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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 2396 p4p, 300 weight class) and Artem Irhin (ranked 2453 p4p, 308 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Easy Rider. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Irhin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Irhin jabs Power right on the nose. Power blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irhin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power slips a jab from Irhin.
Irhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power connects with a good right hand that stumbles Irhin. Irhin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Power has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Irhin counters with a nice uppercut.
Irhin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Irhin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power throws a low kick but Irhin avoids it.
It seemed like Irhin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Irhin to counter with a crisp jab.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Irhin ducks down to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Irhin enables Power to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Irhin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin has his foot on Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Power works his way back into a safe position though.
Power is working Irhin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Power stands up over Irhin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Irhin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Power throwing strikes but missing.
Power cracks Irhin with a solid left hand.
Power looking to sit in guard and control but Irhin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Irhin stays in close to Power's body and controls the position.
Power wants to sweep here but Irhin controlling him for the moment.
Power is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Irhin defends well.
Irhin trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power looking to control.
Power keeping moving, preventing Irhin from controlling successfully.
Irhin stopping the sweep attempt from Power.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Irhin is controlling him.
Irhin stopping the sweep attempt from Power.
Irhin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Power swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Power is looking for a triangle but Irhin pushes his legs off easily.
Power is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Irhin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Irhin is looking to improve his position.
Irhin gets full guard.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Irhin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Power with a flurry of punches that miss.
Irhin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Power loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power cracks Irhin with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power forces his way into half guard.
Power is looking to advance position but Irhin won't allow it.
Irhin is not content to let Power control the position.
Irhin tries to roll over but Power keeps him under control.
Irhin gets full guard.
Power postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irhin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irhin is looking for a triangle but Power pushes his legs off easily.
Irhin wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irhin throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Irhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power connects with a body shot.
A cross from Power lands.
Power lets loose with a powerful body kick. Irhin will feel that in the morning.
Power throws a good cross that connects.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irhin.
Irhin moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Irhin to counter with a crisp jab.
Power has his takedown stuffed
and Irhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irhin manages to avoid it.
Power works the jab nicely.
Irhin throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power looks to land a left hand but Irhin moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Irhin.
Nice body kick there by Power.
Power misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIrhin.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irhin can do to turn this around?
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Irhin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Irhin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power 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.
As Power backs off Irhin throws a huge counter combo but Power manages to avoid it all.
Irhin checks a low kick from Power.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power misses with a low kick as Irhin jumps back.
Irhin avoids the head kick by Power.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Irhin! But no joy.
Irhin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power throws a front kick that sends Irhin stumbling back into the cage.
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irhin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Irhin avoids the head kick by Power.
Irhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Power moves forwards but Irhin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Irhin needs to keep his hands up - Power had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Irhin blocks the leg kick.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Irhin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power fires out a quick counter leg kick but Irhin just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Irhin misses.
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irhin's hands.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Power slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Irhin throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem.
Power looks to land a body kick but Irhin moved away.
Irhin is looking for the big counter here.
Irhin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Irhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Irhin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Irhin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power slips a jab from Irhin.
Power connects with a single shot there.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irhin moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Power backs off Irhin throws a huge counter combo but Power manages to avoid it all.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Power moves forwards but Irhin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Irhin misses the target.
Power appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Power lands with a kick to the ribs.
Power with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irhin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Irhin counters with a nice uppercut.
Power lands with a hook. Irhin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Power listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Power takes a swing at Irhin's ribcage but misses.
Power scores with the left hand. Irhin knows he should have avoided that one.
Irhin avoids the head kick by Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Irhin.
Power lands a body shot.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power thuds a left hand into Irhin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power missing with a left hand there. Irhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Irhin is out of range and Power settles back down.
Irhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Irhin.
Irhin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Power pushes down on Irhin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Power works his way into full mount!
Power looking to control but Irhin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Irhin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Max Power overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power is trying to keep Irhin in close.
Power keeping moving, preventing Irhin from controlling successfully.
Irhin passes Power's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Power is looking for a sweep. Irhin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irhin is thwarting Power's attempts to control the position.
Power is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Power is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Irhin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Irhin's back!
Power has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Irhin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin breaks Power's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Power looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Irhin wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Irhin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Power has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Irhin has managed to get both his arms back between Power's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Power keeping moving, preventing Irhin from controlling successfully.
Irhin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Power keeping moving, preventing Irhin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to keep a closed guard but Irhin is proving a slippery customer.
Irhin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
Power is looking for a triangle but Irhin pushes his legs off easily.
Irhin trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Artem Irhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Power wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Power!
Our winner, Max Power, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 1017 p4p, 147 weight class) and Espo Jaksinen (ranked 1275 p4p, 180 weight class). Espo Jaksinen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nada changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jaksinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jaksinen gets back to half guard.
Jaksinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nada stops Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
Nada has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nada is trying to control. Jaksinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet.
Nada wants to free his trapped foot but Jaksinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nada is working away from the top position though.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Jaksinen tries to roll over but Nada keeps him under control.
Nada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada slips a nice elbow through Jaksinen's hands, connecting with Jaksinen's forehead.
Nada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jaksinen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Performance Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jaksinen wants to get back to full guard.
Jaksinen is positioning himself well to prevent Nada advancing to mount.
Jaksinen is looking to control Nada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jaksinen avoid being mounted?
Jaksinen wants to improve his position but Nada is controlling well.
Nada is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaksinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nada drops an elbow to the side of Jaksinen's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nada lands a nice short elbow.
Nada thows a huge punch but Jaksinen dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaksinen pushes Nada off looking to stand but Nada dives back in and keeps control.
Jaksinen trying to control but Nada postures up.
Nada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nada working Jaksinen over with strikes.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Nada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaksinen has hold of Nada's hands but Nada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaksinen controlling the position well.
Jaksinen wants to control but Nada is keeping busy.
Nada scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaksinen defending well though.
Nada is trying to control. Jaksinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jaksinen is looking to escape.
Nada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaksinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jaksinen wants to improve his position but Nada is controlling well.
Jaksinen is still trying to improve position.
Nada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen keeping control of the position.
Nada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaksinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nada.
Jaksinen is trying to maintain the position but Nada is very close to passing his half guard.
Jaksinen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nada is pressing down on Jaksinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jaksinen is holding on for now.
Nada is thwarting Jaksinen's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaksinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaksinen keeping full guard, as Nada tries to pass.
Nada works over Jaksinen with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nada 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.
Jaksinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nada throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaksinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaksinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaksinen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good exchange - Jaksinen coming out on top.
Nada just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaksinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Nada's head.
Jaksinen slips a jab from Nada.
Nada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaksinen in his tracks.
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!
Nada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jaksinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jaksinen wants to stand up but Nada is controlling him.
Jaksinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaksinen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada looking to pass the guard.
Jaksinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jaksinen has Nada pulled in close to control his posture.
Jaksinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Nada from controlling successfully.
Jaksinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jaksinen can't keep his opponent in guard - Nada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jaksinen trying to control but Nada postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jaksinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaksinen is looking to escape.
Nada is looking to take a break and control but Jaksinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nada prevents Jaksinen from standing back up.
Nada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaksinen tries to kick Nada off but Nada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaksinen pushes Nada off and gets back to his feet.
Jaksinen throws a head kick but Nada moves out of range.
Nada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nada swings widly with a right hand
and Jaksinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaksinen moves out of range as Nada strikes.
Jaksinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaksinen.
Nada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaksinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nada is out of range and Jaksinen settles back down.
Nada lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaksinen's head.
Nada stuns Jaksinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nada looks to land a combination. Jaksinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jaksinen gets caught flat footed, as Nada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jaksinen pushes Nada off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nada closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jaksinen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen pulls Nada in to control the position.
Nada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nada looking to pass the guard.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jaksinen has momentary wrist control but Nada slips an elbow through the middle.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Nada is controlling the position.
Jaksinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nada.
Nada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaksinen is keeping the position for now.
Jaksinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Nada trying to control but Jaksinen is working from the bottom.
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 Frank Nada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nada throws a good cross that connects.
Jaksinen scores with a push kick.
Jaksinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Nada.
Nada stuns Jaksinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaksinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Nada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen is rocked!
Nada drops Jaksinen with a huge uppercut! Jaksinen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nada is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Nada!
Frank Nada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition - Q160, into his post fight interview.
Espo Jaksinen was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm done man, I've had enough! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Beltran (ranked 655 p4p, 69 weight class) and Wu Fei Chung (ranked 376 p4p, 42 weight class). Fei Chung has chosen God of Gamblers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Chung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beltran has his takedown stuffed
and Fei Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beltran fails to land the takedown.
Beltran tries for a takedown but Fei Chung circles away easily
and Fei Chung counters with a head kick. That will keep Beltran thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beltran is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fei Chung lands a nice hook to Beltran's body. Beltran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beltran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fei Chung counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Beltran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fei Chung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beltran seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fei Chung throws a head kick that misses.
Beltran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fei Chung manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Our spies down at at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic inform us that Fei Chung has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beltran is one step ahead there.
Fei Chung is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fei Chung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fei Chung is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beltran works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fei Chung trying to control the position from guard on top but Beltran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung slips nicely into half guard.
Fei Chung is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fei Chung passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beltran is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Fei Chung there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fei Chung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fei Chung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fei Chung is continuing to stall.
Beltran doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fei Chung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Fei Chung dominated that round.
That's time! Beltran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beltran walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fei Chung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fei Chung throws the kick towards the body but Beltran avoids it.
Beltran seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Beltran shoots in but Fei Chung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carlos Beltran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beltran shoots in for a takedown but Fei Chung shows good takedown defense.
Fei Chung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fei Chung.
Beltran throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fei Chung counter with a right hand.
A big left from Fei Chung misses.
Beltran misses with a double jab
and Fei Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran checks a low kick from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung misses with a leg kick.
Fei Chung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beltran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung misses the shot to the body.
Beltran gets a double leg takedown into Fei Chung's guard.
Fei Chung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beltran won't allow Fei Chung to sweep him here.
Fei Chung is trying to hold Beltran in close to prevent damage but Beltran has managed to pass into half guard.
Beltran is looking for a kimura here.
Beltran seems to be working for a kimura but Fei Chung defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beltran stopping the sweep attempt from Fei Chung.
Beltran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beltran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beltran wants to control from the top but Fei Chung keeps moving.
Beltran wants to stand but Fei Chung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fei Chung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung controlling Beltran's posture.
Fei Chung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beltran's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beltran is looking to stand up but Fei Chung isn't so interested in that idea.
Beltran lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fei Chung trying to control the position.
Fei Chung has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Beltran is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fei Chung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung tries to buck Beltran off but Beltran is having none of it.
Fei Chung is not content to let Beltran control the position.
Beltran working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beltran decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Beltran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beltran darts in looking for a takedown but Fei Chung gets double underhooks and turns Beltran into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fei Chung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wu Fei Chung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Beltran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fei Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fei Chung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fei Chung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beltran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fei Chung is tightening it up a little... Beltran has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Beltran reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Beltran taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fei Chung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wu Fei Chung!
Our winner, Wu Fei Chung, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 180 p4p, 15 weight class) and Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 136 p4p, 11 weight class). Bruyne comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Fuujin has chosen a lot of Asian swag in this young man 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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150 lbs
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146 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne misses with a straight left.
Bruyne is looking to clinch.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuujin misses with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuujin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Fuujin.
Fuujin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Fuujin moved out of range.
Fuujin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
Fuujin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuujin tests Bruyne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Fuujin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Fuujin tenderised Bruyne's leg. Bruyne is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuujin blocks a leg kick.
Bruyne lands a nice shot that snaps Fuujin's head back.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Fuujin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruyne feints and then cracks Fuujin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuujin down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuujin.
A slow jab from Bruyne misses its intended target.
De Bruyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuujin misses with a left hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fuujin thinking.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Bruyne scores with the left hand. Fuujin knows he should have avoided that one.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuujin blocks the leg kick.
Fuujin missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuujin shoots in for a takedown but Bruyne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuujin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuujin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fuujin cracks Bruyne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Bruyne's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bruyne feints and then cracks Fuujin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuujin down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bruyne.
Fuujin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fuujin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
Fuujin with a nice cross.
Bruyne looks to land a left hand but Fuujin moved out of range nicely.
Fuujin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruyne is looking to counter punch.
Fuujin throws an off balance right hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuujin throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuujin.
Bruyne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fuujin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuujin lands a nice hook to Bruyne's body. Bruyne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuujin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuujin tries to move into range but Bruyne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fuujin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuujin with the counter takedown but Bruyne avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuujin 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 Bruyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fuujin.
Bruyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruyne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
Fuujin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuujin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruyne's head backwards.
Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuujin's sensitive parts.
Fuujin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fuujin tries to work over Bruyne's front leg with a kick but Bruyne checks it.
Bruyne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bruyne throws a hook but Fuujin avoids it easily.
Fuujin looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuujin tries to bum rush Bruyne with a series of wild strikes but Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuujin slips under a jab.
Fuujin dips to his left and cracks Bruyne with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuujin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a nice head kick!
Fuujin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuujin cracks Bruyne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fuujin shoots for a takedown but Bruyne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fuujin throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuujin slips under a jab.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuujin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fuujin seems to be working for a kimura but Bruyne defends the submission attempt.
Bruyne holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 De Bruyne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bruyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruyne is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuujin.
Bruyne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fuujin throws out a powerful jab.
Bruyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruyne defending well as Fuujin loads up on a big left hand.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuujin throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruyne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fuujin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuujin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Fuujin.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Bruyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuujin's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuujin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne lands with an uppercut that bounces Fuujin off the cage and back into range.
Bruyne misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne throws out a leg kick but Fuujin moves out of range and Bruyne only half commits.
Fuujin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruyne's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fuujin.
Fuujin staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fuujin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fuujin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuujin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuujin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuujin misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruyne throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fuujin avoids it.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne lands with a cross.
Bruyne avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuujin.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
Bruyne throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuujin! But no joy.
Bruyne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fuujin if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuujin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fuujin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bruyne defends well and Fuujin ends up having to push Bruyne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fuujin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Bruyne misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws out a leg kick but Bruyne moves out of range and Fuujin only half commits.
Bruyne throws the left hand but Fuujin avoids the punch easily.
Fuujin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuujin lands a head shot.
Fuujin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuujin misses the target.
Fuujin throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne misses with a straight right.
Bruyne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fuujin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Fuujin tries to land a leg kick but Bruyne saw it coming and moves away.
Bruyne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fuujin just manages to avoid it.
Bruyne throws a body kick that misses.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
Bruyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuujin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuujin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fuujin shoots in but Bruyne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Bruyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuka Fuujin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Fuujin is predictable there
letting Bruyne counter with a right hand.
Bruyne throws an overhand right that lands on Fuujin's shoulder, as Fuujin tries to avoid the shot.
Fuujin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Bruyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuujin misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Bruyne.
Fuujin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruyne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut. Bruyne saw that one coming.
Fuujin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuujin fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kazuka Fuujin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fuujin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fuujin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruyne.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuujin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Bruyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne throws a hook but Fuujin blocks it.
Fuujin throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuujin.
Fuujin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fuujin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruyne throws a wild body kick that Fuujin sees coming a mile off.
Fuujin defending well as Bruyne loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Fuujin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Fuujin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruyne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fuujin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruyne lands a slapping body shot.
Bruyne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuujin. That did some damage!
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Fuujin misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Fuujin backs away, Bruyne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bruyne connects with the punch.
Fuujin throws out a powerful jab.
Bruyne cracks the inside of Fuujin's front leg.
Bruyne with a nice cross.
Fuujin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuujin throws a looping overhand right but Bruyne ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a really nice looking cross but Fuujin seems unphased.
Fuujin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruyne scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruyne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Fuujin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuujin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bruyne's half guard.
Bruyne is looking to improve his position.
Fuujin is thwarting Bruyne's attempts to control the position.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Bruyne is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne keeping hold of Fuujin's head, controlling as best he can.
Bruyne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bruyne has his hands clasped together around Fuujin's back. He's all about the action.
Fuujin seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Bruyne is defending well.
Bruyne is looking to control Fuujin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bruyne avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruyne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bruyne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuujin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruyne.
Fuujin misses with a left hand
and Bruyne counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Bruyne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruyne 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Bruyne!
An intense looking De Bruyne took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Peel Steel, you absolutely suck'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Aas (ranked 110 p4p, 4 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 269 p4p, 16 weight class). Aas comes to the cage accompanied by Nunnuka Nunnuka. The crowd seem to be enjoying Larusso's choice of entrance music: Glory of love. 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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144 lbs
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World class 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
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Aas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larusso takes a swing at Aas's ribcage but misses.
Larusso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aas's calf.
Aas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aas misses with a looping left.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aas.
Larusso throws a leg kick
and Larusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larusso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Larusso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aas is out of range.
Larusso misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Aas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aas 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 Larusso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larusso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso misses with an uppercut.
Larusso tries to land a front kick but Aas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Larusso connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso takes a swing at Aas's ribcage but misses.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aas. That's going to slow Larusso down.
Jab, jab by Aas - just one landing.
Larusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Larusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aas.
Larusso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larusso scrambles back to his feet.
Aas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larusso counters with a body kick.
Aas moves away from the strike by Larusso.
Aas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Larusso avoids it.
Aas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso throws a leg kick
and Aas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larusso throws the left hand but Aas avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Aas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Aas thuds a left hand into Larusso's body.
No joy there for Aas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aas looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larusso.
Aas tries to land a front kick but Larusso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aas under the eye.
Larusso staying out of range there.
Larusso doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Larusso works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Aas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aas.
Aas connects with a jab.
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Some bone on bone action there as Aas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aas throws a jab when Larusso was well out of range.
Aas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Larusso slips a jab from Aas.
Larusso is trying to counter with his kicks.
A lazy left from Aas finds it's target.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larusso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larusso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas checks a low kick from Larusso.
Aas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larusso gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses.
Aas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aas misses the jab.
Aas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Larusso looks to throw the jab but Aas is out of range.
Aas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Larusso.
Aas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larusso takes one to the side of the head.
Aas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larusso misses with a low kick as Aas jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larusso moves out of range as Aas strikes.
Aas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larusso under the eye.
Larusso misses with a hook.
Aas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Aas - just one landing.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Aas is just out of range.
Aas lands the left hand.
Larusso tests Aas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larusso doesn't seem bothered though.
Aas misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Aas misses.
Aas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larusso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
Larusso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larusso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aas circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aas connects with a single shot there.
Larusso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larusso misses with a hook.
Larusso throws a hook but Aas blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas 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.
Larusso misses with a straight left.
Larusso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aas throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Larusso.
Aslak Aas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larusso throws a nice outside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larusso in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away.
Aas swings widly with a right hand
and Larusso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aas really felt that one!
A telegraphed right hand from Larusso misses the target.
Larusso is looking to score with low kicks.
Larusso throws a leg kick which misses Aas's front leg but catches the back leg as Aas tries to avoid it.
Larusso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Larusso moves out of range of the strikes.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
Aslak Aas is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larusso.
Aas misses with a straight left.
Aas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larusso.
Larusso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larusso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larusso throws an off balance right hand
letting Aas counter with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Larusso might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aas has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aas.
Aas slips under a jab.
Larusso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larusso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aas missing with a left hand there. Larusso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larusso takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
A big right from Aas misses.
Larusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aas blocks a jab.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aas.
Aas throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Larusso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Larusso misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
No joy there for Aas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aas throws a hook but Larusso avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larusso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aas's calf.
Larusso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aas doesn't manage to clinch there - Larusso circles away.
Aas tries to clinch there but Larusso circles away.
Aas misses with a body punch
and Larusso counters with a straight right hand.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Aas.
Aas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aas is looking for a counter combo.
Aas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aas misses with a hook.
Aas connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larusso unleashes a big counter combination but Aas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Larusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larusso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Larusso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larusso throws the left hand but Aas avoids the punch easily.
Larusso slips under a jab from Aas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larusso! But no joy.
Larusso throws a hook but Aas blocks it.
Aas lands the left hand.
Larusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aas manages to avoid it.
Aas thows a leg kick but Larusso checks it
and Larusso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larusso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aas doesn't seem bothered though.
Larusso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aas. Aas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Larusso misses with the body kick
and Larusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larusso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aas takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Larusso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso connects with a solid leg kick.
Larusso looks to land a left hand but Aas moved out of range nicely.
Aas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Larusso.
Aas throws a looping overhand right but Larusso ducks down to avoid it.
Larusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Aas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larusso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aas needs to keep his hands up - Larusso had a free shot at his head there.
Larusso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larusso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aas tried to counter with a leg kick but Larusso avoided it.
Aas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aas misses with a straight left.
Aas throws a body shot but no joy.
Aas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larusso.
Larusso lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Aas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Aas throws the kick towards the body but Larusso avoids it.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larusso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larusso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aas.
Aas misses with an uppercut.
Aas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aas lands a body shot.
Aas lunges at Larusso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larusso's hand.
Larusso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aas.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aas moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aas ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Larusso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Larusso connects with a right hand. Aas shakes it off.
Larusso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Aas. Beautiful body shot.
Larusso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses.
Larusso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larusso on the side of the head.
Larusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Aas saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Aas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larusso doesn't seem phased though.
Larusso slips under a jab.
Aas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Aas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso lands a jab.
Aas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Larusso misses with a straight right.
Larusso missing with a left hand there. Aas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larusso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aas walks into a jab.
Aas lands with a cross.
Larusso takes one on the button.
Aas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larusso.
Larusso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Aas throws a looping overhand right but Larusso ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Larusso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
Larusso raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larusso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Aas.
Larusso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larusso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid body kick from Larusso.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Larusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aas misses with a low kick.
Larusso checks a low kick from Aas.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Aas throws a lazy uppercut
and Larusso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aas thinking.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larusso.
Aas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larusso's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas throws an overhand right that lands on Larusso's shoulder, as Larusso tries to avoid the shot.
Larusso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aas.
Aas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larusso under the eye.
Aas connects with a nice looking jab.
Larusso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aas finds it's way round the side to connect with Larusso's head.
Larusso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aas throws a series of punches but Larusso moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Aas coming out on top.
Larusso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aas throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslak Aas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aas 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Aas!
In his post fight interview, Aslak Aas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Guk (ranked 118 p4p, 15 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 160 p4p, 24 weight class). Jong Guk comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Volkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Россия kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Guk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jong Guk looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Jong Guk slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jong Guk is able to avoid easily.
Nice body punch from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Volkov tries to work over Jong Guk's front leg with a kick but Jong Guk checks it.
Volkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov throws a front kick that sends Jong Guk stumbling back into the cage.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jong Guk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
Jong Guk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Guk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a front kick aimed at Volkov's knee but Volkov avoids it well.
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jong Guk lands with a hook. Volkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk slips a straight right by Volkov.
Volkov connects with a jab.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jong Guk. Jong Guk obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Jong Guk's shoulder, as Jong Guk tries to avoid the shot.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Volkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. Volkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jong Guk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jong Guk throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jong Guk swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk scores with a jab to the head.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk sizes up Volkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Jong Guk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Jong Guk.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Jong Guk.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jong Guk.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Jong Guk slips the punch.
Volkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Jong Guk throws a good cross that connects.
Jong Guk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jong Guk there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Jong Guk misses its intended target.
Jong Guk misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkov checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong Guk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Volkov.
It looks like Kim Jong Guk has been cut.
Volkov lands a body shot.
Jong Guk throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Volkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Volkov throws a hook but Jong Guk avoids it easily.
Volkov tries a low kick but Jong Guk avoids it.
Jong Guk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch lands to the side of Volkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Jong Guk off balance momentarily.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Jong Guk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jong Guk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jong Guk manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jong Guk throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Jong Guk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jong Guk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Jong Guk lands with a right hand.
Jong Guk thows a body kick. Volkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Volkov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Volkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jong Guk throws out the jab.
Volkov throws a hook but Jong Guk blocks it.
Jong Guk blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Jong Guk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Guk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
Jong Guk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Volkov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jong Guk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Guk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jong Guk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkov's calf.
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
Volkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jong Guk momentarily.
A jab from Jong Guk does it's job there.
Volkov moves out of range as Jong Guk strikes.
Jong Guk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkov's calf.
Jong Guk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Volkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jong Guk. That's going to slow Volkov down.
Volkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jong Guk's corner calls for a 1-2. Jong Guk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jong Guk.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
A good leg kick by Jong Guk.
Kim Jong Guk is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Jong Guk tries to score with a low kick but Volkov moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Jong Guk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Jong Guk slips a jab from Volkov.
Jong Guk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov moves out of range as Jong Guk throws a body kick.
Jong Guk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Volkov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Volkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jong Guk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Volkov is able to avoid easily.
Volkov wants to counter the offense by Jong Guk and move into the clinch position.
Jong Guk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkov.
Jong Guk cracks Volkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Jong Guk misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses with a low kick as Volkov jumps back.
That kick from Jong Guk tenderised Volkov's leg. Volkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov slips a straight right by Jong Guk.
Volkov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jong Guk tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Volkov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkov cracks Jong Guk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jong Guk misses with a leg kick.
Jong Guk misses with a straight left.
Jong Guk lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
Volkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jong Guk lands with a hook. Volkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jong Guk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Volkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jong Guk throws a big shot that misses.
Jong Guk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkov checks it well.
Jong Guk with a jab.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Jong Guk.
Volkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jong Guk. That did some damage!
Jong Guk lands with a right hand.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Jong Guk slips the punch.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Jong Guk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jong Guk throws a sloppy body shot
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jong Guk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Guk connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Jong Guk misses with a leg kick
and Jong Guk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jong Guk avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Jong Guk swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Jong Guk throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov looks to land a combination but Jong Guk avoids it well.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jab by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jong Guk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Jong Guk lands with a good body shot.
Jong Guk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jong Guk is rocked!
Volkov closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Jong Guk out cold! Jong Guk corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
Our winner, Ilya Mstislav Volkov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Kim Jong Guk had this to say: 'Well, moving to 155 I guess unless I get my rematch........For now. Props to the New Champ, it was a tough fight for both of us.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 388 p4p, 48 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 275 p4p, 31 weight class). Brophy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Grumpy Song. Bob Brophy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cyril Makarenko's chin.
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko 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.
Makarenko takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
It appears Brophy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy feints and then cracks Makarenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makarenko down.
Brophy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makarenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makarenko tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Makarenko blocking some punches.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the cage.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the cage.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Brophy digs a right hand underneath Makarenko's ribcage. Makarenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Makarenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko lands with a cross.
Makarenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makarenko throws a big shot that misses.
Makarenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Makarenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makarenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Makarenko misses its intended target.
Makarenko is looking to slow Brophy down with leg kicks.
Brophy takes one on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Brophy blocks the leg kick.
Makarenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makarenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makarenko.
A counter left hand to the body from Brophy misses its target.
Makarenko scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Makarenko misses.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Makarenko manages to avoid it.
Makarenko misses with the body kick
and Brophy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makarenko misses the shot to the body.
Makarenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Makarenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a crisp one two that drops Makarenko! Brophy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Makarenko to his feet! Makarenko is in big trouble!
Makarenko misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Makarenko off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Brophy follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Makarenko was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Brophy!
A relieved looking Bob Brophy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 14 p4p, 1 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 55 p4p, 2 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Gaul might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Asterix and Obelix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gaul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Gaul blocks a jab.
De Gaul tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice throws out a counter right but De Gaul avoids it with no problem.
De Gaul looks for the body kick but Slice saw that one coming.
Slice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slice throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice misses with a looping right.
De Gaul throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.
De Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
And Slice responds with a good body kick, but De Gaul manages to step out the way in time.
De Gaul checks a leg kick.
De Gaul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
De Gaul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
De Gaul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slice avoids the body shot from De Gaul.
De Gaul clinches.
A short right from De Gaul on the inside.
De Gaul misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Gaul misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Gaul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slice breaks from the clinch.
De Gaul cracks Slice with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
De Gaul throws a lazy body kick
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Gaul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick.
Slice looks to land a left hand but De Gaul moved out of range nicely.
Slice lands with a good body shot.
Slice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Gaul was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
De Gaul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice misses with a looping left.
De Gaul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Slice.
Obelix De Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Gaul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slice walks into a stiff left hand from De Gaul.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Gaul.
De Gaul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Gaul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slice avoids a kick to the body.
Slice lands with a right hand.
Slice misses with a body kick.
Slice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slice avoids the body shot from De Gaul.
And Slice responds with a good body kick, but De Gaul manages to step out the way in time.
De Gaul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slice lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Gaul. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Gaul throws a lazy uppercut
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Slice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Gaul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Gaul is breathing heavily.
Slice throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Gaul was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul throws a lazy body kick
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Gaul is looking to wear down Slice with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Gaul tries to clinch but Slice moves away
and Slice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Slice.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slice has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Slice fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops De Gaul to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! De Gaul looks to clinch but Slice throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! De Gaul taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice is the new super heavyweight champion!
Kimbo Slice really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Free Bands inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 9 p4p, 3 weight class). Romero has chosen Havana 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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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero lands a slapping body shot.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range.
Kaunismieli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaunismieli but Kaunismieli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Romero.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaunismieli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romero. That's going to slow Kaunismieli down.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero scores with a hook.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli stops a takedown attempt from Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Romero prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaunismieli digs a right hand underneath Romero's ribcage. Romero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romero looks winded!
Kaunismieli wants to stall.
Romero tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaunismieli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli digs a right hand into Romero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romero's gas tank.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero is rocked!
Kaunismieli lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaunismieli finish him?
Romero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaunismieli to keep the fight standing.
Romero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kaunismieli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romero can turn it around.
Kaunismieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaunismieli creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Romero with a big uppercut! Romero tries to clinch up but Kaunismieli pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Romero to the mat! Romero covers up and Kaunismieli unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Kalervo Kaunismieli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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