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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vyacheslav Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedotov forces Gillespie back against the ropes and clinches.
Gillespie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fedotov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gillespie is defending well.
Fedotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fedotov can't get the takedown.
Gillespie working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gillespie.
Gillespie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillespie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedotov tries to stall but Gillespie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gillespie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gillespie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gillespie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Gillespie.
Gillespie pushes Fedotov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillespie looking to throw knees to the head but Fedotov is blocking nicely.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Gillespie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fedotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Gillespie tries to land a knee to the head but Fedotov blocks with his arms.
Gillespie lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fedotov fails to land.
Gillespie scores with a shoulder strike.
Fedotov taking a breather.
Gillespie lands a right hand.
Fedotov misses with a body punch.
Fedotov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fedotov fails to land.
Fedotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov 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.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
Fedotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Fedotov.
Gillespie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fedotovs head.
Fedotov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gillespie prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vyacheslav Fedotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedotov pushes off an throws an elbow but Gillespie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fedotov lands with a right to the head.
Gillespie working aggressively here.
Fedotov lands a hook that snaps the head of Gillespie backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov is looking to control Gillespie's arms but Gillespie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fedotov has his back to the ropes.
Fedotov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gillespie or not.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gillespie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gillespie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fedotov trying to stall but Gillespie improves his position.
Gillespie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
Fedotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov misses with the head strike.
Gillespie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fedotov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gillespie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedotov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fedotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gillespie blocks a body shot from Fedotov.
Fedotov looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Gillespie.
Fedotov trying to control the position but instead, Gillespie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fedotov into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gillespie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fedotov takes a shot to the head.
Fedotov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gillespie prevents it.
Gillespie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Gillespie landing knees to the head.
Gillespie dodges an elbow strike from Fedotov.
Gillespie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gillespie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Vyacheslav Fedotov has been cut.
Fedotov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gillespie lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Gillespie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillespie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie lands a nice uppercut.
Fedotov pushes off an throws an elbow but Gillespie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gillespie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gillespie misses with a knee strike.
Gillespie prevents the takedown attempt.
Fedotov wants to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gillespie looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fedotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gillespie's brow.
Fedotov presses Gillespie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fedotov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gillespie.
Gillespie can't find room to land a body shot as Fedotov controls the action.
Fedotov wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov lands an elbow that stopped Gillespie in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Andy Gillespie has been cut.
Fedotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gillespie fails to land.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Gillespie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedotov misses with an uppercut
and Gillespie counters with a three punch combo that has Fedotov backing up. Fedotov nods at Gillespie to acknowledge the strikes.
Gillespie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fedotov just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillespie lands a really nice looking cross but Fedotov seems unphased.
Gillespie with a nice cross.
Vyacheslav Fedotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedotov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fedotov looks to throw the jab but Gillespie is out of range.
Fedotov throws a hook but Gillespie avoids it easily.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Gillespie blocks the body kick.
Fedotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fedotov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillespie connects with a right hand. Fedotov shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Gillespie.
Fedotov throws a poor cross that misses
and Gillespie counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gillespie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fedotov's head.
Fedotov checks a leg kick.
Fedotov has closed the distance and engaged Gillespie in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie breaks from the clinch.
Fedotov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fedotov misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fedotov, as that shot connected.
Fedotov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gillespie on his heels. He'll look to pass Gillespie's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gillespie can't keep his opponent in guard - Fedotov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gillespie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fedotov works his way into side control.
Fedotov has control of an arm but Gillespie manages to advance to Fedotov's back!
Gillespie softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedotov rolls, trying to escape but Gillespie keeps control of the position.
Gillespie is landing with strikes. Fedotov can't take much more of this.
Gillespie controlling well, preventing Fedotov from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie misses with an elbow to the head.
Gillespie is trying to stick to Fedotov's back but Fedotov is turning into Gillespie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gillespie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fedotov.
Fedotov wants to pass the guard but Gillespie is keeping the position.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Fedotov from controlling successfully.
Gillespie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fedotov throws a strike but Gillespie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gillespie tries to free his leg and advance position but Fedotov is retaining full guard.
Gillespie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fedotov wants to control but Gillespie postures up.
Fedotov is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gillespie.
Fedotov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fedotov is looking to regain half guard here but Gillespie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gillespie cracks Fedotov with a big right hand but Fedotov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gillespie landing a few strikes.
Fedotov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gillespie cracks Fedotov with a big elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fedotov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fedotov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gillespie!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov landing strikes from the mount.
Gillespie tries to hold on but Fedotov postures up.
Fedotov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gillespie is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov throws some wild stikes that Gillespie manages to avoid easily.
Fedotov looking to ground and pound but Gillespie is blocking nicely.
Fedotov thowing shots but they're missing.
Gillespie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Andy Gillespie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gillespie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fedotov trying to mount his opponent but Gillespie defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Fedotov.
Fedotov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Gillespie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fedotov darts in looking for a takedown but Gillespie gets double underhooks and turns Fedotov into the ropes.
Gillespie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gillespie scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Gillespie on the inside.
A short left from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with the head strike.
Gillespie looking to throw knees to the head but Fedotov is blocking nicely.
Fedotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Fedotov.
Gillespie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fedotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gillespie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gillespie misses with some punches.
Gillespie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gillespie avoids a wild elbow strike from Fedotov.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gillespie lands a good knee to the midsection. Fedotov won't want to take too many of those.
Fedotov is looking for a takedown.
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!
Gillespie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fedotov up against the ropes.
Gillespie gets through Fedotov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillespie trying to stall but Fedotov improves his position.
Andy Gillespie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gillespie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedotov looking to slow down the pace here.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Gillespie manages to break the clinch.
Gillespie throws the kick towards the body but Fedotov avoids it.
Fedotov is looking to clinch.
Fedotov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gillespie staying out of range there.
Fedotov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gillespie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gillespie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gillespie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gillespie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fedotov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fedotov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gillespie pulls Fedotov in to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fedotov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gillespie keeping full guard, as Fedotov tries to pass.
Gillespie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gillespie, not yet.
Fedotov wants to pass the guard but Gillespie is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andy Gillespie.
Fedotov misses with a body shot
and Gillespie counters with a head kick. That will keep Fedotov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gillespie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fedotov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gillespie lands a nice shot to the body.
Fedotov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gillespie. Gillespie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gillespie lands with a nice body kick.
Andy Gillespie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillespie moves away.
Gillespie misses with the combination.
Gillespie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedotov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vyacheslav Fedotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillespie moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedotov misses with a left hand
and Gillespie counters with an inside leg kick.
Fedotov swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fedotov feints and then cracks Gillespie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gillespie down.
Fedotov swinging wildly here.
Andy Gillespie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov with a jab.
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
Gillespie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gillespie scores with a jab to the body.
Fedotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Fedotov.
Fedotov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gillespie. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov throws a hook to the side of Gillespie's head but Gillespie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fedotov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gillespie circles away.
Gillespie lands a leg kick that knocks Fedotov off balance momentarily.
Vyacheslav Fedotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gillespie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gillespie wants it to stay on the feet.
Gillespie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andy Gillespie.
I've got Gillespie 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Gillespie!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andy Gillespie waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack White I I I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White I I I has chosen Ball and a Biscuit as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack White I I I!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson throws a chopping leg kick but White I I I manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nilsson throws a looping overhand right but White I I I ducks down to avoid it.
Nilsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White I I I circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by White I I I. That's going to slow Nilsson down.
White I I I looks to land a left hand but Nilsson moved out of range nicely.
White I I I checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilsson misses the target.
Nilsson throws a series of punches but White I I I avoids them all with ease.
Nilsson ducks under a wild hook from White I I I.
White I I I needs to keep his hands up - Nilsson had a free shot at his head there.
Nilsson scores with a decent looking hook.
White I I I checks a low kick from Nilsson.
Nilsson lands with a nice body punch.
Nilsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nilsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White I I I lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White I I I cracks Nilsson with an open hand slap.
Nilsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nilsson dips to his left and cracks White I I I with an uppercut!
Nilsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White I I I. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White I I I bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White I I I moves away.
White I I I throws out a leg kick but Nilsson moves out of range and White I I I only half commits.
Nilsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White I I I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White I I I takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White I I I drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
White I I I controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nilsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White I I I.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson keeping full guard, as White I I I tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nilsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White I I I.
White I I I takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilsson wants to slow White I I I down by chopping away at his legs.
White I I I looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nilsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White I I I.
White I I I jabs at Nilsson's body.
White I I I steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilsson.
Nilsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White I I I punishes Nilsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nilsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White I I I takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lars Nilsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsson is looking to score with low kicks.
White I I I throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White I I I blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White I I I throws a series of punches but Nilsson avoids them all with ease.
White I I I shoots in and bounces Nilsson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Nilsson is trying to keep White I I I in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lars Nilsson.
White I I I stuns Nilsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nilsson.
Nilsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White I I I.
Nilsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White I I I motions for Nilsson to come forward. White I I I throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nilsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White I I I jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White I I I slips under a jab.
Nilsson misses the shot to the body.
White I I I's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nilsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White I I I scrambles back to his feet.
Nilsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White I I I checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nilsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White I I I connects with a solid leg kick.
White I I I throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nilsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nilsson throws a head kick but White I I I moves out of range.
Nilsson thumps White I I I with a low kick.
White I I I closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nilsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White I I I misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White I I I dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nilsson blocks the body kick.
White I I I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nilsson misses with an uppercut. White I I I saw that one coming.
White I I I throws a hook but Nilsson avoids it easily.
White I I I turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White I I I throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nilsson throws a hook but White I I I avoids it easily.
Nilsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White I I I swings for the body but Nilsson moves out of range.
Nilsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White I I I.
Jack White I I I seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilsson fails to land with a series of punches.
White I I I checks the leg kick.
Nilsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White I I I throws a looping overhand right but Nilsson ducks down to avoid it.
Nilsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White I I I sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilsson misses with a leg kick.
White I I I throws a jab when Nilsson was well out of range.
Nilsson tries to bum rush White I I I with a series of wild strikes but White I I I uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White I I I bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nilsson's head backwards.
White I I I defending well as Nilsson loads up on a big left hand.
Nilsson misses with a wild combination.
Nilsson tries to bum rush White I I I with a series of wild strikes but White I I I uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nilsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White I I I moves out of range of the leg kick from Nilsson.
White I I I avoids the body shot from Nilsson.
White I I I moves out of range as Nilsson strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White I I I, right into the meat.
White I I I manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nilsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Nilsson's guard now, I'm sure.
White I I I throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White I I I stops Nilsson from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White I I I passes Nilsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White I I I trying to control from half guard but Nilsson is working away.
White I I I seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lars Nilsson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Nilsson.
White I I I throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilsson looks to throw the jab but White I I I is out of range.
White I I I looks to throw the jab but Nilsson is out of range.
White I I I closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nilsson did well to prevent White I I I getting side control.
White I I I content to control rather than advance.
Nilsson is refusing to be controlled, as White I I I sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is concentrating on defense, preventing White I I I from advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lars Nilsson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
White I I I goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nilsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nilsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White I I I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nilsson. That's going to slow White I I I down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nilsson throws the left hand but White I I I avoids the punch easily.
Nilsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White I I I shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White I I I misses with a hook
and Nilsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White I I I 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. And we move into the final round!
White I I I avoids the head kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson misses with a leg kick
and White I I I counters with an inside leg kick.
Nilsson misses with a leg kick.
White I I I changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nilsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
White I I I cracks Nilsson with a big elbow.
Nilsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of White I I I.
White I I I in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nilsson is trying to control White I I I's posture but White I I I avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White I I I tries to advance to mount but Nilsson denies him.
White I I I trying to control the position but Nilsson is working away.
White I I I taking a breather here.
Lars Nilsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White I I I, as that shot connected.
Nilsson throws a low kick but White I I I avoids it.
Nilsson lands a leg kick that knocks White I I I off balance momentarily.
White I I I scores with a shot to the body.
Nilsson throws the left hand but White I I I avoids the punch easily.
Nilsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White I I I scores with a kick to the body.
White I I I connects with an inside leg kick.
Nilsson misses with an uppercut. White I I I saw that one coming.
White I I I shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nilsson is trying to defend but White I I I finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White I I I is trying to control the action in half guard but Nilsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White I I I is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nilsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
White I I I landing punches.
White I I I wants to control the pace but Nilsson is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White I I I looking to finish with strikes here!
White I I I avoids the attempt from Nilsson to control.
White I I I sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack White I I I comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White I I I 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack White I I I!
A victorious Jack White I I I thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Jones misses.
Laar scores with a spinning back kick!
Crunch! Laar slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar is looking to land body kicks.
Jones takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Laar lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar misses with a body kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
We've been informed that Laar 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.
Laar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laar blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Laar lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
Jones avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Laar's head but Laar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laar looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Laar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar lands a head kick!
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones throws a hook but Laar avoids it easily.
Laar moves out of range of the strikes.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar moves out of range of the strikes.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laar cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Laar tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Laar back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Laar.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Laar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laar avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Laar trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Laar dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Laar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Laar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Laar blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laar is defending well for now.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Laar tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Laar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laar blocks an uppercut.
Laar lands a body punch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Laar.
Jones prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laar looks to throw a body kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar lands a nice looking body kick.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Laar tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Andre Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Laar saw that one coming.
Laar slips a jab from Jones.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Laar avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones blocks a body shot from Laar.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Laar dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Laar tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Laar throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones lunges at Laar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laar's hand.
Laar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Laar looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Laar tries to tie him up.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocks a body shot from Laar.
Laar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Laar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laar is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Laar is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Laar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones avoids the body shot from Laar.
Jones avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Laar scores with a head kick.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Laar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Laar misses with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Laar lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laar.
Laar lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Laar defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Laar's head back.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Laar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Laar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Laar slips under a jab.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar lands a nice looking body kick.
Donk. Jones catches Laar right on the button with a cross.
Jones tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Laar keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Laar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Laar in a clinch.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laar takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Jones has Laar pressed against the ropes, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Laar is out of range.
Laar looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar walks into a left hand.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laar on the side of the head.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laar moves away from the strike by Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arvo Laar.
I think Laar 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between IceMan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolf Karlsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with IceMan Jones's chin.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, IceMan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolf Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson scores with a nice head shot.
Karlsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karlsson scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Karlsson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Karlsson catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to land a body kick but Karlsson moved away.
Karlsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones scores with a jab. Karlsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones moves away from the strike by Karlsson.
Karlsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karlsson misses with a hook.
Karlsson lands a right hook to the body.
Karlsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Karlsson dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones misses with a straight right.
A big right from Karlsson misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Karlsson clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karlsson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a hook. Karlsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlsson.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karlsson scrambles back to his feet.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karlsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Karlsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones lunges at Karlsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karlsson's hand.
Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Karlsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Karlsson moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karlsson connects with the punch.
Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that Karlsson avoids nicely.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlsson moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsson's hands.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlsson 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.
Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlsson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Karlsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Karlsson settles back down.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Karlsson should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones slips a jab from Karlsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karlsson throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Karlsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Karlsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karlsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Karlsson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karlsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Karlsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolf Karlsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Karlsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Jones 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.
Karlsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones slips under a jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Karlsson off balance momentarily.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones cracks Karlsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Jones avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Karlsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Rolf Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones cracks a nice hook into Karlsson's ribs.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Karlsson moved out of range nicely.
Karlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Karlsson tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karlsson lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Karlsson slips a jab from Jones.
Jones swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Karlsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karlsson ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson misses the jab.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Karlsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karlsson.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Karlsson is out of range.
Jab from Jones.
Jones cracks Karlsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Karlsson misses with a hook.
Karlsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karlsson slips under a jab from Jones.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Karlsson's leg but Karlsson calmly moves out of range.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsson scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Karlsson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rolf Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Karlsson.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones slips under a jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones lands with a straight right. Karlsson didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karlsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karlsson eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones misses with a hook.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karlsson drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karlsson. Karlsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones misses the jab.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones cracks Karlsson with an open hand slap.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones slips a jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Karlsson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Jones misses.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Karlsson's defenses.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily.
Karlsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Karlsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karlsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Karlsson motions for Jones to come forward. Karlsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Karlsson slips a jab from Jones.
Karlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones clobbers Karlsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karlsson throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
Jones tries to work over Karlsson's front leg with a kick but Karlsson checks it.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Karlsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
IceMan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolf Karlsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws a one two combo.
Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karlsson scrambles back to his feet.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson slips a jab from Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones cracks Karlsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice cross by Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Karlsson saw that one coming.
Jones misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to IceMan Jones.
Well Karlsson 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rolf Karlsson!
Rolf Karlsson gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slevin's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Tony Slevin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slevin. Slevin obviously looking to wear him down.
Slevin throws a looping overhand right but Maya ducks down to avoid it.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses
and Maya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slevin's guard.
Maya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slevin is keeping the position for now.
Slevin trying to keep a closed guard but Maya is proving a slippery customer.
Maya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maya won't allow Slevin to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maya trying to control the position from guard on top but Slevin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya trying to control the position from guard on top but Slevin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maya 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.
Maya gets to his feet. Slevin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slevin tries to clinch up but Maya circles away and keeps his distance.
Maya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slevin. That did some damage!
Maya cracks the inside of Slevin's front leg.
Slevin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maya counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slevin's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slevin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maya stands up and waves to Slevin to follow him.
Maya throws a wild body kick that Slevin sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Slevin misses the target.
Slevin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slevin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maya's head.
Slevin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maya throws a leg kick but Slevin moved away.
Slevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maya misses with a head kick.
Maya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maya.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maya.
Slevin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slevin's guard.
Slevin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Slevin blocks the low kick.
Tony Slevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slevin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maya.
Slevin throws a lazy head kick
and Maya counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maya is working for a submission of some sort.
Maya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slevin tries to kick Maya off but Maya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maya moves into full mount! Slevin won't be happy about that!
Maya avoids the attempt from Slevin to control.
Maya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maya looking to control but Slevin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maya controlling the pace for now.
Slevin is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maya thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Maya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maya lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Slevin misses the target.
The fighters circling - Slevin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slevin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slevin.
A low kick from Slevin misses
and Maya counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maya is just content to waste time from the top position. Slevin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Maya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Slevin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Slevin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin stands and throws Maya's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Razor Maya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maya is trying to control Slevin's posture but Slevin avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maya tries to buck Slevin off but Slevin is having none of it.
Maya is working hard here to advance position.
Slevin tries for a kimura but Maya is defending well.
Maya is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin trying to control the position but Maya is working away.
Maya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slevin prevents Maya from improving his position.
Maya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slevin.
Maya is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin wants to work for an arm triangle but Maya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Slevin wants to take a breather but Maya is having none of it.
Slevin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slevin.
Maya trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya wants to improve his position but Slevin is controlling well.
Maya is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.
Maya tries to roll over but Slevin keeps him under control.
Maya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slevin is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slevin prevents Maya from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Maya dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Maya fails to land.
Maya fails to pull guard.
A short left from Slevin.
Slevin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Slevin misses.
Slevin connects with a crisp jab.
Maya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slevin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maya checks it well.
Slevin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slevin misses with a hook. Maya ducked under it nicely.
Maya looks to land a body kick but Slevin moved away.
A low kick from Slevin misses
and Maya counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slevin's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maya wants to control from the top but Slevin keeps moving.
Maya tries to free his leg and advance position but Slevin is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slevin looks to score with a jab to the body but Maya is just out of range.
Good work by Maya as he checks the leg kick.
Slevin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slevin misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slevin.
Maya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slevin can pounce on him.
Maya misses with a low kick.
Slevin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maya.
Slevin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya misses with a low kick.
Slevin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Slevin.
Maya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slevin throws out the jab.
Slevin misses with a body kick.
Maya lands with a hook. Slevin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slevin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slevin moves out of range as Maya strikes.
The crowd cheers as Slevin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maya doesn't seem phased though.
Slevin throws a lazy right hand but Maya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tony Slevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maya lands a really nice looking cross but Slevin seems unphased.
Maya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maya is trying to stall.
Maya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slevins head.
Maya digs a right hand underneath Slevin's ribcage. Slevin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slevin has a couple of punches blocked by Maya.
Slevin scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slevin lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maya.
Maya lands with a short shot to the head.
Slevin lands with a light punch inside.
Slevin lands an elbow inside.
Slevin is working Maya over against the ropes.
Slevin lands a body shot.
Slevin drops Maya onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maya is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Maya is rocked!
Slevin throws a big uppercut that drops Maya! More strikes from Slevin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maya lies dazed against the ropes as Slevin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Slevin!
An out of breath Tony Slevin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bloodsport - Fight to Survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett blocks a jab.
Dux shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dux.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beckett.
Beckett throws a body punch but Dux moves out of range.
Beckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beckett misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
Beckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beckett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dux has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Beckett avoids the head kick by Dux.
Beckett 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.
Dux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dux misses with a hook. Beckett ducked under it nicely.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux dives in and scores a takedown into Beckett's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Beckett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett looking for a sweep. Not yet Beckett, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett has his hands on Dux's head, controlling the position.
Beckett can't keep his opponent in guard - Dux advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dux wants to free his trapped foot but Beckett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dux is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beckett is staying active underneath Dux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is looking to improve his position.
Beckett is holding on to half guard well.
Dux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beckett sees it coming and defends easily.
Dux is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beckett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dux.
Dux prevents Beckett from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beckett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
Beckett controlling Dux's posture.
Dux throwing strikes from guard but Beckett blocks nicely.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux postures up and lands a big shot to Beckett's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beckett trying to control the position.
Dux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dux wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
Beckett controls Dux momentarily but Dux frees himself.
Beckett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beckett lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Dux will probably get the nod.
That's time! Beckett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beckett lands a leg kick that knocks Dux off balance momentarily.
Beckett moves out of range as Dux throws a body kick.
Dux throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dux has a takedown stuffed.
Dux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dux got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beckett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dux has managed to get both his arms back between Beckett's legs - danger averted.
Beckett working a defensive guard here.
Beckett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Beckett is trying to control the position but Dux postures up.
Jim Beckett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beckett throws a head kick but Dux moves out of range.
Beckett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckett connects with a jab.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
Beckett thows a body kick. Dux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dux dives in and scores a takedown into Beckett's guard.
Beckett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dux is one step ahead there.
Dux pushing down on Beckett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett working a defensive guard here.
Dux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beckett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beckett managing to control the position.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Beckett wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Beckett tries to work over Dux's front leg with a kick but Dux checks it.
Beckett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Dux throws a head kick but Beckett moves out of range.
Dux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beckett connects with a jab.
Dux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beckett's waist but Beckett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dux off to one side.
Jim Beckett is winning the standup battle so far.
Beckett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beckett moves out of range as Dux strikes.
Beckett ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Dux shoots for a double leg takedown but Beckett sprawls well. He's pushed Dux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jim Beckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett scores with a punch to the head.
Dux looks for the body kick but Beckett saw that one coming.
Beckett's corner calls for a 1-2. Beckett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beckett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beckett somewhat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Dux lands with an uppercut that bounces Beckett off the ropes and back into range.
Good standup being displayed there by Beckett as he connects with a hook.
Dux closes the distance and clinches up with Beckett, looking for a takedown. Dux pushes Beckett against the ropes but Beckett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckett throws out the jab.
Dux avoids the head kick by Beckett.
A big left from Beckett misses.
Beckett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Jim Beckett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dux tries to score with a low kick but Beckett moves his leg out of the way.
Beckett lands a nice shot that snaps Dux's head back.
Beckett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beckett moves out of range of the body kick from Dux.
Dux stalks Beckett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beckett's face. Beckett staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab lands there for Beckett.
Dux closes the distance and clinches up with Beckett, looking for a takedown. Dux pushes Beckett against the ropes but Beckett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beckett dives in and scores a takedown into Dux's guard.
Dux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Beckett is now in half guard.
Dux taking some punishment here, with Beckett in his half guard.
Dux wants to control but Beckett is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux wants to improve his position but Beckett is controlling well.
Dux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beckett trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
Dux working a defensive guard here.
Dux throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beckett uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is looking to take a break and control but Dux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beckett off and has taken his back!
Dux struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dux somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dux is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Beckett is defending well though. Dux let's go of the attempt for now.
Dux missing with punches from the back.
Dux is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Beckett breaks Dux's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beckett trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
Beckett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beckett wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Dux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beckett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frank Dux has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux is trying to keep Beckett in close.
Beckett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dux wants to control the position but Beckett says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dux wants to control but Beckett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckett is just content to waste time from the top position. Dux takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Beckett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux is trying to keep Beckett in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Beckett.
I think Beckett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Beckett!
A very excited looking Jim Beckett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta has chosen Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carlos Batistuta enters the ring!
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215 lbs
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27
205 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatelli scores with a one two! Batistuta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Carlos Batistuta has been cut.
Donatelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batistuta moves away.
Batistuta keeps the fight on the outside.
Donatelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Donatelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Batistuta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donatelli throws out a loose jab but Batistuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donatelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donatelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donatelli moves away.
Batistuta defending well as Donatelli loads up on a big left hand.
Batistuta misses with a leg kick.
Batistuta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donatelli counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Donatelli.
Batistuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batistuta misses with a takedown attempt - Donatelli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batistuta misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta takes one to the side of the head.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Donatelli pushes him off.
Batistuta throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Batistuta finds it's target.
Batistuta tries for a takedown but Donatelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donatelli scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donatelli.
Donatelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batistuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donatelli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batistuta under the eye.
Batistuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batistuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batistuta slips a jab from Donatelli.
Batistuta avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donatelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pietro Donatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Batistuta.
Batistuta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batistuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donatelli manages to avoid it.
Donatelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batistuta.
Donatelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batistuta lands a nice hook to Donatelli's body. Donatelli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batistuta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Donatelli's guard.
Donatelli working a defensive guard here.
Donatelli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pietro Donatelli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Batistuta.
Batistuta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donatelli rather than just go for the knockout.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Donatelli pushes him off.
Batistuta fails to land the takedown.
Donatelli takes a swing at Batistuta's ribcage but misses.
Donatelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Batistuta tries for a takedown but Donatelli circles away easily
and Donatelli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Donatelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Donatelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batistuta jumps into guard, dragging Donatelli to the mat.
Donatelli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli is fighting to break Batistuta's control of his arms but Batistuta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Donatelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batistuta is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batistuta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donatelli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Donatelli passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batistuta trying to control but Donatelli postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Donatelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Batistuta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Batistuta tenderised Donatelli's leg. Donatelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donatelli is looking to slow Batistuta down with leg kicks.
Batistuta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Donatelli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Batistuta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donatelli.
Batistuta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donatelli throws a head kick but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Batistuta shoots in and gets a takedown into Donatelli's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donatelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Batistuta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donatelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donatelli wants to sweep here but Batistuta controlling him for the moment.
Donatelli keeping full guard, as Batistuta tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batistuta.
Donatelli trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Batistuta wants to control from the top but Donatelli keeps moving.
Donatelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Batistuta throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Donatelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donatelli working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pietro Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a hook but Batistuta avoids it easily.
Donatelli loads up on a big right hand but Batistuta slips the punch.
Donatelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Batistuta circles away.
Batistuta fails with a takedown attempt.
Batistuta cracks a nice hook into Donatelli's ribs.
A low kick from Donatelli is predictable there
and Batistuta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Batistuta wants to control from the top but Donatelli keeps moving.
Batistuta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Donatelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donatelli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Batistuta is in close to Donatelli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Batistuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batistuta working some strikes from top position.
Batistuta wants to control from the top but Donatelli keeps moving.
Batistuta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Batistuta is one step ahead there.
Donatelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donatelli trying to keep a closed guard but Batistuta is proving a slippery customer.
Batistuta is working Donatelli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Donatelli holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta throwing strikes but missing.
Batistuta postures up in Donatelli's guard and throws a big left but Donatelli blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Batistuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Batistuta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Batistuta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donatellis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donatelli misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Batistuta tenderised Donatelli's leg. Donatelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donatelli wants to clinch.
Donatelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Donatelli misses with some punches.
Donatelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donatelli has a couple of punches blocked by Batistuta.
Donatelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Batistuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donatelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donatelli is pressed up against the ropes. Batistuta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Donatelli down to the mat. Donatelli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donatelli.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Donatelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Donatelli throws a wild body kick that Batistuta sees coming a mile off.
Pietro Donatelli is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Batistuta.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses
and Batistuta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donatelli's guard.
Batistuta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donatelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donatelli wants to get back to his feet but Batistuta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carlos Batistuta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Batistuta stays in close to Donatelli's body and controls the position.
Batistuta postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batistuta trying to control but Donatelli is working from the bottom.
Batistuta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Batistuta.
Donatelli lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donatelli.
Batistuta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donatelli - that will leave a mark!
Donatelli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Batistuta landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Donatelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batistuta postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Donatelli is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Batistuta, into his guard.
Donatelli controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Batistuta wants to control the position but Donatelli says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Batistuta tries to get to full guard but Donatelli has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Batistuta.
I think Batistuta 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Batistuta!
In his post fight interview, Carlos Batistuta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Senko's choice of entrance music: will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aigars Senko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njewel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Njewel misses with a straight right.
Senko lands a big head kick that sends Njewel tumbling to the mat! Senko takes a step backwards and waves Njewel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Njewel is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Njewel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Njewel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Njewel.
Njewel misses with a looping right.
Njewel seems to have got his legs back now.
Njewel lands a big head kick that sends Senko tumbling to the mat! Njewel takes a step backwards and waves Senko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Senko is rocked!
It looks like Aigars Senko has been cut.
Njewel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Senko is still on wobbly legs! Can Njewel finish him?
Njewel closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Senko out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Philippe Njewel!
Martin Philippe Njewel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth comes into the arena with Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial blaring out of the sound system. Santiago Colon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Fayth's chin.
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180 lbs
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon throws a series of punches but Fayth moves out of range.
Colon tries to clinch up.
Fayth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ninjin no Tamanegi in the buildup to the fight.
Colon misses the jab.
Fayth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colon.
Colon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Colon looks to throw the jab but Fayth is out of range.
Colon misses with a straight left.
Colon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Colon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colon thuds a left hand into Fayth's body.
Colon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Colon does no damage.
Fayth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Colon misses.
Colon scores with the left hand. Fayth knows he should have avoided that one.
Fayth walks into a straight right hand from Colon.
Colon scores with a nice body kick.
Colon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fayth is out of range and Colon settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Colon.
Colon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon connects with a high kick.
Colon misses with a shot to the body
and Fayth counters with a single leg into guard. Colon didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fayth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fayth trying to control but Colon is working from the bottom.
Colon looking to control but Fayth passes into half guard.
Fayth with the ground and pound but Colon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Colon keeps moving.
Fayth 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.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Colon's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Colon keeps moving.
Colon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Fayth trying to control but Colon is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Ray Fayth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fayth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Colon throws the left hand but Fayth avoids the punch easily.
Colon throws a push kick but Fayth slaps the foot to one side.
Colon lands with a hook. Fayth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Colon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colon works Fayth's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Colon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Colon thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago Colon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Colon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fayth.
Fayth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Colon throws a hook but Fayth avoids it easily.
Colon misses with a right hand
and Fayth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Colon won't be happy with that.
Colon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fayth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fayth trying to pass the guard but Colon defending well.
Fayth controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon trying to hold on to Fayth's head to control him but Fayth postures up.
Fayth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Colon gets full guard.
Fayth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fayth won't allow Colon to sweep him here.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Colon keeps moving.
Fayth lands a couple of elbows.
Fayth looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colon looking for a sweep. Not yet Colon, not yet.
Fayth passes Colon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Colon is looking to improve his position.
Ray Fayth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Colon is looking to control Fayth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Colon avoid being mounted?
Fayth seems to be working for a kimura but Colon defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth passes to full mount!
Fayth prevents Colon from getting the reversal.
Fayth raining down shots from the mount!
Colon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Colon is squirming around, avoiding Fayth's attempts to control the action.
Fayth seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Colon is holding on tight.
Colon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Colon tries to hold on but Fayth postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Colon looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fayth! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ray Fayth!
A very excited looking Ray Fayth 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.
Santiago Colon was interviewed post fight and said 'Ethan beats me down yet again O_O'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doom Unit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Barry Allen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unit manages to avoid it.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Unit circles away.
Unit checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Unit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Doom Unit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unit doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unit.
Unit blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness in the buildup to the fight.
Unit moves into the clinch.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Unit misses with some punches.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Unit.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Unit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Allen cracks Unit with a nice body shot.
Unit prevents a body shot from Allen.
A short right from Unit.
Unit wants to stall.
Unit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Allen up against the ropes.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Unit.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Unit gets an underhook and turns Allen into the ropes.
Unit holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Doom Unit.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Unit. That did some damage!
Unit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Unit's side.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Unit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Unit misses with a looping right.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen moves out of range as Unit strikes.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Unit misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Unit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Unit cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allen throws the left hand but Unit avoids the punch easily.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Unit finds it's target.
Unit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Unit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Unit.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Unit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allen's knee momentarily.
Unit slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unit.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unit moves away.
Allen throws a leg kick but Unit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Unit avoids a kick to the body.
Unit fails to land the takedown.
Unit throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Unit swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Allen connects with a body shot.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit misses with a body kick.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen cracks Unit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Unit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Unit trying to stall but Allen improves his position.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Unit backwards.
Unit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unit prevents a body shot from Allen.
Unit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Allen is keeping busy.
Unit misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unit stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allen connects with a jab.
Unit avoids a kick to the body.
Unit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Unit avoids it.
Unit is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Unit moved away.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Unit. Allen shrugs it off though.
Allen has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Unit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unit breaks the clinch.
That kick from Allen tenderised Unit's leg. Unit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Unit misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unit moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Unit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Unit is out of range.
Unit keeps the fight on the outside.
Unit scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Unit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Allen misses.
Unit looks for the body kick but Allen saw that one coming.
Unit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Allen lands.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Unit's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Unit.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen moves away from the strike by Unit.
Unit looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unit.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Unit. Unit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Unit avoids a kick to the body.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Unit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Unit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Unit wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Unit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Allen sprawls well initially but Unit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen is holding on to half guard well.
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit prevents Allen from improving his position.
Unit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Allen trying to hold on to Unit's head to control him but Unit postures up.
Unit is trying to control. Allen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Allen is looking to control Unit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Allen avoid being mounted?
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Unit working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Unit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Unit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there
and Unit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Unit misses with the combination.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unit moves away.
Unit walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Unit, as that shot connected.
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!
Unit connects with the punch.
Allen drives through and clinches with Unit against the ropes.
Unit trying to control the position but instead, Allen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Unit into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unit scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unit is trying to force a seperation but Allen has the dominant position.
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 Barry Allen 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.
Unit has a takedown stuffed.
Unit blocks the body kick.
Unit walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
Unit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen leaves Unit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Allen tries to land a front kick but Unit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen is looking to clinch but Unit is avoiding it.
Unit is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unit. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Unit misses.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Unit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unit throws out the jab.
Unit is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Unit throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Unit checks the leg kick.
Unit throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Unit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Unit slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Unit. Those never looked like landing.
Unit tried to score with a low kick but Allen checks it.
Unit moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Unit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Allen.
Unit throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Unit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Unit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Unit darts in and clinches Allen up against the ropes.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Unit or not.
Allen lands a body shot.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unit backwards.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Unit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unit backwards.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Unit.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Unit controls his hands.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Unit or not.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Unit backwards.
Allen misses with a body punch.
A short right from Allen.
Allen tries to work over Unit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen digs a right hand into Unit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Unit's gas tank.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Units head.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Unit is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Units head.
Unit is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Unit with a big uppercut! Unit tries to clinch up but Allen pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Unit to the mat! Unit covers up and Allen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barry Allen!
Barry Allen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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