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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Czuczitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czuczitez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pinon Fijo - Chu Chu. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Czuczitez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czuczitez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rollins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Czuczitez is fending him off so far but Rollins persists. Nope, Czuczitez circles away and we're back to standing.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Czuczitez.
Good work by Rollins as he checks the leg kick.
Rollins throws a poor cross that misses
and Czuczitez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rollins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Czuczitez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rollins checks a low kick from Czuczitez.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Czuczitez manages to avoid it.
Rollins misses with an uppercut.
Rollins misses the jab.
Rollins thows a body shot but no joy.
Czuczitez misses the shot to the body.
Rollins misses with an uppercut
and Czuczitez counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Czuczitez scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Czuczitez.
Czuczitez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muhammad Czuczitez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rollins works Czuczitez's body with a nice hook.
Rollins throws out a loose jab but Czuczitez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins throws a jab when Czuczitez was well out of range.
Czuczitez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollins lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Czuczitez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Czuczitez misses the jab.
Rollins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Czuczitez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Czuczitez is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Czuczitez misses.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Czuczitez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Czuczitez slips a jab from Rollins.
Czuczitez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Czuczitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rollins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins is pushing down on Czuczitez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Czuczitez is fighting to maintain full guard but Rollins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Czuczitez trying to get back to full guard but Rollins takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rollins raining down shots from the mount!
Rollins throws some wild stikes that Czuczitez manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez is trying to escape the mount.
Rollins swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Czuczitez is now in Rollins's guard. A big mistake from Rollins there, giving up the dominant position!
Rollins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
My spies in Lawson MMA (UK) inform me that Czuczitez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rollins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Czuczitez defends well.
Czuczitez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rollins is keeping the position for now.
Czuczitez stopping the sweep attempt from Rollins.
Czuczitez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rollins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rollins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Czuczitez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Czuczitez wants to control from the top but Rollins keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Castor Rollins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Czuczitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Czuczitez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rollins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rollins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Czuczitez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rollins trying to control but Czuczitez is working from the bottom.
Rollins is looking to advance position but Czuczitez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rollins is working to get back to half guard.
Czuczitez avoids the attempt from Rollins to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins is trying to escape the mount.
Czuczitez wants to control the pace but Rollins is squirming around nicely.
Czuczitez controlling his opponent.
Czuczitez tries to control but Rollins wriggling away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rollins is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is squirming around, avoiding Czuczitez's attempts to control the action.
Czuczitez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rollins is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Czuczitez wants to control the pace but Rollins is squirming around nicely.
Rollins tries to hold on but Czuczitez pushes him away.
Rollins is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rollins tries to lock up and control but Czuczitez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rollins can't escape the position.
Czuczitez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Czuczitez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rollins is desperately trying to improve his position but Czuczitez has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is working hard here to advance position.
Rollins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rollins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Czuczitez wants to stand but Rollins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rollins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Czuczitez from controlling successfully.
Czuczitez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Muhammad Czuczitez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Czuczitez misses with a looping right.
Czuczitez misses with an uppercut. Rollins saw that one coming.
Czuczitez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins lands a lovely overhand right.
Czuczitez walks into a stiff left hand from Rollins.
Rollins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Czuczitez defends well and Rollins ends up having to push Czuczitez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Czuczitez working aggressively here.
Rollins slows down the pace here.
Rollins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins trying to control the action but Czuczitez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Czuczitez is avoiding damage well.
Rollins taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Czuczitez reaches up around Rollins's neck trying to control. But Rollins takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Czuczitez! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Czuczitez is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Rollins celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Castor Rollins!
Castor Rollins got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juunas Sikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Trivieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trivieri has chosen Deep Purple - Child in Time as his entrance music. Gennaro Trivieri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juunas Sikio's chin.
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192 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good knees
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juunas Sikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gennaro Trivieri!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trivieri throws an overhand right that lands on Sikio's shoulder, as Sikio tries to avoid the shot.
Trivieri swings for the body but Sikio moves out of range.
Trivieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sikio throws out the jab.
Sikio scores with a nice head shot.
Sikio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trivieri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sikio walks away with a smile on his face. Trivieri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sikio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trivieri manages to avoid it.
Trivieri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sikio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trivieri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivieri scores with a nice head shot.
Sikio throws a hook but Trivieri blocks it.
A big left from Sikio misses.
Trivieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trivieri throws a low kick but Sikio avoids it.
Sikio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trivieri throws an overhand right that lands on Sikio's shoulder, as Sikio tries to avoid the shot.
Trivieri slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivieri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Trivieri.
Trivieri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trivieri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sikio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trivieri circles away quickly and effectively.
Sikio clobbers Trivieri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trivieri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sikio counters with a stiff right hand.
Trivieri slips a jab from Sikio.
Sikio moves out of range as Trivieri strikes.
Trivieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Sikio.
Sikio throws out a loose jab but Trivieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Trivieri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trivieri tried to score with a low kick but Sikio checks it.
Sikio tries to clinch there but Trivieri circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikio moves out of range of the strikes.
Sikio misses with an uppercut.
Sikio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sikio cracks Trivieri with an open hand slap.
Sikio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sikio misses with a looping right.
Trivieri moves away from the strike by Sikio.
Sikio closes the distance and pushes Trivieri back into the cage.
Sikio prevents the takedown attempt.
Trivieri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trivieri has had enough of the clinch but Sikio keeps him there for the moment.
Sikio lands with a right to the head.
Trivieri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Sikio.
Trivieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juunas Sikio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trivieri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sikio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikio tries to bum rush Trivieri with a series of wild strikes but Trivieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sikio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trivieri misses with a low kick.
Trivieri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trivieri defending well as Sikio loads up on a big left hand.
Sikio tries to land a leg kick but Trivieri saw it coming and moves away.
Sikio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sikio defending well as Trivieri loads up on a big left hand.
Sikio takes one to the chin there.
Trivieri looks to land a right hand but Sikio moved out of range.
Sikio looks to land a left hand but Trivieri moved out of range nicely.
Trivieri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sikio.
Trivieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sikio.
Sikio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trivieri tests Sikio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sikio.
Sikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trivieri was well out of range. Poor timing from Sikio.
Trivieri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sikio has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikio moves away from the strike by Trivieri.
Sikio throws a shot from downtown. Trivieri moves away and avoids it.
Sikio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sikio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trivieri.
Trivieri swings widly with a right hand
and Sikio counters with a left to the body.
Sikio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trivieri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sikio has managed to clinch.
Trivieri is looking to break free of the clinch but Sikio has double underhooks.
Trivieri wants to take the fight to the mat but Sikio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juunas Sikio dominated that round.
That's time! Sikio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sikio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sikio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trivieri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trivieri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sikio throws a right hand that misses
and Trivieri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sikio clinches up with Trivieri and pushes him back against the cage.
Sikio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sikio works the jab nicely.
Sikio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Trivieri has closed the distance and engaged Sikio in a clinch.
Trivieri working hard to break the clinch.
Sikio lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Sikio.
Trivieri tries to throw a body punch but Sikio avoids it by throwing Trivieri back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sikio.
Trivieri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sikio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trivieri wants a takedown but no success here.
Sikio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trivieris head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikio scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sikio.
A nice left hand lands by Sikio.
Sikio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Juunas Sikio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Trivieri.
Sikio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sikio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trivieri backwards.
Our sources have told us that Sikio has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sikio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sikio.
Sikio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trivieri connects with a body shot that sends Sikio's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Sikio there.
Sikio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trivieri 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!
Trivieri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trivieri is rocked!
Sikio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sikio lands with a short shot to the head.
Trivieri is still on wobbly legs! Can Sikio finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikio stops a takedown attempt from Trivieri.
Sikio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trivieri wants to break free but Sikio has control.
Trivieri can't find room to land a body shot as Sikio controls the action.
Trivieri seems to have recovered his senses.
Sikio scores with a shot to the side of Trivieri's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sikio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sikio throws a big uppercut that drops Trivieri! More strikes from Sikio and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Trivieri lies dazed against the cage as Sikio celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juunas Sikio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen The Prodigy - Omen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Erik Gustafsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Erik Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg takes one to the side of the head.
Gustafsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zoidberg throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson misses with a low kick as Zoidberg jumps back.
Zoidberg has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoidberg.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustafsson.
We've been informed that Gustafsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zoidberg misses with a right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a left to the body.
Zoidberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gustafsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Zoidberg.
Gustafsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zoidberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Zoidberg blocks a head kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Zoidberg. Those never looked like landing.
Dr John Zoidberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoidberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zoidberg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gustafsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zoidberg is in Gustafsson's guard.
Zoidberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Gustafsson has wrist control.
Zoidberg controlling from the top position.
Zoidberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustafsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zoidberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Gustafsson has wrist control.
Zoidberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zoidberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zoidberg postures up in Gustafsson's guard and throws a big left but Gustafsson blocks it.
Zoidberg throws an elbow that misses. Gustafsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zoidberg's guard. Nice move by Gustafsson!
Zoidberg 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.
Zoidberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoidberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gustafsson defends it easily.
Zoidberg keeping moving, preventing Gustafsson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg is trying to control the position but Gustafsson postures up.
Zoidberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustafsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zoidberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zoidberg working for a triangle but Gustafsson defends it easily.
Zoidberg can't keep his opponent in guard - Gustafsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg tries to roll over but Gustafsson keeps him under control.
Gustafsson wants to free his trapped foot but Zoidberg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zoidberg tries to get to full guard but Gustafsson has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoidberg is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr John Zoidberg 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.
Zoidberg fails with the takedown.
Zoidberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gustafsson defends well and Zoidberg ends up having to push Gustafsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zoidberg tries to pull guard but Gustafsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr John Zoidberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zoidberg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoidberg looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zoidberg finds it's target.
Zoidberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Zoidberg checks it.
Gustafsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zoidberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away.
Zoidberg misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zoidberg misses with a hook
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick which misses Zoidberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoidberg tries to avoid it.
Zoidberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zoidberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoidberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a body kick.
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoidberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zoidberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustafsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zoidberg moves out of range of the body kick from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zoidberg throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zoidberg's calf.
Gustafsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Erik Gustafsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustafsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zoidberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gustafsson scores with a jab. Zoidberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zoidberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustafsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zoidberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Erik Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoidberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Gustafsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zoidberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoidberg is trying to break the clinch but Gustafsson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries a body shot but Zoidberg blocks it.
Gustafsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Zoidberg is trying to push Gustafsson away but Gustafsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Zoidberg to work.
Zoidberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gustafsson backwards.
Zoidberg jumps guard but Gustafsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg stalling in the clinch but Gustafsson improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Gustafsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Gustafsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zoidberg throws a combination that misses
and Gustafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustafsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Zoidberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gustafsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Zoidberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zoidberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zoidberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zoidberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zoidberg throws a sloppy body shot
and Zoidberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Zoidberg.
Gustafsson ducks right into an uppercut from Zoidberg.
Gustafsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoidberg's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustafsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zoidberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zoidberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a low kick, right behind Zoidberg 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zoidberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson jabs Zoidberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zoidberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustafsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zoidberg misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoidberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zoidberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Zoidberg misses.
Gustafsson throws a chopping leg kick but Zoidberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zoidberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gustafsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gustafsson gets caught napping as Zoidberg dives in and scores a takedown. Gustafsson manages to retain guard.
Zoidberg wants to pass the guard but Gustafsson is keeping the position.
Zoidberg looking to sit in guard and control but Gustafsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gustafsson wants to control from the top but Zoidberg keeps moving.
Zoidberg looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zoidberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gustafsson defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoidberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoidberg trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Erik Gustafsson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Gustafsson. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Zoidberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr John Zoidberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Zoidberg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Gustafsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustafsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tsutomu Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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151 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsutomu Miyazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersson checks a leg kick.
Holgersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nils Holgersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyazaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holgersson.
Miyazaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Miyazaki closes the distance and clinches up with Holgersson, looking for a takedown. Miyazaki pushes Holgersson against the cage but Holgersson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holgersson misses with a hook. Miyazaki ducked under it nicely.
Miyazaki wants to land a leg kick but Holgersson is out of range.
Miyazaki shoots for a takedown but Holgersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miyazaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Holgersson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holgersson.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki lands a couple of digs.
Miyazaki won't allow Holgersson to sweep him here.
Miyazaki postures up in Holgersson's guard and throws a big left but Holgersson blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holgersson is on top in guard.
Miyazaki is pulling down on Holgersson's head. It's preventing any offense from Holgersson, at least for the moment.
Miyazaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miyazaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miyazaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holgersson's guard.
Holgersson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miyazaki works over Holgersson with some ground and pound from guard.
Miyazaki wants to control from the top but Holgersson keeps moving.
Holgersson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Miyazaki has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazaki working Holgersson over with strikes.
Holgersson is looking to improve his position.
Miyazaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holgersson keeps working.
Holgersson trying to control here.
Holgersson is staying active underneath Miyazaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holgersson gets back to full guard.
Holgersson keeping moving, preventing Miyazaki from controlling successfully.
Miyazaki is in close to Holgersson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holgersson keeping moving, preventing Miyazaki from controlling successfully.
Holgersson wants to stand but Miyazaki is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki trying to control but Holgersson is working from the bottom.
Holgersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Holgersson, not yet.
Holgersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miyazaki lands a couple of elbows.
Miyazaki postures up in Holgersson's guard and throws a big left but Holgersson blocks it.
Miyazaki won't allow Holgersson to sweep him here.
Miyazaki won't allow Holgersson to get back to his feet.
Miyazaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyazaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holgersson is controlling Miyazaki's posture.
Holgersson wants to stand but Miyazaki is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki with a nice head shot there.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazaki cracks Holgersson with a solid left hand.
Miyazaki works over Holgersson with some ground and pound from guard.
Miyazaki is pushing down on Holgersson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Holgersson is fighting to maintain full guard but Miyazaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Holgersson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Holgersson tries to roll over but Miyazaki keeps him under control.
Miyazaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holgersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holgersson is looking for a sweep. Miyazaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyazaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holgersson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsutomu Miyazaki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Miyazaki.
Holgersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Holgersson missing with a left hand there. Miyazaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Holgersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Holgersson misses the target.
Holgersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyazaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holgersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holgersson keeping moving, preventing Miyazaki from controlling successfully.
Miyazaki throwing strikes from guard but Holgersson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki won't allow Holgersson to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Holgersson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miyazaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Holgersson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyazaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyazaki is looking for a triangle but Holgersson pushes his legs off easily.
Miyazaki is trying to keep Holgersson in close.
Holgersson wants to stand but Miyazaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holgersson is one step ahead there.
Miyazaki striking off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miyazaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holgersson has managed to get both his arms back between Miyazaki's legs - danger averted.
Miyazaki has Holgersson pulled in close to control his posture.
Holgersson trying to control but Miyazaki is working from the bottom.
Miyazaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holgersson defends well.
Holgersson passes Miyazaki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tsutomu Miyazaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holgersson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyazaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Miyazaki 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Holgersson.
Miyazaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holgersson.
Holgersson misses with a body shot
and Miyazaki counters with a shoot takedown. Holgersson fights it but they end up in guard.
Miyazaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holgersson has momentary wrist control but Miyazaki slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holgersson is on top in guard.
Holgersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyazaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holgersson postures up in Miyazaki's guard and throws a big left but Miyazaki blocks it.
Holgersson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Holgersson uses it to pass to side control.
Holgersson wants to control but Miyazaki is keeping him busy.
Holgersson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Miyazaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miyazaki tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Miyazaki is trying to control Holgersson's posture but Holgersson avoids it.
Holgersson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Miyazaki's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazaki is looking to regain half guard here but Holgersson keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tsutomu Miyazaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Miyazaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Holgersson throws a hook to the side of Miyazaki's head but Miyazaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holgersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miyazaki.
Holgersson throws a hook but Miyazaki avoids it easily.
Holgersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Holgersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miyazaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holgersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Miyazaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holgersson is looking to escape.
Miyazaki wants to take a breather but Holgersson is having none of it.
Holgersson tries to get to full guard but Miyazaki has control of the leg.
Holgersson is pressing down on Miyazaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miyazaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holgersson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki with a nice head shot there.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazaki working some strikes from top position.
Miyazaki distracts Holgersson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miyazaki won't allow Holgersson to sweep him here.
Miyazaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Miyazaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miyazaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miyazaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Holgersson wants to stand and escape but Miyazaki is having none of it.
Miyazaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miyazaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holgersson is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holgersson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holgersson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Miyazaki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Miyazaki cracks Holgersson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Miyazaki is chipping away with strikes.
Miyazaki cracks Holgersson with a big elbow.
Miyazaki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Holgersson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Miyazaki is looking to take a break and control but Holgersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holgersson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki looks up at the clock and then as Holgersson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miyazaki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miyazaki wants to control but Holgersson is keeping him busy.
Holgersson is trying to get back to half guard.
Miyazaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holgersson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Miyazaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miyazaki working the head and body with strikes.
Miyazaki working the head with strikes.
Holgersson tries to bench press Miyazaki off him but Miyazaki keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson struggling a bit here.
Miyazaki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Holgersson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Miyazaki working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holgersson is looking for a sweep.
Holgersson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Holgersson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Miyazaki manages to get to full guard.
Miyazaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holgersson.
Nils Holgersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyazaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holgersson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazaki wants to sweep here but Holgersson controlling him for the moment.
Miyazaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsutomu Miyazaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miyazaki, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsutomu Miyazaki!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tsutomu Miyazaki 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oasis - The Hindu Times. Masaru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Naked And Famous - Young Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Masaru counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Masaru passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masaru is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Masaru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Masaru has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Masaru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masaru is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Williams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Williams!
Masaru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams passes Masaru's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
Williams avoids the attempt from Masaru to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Masaru from getting the reversal.
Masaru tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Masaru is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams wants to take his opponent's back but Masaru doesn't allow it.
Masaru wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Masaru is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
You can see the frustration on Masaru's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
A lull in the action here.
Williams missing with punches from the back.
Williams is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Masaru is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with strikes.
Masaru preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Williams.
Masaru tries to escape the position.
Williams wants to control but Masaru is keeping busy.
Masaru wants to control his opponent's hands but Williams gets his hands free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams keeps control of the position as Masaru tries to break free.
Masaru defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Williams's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeru Masaru will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Masaru wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Masaru slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Masaru from controlling successfully.
Masaru postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masaru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Masaru's head.
It looks like Takeru Masaru has been cut.
Masaru has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masaru there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Masaru misses the jab.
A big left from Williams misses.
Masaru pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Masaru is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masaru is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masaru has his back to the cage.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Masaru improves position.
Masaru has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masaru.
Masaru is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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!
Masaru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masaru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Masaru blocks the leg kick.
Masaru punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Masaru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Masaru gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Masaru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ben Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams takes a swing at Masaru's ribcage but misses.
Williams cracks Masaru with an open hand slap.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Masaru's shoulder, as Masaru tries to avoid the shot.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masaru.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Masaru saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Masaru finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Masaru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masaru tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masaru, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Masaru shrugs off.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Masaru shrugs off.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masaru is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Williams can't fight it off and eventually Masaru manages to take the fight to the floor. Williams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to control the position but Masaru postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takeru Masaru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Takeru Masaru'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Masaru missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Masaru.
Masaru tries to advance to mount but Williams denies him.
Williams is trying to work for a sweep but Masaru has mounted him!
Masaru controlling from the full mount.
Williams can't escape the position.
Masaru scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Takeru Masaru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masaru wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williams is surviving well by controlling Masaru's body position as best he can.
Masaru lands a big elbow.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Masaru forces the positional change into back control.
Williams is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Williams tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Masaru is having none of it.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Masaru's attempts to control the action.
Williams wants to control but Masaru is having none of it.
Williams manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Williams, under a barage of strikes from Masaru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masaru trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Masaru is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Masaru is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Masaru won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Masaru tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Masaru from controlling successfully.
Masaru preventing the sweep.
Masaru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Masaru works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ben Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to roll over but Masaru keeps him under control.
Masaru is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeru Masaru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Masaru controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
Williams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Masaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Masaru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Takeru Masaru!
Takeru Masaru bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Zombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Zombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombo throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Zombo.
Zombo is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Zombo staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Zombo misses.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison slips a jab from Zombo.
Zombo wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Zombo misses with a kick to the body.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zombo's calf.
Zombo misses with a kick to the body.
Zombo throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Zombo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zombo throws a body kick that misses.
Zombo moves out of range of the leg kick from Harrison.
Zombo lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Harrison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zombo tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Harrison takes a swing at Zombo's ribcage but misses.
Zombo scores with a leg kick.
Zombo moves out of range of the strikes.
Zombo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
Zombo scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrison throws a hook but Zombo blocks it.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
Zombo misses with a kick to the body
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrison throws a body punch but Zombo moves out of range.
Zombo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrison with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombo 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.
Zombo misses with a low kick.
Harrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zombo throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Zombo tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo misses with a body kick.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zombo throws a body kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison misses with an uppercut
and Zombo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harrison's knee momentarily.
Zombo throws a leg kick but Harrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vinny Zombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Zombo counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from Zombo.
Zombo throws a head kick that Harrison semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Zombo avoids it well.
Zombo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zombo scrambles back to his feet.
Zombo throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Zombo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zombo misses with the body kick
and Harrison counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zombo. Zombo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zombo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Zombo dominated 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.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Zombo backing up. Zombo nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Zombo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zombo throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Zombo throws a leg kick but Harrison moved away.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harrison moves out of range as Zombo throws a body kick.
Harrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zombos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zombo thows a leg kick but Harrison checks it
and Zombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombo is looking to score with low kicks.
Zombo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harrison.
Zombo is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zombo scrambles back to his feet.
Zombo is looking to score with low kicks.
Zombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Zombo throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Zombo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Zombo looks to throw a body kick
and Harrison scores with a counter punch that sends Zombo to the canvas! Harrison smells blood - he's punishing Zombo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zombo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Harrison!
A very excited looking Simon Harrison 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.
Vinny Zombo spoke after the fight, saying 'My head hurts.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dzhumagaliev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Dzhumagaliev misses the target.
Reem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev is out of range.
Dzhumagaliev throws a right hand that misses
and Reem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reem throws a body punch but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Reem thows a body shot but no joy.
Dzhumagaliev swings widly with a right hand
and Reem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reem looks to land a left hand but Dzhumagaliev moved out of range nicely.
Reem blocks a jab.
Reem misses with a double jab.
Dzhumagaliev throws a shot from downtown. Reem moves away and avoids it.
Reem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dzhumagaliev checks a leg kick.
Reem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dzhumagaliev's head.
It looks like Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Reem missing with a left hand there. Dzhumagaliev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws out the jab.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhumagaliev.
Reem takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Reem avoids it easily.
Dzhumagaliev thuds his right hand into Reem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Dzhumagaliev as he connects with a hook.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev jabs Reem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem throws a shot from downtown. Dzhumagaliev moves away and avoids it.
Reem tries a low kick but Dzhumagaliev avoids it.
Reem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Dzhumagaliev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an uppercut
and Reem counters with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Reem.
Reem throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping right.
Dzhumagaliev throws the left hand but Reem avoids the punch easily.
Dzhumagaliev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reem misses with a series of wild punches.
Reem cracks the inside of Dzhumagaliev's front leg.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Reem avoids it easily.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dzhumagaliev misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dzhumagaliev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reem tries to work over Dzhumagaliev's front leg with a kick but Dzhumagaliev checks it.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reem moves away from the strike by Dzhumagaliev.
Reem avoids the body shot from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws an off balance right hand
and Reem counters with a good low kick that Dzhumagaliev was not able to check.
Dzhumagaliev throws a right hand that misses
and Reem counters with a low kick, right behind Dzhumagaliev 's knee.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a sloppy right hand. Reem should have avoided that one.
Reem defending well as Dzhumagaliev loads up on a big left hand.
Reem throws out a loose jab but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dzhumagaliev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reem misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem tried to score with a low kick but Dzhumagaliev checks it.
Reem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhumagaliev looks to throw the jab but Reem is out of range.
Dzhumagaliev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dzhumagaliev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
Reem lands a front kick.
Dzhumagaliev avoids the body shot from Reem.
Dzhumagaliev throws a right hand that misses
and Reem counters with a body kick that stops Dzhumagaliev in his tracks momentarily.
Reem closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dzhumagaliev cracks Reem with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhumagaliev throws a lazy uppercut
and Reem counters with a leg kick.
Reem takes a swing at Dzhumagaliev's ribcage but misses.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a loose jab but Reem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook. Reem ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melvin Reem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Dzhumagaliev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reem is looking to land body kicks.
Reem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dzhumagaliev misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Dzhumagaliev.
Reem looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzhumagaliev is just out of range.
Melvin Reem is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
Reem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev is out of range and Reem settles back down.
Reem is looking to wear down Dzhumagaliev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a low kick nicely.
Dzhumagaliev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dzhumagaliev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Reem. Beautiful body shot.
Reem staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reem at a distance.
Reem slips under a jab.
Dzhumagaliev missing with a left hand there. Reem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reem is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dzhumagaliev checks the leg kick.
Reem loads up on a big right hand but Dzhumagaliev slips the punch.
Reem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dzhumagaliev.
A telegraphed right hand from Dzhumagaliev misses the target.
Reem jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dzhumagaliev moves out of range of the body kick.
Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reem.
Reem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dzhumagaliev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Dzhumagaliev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reem misses with a straight left.
Dzhumagaliev throws a big shot that misses.
Dzhumagaliev moves away from the strike by Reem.
Dzhumagaliev throws a shot from downtown. Reem moves away and avoids it.
Dzhumagaliev lands a right hook to the body.
Dzhumagaliev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dzhumagaliev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reem. Reem obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Dzhumagaliev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reem throws a nice head kick!
Reem misses with a low kick.
Dzhumagaliev sizes up Reem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev clobbers Reem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Melvin Reem has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev looks to throw the jab but Reem is out of range.
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dzhumagaliev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping right.
Reem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dzhumagaliev manages to avoid it.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem scoring well with a low kick there.
Reem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Reem misses with a looping right.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem misses with a wild combination.
Reem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dzhumagaliev misses the target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reem - that will leave a mark!
Reem misses with a body shot.
Dzhumagaliev missing with a left hand there. Reem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dzhumagaliev throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dzhumagaliev.
Reem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Reem avoids it easily.
Dzhumagaliev stuns Reem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Dzhumagaliev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reem thows a body shot but no joy.
Dzhumagaliev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Reem throws an overhand right that lands on Dzhumagaliev's shoulder, as Dzhumagaliev tries to avoid the shot.
Reem misses with a hook. Dzhumagaliev ducked under it nicely.
Reem blocks a jab.
Dzhumagaliev lands with an overhand left.
Reem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reem lands a nice looking body shot.
Reem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dzhumagaliev lands a glancing blow to the side of Reem's head.
Reem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reem loads up on a big right hand but Dzhumagaliev slips the punch.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem throws a body punch but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an uppercut. Reem saw that one coming.
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Dzhumagaliev throws a shot from downtown. Reem moves away and avoids it.
Reem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a right hand
and Reem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Reem.
The crowd cheers as Dzhumagaliev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reem doesn't seem phased though.
Reem connects with the punch.
Dzhumagaliev tries to bum rush Reem with a series of wild strikes but Reem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Dzhumagaliev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhumagaliev walks into a left hand.
Reem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dzhumagaliev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a jab. Reem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reem connects with a body shot that sends Dzhumagaliev's belly button to the back.
Dzhumagaliev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dzhumagaliev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dzhumagaliev throws a series of punches but Reem moves out of range.
Reem misses with a body punch
and Dzhumagaliev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev misses the jab.
Reem 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.
Reem staying out of range there.
Reem slips a jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Reem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Dzhumagaliev coming out on top.
Reem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev was well out of range. Poor timing from Reem.
Dzhumagaliev lands a right hook to the body.
Dzhumagaliev throws a body punch but Reem moves out of range.
Reem staying out of range there.
Reem throws a shot to the body.
Reem connects with a leg kick. Dzhumagaliev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dzhumagaliev will feel that in the morning.
Dzhumagaliev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reem misses the shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev's corner calls for a 1-2. Dzhumagaliev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reem 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 Dzhumagaliev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dzhumagaliev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reem throws a sloppy body shot
and Reem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reem throws a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhumagaliev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhumagaliev misses with a right hand
and Reem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reem swings for the body but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
Dzhumagaliev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Dzhumagaliev.
Well Dzhumagaliev 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Zaytsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaytsev comes into the arena with Katyusha blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasily Zaytsev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaytsev misses the shot to the body.
Izturis ducks under a wild hook from Zaytsev.
Zaytsev throws a hook to the side of Izturis's head but Izturis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaytsev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izturis defending well as Zaytsev loads up on a big left hand.
Izturis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Izturis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Izturis fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaytsev looks to throw the jab but Izturis is out of range.
Izturis misses with a straight right.
Zaytsev lands a slapping body shot.
Izturis connects with a body shot.
Zaytsev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zaytsev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Izturis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaytsev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izturis loads up on a big right hand but Zaytsev slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Izturis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Izturis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Izturis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaytsev.
Zaytsev cracks Izturis with an open hand slap.
Zaytsev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaytsev connects with a high kick.
Zaytsev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick from Zaytsev misses.
Izturis shoots in but no luck this time.
Zaytsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izturis.
Zaytsev loads up on a big right hand but Izturis slips the punch.
A punch combination from Zaytsev misses.
Izturis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Izturis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izturis throws a body punch but Zaytsev moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Zaytsev. No joy for Izturis on that attempt.
Vasily Zaytsev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Izturis.
Zaytsev fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Zaytsev misses.
Vasily Zaytsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaytsev stuffs the takedown attempt from Izturis. Izturis gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasily Zaytsev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaytsev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Izturis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaytsev misses the body punch
and Izturis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zaytsev's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Izturis trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaytsev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Izturis being controlled here momentarily.
Izturis wants to control from the top but Zaytsev keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Izturis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Izturis sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis throwing strikes from guard but Zaytsev blocks nicely.
Izturis wants to control from the top but Zaytsev keeps moving.
Izturis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaytsev 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izturis is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaytsev has wrist control.
Zaytsev is trying to keep Izturis in close.
Zaytsev is controlling Izturis's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zaytsev jabs Izturis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zaytsev throws a looping overhand right but Izturis ducks down to avoid it.
Izturis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Izturis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Izturis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaytsev keeps working.
Izturis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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!
Zaytsev dodges the ground and pound from Izturis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaytsev is looking to regain half guard here but Izturis keeps moving and retains side control.
Izturis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Izturis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emilio Izturis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zaytsev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice combination there by Zaytsev.
Vasily Zaytsev is winning the standup battle so far.
Izturis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaytsev.
Izturis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaytsev.
Izturis gets the takedown into side control.
Izturis moves into full mount!
Zaytsev is trying to escape the mount.
Izturis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zaytsev is looking to escape.
Zaytsev tries to reverse the position but Izturis maintains control.
Zaytsev takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zaytsev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zaytsev tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izturis controlling from the full mount.
Izturis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis lands a big shot there that rocks Zaytsev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zaytsev is working to get back to half guard.
Izturis avoids the attempt from Zaytsev to control.
Izturis lands a couple of good shots and Zaytsev has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Zaytsev tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Izturis prevents Zaytsev from getting the reversal.
Izturis unloading with bombs!
Zaytsev is in a horrible position here. Izturis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaytsev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zaytsev tries to lock up and control but Izturis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zaytsev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaytsev is in a horrible position here. Izturis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zaytsev regains half guard.
Izturis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaytsev keeps working.
Zaytsev is doing well to control the position and prevent Izturis from advancing to side control.
Izturis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zaytsev tries to get to full guard but Izturis has control of the leg.
Zaytsev is looking to control Izturis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaytsev avoid being mounted?
Izturis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Izturis thows a huge punch but Zaytsev dodges it nicely.
Zaytsev trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Izturis prevents Zaytsev from improving his position.
Izturis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Izturis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaytsev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zaytsev is looking to get back to full guard here but Izturis has managed to pass to side control instead.
Izturis wants to control but Zaytsev is keeping him busy.
Izturis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Izturis scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zaytsev!
Izturis lands a big elbow - Zaytsev is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Zaytsev is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Emilio Izturis!
Emilio Izturis is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Emilio Izturis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hideo Kono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Coco Cobb!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kono misses.
Cobb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kono will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Kono misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kono. That's going to slow Cobb down.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kono.
Kono lands a nice shot that snaps Cobb's head back.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kono thuds his shin into the meat of Cobb's side.
Kono misses with a wild combination.
Kono has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cobb.
Cobb cracks the inside of Kono's front leg.
Cobb blocks the body kick.
Kono fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kono scores with a three punch combo!
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kono swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kono throws out the jab.
Cobb moves out of range as Kono strikes.
Kono throws a series of punches but Cobb avoids them all with ease.
Cobb tries for a takedown but Kono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Kono is out of range.
Kono swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Kono throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb feints and then cracks Kono's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kono down.
Cobb tries to clinch but Kono moves out of range.
Hideo Kono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cobb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cobb forces Kono back against the cage and clinches.
Kono wants to break free but Cobb has control.
Cobb scores with a knee to the head.
Kono is trying to force a seperation but Cobb has the dominant position.
Kono misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Kono's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cobb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kono tries to break free but Cobb pushes him back against the cage.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Kono blocks it.
Kono breaks the clinch.
Kono scores with a three punch combo!
Kono clobbers Cobb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Kono circles away.
Kono scores with a three punch combo!
Cobb lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Kono throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kono, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Kono.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kono manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kono blocks the body kick.
Cobb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Good standup being displayed there by Kono as he connects with a hook.
Cobb fails with the takedown.
Cobb lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Kono finds it's way through Cobb's defenses.
Kono avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Cobb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cobb drives through and clinches with Kono against the cage.
Kono wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.
Kono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kono throws out a leg kick but Cobb moves out of range and Kono only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kono to score with a decent uppercut.
Kono lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kono scores with a nice head shot.
Kono is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cobb moves forwards but Kono connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kono takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kono takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Kono.
A punch lands to the side of Cobb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobb blocks a head kick by Kono.
Kono misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Kono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobb slips under a jab from Kono.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Kono dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cobb is defended easily by Kono.
Cobb tries to clinch but Kono is having none of it.
Kono pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kono throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kono throws a series of punches but Cobb moves out of range.
Kono throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Kono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cobb leaning against his opponent.
Kono is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Kono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Kono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kono misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
Cobb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Kono misses with a body shot
and Cobb counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kono connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cobb tries to clinch but Kono moves out of range.
Cobb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kono throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cobb.
Cobb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kono up against the cage.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kono's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobb lands a knee to the head.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kono avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb looking to slow down the pace here.
Kono is trying to force a seperation but Cobb has the dominant position.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
Kono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kono misses with a straight right.
Kono scores with a nice strike.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Kono.
Cobb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Kono does it's job there.
Kono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kono connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kono throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideo Kono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kono throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Kono on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cobb. Cobb obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kono throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kono swinging wildly here.
A combination from Kono does no damage.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kono.
Kono throws a right hand that misses
and Cobb counters with a head kick.
Kono is rocked!
Cobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Kono is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobb throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kono crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Ryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evil Muno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muno lands with a shot to the body.
Ryker takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcel Ryker has been cut.
Muno misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muno throws a chopping leg kick but Ryker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ryker tries to move into range but Muno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Ryker.
We've been hearing reports that Muno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muno. That's going to slow Ryker down.
Muno lands a big right hand that sends Ryker crashing to the mat! Muno stays standing though and waves Ryker back to his feet!
We've been informed that Ryker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Evil Muno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muno drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ryker right on the button. Ryker goes down! Muno follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Muno gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Muno!
A relieved looking Evil Muno 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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