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BFE 44: TUM II 3rd Round PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ikik Ufac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov has chosen Only the Young as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikik Ufac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Ufac.
Ufac tries to land a front kick but Popov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ufac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Popov blocks a head kick by Ufac.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
Ufac thumps Popov with a low kick.
Ufac is looking to chop away at Popov's legs.
Ufac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Popov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ufac throws a push kick but Popov slaps the foot to one side.
Ufac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ufac throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ufac is looking to slow Popov down with leg kicks.
Popov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Popov avoids the head kick by Ufac.
Ufac tries a low kick but Popov avoids it.
Ufac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popov avoids the head kick by Ufac.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Popov.
Popov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ufac misses with a kick to the body.
Ufac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popov.
Ufac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
Popov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ufac was well out of range. Poor timing from Popov.
Ufac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ufac swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ufac tries to clinch there but Popov circles away.
Popov tests Ufac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ufac is looking to clinch but Popov is avoiding it.
Popov thuds a left hand into Ufac's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac avoids the body shot from Popov.
Ufac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popov.
Ufac misses with a head kick.
Ufac walks into a stiff left hand from Popov.
Ufac wants to clinch.
Ikik Ufac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ufac.
Ufac tries to clinch but Popov is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ufac.
Ufac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popov's sensitive parts.
Ufac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ufac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Popov is out of range and Ufac settles back down.
Ufac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ufac looks to land a body kick but Popov moved away.
Popov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ufac tries a low kick but Popov avoids it.
Ufac thumps Popov with a low kick.
Ufac scores with a nice body kick.
Ufac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Popov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ufac moves away.
Popov moves out of range of the body kick.
Popov avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikik Ufac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A good leg kick by Ufac.
Ufac lands with a nice body kick.
Popov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ufac misses with a kick to the body.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ufac cracks the inside of Popov's front leg.
Popov lands a jab to the head.
Popov swings for the body but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufac.
Good work by Popov as he checks the leg kick.
Popov throws a shot to the body.
Ufac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Popov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufac misses with a low kick as Popov jumps back.
A good leg kick by Ufac.
Ufac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ufac.
Popov lunges at Ufac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ufac's hand.
Ufac will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ufac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Popov lands with a nice body punch.
Ufac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ufac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ufac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ufac tries to land a front kick but Popov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ufac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufac.
Popov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ufac throws a body kick that misses.
Popov avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Popov misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Popov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ufac rather than just go for the knockout.
Popov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ufac backs up against the cage.
Popov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufac.
Ufac scoring well with a low kick there.
Popov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Popov misses with a wild body shot.
Popov throws a shot to the body.
Popov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ufac.
Popov blocks a leg kick.
Ufac avoids the body shot from Popov.
Popov misses with a straight left.
Popov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufac.
Popov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popov. Ufac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufac manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ufac.
Ufac throws and low kick but Popov moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ikik Ufac 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. This is the final round!
Ufac is looking to score with low kicks.
Ufac tries to land a front kick but Popov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Popov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufac manages to avoid it.
Ufac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ufac's head.
Popov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ufac misses with a body kick.
Ufac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ufac moves in looking to clinch but Popov pushes him off.
Popov avoids the head kick by Ufac.
Ufac slips under a jab.
Popov throws an overhand right that lands on Ufac's shoulder, as Ufac tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufac throws a sloppy head kick and Popov moves out of range easily.
Ufac throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ufac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ufac tries to clinch up.
Ufac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ufac looks to land a body kick but Popov moved away.
Ufac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Popov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ufac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Popov blocks the low kick.
Popov lands with a cross.
Ufac tries a head kick but it misses.
Ikik Ufac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ufac ducks under a wild hook from Popov.
Popov clobbers Ufac with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufac, right into the meat.
Ufac throws a head kick but Popov moves out of range.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Ufac throws a body kick that misses.
Popov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popov looks to land a right hand but Ufac moved out of range.
Popov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Popov lands.
Ufac looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ufac misses with a kick to the body.
Ufac cracks the inside of Popov's front leg.
Alexander Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popov throws an overhand right that lands on Ufac's shoulder, as Ufac tries to avoid the shot.
Popov throws a body punch but Ufac moves out of range.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
Popov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popov lands a right hook to the body.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufac, right into the meat.
Ufac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popov misses with an uppercut.
Popov avoids a kick to the body.
Ikik Ufac is winning the standup battle so far.
Ufac throws a head kick but Popov moves out of range.
Ufac has Popov up against the cage in a clinch.
Popov has a couple of punches blocked by Ufac.
Popov tries to break the clinch but Ufac is controlling the position.
Popov works on Ufac's body with a couple of short punches.
Ufac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Popov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ufac 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jens Rizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 20-2-Life - Servin a Deuce . Spiegel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tank. On his way into the cage it seems that Jens Rizer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jens Rizer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jens Rizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spiegel. Spiegel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiegel.
Rizer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizer.
Spiegel tries to work over Rizer's front leg with a kick but Rizer checks it.
Spike Spiegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spiegel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizer moves out of range of the body kick from Spiegel.
Rizer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.
Spiegel throws a front kick that sends Rizer stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Rizer.
Rizer blocks a head kick by Spiegel.
Spiegel lands a front kick.
Rizer misses with a wild body shot.
Rizer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spiegel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spiegel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spiegel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiegel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizer. That did some damage!
Spiegel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spiegel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel misses with a hook. Rizer ducked under it nicely.
Rizer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spiegel throws a head kick that Rizer semi-blocks.
Rizer blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizer looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiegel is just out of range.
Spiegel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rizer throws a body punch but Spiegel moves out of range.
Rizer misses the shot to the body.
Rizer is looking to wear down Spiegel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiegel.
Spiegel misses with a head kick.
Rizer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizer misses with a wild body shot.
Rizer throws a body punch but Spiegel moves out of range.
A combination from Rizer does no damage.
A big left from Spiegel misses.
Spiegel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rizer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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.
Spiegel fakes the leg kick and cracks Rizer in the body.
Spiegel throws a leg kick but Rizer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spiegel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spiegel 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.
Rizer throws a leg kick
and Spiegel counters with a big head kick but Rizer shrugs it off.
Spiegel is looking to chop away at Rizer's legs.
Rizer moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizer throws a body punch but Spiegel moves out of range.
Spiegel throws a front kick that sends Rizer stumbling back into the cage.
Spiegel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spiegel misses with a body kick.
Spiegel misses with a body kick.
Rizer loads up on a big right hand but Spiegel slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spiegel.
Spiegel misses with a kick to the body.
Spiegel throws a low kick, looking for Rizer's leg but Rizer calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Spiegel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Spiegel.
Rizer takes the fight into the clinch.
Spiegel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rizer.
A short body shot lands from Rizer as the two fighters clinch.
Spiegel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spiegel stalling in the clinch but Rizer improves position.
Spiegel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spiegel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spiegel.
Spiegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizer moves into range and clinches up with Spiegel.
Good body shot from Rizer.
Rizer struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiegel controls his hands.
Rizer misses with a body punch.
Spiegel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spiegel defending well as Rizer loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizer.
Rizer throws a lazy right hand but Spiegel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spiegel throws a sloppy head kick and Rizer moves out of range easily.
Rizer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spiegel throws a head kick but Rizer moves out of range.
Spiegel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiegel lands a head kick!
Spiegel dodges the punch combination from Rizer.
Spiegel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizer's calf.
Rizer misses with a body shot.
Rizer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rizer just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Rizer is predictable there
and Spiegel counters with a head kick.
Rizer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.
Rizer blocks a head kick by Spiegel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spiegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizer.
Jens Rizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizer throws a hook but Spiegel avoids it easily.
Rizer avoids the head kick by Spiegel.
Rizer tries to clinch up.
Rizer blocks a head kick by Spiegel.
Rizer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizer misses with a body shot.
Rizer misses with a low kick.
Spiegel misses with a low kick.
Spiegel scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Rizer blocks the leg kick.
Spiegel tries to score with a low kick but Rizer moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiegel scores with a leg kick.
Rizer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiegel was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizer.
A good leg kick by Spiegel.
Rizer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rizer misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rizer checks a leg kick.
Rizer lands with a nice body punch.
Rizer tries to clinch up but Spiegel circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizer scores with a jab to the body.
Rizer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rizer blocks the body kick.
Spiegel pushes Rizer away with a front kick.
Rizer misses with a body shot.
Rizer has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spiegel misses with a body punch.
Rizer tries to throw a body punch but Spiegel avoids it by throwing Rizer back against the cage.
Rizer tries to throw a body punch but Spiegel avoids it by throwing Rizer back against the cage.
Spiegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spiegel working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rizer as Spiegel tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Spiegel wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizer.
Rizer lands a body shot.
Spiegel blocks a body shot from Rizer.
Rizer digs a right hand into Spiegel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spiegel's gas tank.
Rizer scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizer misses with a punch to the body.
Spiegel manages to break the clinch.
Spiegel throws a leg kick but Rizer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rizer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rizer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiegel.
Rizer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiegel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizer darts in and clinches Spiegel up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rizer as Spiegel tries to tie him up.
Spiegel manages to break the clinch.
Rizer tries to clinch but Spiegel moves out of range.
Rizer lands a nice looking body shot.
Spiegel throws a head kick but Rizer moves out of range.
Rizer avoids the head kick by Spiegel.
Spiegel throws a chopping leg kick but Rizer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spiegel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rizer throws out a loose jab but Spiegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizer.
Rizer checks a leg kick nicely.
Spiegel 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.
Rizer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rizer scores with a jab to the head.
Rizer misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizer throws a looping overhand right but Spiegel ducks down to avoid it.
Spiegel tries to score with a low kick but Rizer moves his leg out of the way.
Spiegel is looking to score with low kicks.
Spiegel throws a hook but Rizer blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spiegel. That's going to slow Rizer down.
Spiegel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizer feints and then cracks Spiegel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spiegel down.
Rizer looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiegel is just out of range.
Spiegel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizer thuds a left hand into Spiegel's body.
Rizer swings for the body but Spiegel moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Rizer.
Rizer throws out a loose jab but Spiegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spiegel is looking to land body kicks.
Rizer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spiegel.
Spiegel moves away from the strike by Rizer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Rizer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Spiegel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spiegel throws a head kick but Rizer moves out of range.
Rizer with a hook.
Spiegel tries a head kick but it misses.
Spiegel lands with a kick to the temple. Rizer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rizer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizer looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiegel is just out of range.
Spiegel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rizer just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spiegel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizer doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiegel circles away.
Spiegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spiegel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizer tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiegel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiegel lands a high kick!
Rizer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rizer misses with a body shot.
Rizer misses with a low kick.
Spiegel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spiegel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spiegel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rizer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiegel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiegel.
Some wild striking there from Rizer.
Spiegel connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spiegel. That's going to slow Rizer down.
Spiegel tries to keep at a distance but Rizer has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizer tries to work over Spiegel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rizer lands with a light punch inside.
Spiegel is trying to break the clinch but Rizer is controlling him.
Rizer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spiegel stalling in the clinch but Rizer improves position.
Spiegel can't break the clinch.
Rizer digs a right hand into Spiegel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spiegel's gas tank.
Spiegel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spiegel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizer.
Spiegel tries to stall but Rizer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spiegel has a couple of punches blocked by Rizer.
Spiegel pushes off an throws an elbow but Rizer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rizer fails to land.
Spiegel avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizer is keeping busy.
Rizer misses with a body punch.
Rizer digs a right hand into Spiegel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spiegel's gas tank.
Spiegel slowing the pace effectively.
Spiegel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Rizer.
Rizer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizer lands a body shot.
Spiegel is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Rizer.
Rizer works on Spiegel's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Rizer.
Rizer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Rizer lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rizer fails to land.
Rizer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spiegel blocks an uppercut.
Rizer misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rizer pushes Spiegel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizer misses with some punches.
Rizer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiegel's elbow.
Rizer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spiegel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizer.
Rizer lands with a light punch inside.
Spiegel blocks an uppercut.
Spiegel avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rizer.
Rizer works on Spiegel's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Rizer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rizer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Rizer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paha Faarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bellec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faarao comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - The Human Instrument. Paha Faarao 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paha Faarao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Bellec!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faarao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faarao looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellec is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Faarao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Faarao does no damage.
Faarao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellec.
Faarao lands with a hook. Bellec tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faarao moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Faarao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellec tries to break free but Faarao pushes him back against the cage.
Faarao is stalling here.
Faarao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bellec is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faarao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bellec's efforts to push away.
Bellec prevents a body shot from Faarao.
Faarao tries a body shot but Bellec blocks it.
Faarao misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Faarao as the two fighters clinch.
Faarao misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Faarao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faarao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellec looking to slow down the pace here.
Bellec has had enough of the clinch but Faarao keeps him there for the moment.
Faarao throws a head punch that misses.
Faarao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellec prevents a body shot from Faarao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faarao.
Bellec is trying to break the clinch but Faarao has him pressed against the cage.
Faarao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faarao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Faarao.
Faarao prevents Bellec from breaking the clinch.
Faarao lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Faarao - that landed with a thud.
Bellec blocks a body shot from Faarao.
Faarao misses with some punches.
Bellec blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faarao has a couple of punches blocked by Bellec.
Faarao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Faarao.
Bellec breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec avoids the body shot from Faarao.
Bellec pivots, looking for a leg kick but Faarao is out of range and Bellec settles back down.
Faarao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bellec but Bellec pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bellec tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Bellec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bellec misses with an attempted mid kick.
Faarao lands a glancing blow to the side of Bellec's head.
Bellec takes one on the button.
Bellec misses with a low kick as Faarao jumps back.
Bellec swats away the attempt to clinch by Faarao.
A bone on bone clash there as Faarao blocks the leg kick.
Faarao checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Faarao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faarao misses with a double jab.
Faarao misses with a hook. Bellec ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Faarao.
Bellec misses with a low kick.
Faarao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellec.
Bellec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Faarao throws a nice looking combination but Bellec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faarao catches Bellec with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bellec moves away from the strike by Faarao.
Bellec throws a leg kick but Faarao checks it.
Faarao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bellec walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Faarao lands a nice shot to the body.
Faarao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bellec swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Faarao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellec slaps away a takedown attempt from Faarao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bellec ducks under a wild hook from Faarao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bellec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faarao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bellec avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellec.
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faarao.
Faarao throws a lazy right hand but Bellec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Bellec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Bellec.
Faarao misses with a double jab.
Faarao throws a lazy right hand but Bellec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faarao lands a two punch combo.
Bellec walks into a jab.
Faarao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellec.
Faarao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Faarao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bellec - the referee stops the clock and Faarao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bellec. Faarao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bellec slips a straight right by Faarao.
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 Paha Faarao will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bellec.
Faarao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellec moves away.
Faarao moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Faarao.
Faarao misses with a body punch.
Faarao misses with some punches.
Bellec is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bellec is trying to break the clinch but Faarao is controlling him.
Bellec looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Faarao.
Bellec tries to break the clinch but Faarao is controlling the position.
Faarao stalling.
Faarao seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bellec blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellec blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Faarao misses with a body punch.
Faarao swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellec lands an elbow inside that Faarao shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faarao.
Bellec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faarao tries to clinch there but Bellec circles away.
Bellec throws a chopping leg kick but Faarao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Faarao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bellec connects with a solid leg kick.
Faarao misses with a few strikes there.
Bellec lands a nice looking kick to the body. Faarao takes a step back to recover.
Bellec avoids the body shot from Faarao.
Faarao looks to throw the jab but Bellec is out of range.
Faarao forces Bellec back against the cage and clinches.
Bellec blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faarao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faarao has a couple of punches blocked by Bellec.
Faarao wants to stall.
Faarao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faarao can't find room to land a body shot as Bellec controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faarao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faarao looking to stall.
Faarao slows down the pace here.
Bellec breaks from the clinch.
Faarao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faarao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bellec.
Nice body kick there by Bellec.
A punch combination from Faarao misses.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec throws a head kick but Faarao moves out of range.
Bellec is looking to slow Faarao down with leg kicks.
Bellec takes one to the side of the head.
Faarao shoots in and drives through. Bellec sprawls well.
A slow jab from Faarao misses its intended target.
Faarao throws a one two combo.
Bruce Bellec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faarao thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Faarao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faarao closes the distance and pushes Bellec back into the cage.
Bellec blocking some punches.
Faarao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Faarao.
Bellec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bellec chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Faarao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellec takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Faarao misses with a looping left.
Faarao throws a shot to the body.
Bellec buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Faarao scores with a one two! Bellec had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big right from Faarao misses.
Bellec lands with a slapping head kick.
Faarao throws a series of punches but Bellec avoids them all with ease.
Faarao throws a series of strikes that have Bellec backpedaling.
Faarao misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faarao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bellec connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellec cracks the inside of Faarao's front leg.
Faarao misses with the combination.
Faarao looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellec is just out of range.
Faarao wants to clinch up but Bellec keeps it at a distance.
Faarao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bellec buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Faarao just misses with a punch to the body.
Faarao shoots in for a double leg but Bellec sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruce Bellec seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faarao. Bellec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faarao misses with a body shot.
Bellec lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Faarao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bellec moves out of range of the strikes.
Faarao throws a hook to the side of Bellec's head but Bellec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faarao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bellec at a distance.
Faarao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bellec tries to avoid it but Faarao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bellec to the ground. Bellec escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faarao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faarao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellec lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faarao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Faarao lands with an overhand left.
Bellec avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Faarao takes a swing at Bellec's ribcage but misses.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faarao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Faarao misses.
Bellec feints and then cracks Faarao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faarao down.
Faarao lands a jab to the nose.
Bellec throws out a leg kick but Faarao moves out of range and Bellec only half commits.
Bellec takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Faarao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faarao misses with a two punch combination.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Faarao misses its intended target.
Paha Faarao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellec lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Faarao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faarao.
Bellec lands with a slapping head kick.
Faarao throws a hook but Bellec avoids it easily.
Faarao misses with a leg kick
and Bellec counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellec.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Faarao. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellec scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bellec walks into a straight right hand from Faarao.
Bellec slips a straight right by Faarao.
Bellec throws a body kick that misses.
Faarao missing with a left hand there. Bellec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec scores with a nice body kick.
Bellec throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faarao misses with a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bellec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bellec avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faarao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bellec circles away quickly and effectively.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Bellec misses.
Faarao misses with a two punch combination.
Faarao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellec chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faarao can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellec.
Bellec misses with a low kick.
Faarao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Bellec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faarao.
Bellec lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faarao tried to score with a low kick but Bellec checks it.
Faarao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bellec throws a head kick that Faarao semi-blocks.
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faarao.
Faarao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellec. Bellec obviously looking to wear him down.
Faarao throws a right hand that Bellec ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellec also avoids with ease.
Bellec takes one on the button.
Bellec wants to land a leg kick but Faarao is out of range.
Bellec dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faarao. That did some damage!
Faarao just misses with a punch to the body.
Faarao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bellec showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faarao.
Bellec is looking to chop away at Faarao's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Faarao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bellec - the referee stops the clock and Faarao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bellec. Faarao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faarao is defended easily by Bellec.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Faarao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faarao misses the shot to the body.
Faarao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellec.
Paha Faarao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faarao throws a body punch but Bellec moves out of range.
Faarao connects with a jab.
Faarao avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Faarao lands with a nice body punch.
Faarao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellec.
Faarao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellec. Bellec obviously looking to wear him down.
Bellec thumps Faarao with a low kick.
Bellec throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellec.
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faarao.
Faarao misses with a looping left.
Faarao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellec.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faarao swings for the body but Bellec moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bellec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bellec has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bellec!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rakuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Jimmy. Rakuuna has chosen Bad Company - Bad Company as his entrance music. Taisto Rakuuna acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khalil Zidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rakuuna!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakuuna throws a big shot that misses.
Zidane throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Taisto Rakuuna has been cut.
Rakuuna is looking to clinch.
Zidane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rakuuna avoids the body shot from Zidane.
Zidane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zidane looks to score with a jab to the body but Rakuuna is just out of range.
Zidane slips under a jab.
Rakuuna throws a hook but Zidane avoids it easily.
Rakuuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Zidane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rakuuna darts in and clinches Zidane up against the cage.
Rakuuna has a couple of punches blocked by Zidane.
Rakuuna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zidane.
Zidane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rakuuna throws a head punch that misses.
Rakuuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Rakuuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zidane blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna prevents the takedown attempt.
Rakuuna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zidane is trying to drag Rakuuna to the mat but Rakuuna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalil Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna misses with the head strike.
Rakuuna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rakuuna.
Rakuuna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zidane's efforts to push away.
Rakuuna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zidanes head.
Rakuuna lands a right hand.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zidane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zidane jumps guard but Rakuuna stands there with Zidane around his waist. Zidane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zidane breaks the clinch.
Rakuuna slips a jab from Zidane.
Rakuuna clinches up with Zidane and pushes him back against the cage.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Zidane.
Rakuuna misses with a body punch.
Zidane jumps into guard, dragging Rakuuna to the mat.
Rakuuna controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna trying to control but Zidane is working from the bottom.
Rakuuna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rakuuna looking to sit in guard and control but Zidane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rakuuna is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rakuuna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rakuuna throws a strike but Zidane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rakuuna looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zidane puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rakuuna is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like Zidane is going to stand back up.
Rakuuna wants to control but Zidane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rakuuna keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rakuuna is looking for a sweep. Zidane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rakuuna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zidane is thwarting Rakuuna's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Rakuuna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Rakuuna's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rakuuna slips a jab and a cross from Zidane.
Rakuuna staying out of range there.
Taisto Rakuuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zidane throws a body punch but Rakuuna moves out of range.
Zidane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakuuna moves away.
Rakuuna lands with an uppercut that bounces Zidane off the cage and back into rage.
Rakuuna darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rakuuna 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zidane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rakuuna takes a step back to recover.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zidane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rakuuna wants to clinch
and Zidane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zidane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zidane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rakuuna is out of range and Zidane settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Zidane.
Rakuuna thows a body shot but no joy.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zidane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rakuuna loads up on a big right hand but Zidane slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane swats away the attempt to clinch by Rakuuna.
Rakuuna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rakuuna defending well as Zidane loads up on a big left hand.
Rakuuna throws a series of punches but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane 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.
Rakuuna misses with a hook.
Rakuuna looks to land a left hand but Zidane moved out of range nicely.
Zidane swats away the attempt to clinch by Rakuuna.
Zidane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rakuuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zidane.
Zidane takes a swing at Rakuuna's ribcage but misses.
Rakuuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rakuuna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rakuuna clinches but Zidane breaks the clinch
and Zidane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zidane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rakuuna checks it well.
Rakuuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rakuuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zidane.
Rakuuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zidane circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rakuuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakuuna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rakuuna throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zidane. Rakuuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rakuuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Zidane's head.
Zidane throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Zidane misses.
Rakuuna misses the shot to the body.
Rakuuna throws a lazy right hand but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zidane misses with the combination.
Rakuuna misses with a wild body shot.
Zidane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zidane throws a shot from downtown. Rakuuna moves away and avoids it.
Rakuuna is looking to clinch.
Rakuuna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zidane takes a swing at Rakuuna's ribcage but misses.
Rakuuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rakuuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zidane.
Rakuuna takes a swing at Zidane's ribcage but misses.
Zidane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rakuuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rakuuna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rakuuna connects with a right hand. Zidane shakes it off.
Jab from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna slips a jab from Zidane.
Zidane throws a body punch but Rakuuna moves out of range.
Rakuuna tries to clinch
and Zidane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Rakuuna finds it's way through Zidane's defenses.
Rakuuna is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rakuuna.
Zidane throws a good cross that connects.
Rakuuna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rakuuna misses with an uppercut. Zidane saw that one coming.
Zidane with a jab.
Rakuuna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zidane. Zidane obviously looking to wear him down.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zidane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rakuuna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zidane.
Rakuuna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rakuuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rakuuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zidane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zidane connects with a nice looking jab.
Khalil Zidane is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakuuna slips under a jab.
Rakuuna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zidane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zidane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zidane looks to land a left hand but Rakuuna moved out of range nicely.
Zidane misses with a straight right.
Zidane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rakuuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rakuuna misses the shot to the body.
Rakuuna tries to clinch up but Zidane circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Rakuuna coming out on top.
Rakuuna looks to throw the jab but Zidane is out of range.
Rakuuna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakuuna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zidane.
Rakuuna tries to clinch but Zidane moves out of range.
Rakuuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rakuuna misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Zidane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Rakuuna's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Zidane misses.
Zidane cracks Rakuuna with a good jab.
Zidane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rakuuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zidane.
Zidane throws a body punch but Rakuuna moves out of range.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Zidane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zidane tries to bum rush Rakuuna with a series of wild strikes but Rakuuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zidane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zidane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rakuuna drops his hands momentarily and Zidane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rakuuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rakuuna throws a lazy right hand but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zidane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rakuuna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Zidane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rakuuna moves in looking to clinch but Zidane pushes him off.
No joy there for Rakuuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rakuuna throws a hook but Zidane avoids it easily.
Rakuuna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zidane breaks from the clinch.
Rakuuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna moves in looking to clinch but Zidane pushes him off.
Rakuuna scores with a sloppy right hand. Zidane should have avoided that one.
Rakuuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zidane throws a jab but it's blocked by Rakuuna.
Zidane throws a hook but Rakuuna avoids it easily.
Rakuuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zidane.
Zidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Rakuuna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zidane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zidane.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rakuuna, as that shot connected.
Zidane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zidane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rakuuna throws a hook but Zidane avoids it easily.
Zidane swats away the attempt to clinch by Rakuuna.
Rakuuna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rakuuna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zidane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rakuuna tries to clinch up
and Zidane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna drops his hands momentarily and Zidane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rakuuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Zidane.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zidane.
Zidane slips a jab from Rakuuna.
Zidane avoids the body shot from Rakuuna.
Zidane avoids the body shot from Rakuuna.
Zidane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zidane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rakuuna looks to land a right hand but Zidane moved out of range.
Rakuuna thuds a left hand into Zidane's body.
Rakuuna avoids the body shot from Zidane.
Rakuuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zidane moves away.
Zidane is looking to slow Rakuuna down with leg kicks.
Zidane lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zidane lands a nice shot to the body.
Rakuuna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zidane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rakuuna's hands.
Zidane misses the shot to the body.
Rakuuna closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zidane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakuuna lands a body punch.
Rakuuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zidane's elbow.
Zidane blocks an uppercut.
Rakuuna is leaning against Zidane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rakuuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rakuuna lands a nice shot to the body.
Rakuuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rakuuna misses with a body punch.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zidane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakuuna struggles to land a body shot inside as Zidane controls his hands.
Rakuuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Zidane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakuuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Zidane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Rakuuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rakuuna has a couple of punches blocked by Zidane.
Rakuuna can't find room to land a body shot as Zidane controls the action.
Zidane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zidane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rakuuna's hands.
Rakuuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rakuuna lands a really nice looking cross but Zidane seems unphased.
Zidane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rakuuna's calf.
Rakuuna throws a jab when Zidane was well out of range.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Zidane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zidane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zidane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rakuuna's head backwards.
No joy there for Rakuuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rakuuna misses the shot to the body.
Rakuuna closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zidane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Zidane.
Zidane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rakuuna at a distance.
Rakuuna swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zidane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Zidane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zidane 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalil Zidane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark McGonagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichiro Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kichiro Takaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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147 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark McGonagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kichiro Takaki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGonagle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGonagle showed some decent athleticism there.
Takaki wants to get back to full guard.
McGonagle is looking to stall here but Takaki recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGonagle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGonagle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGonagle wants to control from the top but Takaki keeps moving.
McGonagle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGonagle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takaki is keeping the position for now.
Takaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGonagle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGonagle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGonagle stopping the sweep attempt from Takaki.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGonagle fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaki avoids the body shot from McGonagle.
McGonagle just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
McGonagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takaki defending well as McGonagle loads up on a big left hand.
Takaki throws a head kick that misses.
McGonagle throws a looping overhand right but Takaki ducks down to avoid it.
Takaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGonagle is out of range and Takaki settles back down.
Takaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGonagle.
Takaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takaki. McGonagle shrugs it off though.
Takaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takaki throws a leg kick which misses McGonagle's front leg but catches the back leg as McGonagle tries to avoid it.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGonagle takes a swing at Takaki's ribcage but misses.
Takaki throws a head kick that McGonagle semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takaki, right into the meat.
McGonagle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takaki sprawls well. Takaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGonagle gets slowly back to his feet.
Takaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGonagle if he has to take too many more of those.
McGonagle is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
Takaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takaki moves into the clinch.
McGonagle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark McGonagle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaki pushes McGonagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki has McGonagle pressed against the cage, preventing McGonagle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takaki pushes McGonagle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takaki lands a right hand.
Takaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGonagle's efforts to push away.
Takaki is working McGonagle over against the cage.
McGonagle misses with a punch to the body.
Takaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGonagle is looking to break free of the clinch but Takaki has double underhooks.
Takaki keeps control of McGonagle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGonagle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Takaki.
McGonagle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takaki feints and then cracks McGonagle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGonagle down.
McGonagle lands a jab to Takaki's midsection.
Takaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takaki cracks the inside of McGonagle's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGonagle's sensitive parts.
McGonagle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takaki pushes McGonagle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Takaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGonagle is trying to break the clinch but Takaki has him pressed against the cage.
McGonagle can't find room to land a body shot as Takaki controls the action.
McGonagle tries to pull guard but Takaki holds him up against the cage and eventually McGonagle drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Takaki.
Takaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Takaki digs a right hand underneath McGonagle's ribcage. McGonagle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGonagle tries to pull guard but Takaki holds him up against the cage and eventually McGonagle drops back down to his feet.
McGonagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Takaki.
A body shot lands from Takaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaki works on McGonagle's body with a couple of short punches.
Takaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGonagle looking for a takedown.
McGonagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Takaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takaki digs a right hand into McGonagle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGonagle's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kichiro Takaki dominated that round.
That's time! McGonagle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGonagle shoots in and drives through. Takaki sprawls well.
Takaki takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takaki.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
Takaki digs a right hand underneath McGonagle's ribcage. McGonagle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takaki prevents the takedown attempt.
McGonagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGonagle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark McGonagle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGonagle misses with a punch to the body.
Takaki lands a right hand.
Takaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGonagle tries a body shot but Takaki blocks it.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
Takaki cracks McGonagle with a nice body shot.
McGonagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGonagle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGonagle tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hand to the body from Takaki.
A nice left hand lands by Takaki.
McGonagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGonagle misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takaki.
McGonagle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Takaki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGonagle goes for a takedown attempt but Takaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGonagle just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Takaki there.
Takaki is looking to slow McGonagle down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
Takaki lands a high kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takaki. McGonagle shrugs it off though.
McGonagle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takaki pinned against the cage. Takaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaki lands a nice looking body kick.
Takaki is looking to slow McGonagle down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takaki. That's going to slow McGonagle down.
Takaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGonagle.
Takaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGonagle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Takaki. No joy for McGonagle on that attempt.
Takaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGonagle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takaki digs a right hand into McGonagle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGonagle's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Takaki.
Takaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Takaki scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Takaki.
Good body shot from Takaki.
McGonagle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGonagle fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Takaki.
Takaki presses McGonagle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGonagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Takaki.
Takaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGonagle is working for takedown but Takaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Takaki presses McGonagle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takaki lands a shot to the body.
Takaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takaki lands a hook that snaps the head of McGonagle backwards.
McGonagle throws a head punch that misses.
Takaki digs a right hand underneath McGonagle's ribcage. McGonagle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGonagle takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Takaki.
Takaki presses McGonagle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGonagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Takaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takaki gets underhooks to prevent McGonagle's takedown attempt.
Takaki pushes McGonagle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Takaki.
Takaki scores with a shoulder strike.
McGonagle working aggressively here.
Takaki lands a body shot.
Takaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Takaki.
A right hand to the body from Takaki.
Takaki lands a left hand.
McGonagle jumps guard but Takaki stands there with McGonagle around his waist. McGonagle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGonagle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takaki pushes McGonagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGonagle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takaki pushes McGonagle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takaki blocks an uppercut.
Takaki lands a nice shot to the body.
McGonagle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGonagle's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kichiro Takaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Takaki.
McGonagle shoots for a double leg takedown but Takaki sprawls well. He's pushed McGonagle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGonagle shoots in but no luck this time.
Takaki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Takaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takaki is looking to clinch.
Takaki thumps McGonagle with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Takaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Takaki lands but McGonagle takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takaki.
Takaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mark McGonagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGonagle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takaki scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGonagle tries to move into range but Takaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGonagle is looking to wear down Takaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGonagle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takaki circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark McGonagle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki lands a head kick. McGonagle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kichiro Takaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGonagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGonagle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Takaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGonagle's head.
McGonagle is rocked!
Takaki drives through and clinches with McGonagle against the cage.
McGonagle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGonagle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Takaki.
A short left from Takaki.
A body shot lands from Takaki.
A shot in the inside from Takaki.
Takaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGonagle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGonagle tries to throw a body punch but Takaki avoids it by throwing McGonagle back against the cage.
McGonagle misses with the head strike.
McGonagle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takaki pushes McGonagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Takaki.
Mark McGonagle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kichiro Takaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGonagle.
McGonagle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Takaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGonagle.
A body shot lands from Takaki.
A right hand to the body from Takaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGonagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGonagle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGonagle fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
Takaki lands with a right to the head.
Takaki lands an uppercut.
McGonagle tries to work over Takaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Takaki on the inside.
McGonagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Takaki controls his hands.
Takaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Takaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takaki lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Takaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGonagle wants a takedown but no success here.
A left hand lands to the body for McGonagle.
McGonagle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Takaki.
A hook to the body from Takaki.
McGonagle is trying to drag Takaki to the mat but Takaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McGonagle tries to score a body lock takedown but Takaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
McGonagle has Takaki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Takaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Takaki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takaki.
Still in the clinch, Takaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGonagle throws a head punch that misses.
Kichiro Takaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
A nice left hand lands by McGonagle.
Takaki lands a shot to the body.
Takaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGonagle.
McGonagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Takaki.
Takaki lands a nice uppercut.
Takaki is leaning against McGonagle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGonagle tries a body shot but Takaki blocks it.
Takaki lands a left hand.
McGonagle tries to pull guard but Takaki holds him up against the cage and eventually McGonagle drops back down to his feet.
Takaki lands a body punch.
Takaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGonagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takaki's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takaki.
Takaki lands a shot to the body.
McGonagle is working for takedown but Takaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGonagle tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hand to the body from Takaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGonagle backwards.
McGonagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Takaki.
Takaki digs a right hand into McGonagle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGonagle's gas tank.
Takaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGonagle wants a takedown.
Takaki presses McGonagle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kichiro Takaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kichiro Takaki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zolar Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik has chosen Rånny Bruvik as his entrance music. Zolar Emelianenko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zolar Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Bruvik!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko checks the leg kick.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Bruvik.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Bruvik's ribs.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Bruvik misses with a low kick.
Bruvik throws a push kick but Emelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruvik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelianenko blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruvik throws a push kick but Emelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Bruvik throws a body kick.
Bruvik throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Bruvik avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Bruvik.
Bruvik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Bruvik slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Bruvik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Bruvik moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruvik.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruvik manages to avoid it.
Bruvik misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruvik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Bruvik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruvik throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruvik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Emelianenko blocks the low kick.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Emelianenko.
Bruvik takes one to the side of the head.
Bruvik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruvik. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
Bruvik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruvik throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Bruvik defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruvik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruvik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Bruvik throws a body kick.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruvik takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Bruvik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianenko momentarily.
Emelianenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruvik looks to land a body kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Emelianenko. That snapped Bruvik's head back.
Bruvik moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruvik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Bruvik moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Bruvik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruvik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Bruvik backpedaling.
Bruvik looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalks Bruvik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bruvik's face. Bruvik staggers backwards, shaken.
Bruvik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruvik throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Bruvik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruvik misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Bruvik.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bruvik moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruvik looks to land a body kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Bruvik is looking to land body kicks.
Bruvik lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruvik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruvik pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zolar Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruvik is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruvik. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Bruvik lands a lovely overhand right.
Bruvik lands a front kick.
Bruvik throws a sloppy body shot
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Bruvik slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Bruvik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruvik wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Bruvik misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Bruvik throws a body kick.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruvik throws a push kick but Emelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Bruvik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Bruvik misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Bruvik.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Bruvik throws a body kick.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruvik.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Bruvik moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bruvik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko works the jab nicely.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruvik manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruvik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruvik clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruvik.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Bruvik saw that one coming.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from Bruvik misses.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruvik.
The crowd cheers as Bruvik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Bruvik lands a nice looking body kick.
Bruvik is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Bruvik misses with a low kick.
Bruvik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruvik.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruvik.
Bruvik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range and Bruvik settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Bruvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Bruvik moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruvik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruvik tries a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruvik circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruvik misses with a body kick.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Bruvik counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Bruvik throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Bruvik throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruvik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bruvik throws a chopping leg kick but Emelianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bruvik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruvik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Bruvik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruvik.
Bruvik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bruvik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Bruvik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruvik.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianenko is looking to control Bruvik's arms but Bruvik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.
Bruvik is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruvik has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Bruvik 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!
Bruvik tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Bruvik.
Bruvik closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruvik pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruvik misses with a body punch.
Bruvik keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Bruvik - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruvik.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruvik has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruvik.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruvik lands a body punch.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Bruvik pushes him back against the cage.
Bruvik digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Bruvik.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Bruvik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bruvik - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Bruvik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bruvik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruvik scores with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruvik has him pressed against the cage.
Bruvik lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Bruvik.
Bruvik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruvik pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Bruvik has the dominant position.
Bruvik scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Bruvik lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Bruvik.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a shot to the body.
Bruvik lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bruvik as the two fighters clinch.
Bruvik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Bruvik as the two fighters clinch.
Bruvik taking a breather.
Good body shot from Bruvik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruvik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruvik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruvik cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Bruvik lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruvik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruvik scores with a hook to the body.
Bruvik digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Bruvik works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruvik lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruvik digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Bruvik.
The referee calls for Bruvik to work.
A short uppercut from Bruvik.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruvik has double underhooks.
Bruvik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelianenko or not.
Bruvik is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruvik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruvik has double underhooks.
Bruvik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruvik lands a body punch.
Bruvik leaning against his opponent.
Emelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruvik scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruvik.
Bruvik is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruvik cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Bruvik cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Bruvik gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruvik lands a body shot.
Bruvik lands with a right to the head.
Bruvik is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruvik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Bruvik pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruvik.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bruvik.
Bruvik stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruvik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruvik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruvik scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruvik keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruvik prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Bruvik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bruvik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruvik cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruvik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Bruvik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Bruvik.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Bruvik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruvik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Bruvik!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphons Draclau (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas throws out a loose jab but Draclau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draclau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Draclau misses with a wild body shot.
Draclau tried to score with a low kick but Vegas checks it.
Draclau loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Draclau throws and low kick but Vegas moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas misses with a body shot.
Vegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vegas tries to get to full guard but Draclau has control of the leg.
Vegas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vegas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vegas trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau trying to control the action but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Vegas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draclau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau is taking a breather. Vegas 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.
Draclau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draclau misses with a looping right.
Draclau misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Draclau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draclau tries to clinch up but Vegas circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draclau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Vegas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Draclau slips a straight right by Vegas.
Vegas swinging wildly here.
Vegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draclau tries to bum rush Vegas with a series of wild strikes but Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draclau keeps Vegas at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draclau.
Draclau slips a jab from Vegas.
Vinny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draclau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draclau slips under a jab from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Draclau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vegas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draclau thinking.
Vegas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draclau counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas keeps the fight on the outside.
Alphons Draclau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draclau throws a hook but Vegas avoids it easily.
Vegas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draclau is looking to clinch but Vegas is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Draclau moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Vegas.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Draclau misses with a looping left.
Vegas slips a straight right by Draclau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Draclau as he connects with a hook.
Crunch! Draclau slams his shin into Vegas's torso.
Vegas misses with a double jab
and Draclau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draclau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vegas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Draclau closes the distance but Vegas moves to the side
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
Draclau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draclau moves in looking to clinch but Vegas pushes him off.
Draclau misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draclau cracks a nice hook into Vegas's ribs.
Vegas throws a hook but Draclau avoids it easily.
Draclau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Draclau.
Vegas tries to move into range but Draclau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Draclau.
Draclau clinches but Vegas breaks the clinch
and Vegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draclau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau keeps Vegas at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.
Draclau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vegas as he avoids it easily.
Draclau tries to clinch up.
Draclau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vegas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Draclau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Draclau moved out of range nicely.
Draclau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegas counters with a one-two to the body.
Draclau closes the distance but Vegas moves to the side
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas misses with a two punch combination.
Draclau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vegas but Vegas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Vegas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draclau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Onni Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakatsu Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Dub FX - Rude Boy. Sato has chosen té - Ketsudan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Masakatsu Sato!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato throws a head kick that Jokinen semi-blocks.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
Jokinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato takes one to the chin there.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Sato misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Sato should have avoided that one.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sato.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
A solid body kick from Sato.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sato misses with some punches.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Sato wants to stall.
Jokinen gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sato or not.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Jokinen pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
A short left from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sato looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sato working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen is working Sato over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jokinen as Sato tries to tie him up.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen works on Sato's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sato or not.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Sato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sato's gas tank.
Jokinen is working Sato over against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Sato.
Jokinen gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Sato.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danga de danga de dang - Jokinen scores with a four punch combination!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Jokinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sato at a distance.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen works Sato's body with a nice hook.
Masakatsu Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen swinging wildly here.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Sato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen lands with a hook. Sato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jokinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jokinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sato at a distance.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen lunges at Sato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sato's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jokinen swinging wildly here.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sato - that will leave a mark!
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Sato.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Jokinen takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sato walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Sato throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
A shot to de liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Onni Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jokinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Sato.
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen jabs at Sato's body.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Jokinen saw it coming and moves away.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Sato.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sato wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Jokinen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen swinging wildly here.
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato is looking to score with low kicks.
Sato swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
Jokinen has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Jokinen is working Sato over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jokinen.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Sato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sato's gas tank.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen pushes Sato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sato tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Onni Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jokinen pushes Sato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Sato tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Sato tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the cage.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Sato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Sato.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
Masakatsu Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Sato is looking to control Jokinen's arms but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sato has his back to the cage.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Sato's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Jokinen.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Sato.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onni Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Jokinen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariuz Taurosevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huaka i Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po has chosen Misirlou by Dick Dale & The Del Tones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mariuz Taurosevicius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huaka i Po!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurosevicius misses with an uppercut.
Po scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taurosevicius doesn't seem bothered though.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Taurosevicius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Po rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taurosevicius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Po has taken the fight to the clinch.
Po stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Po as Taurosevicius tries to tie him up.
Taurosevicius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taurosevicius scores with a spinning back kick!
Taurosevicius keeps Po at a distance using the push kick.
Po looks gassed!
Taurosevicius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taurosevicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurosevicius swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Po takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taurosevicius lands a left and a right that sends Po crashing to the canvas! Taurosevicius dives into mount looking to finish!
Po is rocked!
Taurosevicius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Po is still in real trouble! Can Taurosevicius finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurosevicius unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Po wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Taurosevicius celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariuz Taurosevicius!
Mariuz Taurosevicius retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Daniels has chosen King Without A Crown by Matisyahu as his entrance music. Samuel Daniels 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.
Maia has control of Daniels's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daniels regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maia looking to control but Daniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniels tries to buck Maia off but he can't manage it.
Maia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Maia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maia trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Maia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels wants to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Maia controlling the pace for now.
Maia has control of Daniels's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daniels regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maia swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Daniels is now in Maia's guard. A big mistake from Maia there, giving up the dominant position!
Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels content to stall in guard here.
Maia is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daniels wants to stand but Maia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maia controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels wants to get up but he can't break Maia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Daniels postures up in Maia's guard and throws a big left but Maia blocks it.
Maia looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia wants to control the position but Daniels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Maia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Daniels has passed into side control.
Daniels wants to stand but Maia is controlling his arm.
Daniels trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braulio Maia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maia lands a slapping body shot.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Maia shrugs off.
It looks like Braulio Maia has been cut.
Daniels displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maia up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Maia 's eye.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Maia's ribcage.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels'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.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels has Maia pressed against the cage.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Maia shrugs off.
Braulio Maia's cut is getting worse.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
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!
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels has Maia pushed against the cage.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Daniels slows down the pace here.
Daniels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Samuel Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Daniels stalling in the clinch.
Maia avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Maia is blocking nicely.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniels wants to stall.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from Maia.
Daniels leaning against his opponent.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Maia is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daniels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Maia avoids the damage to the body.
Maia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maia blocks an elbow strike.
Maia manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braulio Maia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia with a hook.
Maia lands a jab to the head.
Maia blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Maia scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Samuel Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Good work by Maia as he checks the leg kick.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels clinches.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Maia is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maia has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
Daniels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels just leaning against Maia, taking a breather.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Maia avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maia misses with a body punch.
Maia takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Maia blocks it.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Maia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daniels pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braulio Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Maia's front leg but catches the back leg as Maia tries to avoid it.
Maia tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels pushes Maia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels working Maia over with knees to the body.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Maia's ribcage.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Maia 's eye.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daniels.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maia.
Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daniels gets a clinch.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maia working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Maia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels has Maia pressed against the cage.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Maia shrugs off.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Maia.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daniels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maia takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Maia shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Daniels!
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