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SP-ICON Fight Night 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lackenmeier moves into the clinch.
Lackenmeier looking to throw knees to the head but Winkler is blocking nicely.
Lackenmeier keeps control of Winkler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winkler avoiding damage.
Lackenmeier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Benny Winkler has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winkler avoids it.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lackenmeier'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.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winkler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winkler blocks the elbow strike.
Lackenmeier prevents Winkler from breaking the clinch.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winkler blocks it with crossed arms.
Winkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lackenmeier lands a nice knee to the body.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winkler swings widly with a right hand
and Lackenmeier moves into the clinch.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch.
Winkler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lackenmeier with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler lands with a hook. Lackenmeier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lackenmeier rushes Winkler and presses him up against the cage.
Winkler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lackenmeier swings wildly with an uppercut but Winkler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkler working hard to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Winkler blocks with his arms.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee strike.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winkler blocks it with crossed arms.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Lackenmeier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee strike.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkler's brow.
Winkler can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winkler.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it misses.
Lackenmeier looking to throw knees to the head but Winkler is blocking nicely.
Lackenmeier misses with an elbow over the top.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Winkler taking a breather.
Winkler pushes Lackenmeier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lackenmeier.
Winkler breaks the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winkler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winkler throws out a counter right but Lackenmeier avoids it with no problem.
Winkler just misses with a punch to the body.
Lackenmeier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winkler, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winkler stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarno Lackenmeier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Winkler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lackenmeier misses with a head kick.
Winkler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winkler, as that shot connected.
Winkler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winkler scores with a shot to the body.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch but Winkler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch.
Lackenmeier drops his hands momentarily and Winkler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winkler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winkler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lackenmeier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winkler finds it's way round the side to connect with Lackenmeier's head.
Lackenmeier has closed the distance and engaged Winkler in a clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to stall but Winkler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winkler working hard to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lackenmeier struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkler controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Lackenmeier.
Winkler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lackenmeier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Winkler is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkler's brow.
Lackenmeier working Winkler over with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow just above Winkler 's eye.
Winkler takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winkler can do to turn this around?
Lackenmeier lands a body punch.
Lackenmeier misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkler's brow.
Winkler blocks the elbow strike.
Lackenmeier lands a damaging elbow.
Winkler is trying to push Lackenmeier away but Lackenmeier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lackenmeier stalling in the clinch.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winkler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bjarno Lackenmeier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lackenmeier lands with a short shot to the head.
Winkler is trying to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling him.
Lackenmeier scores a nice knee to the body.
Winkler letting Lackenmeier take a breather here.
The referee calls for Lackenmeier to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkler's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lackenmeier as Winkler tries to tie him up.
Lackenmeier stalling against the cage.
Lackenmeier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winklers head.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Winkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winkler is trying to break the clinch but Lackenmeier has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winkler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lackenmeier is keeping busy.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winkler.
Winkler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lackenmeier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winkler's efforts to push away.
Lackenmeier has Winkler pressed against the cage.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkler cracks Lackenmeier with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarno Lackenmeier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Winkler's cut.
That's time! Lackenmeier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lackenmeier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lackenmeier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lackenmeier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winkler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lackenmeier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lackenmeier moves out of range of the strikes.
Lackenmeier darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
Benny Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lackenmeier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winkler lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lackenmeier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winkler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler scores with a jab to the body.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkler circles away.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lackenmeier has Winkler up against the cage in a clinch.
Lackenmeier slowing the pace effectively.
Winkler blocks an elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lackenmeier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler works the jab nicely.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winkler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkler connects with the punch.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch but Winkler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lackenmeier slips under a jab from Winkler.
Lackenmeier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lackenmeier tries to move into range but Winkler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lackenmeier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winkler.
Lackenmeier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler working hard to break the clinch.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Lackenmeier won't allow it.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winkler blocks it with crossed arms.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Winkler avoids the damage to the body.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier 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.
Lackenmeier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winkler tries to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling the position.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lackenmeier stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Winkler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winkler blocks an elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winkler avoids it.
Winkler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier'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.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Winkler blocks with his arms.
Benny Winkler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjarno Lackenmeier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkler misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Winkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lackenmeier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarno Lackenmeier!
After winning the bout, Bjarno Lackenmeier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho looks to throw a body kick
and Kakoullis counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Kakoullis fakes the leg kick and cracks Camacho in the body.
Kakoullis throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that half lands.
Camacho thumps Kakoullis with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
Kakoullis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kakoullis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kakoullis is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Kakoullis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho working hard to break the clinch.
Kakoullis working aggressively here.
Kakoullis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kakoullis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kakoullis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kakoullis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kakoullis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. Camacho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kakoullis misses the body punch
and Camacho counters with a thumping low kick.
Camacho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Signature Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Camacho is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Camacho takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Kakoullis sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Camacho bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Our winner, Sotiris Kakoullis, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hironobu Uematsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hai Shang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hironobu Uematsu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shang tried to score with a low kick but Uematsu checks it.
Uematsu has managed to clinch.
Shang blocks an uppercut.
Uematsu misses with a punch on the inside.
Shang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shang.
Uematsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uematsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shang lands with a light punch inside.
Uematsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Shang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uematsu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shangs head.
Shang tries to land a knee to the head but Uematsu blocks with his arms.
Shang misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uematsu avoiding damage as Shang throws knees to the body.
Shang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shang lands a body shot.
Uematsu gets through Shang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uematsu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shang.
Uematsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Shang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shang backwards.
Uematsu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uematsu lands a body punch.
Shang swings wildly with an uppercut but Uematsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uematsu lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Uematsu fails to land.
Shang lands a damaging elbow.
Shang is trying to trip Uematsu. He has hold of a leg but Uematsu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shang persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Uematsu managing to control the position.
Uematsu keeping full guard, as Shang tries to pass.
Shang throws a big right hand that misses.
Shang works over Uematsu with some ground and pound from guard.
Uematsu has his hands on Shang's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang distracts Uematsu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uematsu pulls Shang in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang throwing strikes from guard but Uematsu blocks nicely.
Uematsu pulls Shang in close to prevent any damage.
Uematsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uematsu pulls Shang in to control the position.
Uematsu has momentary wrist control but Shang slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu pulls Shang in close to prevent any damage.
Shang is looking to work some ground and pound but Uematsu has wrist control.
Uematsu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shang.
Uematsu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uematsu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shang throws a big right hand that misses.
Shang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uematsu's head.
Uematsu managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Uematsu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Uematsu keeping full guard, as Shang tries to pass.
Uematsu pulls Shang in close to prevent any damage.
Shang looking to pass the guard.
Shang trying to control but Uematsu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Uematsu manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shang - that landed with a thud.
Shang blocks an uppercut.
Shang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Hai Shang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uematsu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uematsu throws a series of punches but Shang moves out of range.
Uematsu ducks under a wild hook from Shang.
Shang lands the left hand.
Uematsu blocks the body kick.
Shang gets a double leg takedown into Uematsu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uematsu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uematsu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Uematsu.
Shang is in close to Uematsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uematsu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shang works over Uematsu with some ground and pound from guard.
Shang throwing strikes from guard but Uematsu blocks nicely.
Uematsu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uematsu wants to stand up but Shang is controlling him.
Uematsu is controlling Shang's posture.
Shang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uematsu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shang tries to free his leg and advance position but Uematsu is retaining full guard.
Shang is working hard here to advance position.
Shang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uematsu is keeping the position for now.
Shang throwing strikes but missing.
Shang throws a big elbow that misses.
Uematsu wants to stand but Shang is controlling the position.
Uematsu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Uematsu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uematsu pulls Shang in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shang throws a sloppy body shot
and Uematsu counters with a straight right hand.
Uematsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hai Shang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shang with a nice cross.
Shang shoots in but Uematsu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Uematsu misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Shang counters with a stiff right hand.
Shang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Uematsu is out of range and Shang settles back down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Uematsu - the referee stops the clock and Shang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Uematsu. Shang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uematsu throws a body punch but Shang moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Uematsu.
Shang walks into a jab.
Shang lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Uematsu. Shang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uematsu.
Shang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uematsu. That did some damage!
Shang tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hai Shang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Uematsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shang.
Uematsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shang manages to avoid it.
Uematsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uematsu moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Uematsu scores with a four punch combination!
Shang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Uematsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shang.
Shang throws a head kick but Uematsu moves out of range.
Uematsu throws out a counter right but Shang avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Shang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uematsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uematsu swings widly with a right hand
and Shang counters with a stiff right hand.
Shang goes for a double leg but Uematsu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Uematsu continues to drive forward.
Uematsu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shang thows a leg kick but Uematsu checks it
and Uematsu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hai Shang is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shang shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uematsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uematsu moves out of range as Shang throws a body kick.
Uematsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shang.
Uematsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uematsu throws a sloppy head kick and Shang moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Uematsu lands but Shang takes it in his stride.
Shang gets tackled into the cage by Uematsu. Uematsu maintains the clinch.
Shang trying to land knees to the body.
Uematsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shang is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hai Shang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uematsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uematsu lands a hook that snaps the head of Shang backwards.
Uematsu throws a head punch that misses.
Hironobu Uematsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shang backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shang tries to land knees in the clinch but Uematsu avoids the damage to the body.
Uematsu lands a left hand.
Shang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uematsu has a couple of punches blocked by Shang.
Uematsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uematsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uematsu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shang backwards.
Shang is rocked!
Uematsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Shang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uematsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uematsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shang seems to have got his legs back now.
Uematsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uematsu lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Uematsu.
Uematsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Uematsu blocks an elbow strike.
Shang blocking some punches.
Uematsu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hironobu Uematsu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu dips a shoulder and cracks Shang with a mighty uppercut! Shang falls back against the cage and Uematsu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shang is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Uematsu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hironobu Uematsu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Quo Titan Kirbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kirbs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steve Miller Band - The Joker. Pitakaka has chosen my dick as his entrance music. Trent Quo Titan Kirbs 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Quo Titan Kirbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirbs throws a body punch but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Kirbs throws a right and a left that Pitakaka avoids nicely.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirbs avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka misses the shot to the body.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Kirbs moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka scores with a push kick.
Kirbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitakaka.
Kirbs closes the distance and clinches up with Pitakaka, looking for a takedown. Kirbs pushes Pitakaka against the cage but Pitakaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pitakaka throws a fast counter high kick but Kirbs manages to duck under it in time.
Pitakaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Kirbs moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Kirbs moves out of range.
Pitakaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pitakaka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirbs jabs Pitakaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirbs lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws the kick towards the body but Kirbs avoids it.
Pitakaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitakaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirbs drops Pitakaka with a right and a left! Kirbs comes rushing in but Pitakaka regains his composure and manages to keep Kirbs in guard.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Kirbs prevents Pitakaka from getting back to his feet.
Kirbs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kirbs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pitakaka dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitakaka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kirbs's guard.
Kirbs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirbs is looking for a triangle but Pitakaka pushes his legs off easily.
Kirbs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitakaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kirbs is tightening it up a little... Pitakaka has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pitakaka reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pitakaka taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kirbs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Trent Quo Titan Kirbs!
A relieved looking Trent Quo Titan Kirbs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard comes to the cage accompanied by You All Everybody. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi works Shephard's body with a nice hook.
Shephard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
As Takahashi looks to move away, Shephard throws a big counter combo but Takahashi just gets out of the way.
Shephard slips a jab and a cross from Takahashi.
As Takahashi looks to move away, Shephard throws a big counter combo but Takahashi just gets out of the way.
Takahashi misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Shephard misses its target.
Takahashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shephard blocks a low kick nicely.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shephard misses with the combination.
Shephard ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but Shephard is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Shephard misses the target.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shephard slips a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shephard feinted with a counter takedown.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a right hook to the body.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Shephard.
Shephard throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shephard counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Shephard misses.
Shephard misses with a straight left.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Takahashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takahashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takahashi cracks Shephard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
Shephard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard misses with a wild combination.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Shephard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
Takahashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Takahashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Shephard's head.
Jack Shephard's cut is getting worse.
Shephard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shephard misses with a double jab.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Shephard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takahashi lands with a right hand.
Takahashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shephard on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Takahashi.
Shephard is rocked!
Jack Shephard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Takahashi ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Shephard's jaw. Shephard's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Takahashi does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethelbart Takahashi!
A very excited looking Ethelbart Takahashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac-Under Pressure. Sergei Dragunov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mctanned!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov misses with an uppercut
and Mctanned counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mctanned throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mctanned with the ground and pound but Dragunov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dragunov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragunov working a defensive guard here.
Mctanned passes into half guard.
My spies in Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center inform me that Mctanned has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mctanned works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mctanned throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mctanned looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mctanned tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mctanned unloads with some shots from mount but Dragunov bucks and avoids them well.
Mctanned has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mctanned with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mctanned lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mctanned goes for an armbar but Dragunov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dragunov.
Dragunov preventing the sweep.
Mctanned working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dragunov has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov prevents Mctanned from improving his position.
Dragunov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mctanned tries to get to full guard but Dragunov has control of the leg.
Dragunov tries to stand and escape but Mctanned actually recovers to full guard.
Mctanned has a closed guard, preventing Dragunov from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mctanned wants to sweep here but Dragunov controlling him for the moment.
Dragunov advances position into side control!
Mctanned manages to get back to half guard.
Mctanned regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dragunov wanted to stand there but Mctanned had control of the position.
Mctanned tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dragunov stacks Mctanned on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dragunov!
Mctanned tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dragunov works to advance to full mount. Mctanned defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragunov content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mctanned 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.
Mctanned takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Mctanned blocks the leg kick.
Mctanned looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mctanned checks a leg kick.
Mctanned tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dragunov misses with a body shot.
Mctanned feints the counter takedown.
Dragunov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragunov misses with a low kick.
Mctanned drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dragunov defends it well.
Dragunov avoids the head kick by Mctanned.
Mctanned moves out of range as Dragunov strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov throws a combination that misses
and Mctanned counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mctanned postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mctanned forces his way into half guard.
Mctanned is nestled in close to Dragunov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dragunov kicks Mctanned off and gets back to his feet.
Dragunov misses with a hook
and Mctanned counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mctanned is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dragunov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mctanned is thwarting Dragunov's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned tries to pass to full mount but Dragunov defends it.
Dragunov is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Mctanned has latched onto it... Big trouble! Mctanned pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Dragunov is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Mctanned!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Mctanned!
Paul Mctanned took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'The Future is now'.
Sergei Dragunov spoke after the fight, saying 'i am gonna put a bullet through your head tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djalu Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Attitude. Adrian has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Djalu Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yo Adrian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian wants to clinch.
Adrian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
Roberts swings for the body but Adrian moves out of range.
Adrian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roberts on the side of the head.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Adrian clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adrian digs a right hand into Roberts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roberts's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
Adrian misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Adrian.
Adrian prevents a body shot from Roberts.
I was talking to Roberts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts can't find room to land a body shot as Adrian controls the action.
Roberts is trying to force a seperation but Adrian has the dominant position.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts letting Adrian take a breather here.
Adrian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roberts up against the cage.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adrian has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adrian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Adrian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Adrian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adrian throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Roberts stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Adrian follows into mount!
Roberts is rocked!
It looks like Djalu Roberts has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adrian softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Roberts is out cold! Adrian jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Adrian!
Yo Adrian managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Part (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leningrada is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Farewell of Slavyanka. Blokada Leningrada 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Part!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leningrada closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Part.
Part has picked Leningrada up - he's going for a ride! Part dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles 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.
Leningrada regains full guard. Nicely done.
Part is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Leningrada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Part manages to get himself to full guard.
Leningrada looking to pass the guard.
Part is trying to control the position but Leningrada postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Part is on top in guard.
Leningrada pushes Part off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada clinches up with Part and pushes him back against the cage.
Part wants a takedown but no success here.
Part is trying to pull guard but Leningrada has him pressed against the cage.
Part prevents a body shot from Leningrada.
Leningrada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Part drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leningrada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leningrada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Part displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leningrada up against the cage.
Leningrada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Part breaks from the clinch.
Leningrada shoots in for a takedown but Part shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leningrada clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada tries to work over Part's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Leningrada.
Leningrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Part.
Leningrada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Part blocks it with crossed arms.
Leningrada misses with a knee to the head.
Part is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leningrada is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Part.
Part blocks a body shot from Leningrada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Part is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leningrada is defending well for now.
Part misses with a punch on the inside.
Part using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leningrada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Part fails to pull guard.
Leningrada misses with a knee strike.
Part prevents a body shot from Leningrada.
Part wants to break the clinch but can't.
Part tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Part throws a head kick that Leningrada semi-blocks.
Part takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Part has closed the distance and engaged Leningrada in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Part.
Leningrada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leningrada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Part breaks from the clinch.
Part looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leningrada misses the jab.
Part throws a series of punches but Leningrada moves out of range.
Leningrada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Part drives through and clinches with Leningrada against the cage.
Part is working for takedown but Leningrada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Part blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leningrada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Part changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leningrada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Part. Those never looked like landing.
Leningrada takes the fight into the clinch.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
Leningrada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Part misses with a punch to the body.
Leningrada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leningrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leningrada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Part pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Leningrada misses its intended target.
Leningrada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Part lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Part blocking some punches.
Part missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blokada Leningrada 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 combination there by Leningrada.
Chris Part seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Part tries to clinch there but Leningrada circles away.
Part has Leningrada up against the cage in a clinch.
Leningrada tries a knee to the head but Part blocks it.
Part is leaning against Leningrada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Part lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leningrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Part uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leningrada stops a takedown attempt from Part.
Part lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leningrada backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leningrada is pressed up against the cage. Part has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leningrada down to the mat. Leningrada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Part shoots in for a double leg but Leningrada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Part throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leningrada misses with a hook to the body
and Part counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Part.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leningrada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leningrada tries a knee to the head but Part blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Part swings wildly with an uppercut but Leningrada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leningrada working aggressively here.
Part is looking for a takedown.
Part lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Leningrada.
Leningrada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leningrada lands a left hand.
Part is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leningrada is keeping busy.
Leningrada tries a body shot but Part blocks it.
Part breaks the clinch.
Leningrada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Part throws a head kick but Leningrada moves out of range.
Leningrada throws a push kick but Part slaps the foot to one side.
Part showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leningrada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Leningrada looks to move away, Part throws a big counter combo but Leningrada just gets out of the way.
Part tries to clinch up.
Leningrada swinging wildly here.
Part appears to be looking for a big counter.
Part is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leningrada.
Chris Part is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Part throws a head kick that misses.
Part rushes Leningrada and presses him up against the cage.
Part breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leningrada lands a lovely overhand right.
Leningrada looks to score with a jab to the body but Part is just out of range.
Leningrada avoids the head kick by Part.
A telegraphed right hand from Leningrada misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leningrada swats away the attempt to clinch by Part.
Part shoots in looking for a takedown but Leningrada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Part's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Part defending well as Leningrada loads up on a big left hand.
Leningrada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Part wants to clinch.
Part wants to clinch.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leningrada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Part tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leningrada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leningrada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut. Part saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Part clinches.
Part escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leningrada avoids the head kick by Part.
Part has a takedown stuffed.
Part uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leningrada.
Part tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leningrada manages to circle out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leningrada.
Part uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leningrada.
Leningrada looks to land a right hand but Part moved out of range.
Leningrada moves into range and clinches up with Part.
Leningrada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leningrada throws a head punch that misses.
Part has picked Leningrada up - he's going for a ride! Part dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, Part seems content to control.
Leningrada is refusing to be controlled, as Part sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Part moves out of range as Leningrada strikes.
Leningrada misses with a wild combination.
Part tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leningrada swivels and escapes.
Part closes the distance and clinches up with Leningrada, looking for a takedown. Part pushes Leningrada against the cage but Leningrada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leningrada is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Leningrada takes the fight into the clinch.
Part is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leningrada cracks Part with a nice body shot.
Part tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blokada Leningrada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leningrada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leningrada misses with a punch to the body.
Leningrada struggles to land a body shot inside as Part controls his hands.
Part's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Part's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Part tries to pull guard but Leningrada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Part.
Part wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leningrada tries to throw a body punch but Part avoids it by throwing Leningrada back against the cage.
Leningrada misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Leningrada.
Leningrada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Part wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leningrada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Part is defending well for now.
Part blocks a body shot from Leningrada.
Leningrada can't find room to land a body shot as Part controls the action.
Part tries for a takedown but Leningrada manages to get underhooks.
Leningrada lands an uppercut.
Leningrada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leningrada managing to block the knees to the body from Part.
Leningrada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part is trying to stall.
Part escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Part misses with a few strikes there.
Part throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leningrada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Part, pushing him back against the cage.
Leningrada gets underhooks to prevent Part's takedown attempt.
Part has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Part can't break the clinch.
Leningrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Part misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leningrada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Part.
Leningrada looking to throw knees to the head but Part is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Part wants to get back to striking at distance but Leningrada won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part stalling against the cage.
Leningrada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Part breaks the clinch.
Leningrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Part moves away.
Part tries to counter by clinching up but Leningrada breaks away and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Leningrada both land. Nice combination.
Part is rocked!
Part tries to clinch but Leningrada is having none of it.
Oh Part is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leningrada throws an overhand right that drops Part like a sack of potatoes! Leningrada dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blokada Leningrada!
Blokada Leningrada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor comes into the arena with Monster blaring out of the sound system. Nikitin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smack My Bitch Up . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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152 lbs
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159 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin throws a hook but Balor avoids it easily.
Balor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nikitin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut. Balor saw that one coming.
Nikitin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balor.
Balor connects with a leg kick. Nikitin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balor lands a high kick!
Nikitin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikitin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Balor defends it well.
Balor is looking to score with low kicks.
Balor is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nikitin! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin rushes Balor and presses him up against the cage.
Balor tries to work over Nikitin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nikitin misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Nikitin.
Balor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nikitin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikitin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin cracks Balor with a nice body shot.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikitin controls his hands.
Nikitin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikitin blocking some punches.
Nikitin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikitin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikitin backwards.
Balor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikitin.
A left hand lands to the body for Balor.
Nikitin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Balor after a bit of a struggle.
Nikitin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balor's elbow.
Balor can't find room to land a body shot as Nikitin controls the action.
Nikitin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikitin backwards.
Balor lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Balor 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.
Balor lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balor tries to work over Nikitin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Nikitin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikitin.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikitin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
A head punch on the inside from Balor fails to land.
Nikitin misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikitin is stalling here.
Nikitin lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Balor.
Balor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nikitin tightens his grip and picks Balor up, before dumping him to the ground. Balor manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin distracts Balor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nikitin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nikitin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Balor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balor tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikitin is retaining full guard.
Balor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nikitin pulls Balor in to control the position.
Nikitin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balor manages to get himself to full guard.
Nikitin tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
Balor wants to stand up but Nikitin is controlling him.
Balor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor controls Nikitin momentarily but Nikitin frees himself.
Nikitin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nikitin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikitin has managed to get both his arms back between Balor's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nikitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balor working for a triangle but Nikitin defends it easily.
Nikitin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nikitin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nikitin looking to sit in guard and control but Balor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Balor wants to get up but he can't break Nikitin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor 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.
Nikitin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balor but Balor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nikitin avoids it.
A head kick misses from Balor.
Nikitin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balor as Nikitin tries to tie him up.
Balor lands a shoulder strike.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Nikitin avoids it by throwing Balor back against the cage.
Nikitin prevents a body shot from Balor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nikitin wants to take the fight to the mat but Balor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Balor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balor cracks Nikitin with a nice body shot.
Nikitin tries for a takedown but Balor manages to get underhooks.
Finn Balor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Nikitin has Balor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikitin misses with a punch to the body.
Nikitin can't get the takedown.
Balor presses Nikitin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nikitin is breathing heavily.
Balor lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Balor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finn Balor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikitin can do to turn this around?
Balor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nikitin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Balor is keeping busy.
Balor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikitin throws a punch but it's blocked by Balor.
Nikitin has a couple of punches blocked by Balor.
Balor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balor misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor tries to work over Nikitin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nikitin stalling in the clinch but Balor improves position.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Balor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikitin prevents a body shot from Balor.
Nikitin blocks a body shot from Balor.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikitin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balor pushes Nikitin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nikitin misses with a body punch.
Balor misses with a body punch.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikitin controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Nikitin fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Balor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Nikitin on the inside.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikitin controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin slowing the pace effectively.
Nikitin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nikitin can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
Nikitin has Balor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nikitin working aggressively here.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Nikitin avoids it by throwing Balor back against the cage.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Balor blocks a body shot from Nikitin.
Nikitin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nikitin.
Nikitin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikitin stalling in the clinch but Balor improves position.
Nikitin takes a shot to the head.
Nikitin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nikitin blocking some punches.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin blocks an uppercut.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikitin.
Balor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Balor.
Balor lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikitin.
Nikitin blocking some punches.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikitin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nikitin misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balor as Nikitin tries to tie him up.
Nikitin tries to stall but Balor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nikitin seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Balor misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikitin prevents a body shot from Balor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Balor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balor jabs Nikitin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Balor. That snapped Nikitin's head back.
Balor lands a nice looking body shot.
Finn Balor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikitin tries to clinch but Balor is having none of it.
Finn Balor is winning the standup battle so far.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nikitin tries to clinch but Balor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nikitin tries to throw a body punch but Balor avoids it by throwing Nikitin back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nikitin as the two fighters clinch.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Balor tries a body shot but Nikitin blocks it.
Nikitin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Nikitin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikitin swings wildly with an uppercut but Balor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikitin lands a right hand.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Balor throws a head punch that misses.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balor misses with some punches.
Nikitin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nikitin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balor's elbow.
Balor lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikitin.
Nikitin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikitin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Balor.
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!
Nikitin throws a head punch that misses.
Nikitin digs a right hand underneath Balor's ribcage. Balor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexandr Nikitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Nikitin.
Balor working aggressively here.
Balor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikitin goes for a takedown attempt but Balor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Finn Balor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Balor misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nikitin has his takedown stuffed
and Balor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finn Balor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balor is looking to wear down Nikitin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balor scoring well with a low kick there.
Nikitin goes for a double leg but Balor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Balor continues to drive forward.
Nikitin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balor.
Nikitin throws a jab but it's blocked by Balor.
Balor throwing a counter right hand but Nikitin manages to avoid it.
Balor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nikitin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Balor slips a straight right by Nikitin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Balor.
A little jabbing left from Nikitin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nikitin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nikitin tries to clinch but Balor moves out of range.
Nikitin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balor tries to avoid it but Nikitin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balor to the ground. Balor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikitin ducks right into an uppercut from Balor.
Nikitin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balor avoids it really well and circles away.
Nikitin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikitin is looking to clinch but Balor is avoiding it.
Nikitin misses with a jab to the body
and Balor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Balor clobbers Nikitin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balor, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
During a confident post fight interview, Finn Balor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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