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HFC 252 Blodtørst PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handle comes to the cage accompanied by Right On. Shawn Wright acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Wright!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Wright moves away from the strike by Handle.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wright goes for a double leg but Handle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Handle continues to drive forward.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Handle.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Handle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wright is working Handle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Handle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright cracks Handle with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright trying to control but Handle is working from the bottom.
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wright advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Wright seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wright misses with the ground and pound.
Wright lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Handle some visible discomfort.
Wright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Handle can't do much from the bottom here.
Handle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Handle tries to bench press Wright off him but Wright keeps the position.
Handle is working hard here to advance position.
Wright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Handle down.
Handle is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
Wright working the ground and pound but Handle is defending the strikes.
Handle is trying to get back to half guard.
Wright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Handle down.
Wright lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright cracks Handle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Handle taking a bit of punishment here - Wright scoring with strikes.
Handle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Wright's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Handle is rocked!
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Handle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright working the body and head with strikes.
A big shot lands for Wright! That's hurt Handle! Will he recover? Wright fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Wright!
A very excited looking Shawn Wright 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Lindgraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock On. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mats Lindgraf!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgraf shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jenkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins controls the position.
Lindgraf misses with a strike from the bottom.
Jenkins controls the position.
Jenkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jenkins trying to control the position but Lindgraf is working away.
Lindgraf gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindgraf is holding on to half guard well.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lindgraf does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgraf holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lindgraf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jenkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jenkins's back!
Our spies down at at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites inform us that Lindgraf has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lindgraf is looking to control Jenkins but Jenkins is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lindgraf is looking for the choke from the back position but Jenkins is controlling his hands well.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Lindgraf tries to keep control of the position but Jenkins is staying busy.
Lindgraf working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Jenkins is doing well to defend. Lindgraf seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Jenkins is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mats Lindgraf!
Our winner, Mats Lindgraf, 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.
The defeated Leeroy Jenkins had this to say: 'Juast luck mate...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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196 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Frank!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist drives through with a takedown into Frank's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Artist trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frank has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Artist advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artist is working to tighten his grip on Frank's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Frank has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Artist is really squeezing tight and eventually Frank passes out! Artist breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Artist!
A relieved looking The Artist thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane has chosen Meek Mill - Lord Knows as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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218 lbs
19 - 34 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane throws a head kick that Hoo semi-blocks.
Laane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hoo shoots for a double leg takedown but Laane sprawls well. He's pushed Hoo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrus Laane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laane blocks the body kick.
Laane takes a swing at Hoo's ribcage but misses.
Hoo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laane was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoo.
Laane just misses with a punch to the body.
Laane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hoo.
Laane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laane throws a right and a left that Hoo avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laane takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo slips under a jab from Laane.
Hoo connects with a right hand. Laane shakes it off.
Laane throws out a loose jab but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
Laane throws a looping overhand right but Hoo ducks down to avoid it.
Hoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Laane throws a body kick that misses.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Hoo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Hoo pushes him off.
Laane takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Laane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo missing with knees to the body.
Hoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laane letting Hoo take a breather here.
Hoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo lands with a left to the head.
Hoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoo is struggling to control the position.
Laane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laane.
Laane misses with a looping left.
Hoo attempts a counter takedown but Laane avoids it well and moves away.
Laane throws a right hand that Hoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoo also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laane misses with a straight right.
Hoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab from Hoo.
Hoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laane looks for the body kick but Hoo saw that one coming.
Hoo attempts a counter takedown but Laane avoids it well and moves away.
Hoo misses with a low kick.
Laane throws a counter combo.
Hoo misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laane! But no joy.
Laane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Andrus Laane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laane misses with a wild body shot.
Laane connects with a jab.
Laane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Laane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoo dodges the punch combination from Laane.
Laane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Laane.
Laane wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Hoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laane misses the shot to the body.
Laane throws a series of punches but Hoo moves out of range.
Laane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Laane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Laane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laane misses with a combination
and Hoo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laane really felt that one!
Laane staying out of range there.
The fighters circle, before Hoo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Laane's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hoo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ajai Hoo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonothan Kuhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhula comes into the arena with Native Drums from the South Pacific blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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280 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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283 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tonothan Kuhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuhula throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Kuhula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Kuhula.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuhula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuhula is just out of range.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kuhula.
Sloppy strikes from Kuhula. Those never looked like landing.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuhula with a body shot.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with a hook
letting Kuhula counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuhula lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Kuhula stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws out a counter right but Kuhula avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuhula changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuhula scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuhula fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Kuhula with a nice cross.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kuhula moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
It looks like Tonothan Kuhula has been cut.
Kuhula shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuhula controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva is trying to control the position but Kuhula postures up.
Kuhula with a nice head shot there.
Kuhula working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuhula with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kuhula stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuhula moves away.
Kuhula swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva takes a swing at Kuhula's ribcage but misses.
Kuhula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a hook
and Kuhula counters with a straight right hand.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva leaves Kuhula with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Kuhula is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuhula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Kuhula throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuhula misses with a combination
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuhula counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tonothan Kuhula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuhula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuhula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooh!!! Kuhula has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Kuhula steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuhula is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Silva flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Silva is out cold! Kuhula holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tonothan Kuhula!
Tonothan Kuhula made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 8$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes into the arena with Digital Summer - Just Run blaring out of the sound system. Mishima has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
13 - 18 - 0 |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura moves into the clinch.
Mishima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Centura to keep the fight standing.
Centura effectively controlling the action here.
Mishima tries to pull guard but Centura holds him up against the cage and eventually Mishima drops back down to his feet.
Centura has Mishima pushed against the cage.
Mishima tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Mishima.
Centura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Centura.
Centura taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Centura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura connects with a knee to the head.
Mishima jumps guard but Centura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mishima being controlled against the cage.
I was talking to Centura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mishima fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura scores a nice knee to the body.
Centura landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jin Mishima has been cut.
Mishima jumps into guard, dragging Centura to the mat.
Centura looking to pass the guard.
Mishima throws his legs up looking for a submission but Centura uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Mishima's face as Centura controls the position.
Mishima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mishima seems a little lost for a moment, as Centura dominates the positioning.
Centura tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Centura controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura stands up.
Centura closes the distance and clinches.
Mishima tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mishima tries to score a body lock takedown but Centura shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mishima jumps guard but Centura stands there with Mishima around his waist. Mishima gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mishima jumps guard but Centura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Centura stalling.
Centura lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mishimas head.
A short uppercut from Centura.
Mishima successfully pulls guard.
Centura controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Centura's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Centura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Centura content to stall in guard here.
Centura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mishima's guard.
Mishima wants to get back to full guard.
Centura is taking a breather. Mishima says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mishima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Centura wants to pass to mount but Mishima is defending the position.
Centura content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mishima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Centura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mishima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Centura pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Mishima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mishima walks into a jab.
Centura is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
A head kick from Centura lands but Mishima takes it in his stride.
Mishima is rocked!
Centura closes the distance and pushes Mishima back into the cage.
Mishima is still on wobbly legs! Can Centura finish him?
The referee calls for Centura to work.
Centura slows down the pace here.
Centura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Centura for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Centura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mishima can do to turn this around?
Centura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mishima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Centura smiles and moves away.
Centura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Centura creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mishima with a big uppercut! Mishima tries to clinch up but Centura pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mishima to the mat! Mishima covers up and Centura unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ace Centura!
A very excited looking Ace Centura rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikaniska comes into the arena with 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales blaring out of the sound system. Lewis has chosen Thousand Needles in Red - Fire in the Sky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Justin Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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47
488 lbs
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300 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
29 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis cracks Sikaniska with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lewis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sikaniska to stand back up!
Sikaniska is rocked!
It looks like Santeri Sikaniska has been cut.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Sikaniska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewis misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikaniska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sikaniska drops his hands for a split second and Lewis immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Sikaniska face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Lewis follows up with a right hand that knocks Sikaniska into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Lewis!
Justin Lewis 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luscious Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligerito Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hooligan. Luscious Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ligerito Rodriguez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luscious Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ligerito Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Rodriguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodriguez cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodriguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Rodriguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez advances to half guard.
Rodriguez slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Rodriguez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodriguez is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is rocked!
Rodriguez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodriguez scores with a big shot! Jones's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jones! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ligerito Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kahne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrycki.
Petrycki connects with a high kick.
Kahne throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahne throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahne misses the shot to the body.
Petrycki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Kahne. That snapped Petrycki's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrycki.
Kahne scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kahne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahne misses with a head shot. Petrycki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kahne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrycki is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Kahne has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Petrycki looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrycki, not yet.
Kahne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kahne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petrycki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kahne wants to pass the guard but Petrycki is keeping the position.
Kahne 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kahne postures up in Petrycki's guard and throws a big left but Petrycki blocks it.
Kahne pushing down on Petrycki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrycki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kahne is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kahne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrycki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petrycki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kahne prevents Petrycki from improving his position.
Kahne thows a huge punch but Petrycki dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Kahne has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Petrycki is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Ken Kahne!
Ken Kahne retains his bantamweight title!
Ken Kahne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bogdan Petrycki was interviewed post fight and said 'I've got some things to think about. Do i keep going, hoping I'll reach championship form again, or do I quit while I have my youth and good looks. My next fight may be my last, who knows. I will forever be in debt to my fans. Thank you guys.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Karwoski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yegor Klitschko's chin.
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34
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248 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko loads up on a big right hand but Karwoski slips the punch.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karwoski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Klitschko is out of range.
A jab lands there for Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karwoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) in the buildup to the fight.
Klitschko throws a series of strikes that have Karwoski backpedaling.
Karwoski thows a leg kick but Klitschko checks it
and Klitschko counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klitschko checks a leg kick.
Karwoski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Karwoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Karwoski finds it's way through Klitschko's defenses.
Karwoski misses the jab.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Karwoski 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.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko slips under a jab from Karwoski.
Klitschko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klitschko dips to his left and cracks Karwoski with an uppercut!
Klitschko jabs Karwoski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Klitschko thuds his shin into the meat of Karwoski's side.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
Karwoski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klitschko to score with a decent uppercut.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick
and Karwoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klitschko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karwoski in his tracks.
A jab from Klitschko finds it's way through Karwoski's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karwoski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karwoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karwoski is looking to score with low kicks.
Karwoski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karwoski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karwoski throws a leg kick which misses Klitschko's front leg but catches the back leg as Klitschko tries to avoid it.
Klitschko lands a jab-cross combination.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klitschko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karwoski.
Karwoski connects with an inside leg kick.
Karwoski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Klitschko tenderised Karwoski's leg. Karwoski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klitschko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Klitschko!
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
Klitschko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karwoski throws a head kick that misses.
Klitschko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karwoski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klitschko throws a jab when Karwoski was well out of range.
Klitschko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karwoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klitschko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karwoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwoski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klitschko counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karwoski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klitschko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko throws a wild body kick that Karwoski sees coming a mile off.
Karwoski slips a straight right by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a hook.
Karwoski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klitschko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karwoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karwoski throws a sloppy body shot
and Klitschko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
Klitschko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karwoski misses with a left hand
and Klitschko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klitschko throws a body punch but Karwoski moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Karwoski.
Klitschko scores with a nice body kick.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karwoski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Karwoski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwoski misses with a straight right.
Klitschko moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko scores with a one two! Karwoski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karwoski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karwoski. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Karwoski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Klitschko is out of range and Karwoski settles back down.
Karwoski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klitschko.
Klitschko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut. Klitschko saw that one coming.
Karwoski connects with the punch.
Klitschko looks to land a combination. Karwoski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice jab there from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a jab to Karwoski's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski thows a leg kick but Klitschko checks it
and Klitschko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karwoski thinking.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Karwoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Karwoski also avoids with ease.
Karwoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klitschko.
Nice shot by Karwoski.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Klitschko slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Karwoski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Karwoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Karwoski avoids nicely.
Karwoski lands a glancing blow to the side of Klitschko's head.
Karwoski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klitschko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Karwoski throws a hook but Klitschko avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Karwoski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karwoski drives through and clinches with Klitschko against the cage.
Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Karwoski misses with a body shot.
Karwoski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klitschko throws a hook but Karwoski avoids it easily.
Klitschko misses with a hook.
Karwoski is looking to counter punch.
Klitschko throws the kick towards the body but Karwoski avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Karwoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy left from Klitschko finds it's target.
Karwoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karwoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karwoski scores with the left hand. Klitschko knows he should have avoided that one.
Klitschko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski throws a body punch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Karwoski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klitschko. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko scores with a one two! Karwoski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Klitschko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karwoski.
Klitschko moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
A slow jab from Karwoski misses its intended target.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Klitschko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klitschko misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klitschko. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Karwoski tries to counter by clinching up but Klitschko breaks away and moves out of range.
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Klitschko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karwoski.
Karwoski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karwoski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Karwoski misses with a right hand
and Klitschko counters with a left and a right that stings Karwoski.
Klitschko throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a body punch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karwoski manages to avoid it.
Karwoski misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwoski misses with a series of wild punches.
Karwoski moves out of range of the strikes.
Klitschko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klitschko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Klitschko.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karwoski defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Klitschko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karwoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko takes one to the side of the head.
Karwoski misses with a hook to the body
and Karwoski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Klitschko.
Karwoski looks to land a left hand but Klitschko moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko jabs at Karwoski's body.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karwoski doesn't seem bothered though.
Karwoski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Klitschko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klitschko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klitschko loads up on a big right hand but Karwoski slips the punch.
Karwoski throws a low kick but Klitschko avoids it.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick and Karwoski moves out of range easily.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Klitschko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a low kick but Karwoski avoids it.
Karwoski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Karwoski misses with a jab to the body
and Klitschko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Klitschko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karwoski eats them both and turns towards Klitschko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice uppercut there from Karwoski.
Karwoski staying out of range there.
Karwoski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Klitschko manages to circle out of the way.
Karwoski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Klitschko eats them both and turns towards Karwoski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karwoski looks to score with a jab to the body but Klitschko is just out of range.
Klitschko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karwoski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski wants to clinch.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Klitschko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karwoski eats them both and turns towards Klitschko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Klitschko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klitschko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karwoski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
Karwoski is looking to counter the offense by Klitschko and move into the clinch.
Klitschko defending well as Karwoski loads up on a big left hand.
Karwoski is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.
Karwoski scores with a hook to the body. Klitschko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klitschko blocks a head kick by Karwoski.
Karwoski scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karwoski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klitschko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klitschko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karwoski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klitschko.
Klitschko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Karwoski works on Klitschko's body with a couple of short punches.
Karwoski throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko lands an elbow just above Karwoski 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klitschko seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Karwoski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karwoski avoids the elbow strike from Klitschko, against the cage.
Karwoski lands an elbow just above Klitschko 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Klitschko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karwoski tries to throw a body punch but Klitschko avoids it by throwing Karwoski back against the cage.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karwoski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Karwoski.
Karwoski blocks an elbow strike from Klitschko.
Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands the left hand.
Karwoski throws a poor cross that misses
and Klitschko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko blocks a head kick by Karwoski.
Klitschko is looking to land body kicks.
Karwoski slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karwoski.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Karwoski blocks a head kick by Klitschko.
Karwoski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Klitschko slips the punch.
Klitschko looks to land a left hand but Karwoski moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Klitschko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Klitschko misses with a head kick.
Klitschko slips under a jab from Karwoski.
Klitschko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Karwoski looks to land a right hand but Klitschko moved out of range.
Karwoski tried to score with a low kick but Klitschko checks it.
Klitschko connects with a single shot there.
Klitschko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karwoski.
A nice side step and Klitschko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Klitschko.
Karwoski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Karwoski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
Klitschko unleashes a big counter combination but Karwoski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klitschko throws a hook but Karwoski avoids it easily.
Klitschko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karwoski's hands.
Karwoski missing with a left hand there. Klitschko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Klitschko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klitschko lands a head shot.
Klitschko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
As Karwoski backs off Klitschko throws a huge counter combo but Karwoski manages to avoid it all.
Klitschko connects with the punch.
Karwoski misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Klitschko looks to land a body kick but Karwoski moved away.
Karwoski throwing a counter right hand but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Karwoski misses its intended target.
Karwoski misses with a looping right.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Karwoski throws a leg kick
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Karwoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Klitschko misses with a hook. Karwoski ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karwoski misses with a low kick as Klitschko jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Karwoski misses.
A nice side step and Klitschko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski misses with a hook to the body
and Klitschko counters with a nice body shot.
Klitschko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karwoski misses with a body kick.
Klitschko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karwoski. Karwoski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
Karwoski works the jab nicely.
Klitschko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karwoski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klitschko on the side of the head.
Kirk Karwoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karwoski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Karwoski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Karwoski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Karwoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Karwoski avoids it well.
A punch combination from Karwoski misses.
A head kick misses from Klitschko.
As Klitschko tries to get set, Karwoski tries to push him back and clinch up but Klitschko manages to avoid the attempt.
Klitschko checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a series of punches but Klitschko moves out of range.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karwoski misses with a body shot
and Klitschko counters with a nice uppercut.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karwoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Karwoski tries a head kick but it misses.
Yegor Klitschko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karwoski walks into a stiff left hand from Klitschko.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
Karwoski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Karwoski's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karwoski momentarily.
Karwoski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karwoski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Klitschko to counter with a crisp jab.
Klitschko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klitschko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klitschko looks to land a combination. Karwoski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klitschko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karwoski.
Klitschko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klitschko's corner calls for a 1-2. Klitschko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Karwoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karwoski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klitschko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Yegor Klitschko, 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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