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13th War of Royalty PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipino Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shipman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipino Pride could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Shipman's chin.
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282 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filipino Pride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shipman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pride.
Pride scores with a body shot.
Pride throws a right and a left that Shipman avoids nicely.
Shipman throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooh!!! Pride has knocked Shipman down with a huge combo! Pride steps away and waves a wobbly Shipman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shipman is rocked!
It looks like Jack Shipman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shipman is still on wobbly legs! Can Pride finish him?
Pride closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Shipman out cold! Shipman corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Filipino Pride!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Tiburcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiny Tim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiny Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andres Tiburcio!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tim throws a wild body kick that Tiburcio sees coming a mile off.
Tiny Tim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tim throws a low kick but Tiburcio avoids it.
Good work by Tiburcio as he checks the leg kick.
Tiburcio checks a leg kick nicely.
Tim throws a body kick that misses.
Tim throws a sloppy head kick and Tiburcio moves out of range easily.
Tim throws a low kick but Tiburcio moves out of range easily.
Tim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Tim.
Tim throws a head kick that misses.
Tim tries to land a front kick but Tiburcio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Tim.
Tim cracks the inside of Tiburcio's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tim.
Tim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tim throws a leg kick but Tiburcio moved away.
Tim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiburcio checks a leg kick nicely.
Tim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tiburcio counters by moving into the clinch.
Tiburcio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tim looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tiburcio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tim lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tim tries to pull guard but Tiburcio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tim drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tiburcio wants to get up but he can't break Tim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tiburcio stopping the sweep attempt from Tim.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andres Tiburcio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tiburcio checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tim 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 Tiburcio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiburcio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiburcio avoids the head kick by Tim.
Tim throws a leg kick but Tiburcio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiburcio is out of range.
Tim misses with a low kick.
Tim misses with a head kick.
Tim throws a sloppy head kick and Tiburcio moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim throws a hook but Tiburcio avoids it easily.
Tim throws a low kick but Tiburcio moves out of range easily.
Tim throws a front kick aimed at Tiburcio's knee but Tiburcio avoids it well.
Tim misses with a head kick.
Tim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tiburcio takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Tim tenderised Tiburcio's leg. Tiburcio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiburcio moves out of range as Tim throws a body kick.
Tiburcio blocks a low kick nicely.
Tim throws a leg kick but Tiburcio checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Tim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiburcio blocks a low kick nicely.
Tiburcio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tim. That one must have hurt.
Tim thows a body kick. Tiburcio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiburcio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiburcio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tim wants to slow Tiburcio down by chopping away at his legs.
Tim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiny Tim is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiburcio ducks under a wild hook from Tim.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiburcio checks a leg kick.
Tim throws a leg kick but Tiburcio sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim throws a chopping leg kick but Tiburcio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiburcio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tim pushes Tiburcio away with a front kick.
Tim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tiburcio if he has to take too many more of those.
Tiburcio moves out of range of the body kick.
Tim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiburcio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tim wants to slow Tiburcio down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tim tries to work over Tiburcio's front leg with a kick but Tiburcio checks it.
A solid body kick from Tim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiburcio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tim. That's going to slow Tiburcio down.
Tim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiburcio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tim is looking to chop away at Tiburcio's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiburcio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tim.
An inside leg kick lands from Tim.
Tim lands a leg kick that knocks Tiburcio off balance momentarily.
Tim throws a leg kick which misses Tiburcio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiburcio tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Tim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiburcio moves out of range of the leg kick from Tim.
Tim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tiburcio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tim throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tim throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiburcio moves into the clinch.
A short left from Tim.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiburcio can do to turn this around?
Tim swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiburcio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiburcio misses with some punches.
Tim tries to pull guard but Tiburcio holds him up against the cage and eventually Tim drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tim is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiburcio has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tim.
Tiburcio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiburcio as Tim tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Tim dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiburcio checks a low kick from Tim.
Tim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tim misses with a low kick as Tiburcio jumps back.
Tim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiburcio checks the leg kick.
Tim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiburcio checks it well.
Tim throws a low kick but Tiburcio moves out of range easily.
Tim connects with an inside leg kick.
Tim misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim tries to score with a low kick but Tiburcio moves his leg out of the way.
Tiburcio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tim throws a leg kick which misses Tiburcio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiburcio tries to avoid it.
Tim misses the jab.
Tim throws a solid leg kick but Tiburcio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tim.
Tiburcio checks a low kick from Tim.
Tim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tim throws a leg kick but Tiburcio checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiburcio checks a low kick from Tim.
Tim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiburcio blocks the body kick.
Tim throws out a leg kick but Tiburcio moves out of range and Tim only half commits.
Tim throws a leg kick but Tiburcio checks it.
A clash of legs there as Tiburcio blocks the low kick.
Tim looks for the body kick but Tiburcio saw that one coming.
Tim misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim is looking to score with low kicks.
Tim is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Tim is predictable there
and Tiburcio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andres Tiburcio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiburcio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiburcio.
Tiburcio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tiburcio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiburcio walks away with a smile on his face. Tim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiburcio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tim.
Tim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tim tries to work over Tiburcio's front leg with a kick but Tiburcio checks it.
Tim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiburcio.
Tim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tiburcio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tim scores with a leg kick.
Tim throws a chopping leg kick but Tiburcio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tim throws a leg kick but Tiburcio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tim tries to land a front kick but Tiburcio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiburcio checks a leg kick.
Tiburcio checks a low kick from Tim.
Tim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiny Tim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tim 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiny Tim!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiny Tim 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 Vladimir Volkovniakoiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkovniakoiv comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem - Rock Version. Chandler has chosen Silverchair - Tomorrow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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212 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Volkovniakoiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerry Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler throws a head kick but Volkovniakoiv moves out of range.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler throws a head kick but Volkovniakoiv moves out of range.
Chandler connects with a high kick.
Volkovniakoiv moves in looking to clinch but Chandler pushes him off.
Chandler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkovniakoiv shoots in looking for a takedown but Chandler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Volkovniakoiv's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Volkovniakoiv is looking to clinch.
Volkovniakoiv tries to clinch up but Chandler circles away and keeps his distance.
Volkovniakoiv moves in looking to clinch but Chandler pushes him off.
Chandler throws a head kick but Volkovniakoiv moves out of range.
Volkovniakoiv tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
A head kick misses from Chandler.
Volkovniakoiv blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Chandler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chandler tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkovniakoiv tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
Chandler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chandler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkovniakoiv is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkovniakoiv'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.
Volkovniakoiv trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Volkovniakoiv is working hard here to advance position.
Volkovniakoiv won't allow Chandler to get back to his feet.
Volkovniakoiv controls from within his opponent's guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Vladimir Volkovniakoiv wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Volkovniakoiv fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkovniakoiv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler throws a head kick that Volkovniakoiv semi-blocks.
Chandler tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Chandler. No joy for Volkovniakoiv on that attempt.
Chandler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkovniakoiv tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volkovniakoiv gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Volkovniakoiv drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkovniakoiv is trying to keep Chandler in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkovniakoiv working for submissions but it's allowed Chandler to get to half guard.
Volkovniakoiv wants to control the action here but instead Chandler manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkovniakoiv is looking to improve his position but Chandler isn't that keen on the idea.
Volkovniakoiv sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Volkovniakoiv is looking for a sweep. Chandler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Volkovniakoiv moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Volkovniakoiv has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chandler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkovniakoiv looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Volkovniakoiv wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.
Volkovniakoiv has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chandler doesn't defend quickly enough and Volkovniakoiv has managed to lock this one up! Can Chandler escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Volkovniakoiv on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vladimir Volkovniakoiv!
Vladimir Volkovniakoiv 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa drops Edwards with a left right combo! Minowa follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Mark Edwards has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minowa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Edwards down.
Edwards is rocked!
Minowa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Edwards is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards prevents Minowa from moving into mount.
Minowa lands a strong strike to the head of Edwards. That's dazed him! Minowa looking to finish here. Edwards is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Minowa lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuhisa Minowa!
A very excited looking Ikuhisa Minowa 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay's entrance music is JJ - Ecstasy. A fine choice. Vera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You are just a JOKE! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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186 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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192 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Daddy Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Vera!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tay tries to avoid it but Vera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tay to the ground. Tay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Kid Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay throws an overhand right that lands on Vera's shoulder, as Vera tries to avoid the shot.
Vera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cray Daddy Tay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Vera.
Vera with a poor takedown
and Tay counters with a left to the body.
Vera fails with the takedown
and Tay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tay throws a jab when Vera was well out of range.
Vera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tay to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay misses with an uppercut.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Tay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vera tries for a takedown but Tay circles away easily
and Tay counters with a stiff right hand.
Tay missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera fails with the takedown
and Tay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tay sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vera's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay is pressing down on Vera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vera is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera has a hand on Tay's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tay takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vera is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Tay there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tay tries to control but Vera wriggling away.
Tay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vera because Tay loaded up on that one.
Vera is squirming around, avoiding Tay's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay content just to control the position here.
Tay 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.
Tay'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.
Tay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vera taking shots to the head.
Vera is rocked!
A big strike lands for Tay! That's really hurt Vera and he's turned his back - Tay keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tay jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cray Daddy Tay!
A very excited looking Cray Daddy Tay 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka's entrance music is Haters Gonna Hate. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Franz Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julios gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kafka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kafka managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Kafka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Julios tries a knee to the head but Kafka blocks it.
Kafka avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
Julios lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Franz Kafka has been cut.
Julios blocks the elbow strike.
Kafka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kafka fails to land.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kafka misses with some punches.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Kafka's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kafka.
Kafka stalls.
Kafka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Julios backwards.
Julios with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kafka fails to land.
Julios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kafka blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Julios obliges.
A short right from Kafka on the inside.
Kafka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kafka misses with a punch to the body.
Kafka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kafka is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julios working Kafka over with knees to the body.
Julios connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Julios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Julios lands a good knee to the midsection. Kafka won't want to take too many of those.
Julios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kafka.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kafka is defending well for now.
Julios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios connects with a knee to the head.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kafka.
Julios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kafka blocks it with crossed arms.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kafka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Julios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kafka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Julios has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Kafka - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Julios, and another! Kafka is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ovid Julios!
A relieved looking Ovid Julios 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tokhtakhounov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ministry - Thieves. Isamu Natsuki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov jabs Natsuki right on the nose. Natsuki blinks but takes it well.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov looks to score with a jab to the body but Natsuki is just out of range.
Natsuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a low kick nicely.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Natsuki's hands.
Tokhtakhounov slips a straight right by Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Natsuki lands with a good body shot.
Tokhtakhounov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsuki lands a slapping body shot.
Tokhtakhounov checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a leg kick. Natsuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Natsuki slips under a jab from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tokhtakhounov is able to avoid easily.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a head kick by Natsuki.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tokhtakhounov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Natsuki misses with a straight right.
Tokhtakhounov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Natsuki checks a leg kick.
Isamu Natsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsuki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tokhtakhounov's calf.
Tokhtakhounov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Natsuki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that half lands.
A leg kick checked by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki throws an overhand right that lands on Tokhtakhounov's shoulder, as Tokhtakhounov tries to avoid the shot.
Natsuki lands with a good body shot.
Natsuki misses with a body punch
and Tokhtakhounov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Natsuki wants a takedown.
Natsuki looking for a takedown.
Tokhtakhounov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokhtakhounov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natsuki takes a shot to the head.
Natsuki tries to pull guard but Tokhtakhounov won't allow it.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov lands a shoulder strike.
Natsuki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tokhtakhounov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Natsuki tries to pull guard but Tokhtakhounov holds him up against the cage and eventually Natsuki drops back down to his feet.
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Natsuki controls the action.
Tokhtakhounov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Natsuki is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with an uppercut but Natsuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov tries a body shot but Natsuki blocks it.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Natsuki manages to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Natsuki 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.
Natsuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tokhtakhounov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tokhtakhounov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Natsuki looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Tokhtakhounov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tokhtakhounov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natsuki.
Natsuki misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Tokhtakhounov does it's job there.
Tokhtakhounov throws an off balance right hand
and Natsuki counters with a low kick, right behind Tokhtakhounov 's knee.
Natsuki throws a body kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokhtakhounov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natsuki missing with a left hand there. Tokhtakhounov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov takes a swing at Natsuki's ribcage but misses.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is winning the standup battle so far.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokhtakhounov slaps away a takedown attempt from Natsuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Natsuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tokhtakhounov throws a big shot that misses.
Natsuki misses with a low kick.
Natsuki moves out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov checks a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a low kick but Natsuki moves out of range easily.
A jab from Natsuki misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Natsuki throws a body punch but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Natsuki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tokhtakhounov's calf.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick as Natsuki jumps back.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to slow Natsuki down with leg kicks.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokhtakhounov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Tokhtakhounov tenderised Natsuki's leg. Natsuki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Natsuki misses with a straight right.
Tokhtakhounov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Natsuki throws a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki throws a leg kick which misses Tokhtakhounov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tokhtakhounov tries to avoid it.
Natsuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokhtakhounov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natsuki throws out the jab.
Natsuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokhtakhounov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Natsuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natsuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokhtakhounov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natsuki manages to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natsuki ducks under a wild hook from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tokhtakhounov swivels and escapes.
Tokhtakhounov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Natsuki finds it's way round the side to connect with Tokhtakhounov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Tokhtakhounov as he checks the leg kick.
Natsuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov looks for the body kick but Natsuki saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tokhtakhounov throws a looping overhand right but Natsuki ducks down to avoid it.
Natsuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsuki throws a wild body kick that Tokhtakhounov sees coming a mile off.
Natsuki stuns Tokhtakhounov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tokhtakhounov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Natsuki.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Natsuki.
A clash of legs there as Natsuki blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Natsuki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Natsuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab.
Tokhtakhounov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Natsuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tokhtakhounov but Tokhtakhounov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Natsuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tokhtakhounov throws a big shot that misses.
Natsuki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tokhtakhounov defends it nicely.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Natsuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Natsuki misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Natsuki misses.
Tokhtakhounov lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tokhtakhounov. Natsuki shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tokhtakhounov throws a front kick that sends Natsuki stumbling back into the cage.
Natsuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Natsuki is out of range.
Natsuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Natsuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokhtakhounov doesn't seem phased though.
Tokhtakhounov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Natsuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tokhtakhounov's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokhtakhounov stuffs the takedown attempt from Natsuki. Natsuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws a big shot that misses.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Natsuki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Natsuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Natsuki cracks Tokhtakhounov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Natsuki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Natsuki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov is out of range and Natsuki settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki throws a solid leg kick but Tokhtakhounov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Natsuki.
Nice defenses there by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki checks a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy head kick and Natsuki moves out of range easily.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice hook to Natsuki's body. Natsuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Natsuki throws a front kick aimed at Tokhtakhounov's knee but Tokhtakhounov avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Tokhtakhounov blocks the low kick.
Natsuki jabs Tokhtakhounov right on the nose. Tokhtakhounov blinks but takes it well.
Natsuki lands the left hand.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a leg kick. Natsuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a leg kick. Natsuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Natsuki slips under a jab from Tokhtakhounov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Natsuki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tokhtakhounov. That one must have hurt.
Tokhtakhounov works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsuki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki misses with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov tries a head kick but it misses.
Natsuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natsuki manages to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Tokhtakhounov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Natsuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tokhtakhounov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Natsuki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Natsuki blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tokhtakhounov misses the target.
Tokhtakhounov avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tokhtakhounov finds it's way through Natsuki's defenses.
A left lands for Natsuki.
Natsuki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a hook.
Natsuki is rocked!
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Natsuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokhtakhounov finish him?
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing blow to the side of Natsuki's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Natsuki lands a jab to the nose.
Tokhtakhounov throws a sloppy head kick and Natsuki moves out of range easily.
Natsuki avoids the head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Natsuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki throws a jab when Tokhtakhounov was well out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokhtakhounov looks to throw the jab but Natsuki is out of range.
Natsuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Natsuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some bone on bone action there as Tokhtakhounov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tokhtakhounov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tokhtakhounov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokhtakhounov.
Natsuki throws a low kick, looking for Tokhtakhounov's leg but Tokhtakhounov calmly moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokhtakhounov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice right hand.
Tokhtakhounov checks the leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice hook to Natsuki's body. Natsuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokhtakhounov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Natsuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tokhtakhounov as he jumps to the side.
Tokhtakhounov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Natsuki throws a front kick aimed at Tokhtakhounov's knee but Tokhtakhounov avoids it well.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to slow Natsuki down with leg kicks.
Natsuki misses with a hook. Tokhtakhounov ducked under it nicely.
Natsuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Natsuki throws a solid leg kick but Tokhtakhounov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice looking body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov swings widly with a right hand
and Natsuki counters with a thumping low kick.
Natsuki looks to throw the jab but Tokhtakhounov is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a low kick but Natsuki avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Natsuki.
Natsuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Natsuki takes a step back to recover.
Natsuki feints and then cracks Tokhtakhounov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tokhtakhounov down.
Tokhtakhounov defending well as Natsuki loads up on a big left hand.
Natsuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Natsuki throws a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natsuki. Tokhtakhounov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov had his way with Isamu Natsuki in that round.
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!
Good work by Tokhtakhounov as he checks the leg kick.
Natsuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov throws out a leg kick but Natsuki moves out of range and Tokhtakhounov only half commits.
Natsuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tokhtakhounov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! Tokhtakhounov slams his shin into Natsuki's torso.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov fails to land with a series of punches.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a hook to the body. Natsuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Natsuki misses with the body kick
and Tokhtakhounov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tokhtakhounov struggles to land a body shot inside as Natsuki controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Natsuki backwards.
Natsuki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tokhtakhounov regains guard.
Natsuki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Natsuki looking to pass the guard.
Natsuki trying to control but Tokhtakhounov is working from the bottom.
Tokhtakhounov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Isamu Natsuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov keeping moving, preventing Natsuki from controlling successfully.
Tokhtakhounov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Isamu Natsuki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tokhtakhounov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Natsuki.
Tokhtakhounov throws a low kick but Natsuki moves out of range easily.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Natsuki slaps the foot to one side.
Tokhtakhounov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Natsuki misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Natsuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Natsuki tries to land a front kick but Tokhtakhounov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a head kick by Natsuki.
Natsuki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tokhtakhounov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokhtakhounov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Natsuki's calf.
Tokhtakhounov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Natsuki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a lazy head kick
and Natsuki counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tokhtakhounov is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natsuki working away.
Natsuki is looking to take a break and control but Tokhtakhounov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Natsuki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokhtakhounov dodges the ground and pound from Natsuki.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isamu Natsuki.
I think Tokhtakhounov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov 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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