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ABW 139 Fujiwara - Benavidez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Hatton (ranked 22147 p4p, 723 weight class) and Petro Pspic (ranked 4880 p4p, 515 weight class). Petro Pspic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pspic feints and then cracks Hatton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatton down.
Pspic fails to land with a series of punches.
Pspic knocks Hatton to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Hatton is rocked!
It looks like Rocky Hatton has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pspic staying calm.
Oh Hatton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pspic scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hatton is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pspic can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petro Pspic!
During a confident post fight interview, Petro Pspic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathis Malen (ranked 4388 p4p, 420 weight class) and Cal Robbins (ranked 5735 p4p, 515 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathis Malen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cal Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malen lands a big head kick that sends Robbins tumbling to the mat! Malen takes a step backwards and waves Robbins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Robbins is rocked!
It looks like Cal Robbins has been cut.
Robbins misses with a takedown attempt
and Malen counters with a big left hand that crumples Robbins! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mathis Malen!
A victorious Mathis Malen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Attack (ranked 3693 p4p, 410 weight class) and Hans Hammar (ranked 3537 p4p, 392 weight class). Hammar has chosen Beast - Rob Bailey & The Hustle as his entrance music. Zach Attack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hans Hammar's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hammar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack lands a jab to the head.
Attack misses with an uppercut.
Attack throws a sloppy head kick
and Hammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammar's calf.
Hammar misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Attack misses the target.
Hammar throws a jab when Attack was well out of range.
Attack is looking to counter punch.
Attack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Attack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Attack cracks Hammar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Attack lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Attack.
Hammar misses with a hook
and Attack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammar loads up on a big right hand but Attack slips the punch.
Attack connects with the punch.
Zach Attack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attack throws a good cross that connects.
Attack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Attack throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammar. Attack does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Attack.
Hammar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammar moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Hammar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Attack looks to land a combination but Hammar avoids it well.
Hammar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Attack slips a jab and a cross from Hammar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attack cracks Hammar with an open hand slap.
Attack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Attack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Attack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Attack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Attack lands a jab to the nose.
Attack thuds his right hand into Hammar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Hammar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Attack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hammar loads up on a big right hand but Attack slips the punch.
A head kick by Attack misses
and Hammar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack defending well as Hammar loads up on a big left hand.
Attack misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Hammar.
Attack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attack missing with a left hand there. Hammar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Attack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammar checks it well.
Hammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Attack.
Attack throws a combination that misses
and Hammar counters with a left to the body.
Hammar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Hammar misses.
Hammar scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammar throws a hook but Attack avoids it easily.
Attack blocks a jab.
Attack throwing a counter right hand but Hammar manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Attack.
Attack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attack throws out a powerful jab.
Attack misses with a double jab
letting Hammar counter with a right hand.
Hammar lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammar blocks the body kick.
Attack throws out a loose jab but Hammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Attack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Attack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Attack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Attack tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Hammar. Beautiful body shot.
Attack misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Attack is rocked!
Attack tries to get into range but Hammar steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Attack! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hammar scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Hammar!
Hans Hammar very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Mrar (ranked 3251 p4p, 154 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 1789 p4p, 88 weight class). Mrar comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you!!!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Mrar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Experiment moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Experiment has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mrar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mrar fails with a takedown attempt.
Mrar doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiment circles away.
Experiment ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrar moves away.
Mrar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Experiment trying to hold on to Mrar's head to control him but Mrar postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment is concentrating on defense, preventing Mrar from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrar passes to full mount!
Experiment keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mrar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Experiment is looking to escape.
Experiment is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mrar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mrar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Experiment is looking to escape.
Experiment is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Experiment avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mrar.
Mrar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mrar controlling from the full mount.
Experiment manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mrar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment wants to get back to full guard.
Mrar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Experiment keeps working.
Experiment keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Experiment tries to roll over but Mrar keeps him under control.
Mrar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Experiment to regain full guard.
Experiment controlling Mrar's posture.
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.
Mrar throws a strike but Experiment rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Experiment trying to control but Mrar is working from the bottom.
Experiment controlling from the top position.
Experiment trying to control the position from guard on top but Mrar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Experiment is fighting to break Mrar's control of his arms but Mrar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Experiment postures up.
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 Yajson Mrar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mrar dives in for a single leg takedown but Experiment sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Experiment misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mrar has closed the distance and engaged Experiment in a clinch.
Mrar is trying to pull guard but Experiment turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mrar tries for a takedown but Experiment manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yajson Mrar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mrar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Experiment smiles and moves away.
Experiment connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment gets a clinch.
Experiment misses with a body punch.
Mrar is trying to pull guard but Experiment turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mrar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Experiment just stands there and leans against the cage.
Experiment gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mrar.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Mrar controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Experiment takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mrar tries to pull guard but Experiment holds him up against the cage and eventually Mrar drops back down to his feet.
Mrar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment pushes Mrar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment stops a takedown attempt from Mrar.
Experiment wants to stall.
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
Experiment lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Experiment.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
Mrar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Experiment walks away with a smile on his face. Mrar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slow jab from Experiment misses its intended target.
Mrar tries to counter with a takedown but Experiment is quick to defend against it.
Experiment has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment connects with a body shot that sends Mrar's belly button to the back.
Experiment connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment.
Mrar tries to clinch up
and Experiment counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finnish Experiment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Experiment connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Experiment lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mrar doesn't seem phased though.
Experiment misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Experiment misses with a hook.
Experiment stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Experiment wants it to stay on the feet.
Mrar looks to clinch
and Experiment counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Finnish Experiment seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment throws a jab when Mrar was well out of range.
Mrar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mrar walks into a stiff left hand from Experiment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment throws a looping overhand right but Mrar ducks down to avoid it.
Mrar wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Experiment misses the shot to the body.
Experiment throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar shoots for a takedown but Experiment saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid body kick from Experiment.
Experiment scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mrar slips under a jab from Experiment.
Experiment throws a looping overhand right but Mrar ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mrar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mrar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mrar is defended easily by Experiment.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yajson Mrar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mrar's head backwards.
Finnish Experiment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment throws a leg kick which misses Mrar's front leg but catches the back leg as Mrar tries to avoid it.
Experiment lands with an overhand left.
Mrar is looking to clinch but Experiment is avoiding it.
Experiment misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrar fails with a takedown attempt.
Experiment cracks Mrar with an open hand slap.
Mrar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Experiment slips a jab and a cross from Mrar.
Experiment is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mrar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Experiment lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment connects with a nice looking jab.
Mrar is rocked!
Experiment throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Mrar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Experiment pounces like a tiger and cracks Mrar with a vicious hook! Mrar is down but not out! Experiment follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Finnish Experiment!
A very excited looking Finnish Experiment made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 1989 p4p, 101 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 4775 p4p, 230 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pi Fian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plu To Pi Fian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pi Fian tries to bum rush The Crab with a series of wild strikes but The Crab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pi Fian throws a sloppy head kick and The Crab moves out of range easily.
Pi Fian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pi Fian takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by The Crab.
Pi Fian throws a sloppy head kick and The Crab moves out of range easily.
The Crab throws a hook to the side of Pi Fian's head but Pi Fian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pi Fian throws a nice looking combination but The Crab bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pi Fian connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses.
The Crab throws the left hand but Pi Fian avoids the punch easily.
The Crab getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pi Fian throws a series of punches but The Crab moves out of range.
Pi Fian thumps The Crab with a low kick.
Pi Fian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pi Fian tries to land a front kick but The Crab steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Crab half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian misses with a combination
and The Crab counters with a nice uppercut.
The Crab throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pi Fian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Crab ducks under a wild hook from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pi Fian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pi Fian swinging wildly here.
The Crab avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
The Crab tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Crab avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
The fighters circling - The Crab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pi Fian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pi Fian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab looks to score with a jab to the body but Pi Fian is just out of range.
Pi Fian counters with a body kick.
The Crab swings for the body but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Pi Fian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Crab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crab is looking to score with low kicks.
The Crab misses with an uppercut. Pi Fian saw that one coming.
And Pi Fian responds with a good body kick, but The Crab manages to step out the way in time.
A big right from The Crab misses.
The Crab misses the jab.
Pi Fian fails to land with a series of punches.
The Crab drives through and clinches with Pi Fian against the cage.
Pi Fian working The Crab over with knees to the body.
The Crab managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
The Crab misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pi Fian fails to land.
Pi Fian misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Crab blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian has a couple of punches blocked by The Crab.
The Crab lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crab looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Crab misses with a punch to the body.
The Crab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pi Fian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pi Fian lands a nice uppercut.
Pi Fian misses with some punches.
The Crab takes a shot to the head.
The Crab misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Crabs head.
A short uppercut from Pi Fian.
A left hand lands to the body for The Crab.
Pi Fian blocks an uppercut.
The Crab blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Crab has Pi Fian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pi Fian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
The Crab scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pi Fian unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Crab lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crab prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
The Crab throws a head punch that misses.
The Crab avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Pi Fian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian pushes The Crab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Crab blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pi Fian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crab takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pi Fian tries a body shot but The Crab blocks it.
The Crab managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to The Crab's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pi Fian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Crab manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The Crab looking for a guillotine here but Pi Fian defends easily.
Pi Fian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pi Fian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crab looking for a guillotine here but Pi Fian defends easily.
The Crab is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Plu To Pi Fian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pi Fian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pi Fian throws a right and a left that The Crab avoids nicely.
The Crab takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pi Fian throws a sloppy head kick and The Crab moves out of range easily.
Pi Fian throws a body kick that misses
and The Crab counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Crab is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pi Fian blocks a jab.
Pi Fian fakes the leg kick and cracks The Crab in the body.
Pi Fian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Crab cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pi Fian moves away from the strike by The Crab.
The Crab displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pi Fian throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Pi Fian lands but The Crab takes it in his stride.
Pi Fian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Crab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pi Fian misses with the combination.
The Crab throws a looping overhand right but Pi Fian ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses
and The Crab counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pi Fian lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pi Fian.
The Crab lands a body shot.
Plu To Pi Fian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pi Fian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pi Fian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
The Crab has a couple of punches blocked by Pi Fian.
The Crab misses with a knee to the head.
Pi Fian scores with a hook to the body.
The Crab changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pi Fian fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pi Fian, right into the meat.
Pi Fian lands with a nice body kick.
Pi Fian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Pi Fian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crab misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Pi Fian there.
The Crab looks to land a right hand but Pi Fian moved out of range.
Pi Fian cracks The Crab with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pi Fian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pi Fian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Crab circles away quickly and effectively.
Pi Fian misses with a head kick.
Pi Fian scores with a leg kick.
A jab from The Crab finds it's way through Pi Fian's defenses.
A left lands for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian looks to land a body kick but The Crab moved away.
Pi Fian is looking to slow The Crab down with leg kicks.
Plu To Pi Fian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Crab works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pi Fian moves out of range as The Crab strikes.
Pi Fian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Crab at a distance.
The Crab throws a lazy right hand but Pi Fian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pi Fian throws an off balance right hand
and The Crab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pi Fian throws a series of punches but The Crab avoids them all with ease.
Pi Fian slips a jab from The Crab.
Pi Fian tries a head kick but it misses.
Pi Fian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pi Fian misses with an uppercut
and The Crab cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Crab takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Crab throws a jab but it's blocked by Pi Fian.
The Crab misses with a hook. Pi Fian ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pi Fian! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab looks to throw the jab but Pi Fian is out of range.
Pi Fian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pi Fian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Crab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pi Fian loads up on a big right hand but The Crab slips the punch.
As Pi Fian backs away, The Crab returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The Crab misses with a looping right.
The Crab throws a lazy right hand but Pi Fian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pi Fian tries a head kick but it misses.
The Crab throws a shot from downtown. Pi Fian moves away and avoids it.
Pi Fian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crab avoids a kick to the body.
Pi Fian fails to land with a series of punches.
Pi Fian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Crab is looking to counter punch.
Pi Fian is breathing heavily.
Pi Fian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling The Crab to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Plu To Pi Fian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian lands a head kick. The Crab smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Pi Fian.
An attempted straight right counter from The Crab misses the target.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses.
Pi Fian throws a push kick but The Crab slaps the foot to one side.
Pi Fian lands with a slapping head kick.
Pi Fian misses with a right hand
letting The Crab counter with a right hand.
The Crab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pi Fian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Crab eats them both and turns towards Pi Fian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Crab cracks Pi Fian with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pi Fian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pi Fian throws a combination that misses
and The Crab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pi Fian is rocked!
Pi Fian swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crab.
Pi Fian is still on wobbly legs! Can The Crab finish him?
Pi Fian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pi Fian. Pi Fian obviously looking to wear him down.
Pi Fian seems to have recovered his senses.
The Crab throws an overhand right that lands on Pi Fian's shoulder, as Pi Fian tries to avoid the shot.
The Crab misses with a straight left.
Pi Fian ducks under a wild hook from The Crab.
Pi Fian lands a two punch combo.
Pi Fian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Crab.
The Crab is looking to counter punch.
The Crab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pi Fian.
The Crab comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Crab misses with a straight right.
Pi Fian raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pi Fian misses with a double jab
and The Crab counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pi Fian misses the shot to the body.
The Crab changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henry The Crab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Crab takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plu To Pi Fian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Crab swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pi Fian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crab fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pi Fian on the side of the head.
Pi Fian throws a body kick that misses.
Pi Fian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Pi Fian misses
and Pi Fian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pi Fian.
The Crab slips a jab and a cross from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Crab counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from The Crab lands.
A head kick by Pi Fian misses
and The Crab counters with a right hand to the body.
The Crab wants to clinch
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from The Crab.
A punch combination from Pi Fian misses.
Pi Fian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pi Fian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from The Crab on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Crab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pi Fian moves away from the strike by The Crab.
The Crab walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pi Fian lands a head kick. The Crab smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Crab lands an overhand right.
The Crab misses with a hook. Pi Fian ducked under it nicely.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from Pi Fian.
A little feinted left hand from The Crab on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pi Fian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pi Fian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Crab throws a hook to the side of Pi Fian's head but Pi Fian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Crab throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pi Fian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab moves into the clinch successfully.
Pi Fian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pi Fian tries to work over The Crab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pi Fian tries to throw a body punch but The Crab avoids it by throwing Pi Fian back against the cage.
The Crab lands a nice uppercut.
The Crab misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from The Crab.
Plu To Pi Fian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pi Fian prevents a body shot from The Crab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Plu To Pi Fian.
I've got Pi Fian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plu To Pi Fian!
Plu To Pi Fian took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vikai Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 1869 p4p, 94 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 2762 p4p, 128 weight class). 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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24
133 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timmon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
We've been hearing reports that Hetfield has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Timmon.
A punch combination from Hetfield misses.
Timmon wants to counter the offense by Hetfield and move into the clinch position.
Hetfield throws a combination that misses
letting Timmon counter with a right hand.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the body.
Hetfield misses with a straight right.
Timmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a hook. Timmon ducked under it nicely.
Timmon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hetfield swinging wildly here.
Timmon has managed to clinch.
Hetfield is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Timmon scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Hetfield wants to break free but Timmon has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Timmon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hetfield is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon lands a body shot.
Timmon tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Timmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut. Timmon saw that one coming.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Timmon counters with a stiff right hand.
Timmon cracks Hetfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hetfield is rocked!
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Timmon.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Timmon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hetfield.
Hetfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Timmon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hetfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hetfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timmon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timmon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Timmon has closed the distance and engaged Hetfield in a clinch.
Timmon digs a right hand underneath Hetfield's ribcage. Hetfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timmon scores with a shot to the side of Hetfield's head.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Timmon tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.
Hetfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Timmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmon has double underhooks.
Timmon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hetfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Timmon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hetfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hetfield appears to be looking for a big counter.
Braylin Timmon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hetfield shoots in for a double leg but Timmon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hetfield throws a nice looking combination but Timmon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hetfield.
Timmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hetfield, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Hetfield is trying to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling him.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmon lunges at Hetfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hetfield's hand.
Oh Hetfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmon thuds a left hand into Hetfield's body.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut
enabling Timmon to counter with a crisp jab.
Timmon moves into the clinch.
Hetfield tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield is trying to break free.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon digs a right hand underneath Hetfield's ribcage. Hetfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timmon leaning against his opponent.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmon won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylin Timmon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Hetfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hetfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Hetfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmon at a distance.
Hetfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Timmon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Timmon moves out of range.
Timmon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Timmon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hetfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timmon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hetfield misses with a left hand
and Timmon counters by clinching up.
Timmon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hetfield breaks the clinch.
Timmon cracks Hetfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Timmon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hetfield.
Timmon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timmon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timmon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timmon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield shoots and misses
and Timmon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hetfield has had enough of the clinch but Timmon keeps him there for the moment.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon prevents Hetfield from breaking the clinch.
Timmon keeps control of Hetfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike.
Braylin Timmon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield tries to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling the position.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hetfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmon has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon is pushing Hetfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon has Hetfield pushed against the cage.
Timmon prevents Hetfield from breaking the clinch.
Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield gets tackled into the cage by Timmon. Timmon maintains the clinch.
Timmon has Hetfield pressed against the cage, preventing Hetfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hetfield is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Timmon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmon has double underhooks.
A short left from Hetfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield is trying to break free.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Timmon.
Timmon is working Hetfield over against the cage.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon misses with some punches.
Timmon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Timmon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hetfield seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Timmon can turn it around.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hetfield tries to circle away but Timmon has him pinned against the cage.
Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Timmon scores with a nice head shot.
Hetfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield cracks Timmon with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon moves into range and clinches up with Hetfield.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon has Hetfield pressed against the cage, preventing Hetfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Hetfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hetfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmon won't allow it.
Timmon keeps control of Hetfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hetfield is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Timmon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James Hetfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hetfield misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Timmon misses.
Hetfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hetfield misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Timmon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Timmon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Timmon on the inside.
Timmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylin Timmon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Timmon forces Hetfield back against the cage and clinches.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmon is looking to clinch.
Hetfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon slips a jab from Hetfield.
Hetfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmon.
Timmon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timmon lands with a cross.
Timmon throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Hetfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield backs away from a small jab... but Timmon lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Hetfield crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Timmon with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Braylin Timmon!
During a confident post fight interview, Braylin Timmon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 2266 p4p, 272 weight class) and Jesse Point (ranked 2961 p4p, 337 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos rushes Point and presses him up against the cage.
Point is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
A short left from Megalos.
Point's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megalos 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.
Point avoids a kick to the body.
Megalos lands a nice looking body kick.
Some wild striking there from Megalos.
Megalos jabs Point to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos digs a good body shot into Point's ribs.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Point circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Point's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Megalos lands a front kick.
Megalos dodges the punch combination from Point.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Point paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megalos misses with a low kick.
Point only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Megalos lands with an overhand left.
Point looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Megalos is looking to clinch.
Point on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Megalos works the jab nicely.
Nice shot by Megalos.
Megalos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Point misses.
Point takes one on the button.
Point takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Megalos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Point doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Megalos scores with a kick to the body.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body. Point takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Megalos cracks a nice hook into Point's ribs.
Megalos thuds his right hand into Point's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Point lands with an uppercut that bounces Megalos off the cage and back into range.
Point tries to move into range but Megalos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Point.
Megalos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Megalos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Point is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Megalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Point let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Point takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Megalos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Point on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Megalos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Point now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Megalos lands a glancing blow to the side of Point's head.
Megalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Point manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos rushes Point and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Point has had enough of the clinch but Megalos keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos 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.
Megalos scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Megalos tenderised Point's leg. Point is trying to keep his angry face on.
Megalos scores with a spinning back kick!
Megalos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Megalos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Megalos cracks Point with a right hand to the side of the head.
Megalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Points jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos lands a nice looking body kick.
Megalos throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Point checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Point's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Megalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Megalos tries to land a leg kick but Point saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Point, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Megalos.
Point blocks a head kick by Megalos.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Point has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Megalos.
Point blocks a leg kick.
Point appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Megalos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Points jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Point can do to turn this around?
Megalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
Megalos connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Point takes a step back to recover.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Megalos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Megalos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Megalos lands with a good body shot.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Megalos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megalos.
Point on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Megalos.
Point is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Megalos cracks Point with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
Megalos lands with a straight right. Point didn't see that one coming.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megalos connects with a looping right hand.
Megalos misses the body punch
and Point counters with a nice body shot.
Point takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Megalos finds it's target.
Point misses with a head kick.
Megalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Point takes a swing at Megalos's ribcage but misses.
Megalos lands a right hook to the body.
Megalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Point now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Megalos connects with a looping right hand.
Point has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Megalos misses its intended target.
Megalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Megalos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Megalos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Megalos tries to clinch there but Point circles away.
Point moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megalos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Megalos looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos tries to clinch but Point is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Megalos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Point takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Megalos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Megalos lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Point let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Megalos with a jab.
Point shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Megalos throws a big shot that misses.
Point has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Megalos.
Megalos throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Point! But no joy.
Point misses with a low kick.
Megalos swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
That kick from Megalos tenderised Point's leg. Point is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point cracks Megalos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Point uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Megalos.
Megalos cracks the inside of Point's front leg.
Point moves out of range as Megalos strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Point manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos scores with a nice right hand.
Megalos connects with a leg kick. Point looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Megalos.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos moves into the clinch successfully.
Point lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos cracks a nice hook into Point's ribs.
Megalos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Point has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Megalos misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Point! But no joy.
Megalos moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Point.
Point lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
Megalos blocking some punches.
Point looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Point blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Point tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Point breaks the clinch.
Point takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Megalos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Point circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megalos thumps Point with a low kick.
Megalos scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos pushes Point away with a front kick.
Megalos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Megalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Megalos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Megalos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Point counters with a left to the body.
Point takes one to the chin there.
Megalos connects with an inside leg kick.
Megalos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Point swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a leg kick which misses Point's front leg but catches the back leg as Point tries to avoid it.
Point throws a leg kick that misses.
Point's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Megalos scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Point lands.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Point avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Megalos.
Megalos connects with a body shot that sends Point's belly button to the back.
Jesse Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Megalos 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Love Machine (ranked 2978 p4p, 259 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 2286 p4p, 225 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Love Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine throws a body punch but Plutov moves out of range.
Plutov unleashes a big counter combination but Machine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Plutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plutov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Machine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Plutov in his tracks.
Machine avoids the head kick by Plutov.
Plutov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machine misses with a body shot.
Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plutov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine misses with an uppercut. Plutov saw that one coming.
Plutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Plutov misses with a few strikes there.
Machine misses the shot to the body.
Plutov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plutov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plutov duly obliges.
It looks like Love Machine has been cut.
Machine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Plutov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machine throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Machine scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Machine's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Machine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
Plutov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Machine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Plutov in his tracks.
Plutov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Plutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Plutov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Plutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plutov moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Machine scores with a four punch combination!
Machine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Machine is rocked!
Machine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Machine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Machine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov unleashes a big counter combination but Machine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Plutov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machine misses with a right hand
and Plutov counters with a good low kick that Machine was not able to check.
Plutov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Plutov rushes Machine with punches - Machine moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Machine goes down! Plutov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wasyl Plutov!
During a confident post fight interview, Wasyl Plutov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Love Machine had this to say: 'Well, tonight I'm getting high and spread love to everyone. Don't worry my Bromance fans, I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1350 p4p, 174 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 707 p4p, 93 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Uesugi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uesugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood connects with a solid leg kick.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
Uesugi looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uesugi digs a good hook to Wood's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi scores with a nice head shot.
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uesugi.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi misses with a looping left.
Wood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi misses with a looping right.
Wood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uesugi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Uesugi throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Uesugi moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uesugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi scores with a jab.
Uesugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Uesugi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uesugi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uesugi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uesugi.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Uesugi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi connects with a right hand. Wood shakes it off.
Uesugi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uesugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uesugi tries to counter with a clinch but Wood shakes him off and moves away.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
Uesugi lands a glancing blow to the side of Wood's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood moves away from the strike by Uesugi.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood connects with a right hand. Uesugi shakes it off.
Uesugi tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uesugi lands a nice shot that snaps Wood's head back.
Uesugi checks a low kick from Wood.
A telegraphed right hand from Uesugi misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wood slips under a jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the body
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uesugi thinking.
Wood defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Uesugi misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uesugi lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi wants to clinch.
Uesugi looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Uesugi misses with a few strikes there.
Uesugi connects with a jab.
Uesugi cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Uesugi digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uesugi thinking.
Uesugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uesugi tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi misses with a straight left.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uesugi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Wood thumps Uesugi with a low kick.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uesugi misses with a left hand
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uesugi misses its intended target.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi is looking to clinch.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a leg kick.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Wood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uesugi.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uesugi dips to his left and cracks Wood with an uppercut!
Uesugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Uesugi misses.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uesugi gets a clinch.
Uesugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood letting Uesugi take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Uesugi.
Wood tries to score a body lock takedown but Uesugi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Uesugi misses with a straight right.
Uesugi lands a nice looking body shot.
Uesugi misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi slips a jab from Wood.
A jab lands there for Uesugi.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood working aggressively here.
A short left from Wood.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Wood prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Uesugi.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uesugi.
A shot in the inside from Uesugi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Uesugi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Uesugi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uesugi can turn it around.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Our sources have told us that Wood has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wood misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uesugi presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Uesugi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kagekatsu Uesugi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uesugi 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Rich Wood spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 466 p4p, 58 weight class) and Roy Benavidez (ranked 975 p4p, 122 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Benavidez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benavidez momentarily.
Fujiwara misses with a hook
and Benavidez counters with a straight right hand.
Benavidez scores with a body shot.
Fujiwara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benavidez manages to avoid it.
Fujiwara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benavidez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benavidez lands the left hand.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benavidez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujiwara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benavidez misses with a straight right.
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!
Fujiwara leaves Benavidez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez swings for the body but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Fujiwara staying out of range there.
Benavidez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Fujiwara to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujiwara avoids the body shot from Benavidez.
A big right from Benavidez misses.
Benavidez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujiwara.
Benavidez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benavidez misses with an uppercut.
Benavidez scores with a nice right hand.
Benavidez misses with a hook. Fujiwara ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fujiwara is trying to defend but Benavidez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benavidez trying to control from half guard but Fujiwara is working away.
Benavidez is thwarting Fujiwara's attempts to control the position.
Fujiwara tries to roll over but Benavidez keeps him under control.
Fujiwara is positioning himself well to prevent Benavidez advancing to mount.
Fujiwara trying to hold on to Benavidez's head to control him but Benavidez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fujiwara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benavidez trying to control the action but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.
Fujiwara gets full guard.
Fujiwara wants to sweep here but Benavidez controlling him for the moment.
Benavidez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fujiwara has his hands on Benavidez's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benavidez counters with a left to the body.
Benavidez throws a good cross that connects.
Benavidez digs a good body shot into Fujiwara's ribs.
Benavidez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fujiwara misses with a right hand
and Fujiwara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benavidez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Benavidez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fujiwara lands a lovely overhand right.
Benavidez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from Benavidez.
Benavidez throws a hook to the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Benavidez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fujiwara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benavidez.
Nice body punch from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Benavidez moves out of range.
Fujiwara is looking to wear down Benavidez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fujiwara cracks Benavidez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Roy Benavidez has been cut.
Fujiwara misses the body punch
and Benavidez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fujiwara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benavidez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujiwara was well out of range. Poor timing from Benavidez.
Benavidez avoids the body shot from Fujiwara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez takes one on the button.
Benavidez throws a hook but Fujiwara blocks it.
Fujiwara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benavidez.
Benavidez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujiwara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benavidez counters with a stiff right hand.
Benavidez loads up on a big right hand but Fujiwara slips the punch.
Fujiwara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benavidez counters with a straight right hand.
Benavidez throws a big shot that misses.
Benavidez scores with the left hand. Fujiwara knows he should have avoided that one.
Benavidez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benavidez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujiwara is just out of range.
Benavidez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujiwara.
Fujiwara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benavidez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fujiwara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujiwara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Benavidez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benavidez misses with a wild body shot.
Benavidez throws a big shot that misses.
Fujiwara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benavidez works the jab nicely.
Fujiwara connects with a nice looking jab.
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benavidez moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fujiwara slips under a jab.
Fujiwara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fujiwara misses with a body punch
and Benavidez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujiwara just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujiwara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benavidez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benavidez slips under a jab from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara lands a nice looking body shot.
Fujiwara misses with a hook
letting Benavidez counter with a right hand.
Benavidez lands with a right hand.
Fujiwara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara looks to land a right hand but Benavidez moved out of range.
Benavidez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benavidez dives in and scores a takedown into Fujiwara's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujiwara is pulling down on Benavidez's head. It's preventing any offense from Benavidez, at least for the moment.
Benavidez trying to control but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.
Benavidez being controlled here momentarily.
Fujiwara 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.
Benavidez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Benavidez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Benavidez'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.
Benavidez scores with a jab to the body.
Benavidez takes one on the button.
Benavidez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujiwara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujiwara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benavidez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujiwara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara clinches up with Benavidez and pushes him back against the cage.
Benavidez misses with a body punch.
Fujiwara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benavidez backwards.
Benavidez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujiwara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benavidez has a couple of punches blocked by Fujiwara.
Benavidez blocks a body shot from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fujiwara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benavidez backwards.
Benavidez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fujiwara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benavidez misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fujiwara.
Benavidez blocking some punches.
Benavidez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujiwara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujiwara blocking some punches.
Fujiwara blocking some punches.
Benavidez misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujiwara struggles to land a body shot inside as Benavidez controls his hands.
Benavidez prevents a body shot from Fujiwara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benavidez fails to land.
Fujiwara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benavidez wants to take the fight to the mat but Fujiwara manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Benavidez misses with a punch on the inside.
Benavidez presses Fujiwara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fujiwara tries a body shot but Benavidez blocks it.
Fujiwara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fujiwara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benavidez is keeping busy.
Fujiwara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Benavidez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujiwara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoshi Fujiwara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujiwara lands an uppercut.
Fujiwara taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara working aggressively here.
Fujiwara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benavidez scores with a shot to the side of Fujiwara's head.
Benavidez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujiwara misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benavidez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benavidez has Fujiwara pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Benavidez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fujiwara tumbling to the mat - Benavidez dives into Fujiwara's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujiwara keeping moving, preventing Benavidez from controlling successfully.
Benavidez being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Fujiwara keeping full guard, as Benavidez tries to pass.
Benavidez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fujiwara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujiwara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujiwara wants to sweep here but Benavidez controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fujiwara is on top in guard.
Benavidez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Roy Benavidez just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Roy Benavidez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benavidez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benavidez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fujiwara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benavidez slips under a jab.
Fujiwara misses with a looping left.
Benavidez misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara misses with a body punch
letting Benavidez counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fujiwara takes a swing at Benavidez's ribcage but misses.
Fujiwara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benavidez doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Fujiwara. That snapped Benavidez's head back.
Benavidez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujiwara.
A little jabbing left from Benavidez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujiwara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benavidez misses with a hook
and Fujiwara counters with a right hand to the body.
Benavidez throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara swings widly with a right hand
enabling Benavidez to counter with a crisp jab.
Benavidez lands a nice looking body shot.
Benavidez thuds his right hand into Fujiwara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benavidez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Fujiwara.
Yoshi Fujiwara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujiwara connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiwara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benavidez scores with a nice head shot.
Benavidez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benavidez misses with a straight left.
Fujiwara is looking to counter punch.
Fujiwara takes a swing at Benavidez's ribcage but misses.
Fujiwara darts in trying to clinch
and Benavidez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benavidez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujiwara doesn't manage to clinch there - Benavidez circles away.
Fujiwara throws a poor cross that misses
and Benavidez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benavidez misses with a straight right.
Fujiwara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benavidez.
Fujiwara misses with a jab to the body
and Benavidez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez throws a hook to the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benavidez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fujiwara.
Benavidez misses with a wild body shot.
Fujiwara connects with a body shot that sends Benavidez's belly button to the back.
Benavidez looks to throw the jab but Fujiwara is out of range.
Fujiwara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fujiwara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujiwara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fujiwara trying to keep a closed guard but Benavidez is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Benavidez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roy Benavidez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fujiwara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benavidez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fujiwara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benavidez throws out the jab.
Fujiwara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fujiwara misses the jab.
Benavidez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujiwara tries to clinch but Benavidez moves out of range.
Benavidez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Fujiwara.
Benavidez throws a hook to the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benavidez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara moves out of range of the strikes.
Benavidez looks to land a left hand but Fujiwara moved out of range nicely.
Benavidez takes a swing at Fujiwara's ribcage but misses.
Benavidez slips a jab from Fujiwara.
Benavidez slips under a jab from Fujiwara.
Benavidez throws out a counter right but Fujiwara avoids it with no problem.
Benavidez digs a good body shot into Fujiwara's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benavidez. Fujiwara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benavidez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujiwara.
Fujiwara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yoshi Fujiwara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Benavidez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benavidez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws out a loose jab but Benavidez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Fujiwara misses.
Benavidez lands a jab.
Benavidez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benavidez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fujiwara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fujiwara throws an off balance right hand
and Benavidez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benavidez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fujiwara misses its intended target.
A big left from Fujiwara misses.
Benavidez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fujiwara misses the body punch
and Benavidez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benavidez avoids the body shot from Fujiwara.
It seemed like Benavidez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fujiwara moves forwards but Benavidez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benavidez throws a hook to the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujiwara just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujiwara throws an off balance right hand
and Benavidez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujiwara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benavidez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benavidez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujiwara tries to clinch
and Benavidez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benavidez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara misses with a straight left.
Benavidez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fujiwara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benavidez loads up on a big right hand but Fujiwara slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benavidez misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Benavidez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benavidez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Benavidez!
Roy Benavidez is the new middleweight champion!
Roy Benavidez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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