.
Lin wants to stand and escape but Volkano is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkano is looking to work some ground and pound but Lin has wrist control.
Lin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lin wants to sweep but no luck.
Volkano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Volkano wants to pass the guard but Lin is keeping the position.
Lin trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkano postures up and lands a big shot to Lin's brow.
Lin working a defensive guard here.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Volkano from controlling successfully.
Volkano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin wants to stand but Volkano is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lin.
Lin throws a sloppy body shot
and Volkano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkano scores with a leg kick.
Lin throws a combination that misses
and Volkano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Volkano shoots for a double leg takedown but Lin sprawls well. He's pushed Volkano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Volkano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Frank Lin's cut even more.
Lin swings for the body but Volkano moves out of range.
Lin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Volkano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Volkano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Volkano is nestled in close to Lin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Volkano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaarlo Volkano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lin keeps working.
Volkano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lin trying to control but Volkano postures up.
Lin tries to get to full guard but Volkano has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries to kick Volkano off but Volkano keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Volkano wants to take a breather but Lin is having none of it.
Volkano stops Lin from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Volkano.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkano throws a shot to the body.
Volkano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volkano ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Volkano cracks Lin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Volkano finish him?
Lin is rocked!
Volkano is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Lin flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lin is out cold! Volkano holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaarlo Volkano!
Kaarlo Volkano retains his super heavyweight title!
Kaarlo Volkano made sure to mention his sponsor, BioLuvoil in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fincent LeBlond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's entrance music is I want it all. A fine choice. LeBlond has chosen Kari Tapio - Olen Suomalainen as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fincent LeBlond was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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287 lbs
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255 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fincent LeBlond!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlond lands a nice shot that snaps Bruce's head back.
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LeBlond counters with a good low kick that Bruce was not able to check.
LeBlond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruce checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruce scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Fincent LeBlond has been cut.
Bruce scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBlond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
letting LeBlond counter with a right hand.
LeBlond rushes Bruce and presses him up against the ropes.
LeBlond is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from LeBlond.
Still in the clinch, LeBlond scores with a nice short uppercut.
LeBlond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce is trying to stall.
LeBlond just leaning against Bruce, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlond prevents a body shot from Bruce.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
LeBlond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LeBlond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LeBlond avoids it.
LeBlond breaks the clinch.
Bruce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
LeBlond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
LeBlond misses with a low kick.
LeBlond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Bruce connects with a good right hand that stumbles LeBlond. LeBlond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
LeBlond throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce takes a swing at LeBlond's ribcage but misses.
LeBlond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlond looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
LeBlond connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeBlond.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - LeBlond circles away.
LeBlond blocks a jab.
Bruce checks a leg kick.
Bruce throws a hook but LeBlond avoids it easily.
LeBlond staying out of range there.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but LeBlond uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LeBlond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LeBlond.
LeBlond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
LeBlond scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - LeBlond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LeBlond tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce clobbers LeBlond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
LeBlond ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce throws a low kick but LeBlond avoids it.
Good leg kick by LeBlond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LeBlond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
LeBlond has taken the fight to the clinch.
LeBlond takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
LeBlond is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruce gets an underhook and turns LeBlond into the ropes.
LeBlond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruce's face.
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlond missing with knees to the body.
LeBlond avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlond prevents a body shot from Bruce.
LeBlond can't find room to land a body shot as Bruce controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, LeBlond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBlond.
Bruce looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LeBlond.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LeBlond.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce pushes off an throws an elbow but LeBlond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
LeBlond breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce moves out of range of the leg kick from LeBlond.
LeBlond tried to score with a low kick but Bruce checks it.
LeBlond tries to clinch
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fincent LeBlond will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bruce decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bruce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
LeBlond works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but LeBlond is retaining full guard.
Bruce wants to control from the top but LeBlond keeps moving.
LeBlond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
LeBlond trying to control the position.
LeBlond looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bruce has picked LeBlond up and slammed him! LeBlond can't keep hold of the triangle and Bruce manages to pass to side control!
Bruce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBlond regains half guard, as Bruce was trying to land strikes.
LeBlond tries to roll over but Bruce keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlond is staying active underneath Bruce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
LeBlond gets full guard.
Bruce with a nice head shot there.
LeBlond has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bruce doesn't defend quickly enough and LeBlond has managed to lock this one up! Can Bruce escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to LeBlond on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fincent LeBlond!
An out of breath Fincent LeBlond thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ethelbart Takahashi enters the ring!
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182 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie dives in and grabs Takahashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takahashi pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Check out the look on Gracie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takahashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Takahashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Takahashi tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Takahashi is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takahashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takahashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takahashi controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie postures up in Takahashi's guard and throws a big left but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ethelbart Takahashi.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Takahashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Takahashi tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takahashi trying to control but Gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Takahashi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Takahashi looking to control.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Takahashi can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Takahashi won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Takahashi dodges it nicely.
Gracie is nestled in close to Takahashi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takahashi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takahashi is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takahashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takahashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
A big left from Gracie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Ethelbart Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takahashi trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takahashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Takahashi is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Takahashi is defending well.
Takahashi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Takahashi has passed into half guard!
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Takahashi has passed into side control.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Takahashi wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Takahashi!
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Takahashi manages to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie looking to control but Takahashi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Takahashi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takahashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Takahashi sprawls well.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Takahashi dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Takahashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Takahashi thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takahashi. Takahashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a head kick.
Takahashi throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Takahashi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Takahashi turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Takahashi is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Takahashi defends easily.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Takahashi is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie looking to control but Takahashi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ethelbart Takahashi just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takahashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Takahashi throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Takahashi scores with a leg kick.
Takahashi takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Takahashi.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Takahashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie has picked Takahashi up - he's going for a ride! Gracie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Takahashi wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Takahashi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Takahashi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Takahashi shrugs it off.
Gracie prevents Takahashi from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Takahashi tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Takahashi regains half guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Takahashi is working away.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Takahashi defends the submission attempt.
Takahashi trying to control but Gracie postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Takahashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie throws a strike but Takahashi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie postures up in Takahashi's guard and throws a big left but Takahashi blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takahashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Takahashi has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ricardo Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Takahashi as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Takahashi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Takahashi wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gracie celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Ricardo Gracie 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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