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UNFC72: Bomb Vs Shanks PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koriolan Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koriolan Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koltun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gold, pushing him back against the cage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
Koltun throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Koltun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold misses with some punches.
Koltun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koltun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold tries a body shot but Koltun blocks it.
Gold is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun lands a body shot.
Koltun misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koltun misses with a punch to the body.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
Koltun slowing the pace effectively.
Gold working aggressively here.
A short left from Koltun.
Koltun cracks Gold with a nice body shot.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Gold lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koltun is working Gold over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Koltun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koltun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Koltun.
Koltun lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Koltun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Koltun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gold blocking some punches.
Koltun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koltun.
Gold is looking to control Koltun's arms but Koltun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gold has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koltun.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koltun tries to stall but Gold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koltun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Gold working aggressively here.
Koltun blocks a body shot from Gold.
Gold blocks an elbow strike.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koltun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Gold misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold gets through Koltun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koltun leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun blocking some punches.
Koltun lands an uppercut.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koltun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koltun lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Koltun controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koriolan Koltun will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koltun checks a low kick from Gold.
Koltun throws a counter combo.
Koltun fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Gold is predictable there
and Koltun counters with a stiff right hand.
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koltun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koltun in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koltun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koltun scores with a jab.
Koltun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gold drops his shoulder and cracks Koltun with a huge uppercut! Koltun goes down! Can Gold finish him?
Koltun is rocked!
It looks like Koriolan Koltun has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koltun is still in real trouble! Can Gold finish him?
Koltun managing to control the position.
Koltun seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold won't allow Koltun to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Koltun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koltun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Koltun being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Koltun wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gold throws a front kick aimed at Koltun's knee but Koltun avoids it well.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Koltun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Koltun scores with a head kick. Gold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
A jab from Koltun does it's job there.
Koltun moves to clinch but Gold breaks away
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Koltun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gold's calf.
Koltun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a double jab.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Koltun counters with a straight right hand.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Good exchange - Gold coming out on top.
Gold dips to his left and cracks Koltun with an uppercut!
Gold gets tackled into the cage by Koltun. Koltun maintains the clinch.
Koltun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Gold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Koltun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold gets through Koltun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
Koltun taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Gold - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koltun.
Koltun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold blocking some punches.
Koltun lands a right hand.
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koltun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koltun.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
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 Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koriolan Koltun's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Koltun connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Koltun.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Gold wants to land a leg kick but Koltun is out of range.
Koltun misses with a body punch
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Koltun works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Gold lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Koltun falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gold dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: gangs of new york. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Silvennoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frane Harm!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harm lands a leg kick that knocks Silvennoinen off balance momentarily.
Frane Harm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvennoinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvennoinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silvennoinen looks to land a left hand but Harm moved out of range nicely.
Silvennoinen misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Harm. Those never looked like landing.
Silvennoinen throws a big counter combination but Harm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvennoinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harm misses with a left hand
and Silvennoinen counters with a nice body shot.
Silvennoinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silvennoinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvennoinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvennoinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvennoinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Harm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harm throws a right hand that misses
and Silvennoinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm is trying to control the position but Silvennoinen postures up.
Silvennoinen advances position into side control!
Harm tries to bench press Silvennoinen off him but Silvennoinen keeps the position.
Harm stops Silvennoinen from passing to mount.
Harm is trying to get back to half guard.
Silvennoinen happy to just control the position for now.
Harm regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silvennoinen prevents Harm from improving his position.
Silvennoinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silvennoinen throwing shots but Harm is blocking nicely.
Silvennoinen is thwarting Harm's attempts to control the position.
Silvennoinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Silvennoinen trying to control from Harm's half guard. Harm has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen wants to control from the top but Harm keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harm wants to sweep here but Silvennoinen controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab, jab by Harm - just one landing.
Silvennoinen takes a swing at Harm's ribcage but misses.
Silvennoinen clobbers Harm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silvennoinen throws a hook but Harm avoids it easily.
Silvennoinen looks to land a combination but Harm avoids it well.
A slow jab from Harm misses its intended target.
Harm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silvennoinen will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen is looking to land body kicks.
Silvennoinen misses with an uppercut.
Harm lands a front kick.
Harm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvennoinen momentarily.
Silvennoinen moves away from the strike by Harm.
Harm fakes the leg kick and cracks Silvennoinen in the body.
Harm drives through with a takedown into Silvennoinen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Silvennoinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silvennoinen keeping moving, preventing Harm from controlling successfully.
Harm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvennoinen is keeping the position for now.
Harm postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frane Harm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silvennoinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silvennoinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Harm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Harm finds it's target.
Harm looks for the body kick but Silvennoinen saw that one coming.
Harm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Silvennoinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silvennoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harm wants it to stay on the feet.
Harm slips a jab from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen takes a swing at Harm's ribcage but misses.
Harm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm throws an off balance right hand
and Harm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harm misses with a body shot.
Harm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvennoinen misses with a double jab.
Harm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Harm.
Harm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silvennoinen.
Harm clobbers Silvennoinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvennoinen checks a leg kick.
Frane Harm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harm throws a push kick but Silvennoinen slaps the foot to one side.
Silvennoinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silvennoinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silvennoinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harm misses with an uppercut.
Silvennoinen misses with an uppercut. Harm saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Harm does no damage.
Silvennoinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harm misses with a hook
and Harm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvennoinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harm.
Silvennoinen tries a low kick but Harm avoids it.
Silvennoinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harm circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Silvennoinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harm lands a nice looking body kick.
Harm throws a body punch but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Silvennoinen tried to counter with a leg kick but Harm avoided it.
Harm takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Silvennoinen misses.
Harm misses with a double jab
and Silvennoinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen trying to control from Harm's half guard. Harm has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silvennoinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Silvennoinen works over Harm with some ground and pound from guard.
Harm trying to control the position.
Harm working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silvennoinen has passed into half guard!
Silvennoinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harm.
Silvennoinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Harm is working from the bottom.
Silvennoinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Harm is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harm has his foot on Silvennoinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silvennoinen works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frane Harm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvennoinen avoids the body shot from Harm.
Silvennoinen tries to land a front kick but Harm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harm moves away from the strike by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvennoinen tests Harm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvennoinen.
Harm throws a hook to the side of Silvennoinen's head but Silvennoinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Harm backs away, Silvennoinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harm misses with a low kick.
Silvennoinen attempts a counter takedown but Harm avoids it well and moves away.
Silvennoinen throws a hook but Harm avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Harm blocks a head kick by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen avoids the body shot from Harm.
A slow jab from Harm misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Harm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harm throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silvennoinen lands in his opponent's guard.
Silvennoinen 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.
Harm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harm is trying to control the action in half guard but Silvennoinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harm throwing shots but Silvennoinen is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm seems to be working for a kimura but Silvennoinen defends the submission attempt.
Seppo Silvennoinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvennoinen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harm manages to pass to mount!
Harm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvennoinen is looking to escape.
Harm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silvennoinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silvennoinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen is working hard here to advance position.
Harm landing shots from mount.
Silvennoinen tries to hold on but Harm pushes him away.
Harm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silvennoinen looks a forlorn figure.
Harm landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harm lands a big shot there that rocks Silvennoinen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Seppo Silvennoinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvennoinen is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harm tries to control but Silvennoinen wriggling away.
Harm lands a couple of good shots and Silvennoinen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Harm trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvennoinen breaks Harm's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Harm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harm looking for subs off his back but Silvennoinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Harm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silvennoinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frane Harm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harm 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frane Harm!
Our winner, Frane Harm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Stakhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekker comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami (Jump). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexy Stakhanov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakhanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dekker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stakhanov.
Dekker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stakhanov blocks the body kick.
We've been told by Dekker's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stakhanov needs to keep his hands up - Dekker had a free shot at his head there.
Dekker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stakhanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dekker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dekker is looking to clinch but Stakhanov is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakhanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dekker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stakhanov thinks about the counter body kick.
Dekker gets a clinch.
Stakhanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stakhanov obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekker tries a knee to the head but Stakhanov blocks it.
Stakhanov landing knees to the body.
Dekker is breathing heavily.
Stakhanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekker.
Dekker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Stakhanov 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.
Stakhanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekker.
Stakhanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Stakhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stakhanov feints and then cracks Dekker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekker down.
Stakhanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stakhanov tries to clinch but Dekker is having none of it.
Dekker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dekker takes the fight into the clinch.
Stakhanov with a knee to the head.
Dekker managing to block the knees to the body from Stakhanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker is trying to break the clinch but Stakhanov is controlling him.
Dekker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stakhanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dekker avoids the elbow strike from Stakhanov, against the cage.
Stakhanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekker managing to block the knees to the body from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekker avoids it.
Stakhanov throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Stakhanov.
Dekker blocks a body shot from Stakhanov.
Dekker struggles to land a body shot inside as Stakhanov controls his hands.
Dekker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekker lands a right hand.
Dekker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stakhanov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dekker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dekker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Dekker throws a punch but it's blocked by Stakhanov.
Stakhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stakhanov looking to stall.
Dekker is pushing Stakhanov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stakhanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekker stalling against the cage.
Dekker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stakhanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekker is working Stakhanov over against the cage.
Dekker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekker dodges an elbow strike from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov is working Dekker over against the cage.
Stakhanov blocks a body shot from Dekker.
Dekker blocks an elbow strike from Stakhanov.
Dekker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stakhanov's elbow.
Dekker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Dekker.
A low kick from Dekker misses
and Stakhanov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stakhanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dekker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stakhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dekker looks to clinch
and Stakhanov counters with a head kick that drops Dekker to the mat! Dekker scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dekker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexy Stakhanov dominated that round.
That's time! Dekker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dekker connects with a leg kick. Stakhanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dekker lunges at Stakhanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stakhanov's hand.
Stakhanov connects with a high kick.
A left lands for Dekker.
Dekker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dekker avoids the head kick by Stakhanov.
A head kick misses from Dekker.
Dekker misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dekker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stakhanov.
Stakhanov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekker gets through Stakhanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dekker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stakhanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stakhanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dekker's brow.
Stakhanov tries to stall but Dekker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stakhanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dekker blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekker avoids the damage to the body.
Stakhanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stakhanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekker.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekker avoids it.
Stakhanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dekker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stakhanovs head.
Dekker tries a body shot but Stakhanov blocks it.
Stakhanov prevents a body shot from Dekker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov lands an uppercut.
Dekker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stakhanov backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekker tries to throw a body punch but Stakhanov avoids it by throwing Dekker back against the cage.
Dekker 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.
Stakhanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekker avoiding damage as Stakhanov throws knees to the body.
Dekker tries to land knees in the clinch but Stakhanov avoids the damage to the body.
Stakhanov blocks a body shot from Dekker.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekker avoids the damage to the body.
Dekker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stakhanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dekker.
Stakhanov working Dekker over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stakhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stakhanov throws a push kick but Dekker slaps the foot to one side.
Dekker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stakhanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dekker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stakhanov. Stakhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Dekker throwing a counter right hand but Stakhanov manages to avoid it.
Dekker looks to land a body kick but Stakhanov moved away.
Stakhanov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dekker.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Dekker tries to counter by clinching up but Stakhanov breaks away and moves out of range.
Stakhanov blocks a jab.
Stakhanov scores with a nice body kick.
Alexy Stakhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stakhanov slips a straight right by Dekker.
Dekker is looking to score with low kicks.
Stakhanov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dekker looks to land a right hand but Stakhanov moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekker tries to close the distance and clinch but Stakhanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dekker.
Dekker thuds his right hand into Stakhanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Dekker misses.
Dekker throws a sloppy head kick and Stakhanov moves out of range easily.
Stakhanov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dekker.
Dekker misses with a wild body shot.
Dekker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dekker tries to close the distance and clinch but Stakhanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dekker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Dekker looks to land a combination but Stakhanov avoids it well.
Stakhanov counters with a body kick.
Stakhanov throws a leg kick which misses Dekker's front leg but catches the back leg as Dekker tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stakhanov checks a leg kick.
Stakhanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dekker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dekker closes the distance and pushes Stakhanov back into the cage.
Dekker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekker avoids it.
Stakhanov can't find room to land a body shot as Dekker controls the action.
A short left from Stakhanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekker blocks an elbow strike.
Stakhanov missing with knees to the body.
Dekker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stakhanov has Dekker pushed against the cage.
Dekker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stakhanov's elbow.
Alexy Stakhanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekker avoids it.
Dekker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dekker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stakhanov working Dekker over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stakhanov trying to land knees to the body.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekker avoids the damage to the body.
Stakhanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stakhanov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dekker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stakhanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekker avoiding damage as Stakhanov throws knees to the body.
Dekker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stakhanov's elbow.
Stakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stakhanov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov digs a right hand underneath Dekker's ribcage. Dekker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dekker managing to block the knees to the body from Stakhanov.
Dekker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stakhanov's elbow.
Dekker works on Stakhanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Dekker managing to block the knees to the body from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov misses with a knee to the head.
Dekker trying to land knees to the body.
Stakhanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stakhanov trying to land knees to the body.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dekker stalling in the clinch but Stakhanov improves position.
Stakhanov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ramon Dekker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker can't find room to land a body shot as Stakhanov controls the action.
Dekker tries to land a knee to the head but Stakhanov blocks with his arms.
Stakhanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stakhanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekker.
Dekker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Stakhanov lands an uppercut.
Dekker avoids the elbow strike from Stakhanov, against the cage.
Dekker working hard to break the clinch.
Dekker blocks an elbow strike.
Stakhanov trying to land knees to the body.
Dekker stalling in the clinch but Stakhanov improves position.
Dekker avoiding damage as Stakhanov throws knees to the body.
Stakhanov misses with an elbow over the top.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekker avoids the damage to the body.
Stakhanov lands an elbow inside that Dekker shrugs off.
Stakhanov lands an elbow just above Dekker 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stakhanov obliges.
Stakhanov lands an elbow that stopped Dekker in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov lands a knee to the head.
Dekker avoiding damage as Stakhanov throws knees 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!
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Stakhanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekker backwards.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Stakhanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stakhanov lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stakhanov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dekker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekker struggles to land a body shot inside as Stakhanov controls his hands.
Dekker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stakhanov misses with an elbow strike.
Dekker has a couple of punches blocked by Stakhanov.
Dekker misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexy Stakhanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stakhanov 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexy Stakhanov!
Alexy Stakhanov gave a mention to Instinct in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Young might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daft Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chan Sung Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young misses with a low kick.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Aoki.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
Young looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aoki moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Aoki as the two fighters clinch.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Young.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young lands a left hand.
Young misses with some punches.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aoki.
Daft Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Sung Aoki.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Young lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki decides to pull guard.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Young with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Young frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aoki is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to take Aoki's back here but Aoki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
Young content just to control the position here.
Aoki is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Young is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki has given up his back here.
Aoki trying to control but not successfully.
What can Aoki do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Aoki tries to escape the position.
Aoki keeps trying to improve his position.
Aoki is still trying to improve position.
Young tries to keep control of the position but Aoki is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daft Young dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aoki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Aoki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Aoki's side.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Young misses the jab.
Aoki throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Aoki catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
Young pushes Aoki away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a front kick aimed at Aoki's knee but Aoki avoids it well.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aoki takes a step back to recover.
Young 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.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aoki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aoki.
Young cracks the inside of Aoki's front leg.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki counters with a body kick.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Aoki.
Young tried to counter with a leg kick but Aoki avoided it.
Aoki lands a nice looking body shot.
Young clinches up with Aoki and pushes him back against the cage.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Young tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Aoki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
Young thumps Aoki with a low kick.
Aoki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
Young misses with an uppercut. Aoki saw that one coming.
Aoki thinks about the counter body kick.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
A jab from Aoki misses.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daft Young is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Aoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aoki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young lands with an uppercut that bounces Aoki off the cage and back into range.
Young gets caught flat footed, as Aoki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Young is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Young stalls.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Daft Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body punch.
Aoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Aoki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is pressed up against the cage. Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Young down to the mat. Young avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Aoki thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daft Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki checks a low kick from Young.
Young throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Aoki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aoki throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young misses with a kick to the body
and Aoki counters with a one-two to the body.
Young takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Aoki tries a low kick but Young avoids it.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Young.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aoki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Young throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young moves out of range as Aoki throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Aoki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Young throws a front kick that sends Aoki stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Aoki fakes the leg kick and cracks Young in the body.
Young throws a leg kick
and Aoki counters with a solid body kick.
Aoki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aoki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aoki throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Young tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young throws a solid leg kick but Aoki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Aoki avoids the body shot from Young.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Chan Sung Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Young.
Young throws a low kick but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Aoki lands with a nice body kick.
Aoki throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Young misses its target.
Aoki checks a leg kick nicely.
Aoki misses with a jab to the body
and Young counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aoki lands a head kick!
Aoki rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Aoki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the body.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Young tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki lands with a left to the head.
Aoki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aoki misses with some punches.
Aoki tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Aoki gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Young prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Young tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daft Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daft Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Sung Aoki.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Young.
Young blocks a body shot from Aoki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
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 Daft Young.
Well Young has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daft Young!
Daft Young decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Dy No Mite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Dy No Mite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palikka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dy No Mite swivels and escapes.
Palikka misses with an uppercut. Dy No Mite saw that one coming.
Dy No Mite 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.
Dy No Mite attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dy No Mite lands a body shot.
Dy No Mite throws a low kick but Palikka avoids it.
Dy No Mite tests Palikka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Palikka as he connects with a hook.
Dy No Mite lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dy No Mite connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dy No Mite moves out of range of the strikes.
Palikka just misses with a punch to the body.
Dy No Mite lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dy No Mite. Palikka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dy No Mite lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka just misses with a punch to the body.
As Palikka backs away, Dy No Mite returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dy No Mite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dy No Mite throws a head kick but Palikka moves out of range.
Dy No Mite blocks a jab.
Dy No Mite misses the shot to the body.
Palikka thuds a left hand into Dy No Mite's body.
DJ Dy No Mite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palikka throws a series of punches but Dy No Mite moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Palikka. Beautiful body shot.
Dy No Mite throws a hook to the side of Palikka's head but Palikka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dy No Mite throws a leg kick but Palikka checks it.
Palikka throws a hook but Dy No Mite avoids it easily.
Dy No Mite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palikka looks to throw the jab but Dy No Mite is out of range.
Palikka swings for the body but Dy No Mite moves out of range.
Dy No Mite appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka misses with a wild body shot.
Dy No Mite missing with a left hand there. Palikka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palikka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dy No Mite doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dy No Mite tries to bum rush Palikka with a series of wild strikes but Palikka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dy No Mite misses with an uppercut. Palikka saw that one coming.
Palikka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dy No Mite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dy No Mite lands with a cross.
Palikka works Dy No Mite's body with a nice hook.
Dy No Mite throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Palikka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Dy No Mite misses
and Palikka counters with a nice uppercut.
Palikka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palikka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dy No Mite.
Palikka lunges at Dy No Mite with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dy No Mite's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite lands a head kick!
Dy No Mite misses with a body shot
and Palikka counters with a one-two to the body.
Palikka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dy No Mite counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dy No Mite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palikka moves away.
Dy No Mite lands a glancing blow to the side of Palikka's head.
A slow jab from Palikka misses its intended target.
Dy No Mite throws a right hand that Palikka ducks under and follows up with a left that Palikka also avoids with ease.
Dy No Mite lands with a good body shot.
Dy No Mite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dy No Mite lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Palikka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Palikka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palikka throws a jab when Dy No Mite was well out of range.
Dy No Mite misses with a low kick as Palikka jumps back.
Palikka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Palikka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dy No Mite doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dy No Mite lands a jab-cross combination.
Dy No Mite throws the left hand but Palikka avoids the punch easily.
Dy No Mite misses with the combination.
Palikka tries a quick counter leg kick but Dy No Mite is wise to it.
Palikka looks to throw the jab but Dy No Mite is out of range.
Dy No Mite waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palikka.
Dy No Mite moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palikka throws out a loose jab but Dy No Mite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dy No Mite throwing a counter right hand but Palikka manages to avoid it.
Palikka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dy No Mite keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dy No Mite throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dy No Mite swings for the body but Palikka moves out of range.
Palikka tries to move into range but Dy No Mite moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Dy No Mite dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dy No Mite moves away.
Dy No Mite looks to land a combination but Palikka avoids it well.
Palikka misses with a left hand
and Dy No Mite counters with a thumping low kick.
Dy No Mite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dy No Mite stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dy No Mite throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dy No Mite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dy No Mite lands a nice hook to Palikka's body. Palikka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dy No Mite moves away.
Palikka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Palikka lands a right hook to the body.
Palikka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Dy No Mite misses the target.
Palikka throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dy No Mite misses with a low kick as Palikka jumps back.
DJ Dy No Mite is winning the standup battle so far.
Dy No Mite scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy No Mite slips a jab and a cross from Palikka.
Palikka lands a nice looking body shot.
Dy No Mite throws the left hand but Palikka avoids the punch easily.
Palikka lands a body shot.
Dy No Mite throws an off balance right hand
and Palikka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palikka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palikka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palikka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palikka connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Palikka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palikka slips a jab from Dy No Mite.
Palikka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dy No Mite misses with a straight right.
Palikka scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Palikka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palikka momentarily.
Dy No Mite connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palikka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dy No Mite throws out the jab.
Palikka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dy No Mite feints and then cracks Palikka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palikka down.
Palikka throws a shot from downtown. Dy No Mite moves away and avoids it.
Palikka checks the leg kick.
Palikka throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dy No Mite to counter with a crisp jab.
Palikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dy No Mite.
Palikka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dy No Mite motions for Palikka to come forward. Dy No Mite throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palikka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palikka looks to land a right hand but Dy No Mite moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite is looking to slow Palikka down with leg kicks.
Dy No Mite throws a leg kick that is checked
and Palikka counters with a straight right hand.
Dy No Mite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dy No Mite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palikka.
Dy No Mite lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Palikka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dy No Mite has got the better of the exchanges.
Palikka is looking to slow Dy No Mite down with leg kicks.
Dy No Mite is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Palikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dy No Mite turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dy No Mite looks to land a left hand but Palikka moved out of range nicely.
Dy No Mite ducks under a wild hook from Palikka.
Dy No Mite throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Palikka to counter with a crisp jab.
Palikka misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Palikka misses
and Dy No Mite counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palikka throws a jab when Dy No Mite was well out of range.
Palikka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dy No Mite.
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!
Dy No Mite misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Palikka to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Palikka both land. Nice combination.
Palikka scores with a punch to the head.
Palikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palikka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dy No Mite uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palikka has time to react.
Dy No Mite lands a nice hook to Palikka's body. Palikka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palikka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dy No Mite.
Palikka moves out of range as Dy No Mite strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palikka! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalle Palikka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dy No Mite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dy No Mite. That's going to slow Palikka down.
Dy No Mite lands with an overhand left.
Palikka looks to throw the jab but Dy No Mite is out of range.
A punch combination from Palikka misses.
Dy No Mite misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Palikka.
Palikka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dy No Mite.
Palikka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dy No Mite slips a straight right by Palikka.
No luck for Palikka with that takedown attempt.
Dy No Mite 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.
Palikka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy No Mite works the jab nicely.
Palikka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dy No Mite counters with a leg kick.
Dy No Mite throws a body shot but no joy.
Dy No Mite lands a nice looking kick to the body. Palikka takes a step back to recover.
Dy No Mite misses with a body kick.
Palikka misses with a wild body shot.
Palikka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dy No Mite tries a head kick but it misses.
Dy No Mite works Palikka's body with a nice hook.
Palikka lands a glancing blow to the side of Dy No Mite's head.
Palikka misses with an uppercut.
Dy No Mite throws the left hand but Palikka avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Palikka misses with a combination
and Dy No Mite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dy No Mite misses with a lunging right hand
and Palikka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palikka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite lands a leg kick that knocks Palikka off balance momentarily.
Dy No Mite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palikka scores with a one two! Dy No Mite had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Palikka walks into a jab.
Palikka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palikka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dy No Mite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dy No Mite tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palikka! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Palikka. That snapped Dy No Mite's head back.
An inside leg kick from Dy No Mite misses.
Palikka throws a big shot that misses.
Dy No Mite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palikka moves out of range of the strikes.
Dy No Mite tries a head kick but it misses.
Palikka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Palikka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dy No Mite was well out of range. Poor timing from Palikka.
Dy No Mite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palikka connects with a crisp jab.
Palikka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palikka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite works the jab nicely.
Palikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palikka throws out a counter right but Dy No Mite avoids it with no problem.
Palikka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palikka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Dy No Mite there.
Palikka digs a good body shot into Dy No Mite's ribs.
Palikka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dy No Mite tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Palikka is able to avoid easily.
Palikka misses with a straight left.
Dy No Mite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palikka throws a jab but it's blocked by Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite misses with a leg kick
letting Palikka counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Dy No Mite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dy No Mite has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Dy No Mite!
DJ Dy No Mite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov comes to the cage accompanied by French Montana Ft. Yo Gotti - Clean Up. Hawk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. FreeBird kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Morozov pushes him off.
Morozov attempts a counter takedown but Hawk avoids it well and moves away.
Morozov slips under a jab.
Morozov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Morozov avoids it well.
Morozov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Morozov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morozov slips a nice elbow through Hawk's hands, connecting with Hawk's forehead.
Hawk is trying to control but can't.
Morozov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hawk throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.
Hawk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawk wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morozov has passed into side control.
Morozov working the head and body with strikes.
Hawk takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hawk tries to bench press Morozov off him but Morozov keeps the position.
Morozov grinds an elbow into Hawk's temple.
Morozov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Morozov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morozov working away.
Hawk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morozov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morozov wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.
Morozov advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov lands a nice shot to the head.
Hawk working to try and regain half guard.
Morozov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morozov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morozov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk is rocked!
Morozov postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hawk in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hawk to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Morozov!
In his post fight interview, Fedor Morozov gave a big smile as he said 'Russian do not surrender!
I will prove to you that the Russian people is strong, not only physically, but also the spirit!
Old glory !!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AG Pennypacker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennypacker moves into the clinch.
Halo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Halo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Halo has had enough of the clinch but Pennypacker keeps him there for the moment.
Pennypacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Pennypacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Pennypacker avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennypacker's elbow.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennypacker's elbow.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo is trying to break free.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halo tries to break the clinch but Pennypacker is controlling the position.
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
Pennypacker tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Pennypacker back against the cage.
Halo is trying to push Pennypacker away but Pennypacker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Pennypacker 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.
Pennypacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Pennypacker pulls Halo into guard.
Pennypacker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pennypacker wants to stand but Halo is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pennypacker not doing much here.
Halo gets back to full guard.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pennypacker.
Halo trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo managing to control the position.
Pennypacker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Pennypacker from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halo holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pennypacker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Halo controlling the position.
Pennypacker works over Halo with some ground and pound from guard.
Halo pulls Pennypacker in close to prevent any damage.
Pennypacker lands a couple of elbows.
Halo has his hands on Pennypacker's head, controlling the position.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pennypacker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo has Pennypacker pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pennypacker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halo pulls Pennypacker in close to prevent any damage.
Halo 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.
Halo pushes Pennypacker off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennypacker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pennypacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo moves out of range as Pennypacker throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chryst Halo 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.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Pennypacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pennypacker throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Pennypacker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chryst Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Halo with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pennypacker.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pennypacker throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Pennypacker lands with a good body shot.
Halo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo lands with a nice combination. Pennypacker backs away looking to recover.
Pennypacker is rocked!
Halo lands a jab to the nose.
Pennypacker is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pennypacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Chryst Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pennypacker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Halo digs a good hook to Pennypacker's body.
Halo checks the leg kick.
Pennypacker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennypacker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pennypacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker thows a leg kick but Halo checks it
and Halo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pennypacker clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Halo lands a two punch combo.
Pennypacker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Pennypacker dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pennypacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pennypacker wants to counter with a clinch but Halo pushes him away.
Pennypacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pennypacker can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Pennypacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pennypacker. Halo shrugs it off though.
Pennypacker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pennypacker ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo throws a right and a left that Pennypacker avoids nicely.
Pennypacker moves into the clinch.
Halo working hard to break the clinch.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Halo is trying to break free.
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
Halo is trying to break free.
Halo tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries a body shot but Pennypacker blocks it.
I was talking to Halo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Halo.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Pennypacker has him pressed against the cage.
Halo being controlled against the cage.
Halo tries to circle away but Pennypacker has him pinned against the cage.
Pennypacker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
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!
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chryst Halo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jab from Halo.
Pennypacker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pennypacker lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Halo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Halo wants to land a leg kick but Pennypacker is out of range.
Pennypacker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo connects with a body shot.
Pennypacker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Pennypacker wants to counter with a clinch but Halo pushes him away.
Pennypacker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo jabs at Pennypacker's body.
Pennypacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Pennypacker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Chryst Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pennypacker throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pennypacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pennypacker instigates a clinch.
Pennypacker prevents Halo from breaking the clinch.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pennypacker slips under a jab.
Pennypacker lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker scores with a jab to the head.
AG Pennypacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker misses with a wild combination.
Halo scores with a one two! Pennypacker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pennypacker tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pennypacker looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Pennypacker scores with a leg kick.
Pennypacker throws a head kick that misses.
Pennypacker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pennypacker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Halo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pennypacker thinking.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker misses with a hook.
Pennypacker misses with a straight left.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennypacker manages to avoid it.
Halo blocks the body kick.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennypacker moves away.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennypacker is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker throws a lazy uppercut
and Halo counters with a nice body shot.
Halo swings for the body but Pennypacker moves out of range.
Pennypacker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennypacker misses with a right hand
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pennypacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Halo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Pennypacker's head but Pennypacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo sets himself, and Pennypacker steps forward looking for the clinch! Halo avoids it this time.
Halo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennypacker closes the distance but Halo moves to the side
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
Pennypacker lands the left hand.
Halo takes a swing at Pennypacker's ribcage but misses.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chryst Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chryst Halo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Page has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
Nada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Page manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nada working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nada looking to pass the guard.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.
Nada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Page has momentary wrist control but Nada slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page working a defensive guard but Nada manages to pass into side control anyway.
Page sneaks back into half guard.
Nada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page punching from the bottom.
Page's coaches at Araba Fenice have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Nada prevents Page from improving his position.
Page wants to control but Nada is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nada lands a nice short elbow.
Page trying to hold on to Nada's head to control him but Nada postures up.
Page looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Page wants to control but Nada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nada prevents Page from improving his position.
Page has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nada is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nada working over Page with some ground and pound. Page looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Page is looking for a sweep. Nada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nada lands strikes from half guard.
Page won't allow Nada to pass to mount.
Page is looking to control Nada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Nada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Page with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Page is looking to control Nada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Nada slips a nice elbow through Page's hands, connecting with Page's forehead.
Nada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nada trying to advance position but Page counters by regaining guard.
Page is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nada pushes Page off looking to stand but Page dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada moves into full guard.
Nada has Page pulled in close to control his posture.
Page is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Page stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nada has control of Page's left arm, preventing Page from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nada managing to control the position.
Nada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Page manages to get himself to full guard.
Page working for a triangle but Nada defends it easily.
Page is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nada looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Good exchange - Nada coming out on top.
Page pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nada is out of range and Page settles back down.
Nada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nada feints with a jab and clips Page right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Page is sent crashing into the canvas and Nada leaps in for the kill! Page tries to get to his feet but Nada is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Page is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Nada!
An out of breath and clearly excited Frank Nada thanked Sun-Tzu for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumbhisbum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thumbhisbum. Coker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coker tries to score with a low kick but Thumbhisbum moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Thumbhisbum finds it's way through Coker's defenses.
Thumbhisbum thows a body kick. Coker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Thumbhisbum misses.
Thumbhisbum thumps Coker with a low kick.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Thumbhisbum counters with a straight right hand.
Thumbhisbum swats away the attempt to clinch by Coker.
Coker gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Thumbhisbum counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thumbhisbum finds it's way round the side to connect with Coker's head.
Thumbhisbum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coker circles away quickly and effectively.
Coker moves out of range of the strikes.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
Coker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Coker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum jabs Coker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thumbhisbum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thumbhisbum throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thumbhisbum. Coker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Coker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum connects with a right hand. Coker shakes it off.
Thumbhisbum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coker misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Thumbhisbum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thumbhisbum scores with a three punch combo!
Thumbhisbum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum is out of range.
Coker connects with a leg kick. Thumbhisbum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thumbhisbum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker trying to control but Thumbhisbum is working from the bottom.
Thumbhisbum controlling Coker's posture.
Coker trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumbhisbum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thumbhisbum working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thumbhisbum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coker manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thumbhisbum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Coker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thumbhisbum manages to get himself to full guard.
Coker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thumbhisbum being controlled here, momentarily.
Thumbhisbum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker postures up in Thumbhisbum's guard and throws a big left but Thumbhisbum blocks it.
Coker 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.
Coker lands a couple of elbows.
Thumbhisbum pulls Coker in close to prevent any damage.
Coker throws a strike but Thumbhisbum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coker pulls Thumbhisbum in close to prevent any damage.
Thumbhisbum controlling from the top position.
Coker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coker cracks the inside of Thumbhisbum's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Thumbhisbum.
Coker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thumbhisbum scoring well with a low kick there.
Coker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thumbhisbum digs a good body shot into Coker's ribs.
Thumbhisbum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thumbhisbum throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook.
Coker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coker thows a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it
and Thumbhisbum counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumbhisbum scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Thumbhisbum as he checks the leg kick.
Coker tries to work over Thumbhisbum's front leg with a kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
Coker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker throws a lazy right hand but Thumbhisbum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coker misses with a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thumbhisbum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thumbhisbum.
Coker lands with a straight right. Thumbhisbum didn't see that one coming.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
Coker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thumbhisbum's hands.
Coker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thumbhisbum is fending him off so far but Coker persists. Nope, Thumbhisbum circles away and we're back to standing.
Coker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thumbhisbum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thumbhisbum fakes the leg kick and cracks Coker in the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Thumbhisbum scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thumbhisbum takes a step back to recover.
Thumbhisbum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coker. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that misses
and Coker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coker looks for the body kick but Thumbhisbum saw that one coming.
Thumbhisbum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thumbhisbum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thumbhisbum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coker won't allow Thumbhisbum to sweep him here.
Coker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coker throwing strikes from guard but Thumbhisbum blocks nicely.
Thumbhisbum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumbhisbum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thumbhisbum looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coker looking to sit in guard and control but Thumbhisbum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thumbhisbum postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Coker keeping moving, preventing Thumbhisbum from controlling successfully.
Coker controls Thumbhisbum momentarily but Thumbhisbum frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thumbhisbum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coker throwing strikes but missing.
Thumbhisbum has his hands on Coker's head, controlling the position.
Coker preventing the sweep.
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 Akeen Coker 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thumbhisbum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Thumbhisbum.
Coker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Coker tenderised Thumbhisbum's leg. Thumbhisbum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thumbhisbum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum slips under a jab.
Coker slips a straight right by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Thumbhisbum as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker misses with a wild combination.
Thumbhisbum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coker's calf.
Coker blocks a jab.
Coker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thumbhisbum momentarily.
Thumbhisbum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thumbhisbum misses with a wild combination.
Thumbhisbum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thumbhisbum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thumbhisbum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thumbhisbum thuds a left hand into Coker's body.
Coker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thumbhisbum counters with a three punch combo that has Coker backing up. Coker nods at Thumbhisbum to acknowledge the strikes.
Thumbhisbum tries a low kick but Coker avoids it.
Thumbhisbum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thumbhisbum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coker avoids the head kick by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coker tries to clinch there but Thumbhisbum circles away.
Thumbhisbum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coker throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
Coker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coker connects with an inside leg kick.
Coker throws a hook but Thumbhisbum avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coker.
A punch combination from Thumbhisbum misses.
Thumbhisbum throws a low kick but Coker moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coker, right into the meat.
Thumbhisbum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker thuds his shin into the meat of Thumbhisbum's side.
Coker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Thumbhisbum moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
Coker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker swings for the body but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Thumbhisbum has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Coker.
Coker throws a push kick but Thumbhisbum slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coker.
Thumbhisbum lands with a straight right. Coker didn't see that one coming.
Thumbhisbum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coker is looking to slow Thumbhisbum down with leg kicks.
Thumbhisbum lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum lands a leg kick that knocks Coker off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Thumbhisbum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thumbhisbum misses with a straight left.
Coker throws a low kick but Thumbhisbum moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Coker.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thumbhisbum scores with a jab. Coker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
Coker avoids the body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thumbhisbum follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Thumbhisbum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coker finds it's way round the side to connect with Thumbhisbum's head.
Thumbhisbum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Benjamin Thumbhisbum just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Coker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coker misses with a body kick.
A big left from Thumbhisbum misses.
Coker throwing a counter right hand but Thumbhisbum manages to avoid it.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coker scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coker. Thumbhisbum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coker motions for Thumbhisbum to come forward. Coker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thumbhisbum avoids the head kick by Coker.
Thumbhisbum scores with a nice right hand.
Coker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumbhisbum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coker. That did some damage!
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Thumbhisbum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thumbhisbum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thumbhisbum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thumbhisbum misses with a low kick as Coker jumps back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coker!
Coker lands with an uppercut that bounces Thumbhisbum off the cage and back into range.
Coker lands an overhand right.
Coker slips a straight right by Thumbhisbum.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thumbhisbum.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Thumbhisbum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Thumbhisbum lands with a cross.
Coker misses with a jab to the body
and Thumbhisbum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Coker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thumbhisbum circles away.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Coker.
Coker throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
Coker blocks a jab.
Coker moves out of range as Thumbhisbum strikes.
Thumbhisbum has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coker.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a body kick but Coker moved away.
Coker moves into the clinch.
Coker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Coker throws a punch but it's blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thumbhisbum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coker's brow.
A short right from Coker.
Coker gets through Thumbhisbum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum lands a shot to the body.
Coker gets through Thumbhisbum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coker can't find room to land a body shot as Thumbhisbum controls the action.
Thumbhisbum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thumbhisbum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thumbhisbum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coker slowing the pace effectively.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coker misses with a punch on the inside.
Coker struggles to land a body shot inside as Thumbhisbum controls his hands.
Coker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thumbhisbum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coker misses with a punch on the inside.
Coker prevents a body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Coker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeen Coker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thumbhisbum fails to land.
Thumbhisbum lands a shot to the body.
Coker can't find room to land a body shot as Thumbhisbum controls the action.
Thumbhisbum can't find room to land a body shot as Coker controls the action.
Coker trying to stall but Thumbhisbum improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Thumbhisbum fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thumbhisbum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coker prevents a body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Coker lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thumbhisbum's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coker closes the distance and clinches up with Thumbhisbum, looking for a takedown. Coker pushes Thumbhisbum against the cage but Thumbhisbum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Thumbhisbum misses its intended target.
Thumbhisbum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thumbhisbum cracks Coker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thumbhisbum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coker's head.
Coker lands a jab to the nose.
Thumbhisbum tries to land a leg kick but Coker saw it coming and moves away.
Coker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker moves away from the strike by Thumbhisbum.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coker.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thumbhisbum.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker misses with a kick to the body
and Thumbhisbum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thumbhisbum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coker misses with a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum misses with a head kick.
Thumbhisbum misses with a looping right.
Coker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Coker misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coker checks a leg kick.
Coker fails with the takedown.
Thumbhisbum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thumbhisbum needs to keep his hands up - Coker had a free shot at his head there.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thumbhisbum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coker trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumbhisbum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thumbhisbum being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker trying to control the position from guard on top but Thumbhisbum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coker throws an elbow that misses. Thumbhisbum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coker's guard. Nice move by Thumbhisbum!
Thumbhisbum controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thumbhisbum trying to control but Coker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thumbhisbum throwing strikes from guard but Coker blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thumbhisbum takes a step back to recover.
Coker tries for a takedown but Thumbhisbum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeen Coker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coker throws a head kick but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Thumbhisbum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thumbhisbum misses with a wild body shot.
Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coker's head backwards.
Coker connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Akeen Coker.
I think Coker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Akeen Coker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mickey Shanks enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Bomb swings for the body but Shanks moves out of range.
Shanks misses the shot to the body.
As Shanks backs away, A Bomb returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A Bomb moves out of range of the strikes.
Shanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shanks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from A Bomb.
A Bomb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A Bomb lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Shanks.
A Bomb takes one on the button.
A lazy body kick from A Bomb
and Shanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks throws a leg kick but A Bomb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Shanks - just one landing.
Shanks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of A Bomb's head.
Shanks drives through and clinches with A Bomb against the cage.
A Bomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shanks fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks blocks an uppercut.
Shanks lands a nice uppercut.
Shanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A Bomb gets through Shanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Shanks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shanks.
A Bomb working aggressively here.
Shanks lands an uppercut.
Shanks displaying some good clinch control by pressing A Bomb up against the cage.
Shanks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shanks digs a right hand into A Bomb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on A Bomb's gas tank.
Our sources have told us that A Bomb has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nice body punch from Shanks - that landed with a thud.
A Bomb is breathing heavily.
Shanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shanks - that landed with a thud.
A Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
A Bomb tries a body shot but Shanks blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks blocks an uppercut.
Shanks lands a right hand that snaps the head of A Bomb backwards.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as A Bomb controls his hands.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A Bomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Shanks.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
A Bomb misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but A Bomb avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Shanks.
A Bomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Shanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shanks blocking some punches.
Shanks working aggressively here.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks swings wildly with an uppercut but A Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shanks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands with a left to the head.
Shanks works on A Bomb's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanks.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
Shanks misses with a punch on the inside.
A Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Shanks controls his hands.
Shanks tries to work over A Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks tries to work over A Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A Bomb misses with an elbow over the top.
A Bomb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shanks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Shanks.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shanks.
A Bomb walks into a jab.
A Bomb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shanks counters with a nice leg kick.
Shanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shanks blocks a head kick by A Bomb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks blocks a leg kick.
A Bomb lands a really nice looking cross but Shanks seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A Bomb throws a shot from downtown. Shanks moves away and avoids it.
Shanks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Shanks.
Shanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and A Bomb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shanks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and A Bomb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from A Bomb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shanks moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanks.
Shanks misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shanks backwards.
A Bomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
A Bomb is struggling to control the position.
A Bomb misses with some punches.
A Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A Bomb has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Shanks dominated that round.
That's time! A Bomb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shanks throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Shanks.
A Bomb scores with a hook.
A jab from Shanks misses.
Shanks looks to land a right hand but A Bomb moved out of range.
A Bomb looks to score with a jab to the body but Shanks is just out of range.
Shanks fails in his attempt to clinch.
A Bomb dodges the punch combination from Shanks.
A Bomb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shanks catches A Bomb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A Bomb walks into a stiff left hand from Shanks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Bomb misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shanks to counter with a crisp jab.
Shanks lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A Bomb scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shanks.
A Bomb throws a leg kick but Shanks moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shanks looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Shanks backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks A Bomb's temple! It sends A Bomb violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Shanks celebrates and the doctors try to help A Bomb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Mickey Shanks!
Mickey Shanks is the new heavyweight champion!
Mickey Shanks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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