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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 3082 p4p, 283 weight class) and Jesus St Pierre (ranked 1576 p4p, 164 weight class). Khasbulaev comes to the cage accompanied by Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. St Pierre has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Jesus St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 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
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre takes one to the chin there.
Khasbulaev blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by St Pierre.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into Khasbulaev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Khasbulaev manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
A frustrated look appears on Khasbulaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev lands a right hand.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
Khasbulaev blocking some punches.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Khasbulaev controls the action.
St Pierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch.
Khasbulaev scores with a nice head shot.
St Pierre cracks a nice hook into Khasbulaev's ribs.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Khasbulaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khasbulaev misses with a looping right.
Khasbulaev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as St Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khasbulaev doesn't seem phased though.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khasbulaev throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Khasbulaev moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khasbulaev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Pierre checks it well.
St Pierre drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khasbulaev defends it well.
Jab from Khasbulaev.
St Pierre is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khasbulaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And St Pierre tries to counter it with a takedown but Khasbulaev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Khasbulaev finish him?
and Khasbulaev counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts St Pierre! He's just covering up as Khasbulaev starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
A victorious Magomedrasul Khasbulaev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pops Maellard (ranked 979 p4p, 147 weight class) and Tomislav Kralj (ranked 1152 p4p, 163 weight class). Kralj has chosen Dolazak Hrvata as his entrance music. Pops Maellard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
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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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomislav Kralj!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maellard stuffs the takedown.
Maellard misses with an uppercut.
Kralj tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maellard. That's going to slow Kralj down.
Kralj closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kralj trying to control the position but Maellard is working away.
Maellard is looking for a sweep.
Kralj working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kralj lands a nice forearm strike.
Kralj wants to control but Maellard is keeping him busy.
Kralj taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Maellard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kralj off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard throwing sloppy strikes.
Maellard is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Maellard misses with punches from the back.
Kralj trying to control the hands but Maellard breaks the grip.
I would not like to be Kralj right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maellard controlling well, preventing Kralj from escaping the position.
Maellard controls the position.
Maellard controlling well, preventing Kralj from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Maellard.
Maellard is hanging on to Kralj's back as he tries to escape.
Maellard controlling the position well here. Kralj rolled but Maellard kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kralj rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maellard trying to pass the guard but Kralj defending well.
Kralj is trying to get back to full guard.
Maellard wants to free his trapped foot but Kralj is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maellard is keen to just control but Kralj is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Maellard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kralj tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maellard defends well and Kralj ends up having to push Maellard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maellard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kralj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A clash of legs there as Maellard blocks the low kick.
Maellard throws a lazy right hand but Kralj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maellard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kralj can do to turn this around?
Kralj lands with a cross.
Kralj shoots in and drives through. Maellard sprawls well.
Maellard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maellard. That's going to slow Kralj down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maellard.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maellard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maellard misses with a straight right.
Maellard lands with a nice body punch.
Maellard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kralj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maellard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kralj is out of range.
Maellard lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maellard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kraljs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kralj lands a nice hook to Maellard's body. Maellard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kralj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maellard can pounce on him.
Kralj misses with a looping right.
Maellard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maellard.
Kralj on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maellard. Maellard obviously looking to wear him down.
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kralj.
Maellard blocks a leg kick.
Kralj checks a low kick from Maellard.
Maellard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kralj misses the jab.
Maellard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maellard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kralj's calf.
Pops Maellard is winning the standup battle so far.
Maellard moves out of range as Kralj strikes.
Kralj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Maellard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maellard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kralj is just out of range.
Kralj drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maellard defends it well.
Kralj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kralj 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.
Maellard moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kralj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kralj stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kralj checks the leg kick.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maellard gets caught napping as Kralj dives in and scores a takedown. Maellard manages to retain guard.
Kralj trying to control but Maellard is working from the bottom.
Maellard keeping full guard, as Kralj tries to pass.
Maellard wants to sweep but no luck.
Maellard is trying to control the position but Kralj postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kralj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kralj trying to control the position from guard on top but Maellard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maellard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kralj's guard.
Kralj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard trying to control the position from guard on top but Kralj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maellard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maellard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maellard happy to just control the position for now.
Kralj wants to control but Maellard postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kralj manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kralj is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maellard wants to hold on but Kralj pushes him away.
Maellard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maellard is trying to stand.
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 Pops Maellard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kralj attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kralj scores with a jab to the head.
Maellard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kralj fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Maellard misses its intended target.
Kralj fails to land the takedown.
Maellard misses the jab.
Maellard misses with a straight right.
Maellard misses with a wild body shot.
Kralj wants to counter the offense by Maellard and move into the clinch position.
Maellard throws a jab when Kralj was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maellard slips under a jab from Kralj.
Kralj throws the left hand but Maellard avoids the punch easily.
Kralj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maellard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Maellard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kralj throws a body shot but no joy.
Maellard fails to land with a series of punches.
Kralj tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maellard lands a head kick!
Kralj throws out a loose jab but Maellard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Maellard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maellard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Kralj as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maellard throws a chopping leg kick but Kralj manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kralj misses with a hook. Maellard ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Maellard misses
and Kralj counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kralj is looking to take a break and control but Maellard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kralj perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maellard is refusing to be controlled, as Kralj sits in half guard.
Maellard wants to improve his position but Kralj is controlling well.
Maellard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maellard.
Kralj trying to control but Maellard is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kralj is one step ahead there.
Maellard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kralj controls the pace.
Kralj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kralj is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maellard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maellard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kralj lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kralj throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralj trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Maellard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kralj pulls Maellard in close to prevent any damage.
Maellard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kralj swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maellard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kralj wants to sweep but no luck.
Tomislav Kralj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maellard wants to control from the top but Kralj keeps moving.
Maellard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maellard controlling from the top position.
Kralj trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maellard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kralj. Kralj circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pops Maellard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maellard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Maellard!
Pops Maellard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 955 p4p, 143 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 1348 p4p, 186 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Handsome Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Rutten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Po gets a clinch.
Rutten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po .
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now.
Rutten throws a head punch that misses.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Po stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Rutten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutten lands a nice uppercut.
Rutten misses with the head strike.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
Po is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Po is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Rutten dips a shoulder and cracks Po with a mighty uppercut! Po falls back against the cage and Rutten unloads with a barrage of strikes! Po is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rutten screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Handsome Rutten!
Handsome Rutten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 740 p4p, 109 weight class) and Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 958 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunkin is able to avoid easily.
Dunkin looks to land a body kick but Reznick moved away.
Reznick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunkin.
Dunkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunkin.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Dunkin throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
Dunkin lands a head shot.
Dunkin moves out of range as Reznick strikes.
Dunkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dunkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reznick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reznick. That's going to slow Dunkin down.
Reznick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reznick throws a front kick aimed at Dunkin's knee but Dunkin avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
Reznick misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dunkin misses with a body shot
letting Reznick counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick moves away from the strike by Dunkin.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick looks to throw the jab but Dunkin is out of range.
Dunkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunkin throws a hook to the side of Reznick's head but Reznick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunkin throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
Reznick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reznick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunkin's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Reznick.
Dunkin throws a hook to the side of Reznick's head but Reznick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunkin misses with an uppercut.
Dunkin 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Dunkin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dunkin throws a head kick that misses.
Reznick scores with a push kick.
Reznick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reznick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunkin lands a really nice looking cross but Reznick seems unphased.
Dunkin throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Dunkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Reznick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunkin.
Dunkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dunkin connects with a right hand. Reznick shakes it off.
Reznick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Reznick misses the target.
Reznick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunkin.
Dunkin misses with a jab to the body
and Reznick counters with a leg kick.
Dunkin throws a series of punches but Reznick moves out of range.
Reznick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunkin's sensitive parts.
Reznick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reznick scores with a body shot.
Reznick throws a head kick but Dunkin moves out of range.
Dunkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dunkin misses.
Reznick lands a nice shot that snaps Dunkin's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a right hand
and Reznick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reznick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reznick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dunkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Reznick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reznick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunkin's elbow.
Reznick lands a left hand.
Dunkin breaks from the clinch.
Reznick connects with an inside leg kick.
Reznick moves out of range of the strikes.
Reznick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reznick's head backwards.
Reznick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunkin.
Reznick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dunkin wants to slow Reznick down by chopping away at his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunkin checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin throws out a powerful jab.
A jab lands there for Reznick.
Dunkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reznick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dunkin lands a head kick!
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick misses with a hook
letting Dunkin counter with a right hand.
Dunkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunkin misses with a combination
and Reznick counters with a straight right hand.
Reznick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dunkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reznick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reznick closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Reznick scores with a shot to the side of Dunkin's head.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Trevor Reznick will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dunkin throws a sloppy body shot
letting Reznick counter with a right hand.
Reznick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Reznick.
Reznick fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dunkin just manages to avoid it.
Reznick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab by Reznick.
Dunkin is rocked!
Reznick throws a wild body kick that Dunkin sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reznick. That's going to slow Dunkin down.
Reznick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Dunkin to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Reznick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trevor Reznick!
Trevor Reznick was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Alvin Ray Dunkin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I came into the fight with a good game plan and it didn't work so I will go back to the drawing board.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 574 p4p, 85 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 960 p4p, 143 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haack clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haack is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haack manages to avoid it.
Haack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haack misses with a double jab
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Haack wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Haack settles back down.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Haack.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Haack counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Haack 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.
Haack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Haack moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Haack is rocked!
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haack.
Good leg kick by Haack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson cracks Haack with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Haack looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
Haack is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Haack out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). DeShawn Johnson!
An out of breath DeShawn Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 482 p4p, 70 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 669 p4p, 97 weight class). Grigoryan comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Ragnarsson has chosen Anja - Where I Am as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson instigates a clinch.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grigoryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grigoryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Grigoryan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Grigoryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigoryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Grigoryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Grigoryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grigoryan digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan lands with a left to the head.
Grigoryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
Grigoryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigoryan avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Grigoryan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigoryan's elbow.
Grigoryan working aggressively here.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
Grigoryan tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigoryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grigoryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigoryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigoryan misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Grigoryan takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Grigoryan avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Grigoryan blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grigoryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grigoryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Grigoryan lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Grigoryan on the inside.
Grigoryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigoryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grigoryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Grigoryan lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grigoryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Grigoryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grigoryan lands a shoulder strike.
Grigoryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grigoryan throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarsson misses.
Grigoryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Grigoryan cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Ragnarsson misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grigoryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grigoryan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grigoryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnarsson lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Grigoryan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Grigoryan strikes.
Ragnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Grigoryan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Grigoryan tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigoryan. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Grigoryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnarsson cracks a nice hook into Grigoryan's ribs.
Grigoryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grigoryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Grigoryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grigoryan feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grigoryan if he has to take too many more of those.
Grigoryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Grigoryan avoids the punch easily.
Grigoryan needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarsson had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan cracks Ragnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grigoryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
Grigoryan connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson counters with a body kick.
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan tests Ragnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigoryan lands with a straight right. Ragnarsson didn't see that one coming.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson delivers a nice body kick.
Grigoryan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Grigoryan tenderised Ragnarsson's leg. Ragnarsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsson tests Grigoryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grigoryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Ragnarsson misses
and Grigoryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Grigoryan off balance momentarily.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Grigoryan misses its target.
Ragnarsson 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.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Grigoryan.
Nice body kick from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson is looking to clinch.
Grigoryan with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Grigoryan coming out on top.
Grigoryan throws out a powerful jab.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Grigoryan finish him?
Grigoryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.
Ragnarsson swings for the body but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan drops Ragnarsson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Grigoryan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Grigoryan!
After winning the bout, Daniel Grigoryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Bjorn Ragnarsson had this to say: 'I'm not done, I'll be back with my new team managment'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sud Saming (ranked 382 p4p, 61 weight class) and Loke Westlund (ranked 613 p4p, 91 weight class). Saming's entrance music is Enter the Tiger. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Loke Westlund!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlund bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Westlund throws a lazy head kick
and Saming counters with a good low kick that Westlund was not able to check.
Westlund misses with a kick to the body
and Saming counters with a crisp one two that drops Westlund! Saming thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Westlund to his feet! Westlund is in big trouble!
Westlund is rocked!
Saming throws a leg kick
and Westlund counters by clinching up.
Westlund is still on wobbly legs! Can Saming finish him?
Saming scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saming has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westlund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saming scores with a shot to the side of Westlund's head.
Westlund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saming backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saming.
Westlund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saming lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westlund backwards.
Saming lands a nice uppercut.
Saming unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Westlund! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Saming is unloading with more strikes now! Westlund drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sud Saming!
After winning the bout, Sud Saming thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axl Rose (ranked 175 p4p, 25 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 291 p4p, 43 weight class). Rose's entrance music is You Could Be Mine. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Reijonen's head back.
It looks like Skreba Reijonen has been cut.
Reijonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Reijonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reijonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose tries to circle away but Reijonen has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Reijonen won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Reijonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Reijonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reijonen cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose is working Reijonen over against the cage.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Reijonen.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Reijonen has him pressed against the cage.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Rose blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Rose blocking some punches.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Reijonen lands with a right to the head.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reijonen up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rose takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reijonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reijonen blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Reijonen scores with a hook to the body.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Reijonen won't allow it.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Rose.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose digs a right hand into Reijonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reijonen's gas tank.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Rose is trying to stall.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Come on Rose - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skreba Reijonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rose moves out of range as Reijonen strikes.
Reijonen throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Reijonen darts in and clinches Rose up against the cage.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose blocking some punches.
Reijonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Rose.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose stalls.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reijonen tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Reijonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Reijonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen lands with a left to the head.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Reijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose working aggressively here.
Reijonen gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
A short left from Rose.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose lands a body punch.
Reijonen lands with a right to the head.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Reijonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reijonen is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reijonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Reijonen tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Reijonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Rose pushes Reijonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Skreba Reijonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reijonen tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Reijonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reijonen lands a shot to the body.
Rose lands a right hand.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Reijonen cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reijonen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Reijonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Reijonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose tried to counter with a leg kick but Reijonen avoided it.
Reijonen dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Reijonen's head and hops out.
Reijonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reijonen.
Reijonen punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Reijonen's shoulder, as Reijonen tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Reijonen misses.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Reijonen's defenses.
Reijonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Reijonen scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axl Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Rose.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Rose tries to break free but Reijonen pushes him back against the cage.
Rose blocking some punches.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Rose.
Reijonen lands a body shot.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Reijonen is controlling him.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Reijonen has the dominant position.
Reijonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Reijonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reijonen lands with a right to the head.
Rose gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reijonen digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Rose.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Reijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skreba Reijonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Axl Rose.
I think Reijonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skreba Reijonen!
Skreba Reijonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Kermit (ranked 189 p4p, 28 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 454 p4p, 67 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermit cracks a nice hook into Hallick's ribs.
Hallick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kermit misses with a hook. Hallick ducked under it nicely.
Kermit connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Kermit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kermit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallick throws out a leg kick but Kermit moves out of range and Hallick only half commits.
Kermit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hallick lands a nice looking body shot.
Hallick slips under a jab from Kermit.
Hallick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kermit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hallick. Hallick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit throws a sloppy head kick and Hallick moves out of range easily.
Kermit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hallick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kermit.
A little jabbing left from Hallick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hallick cracks Kermit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kermit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kermit scores with a nice body kick.
Kermit misses with a body shot.
Kermit misses with a body shot.
Hallick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kermit's head.
It looks like Constantine Kermit has been cut.
Hallick throws a leg kick
and Kermit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kermit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kermit misses with a hook. Hallick ducked under it nicely.
Kermit scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hallick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Kermit.
Kermit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hallick slips a straight right by Kermit.
Hallick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That has opened up Al Hallick's cut even more.
Kermit lands with a nice body punch.
Kermit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hallick misses the jab.
Kermit moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallick counters with a nice uppercut.
Kermit misses with a right hand
and Hallick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kermit misses with a wild body shot.
Kermit misses with a wild body shot.
Kermit ducks under a wild hook from Hallick.
A swing and a miss from Hallick.
Kermit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kermit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallick has time to react.
Hallick misses with a left hand
and Kermit counters with a straight right hand.
Hallick tries a head kick but it misses.
Kermit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallick counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kermit scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermit tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallick thinks about the counter body kick.
Kermit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hallick is out of range.
Kermit lands with a right hand.
A big head kick from Hallick and Kermit is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Kermit is rocked!
Kermit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Kermit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hallick stands up from Kermit's guard - Hallick perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kermit seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallick misses with an uppercut
and Kermit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kermit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Constantine Kermit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kermit misses with a body shot.
Kermit stuns Hallick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kermit throws a hook but Hallick avoids it easily.
Hallick thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Kermit misses the target.
Hallick throws out a powerful jab.
Kermit misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Kermit misses
and Hallick counters with a beautiful punch that sends Kermit to the canvas!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermit looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hallick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kermit is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick stands up out of the half guard.
Hallick scores with a decent looking hook.
Hallick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hallick clobbers Kermit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kermit throws the left hand but Hallick avoids the punch easily.
Hallick misses with an uppercut. Kermit saw that one coming.
Kermit throws a jab when Hallick was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hallick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kermit doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kermit. Hallick does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick swings widly with a right hand
and Kermit counters with a thumping low kick.
Hallick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kermit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hallick needs to keep his hands up - Kermit had a free shot at his head there.
Kermit delivers a nice body kick.
Hallick misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Hallick.
Hallick takes one to the chin there.
The cut above Al Hallick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kermit misses the shot to the body.
Hallick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kermit slips under a jab from Hallick.
Kermit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kermit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHallick.
Kermit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hallick misses
and Kermit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Hallick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kermit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kermit is able to avoid easily.
Kermit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallick cracks Kermit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kermit lunges at Hallick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hallick's hand.
Hallick slips a straight right by Kermit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallick! But no joy.
Hallick scores with a sloppy right hand. Kermit should have avoided that one.
Hallick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kermit. That one must have hurt.
Kermit throws a shot from downtown. Hallick moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit lands the left hand.
Hallick knocks Kermit to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermit has one of Hallick's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kermit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kermit sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Hallick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hallick throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Kermit stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hallick follows into mount!
Kermit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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!
Hallick get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hallick.
Hallick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kermit in his tracks.
Kermit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Hallick.
Constantine Kermit's cut is getting worse.
Kermit takes a swing at Hallick's ribcage but misses.
Hallick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kermit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kermit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallick.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Hallick and Kermit goes tumbling to the canvas! Hallick follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermit is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hallick decides to stand and escape the position.
Kermit scores with a jab to the body.
Kermit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hallick throws a leg kick which misses Kermit's front leg but catches the back leg as Kermit tries to avoid it.
Kermit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallick.
Hallick checks a low kick from Kermit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit misses with a straight right.
Hallick throws a hook to the side of Kermit's head but Kermit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kermit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallick.
Kermit throws a body kick that misses.
Hallick dips to his left and cracks Kermit with an uppercut!
Hallick lands a glancing blow to the side of Kermit's head.
Hallick throws a hook but Kermit avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hallick. That's going to slow Kermit down.
Hallick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hallick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kermit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hallick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kermit scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kermit misses.
Kermit throws a body punch but Hallick moves out of range.
Kermit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kermit.
Kermit throws an off balance right hand
and Hallick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kermit's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallick throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kermit tumbling to the canvas!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kermit is wriggling around but Hallick manages to pass to half guard.
Hallick stands up out of the half guard.
Kermit throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Hallick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hallick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Hallick!
A very excited looking Al Hallick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Constantine Kermit was interviewed post fight and said 'Yes, he good.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 55 p4p, 8 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 231 p4p, 34 weight class). Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah throws a body punch but Pedro moves out of range.
Pedro throws a leg kick
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro misses with a body kick.
Judah throws out a counter right but Pedro avoids it with no problem.
Pedro misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedro misses with a body shot.
Pedro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Judah avoids the head kick by Pedro.
Pedro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pedro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pedro slips under a jab from Judah.
Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judah cracks the inside of Pedro's front leg.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pedro wants to free his trapped foot but Judah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro throws a strike but Judah manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Pedro tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ras Li Judah!
Ras Li Judah is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ras Li Judah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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