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MMMA 87 Take vs Musashi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 4854 p4p, 365 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 6573 p4p, 422 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Finn Balor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aoki counters with a left and a right that stings Balor.
Aoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aoki ! But no joy.
Balor throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balor clinches.
Balor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aoki pushes Balor off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki tries to sprawl but Balor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Balor seems content to control.
Aoki controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Aoki has hold of Balor's hands but Balor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Balor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balor trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Ground and pound from Balor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Still in half guard, Balor seems content to control.
Balor trying to mount his opponent but Aoki defends it.
Balor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balor wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
Balor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Balor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balor thows a huge punch but Aoki dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balor shoots in and gets a takedown into Aoki 's guard.
Balor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aoki pulls Balor in close to prevent any damage.
Balor with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aoki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Balor, into his guard.
Balor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Balor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki advances to half guard.
Aoki working Balor over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balor cracks Aoki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shinya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balor swivels and escapes.
Balor misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balor is looking for a sweep.
Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balor to see if he's OK.
Balor is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is chipping away with strikes.
Aoki looks up at the clock and then as Balor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aoki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Balor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aoki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aoki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Balor can't do much from the bottom here.
Balor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Balor regains half guard there - taking advantage of Aoki 's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Balor tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki prevents Balor from improving his position.
Balor is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Balor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aoki 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aoki 's back!
Balor is hanging on to Aoki 's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Balor's guard. Nice work there by Aoki .
Aoki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki lands a couple of elbows.
Aoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Balor controlling the position.
Aoki distracts Balor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aoki distracts Balor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Balor is trying to keep Aoki in close.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
Aoki trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
Balor looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balor working for a triangle but Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Aoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki drops his hands momentarily and Balor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
A jab from Balor misses.
Balor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balor connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Balor is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Balor is defending well.
Shinya Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balor regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki advances position into side control!
Balor can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki tries for a kimura but Balor is defending well.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balor can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor is looking to reverse the position.
Aoki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Balor will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balor to see if he's OK.
Aoki wants to control but Balor is keeping him busy.
Balor is looking for a sweep.
Aoki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aoki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Balor some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Balor wants to control but Aoki postures up.
Aoki scoring with punches from side control.
Aoki grinds an elbow into Balor's temple.
Balor is rocked!
Balor is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Balor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Aoki ! That's hurt Balor! Will he recover? Aoki fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinya Aoki !
An out of breath Shinya Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Kristian Nielsen (ranked 5287 p4p, 177 weight class) and Hannibal Lyons (ranked 3867 p4p, 142 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nielsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wardruna - Fehu. Hannibal Lyons will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Kristian Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Nielsen. Those never looked like landing.
Lyons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nielsen.
Lyons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Sven Kristian Nielsen has been cut.
Lyons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nielsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lyons is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nielsen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nielsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nielsen trying to stall but Lyons improves his position.
Lyons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyons.
Lyons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nielsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielsen misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lyons as Nielsen tries to tie him up.
Lyons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyons misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Lyons as the two fighters clinch.
Nielsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lyons up against the cage.
Nielsen is trying to stall.
Lyons blocks an uppercut.
Nielsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lyons.
Nielsen stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyons.
Nielsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyons.
Nielsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielsen lands a body shot.
Lyons prevents a body shot from Nielsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lyons - that landed with a thud.
Nielsen is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Lyons.
Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut is getting worse.
Lyons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyons has a couple of punches blocked by Nielsen.
Lyons taking a breather.
Nielsen misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons can't find room to land a body shot as Nielsen controls the action.
Lyons digs a right hand underneath Nielsen's ribcage. Nielsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nielsen wants to stall.
Nielsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nielsen trying to stall but Lyons improves his position.
Nielsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Lyons gets an underhook and turns Nielsen into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Nielsen would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A body shot lands from Lyons.
Nice body punch from Lyons - that landed with a thud.
Lyons scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyons.
Lyons turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lyons manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lyons works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielsen tries to buck Lyons off but Lyons is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Lyons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lyons scoring with punches from side control.
Nielsen parries the strikes from Lyons easily there. Lyons is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nielsen to escape.
Lyons just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons tries to advance to mount but Nielsen denies him.
Nielsen is trying to improve his position.
Lyons in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is working Nielsen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lyons scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nielsen to see if he's OK.
Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nielsen tries to bench press Lyons off him but Lyons keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Nielsen gets back to half guard.
Lyons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lyons is pressing down on Nielsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nielsen is holding on for now.
Lyons drops an elbow to the side of Nielsen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lyons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lyons fails to land the takedown.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hannibal Lyons!
A very excited looking Hannibal Lyons 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bush (ranked 2053 p4p, 236 weight class) and Cruz Lopez (ranked 2038 p4p, 235 weight class). Billy Bush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a right hand that Bush ducks under and follows up with a left that Bush also avoids with ease.
Bush slips a jab from Lopez.
Bush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Lopez throws a push kick but Bush slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Bush throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bush.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
Bush takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Cruz Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Bush seems unphased.
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and Bush counters with a left and a right that stings Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Bush is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Bush is looking for a counter combo.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Bush slips a jab from Lopez.
Bush throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Bush on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Bush saw that one coming.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bush. Bush obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bush has time to react.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Bush checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bush scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Bush misses its target.
Bush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Bush misses with a looping right.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Bush slips the punch.
Lopez throws a hook but Bush avoids it easily.
Bush is looking for a counter combo.
Bush lands with a right hand.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Bush blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Bush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bush lands a jab-cross combination.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Bush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bush missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Bush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Bush rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bush blocking some punches.
Lopez tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Bush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Bush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cruz Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Bush seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bush is rocked!
Bush lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Cruz Lopez has been cut.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lopez.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Bush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez with a hook.
Oh Bush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lopez! Bush is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Lopez!
Cruz Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1797 p4p, 186 weight class) and Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 1688 p4p, 180 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma lands with an overhand left.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook.
Dong Hyuk 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.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Dong Hyuk throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Hanma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanma lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dong Hyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dong Hyuk in his tracks.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
Dong Hyuk shoots in but no luck this time.
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!
Dong Hyuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanma circles away.
Dong Hyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Dong Hyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hanma jabs Dong Hyuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dong Hyuk looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
Hanma lands a jab to Dong Hyuk's midsection.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dong Hyuk tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma tests Dong Hyuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma misses the jab.
A left lands for Hanma.
Hanma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dong Hyuk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong Hyuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma catches Dong Hyuk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Hyuk is just out of range.
Dong Hyuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dong Hyuk lands with a cross.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanma as he connects with a hook.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dong Hyuk misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Hanma throwing a counter right hand but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hanma is rocked!
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Hanma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dong Hyuk throws a monster overhand right that drops Hanma! Dong Hyuk follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shin Dong Hyuk!
Shin Dong Hyuk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 3309 p4p, 73 weight class) and Hugh Rection (ranked 3595 p4p, 137 weight class). Rection is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Clash - Bankrobber. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 38 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Rection!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rection lands with a cross.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
Rection leaves Harlamov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harlamov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rection throws a shot from downtown. Harlamov moves away and avoids it.
Rection waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harlamov.
Rection ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Rection.
Rection misses with a straight left.
Rection lands with a cross.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt
and Rection scores with a counter punch that sends Harlamov to the canvas! Rection smells blood - he's punishing Harlamov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Harlamov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Rection!
Hugh Rection was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 1774 p4p, 209 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 1556 p4p, 190 weight class). Dovah-Kinn comes into the arena with Disturbed - Immortalized blaring out of the sound system. Williams has chosen FREE THE MADNESS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Dovah-Kinn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dovah-Kinn slips under a jab from Williams .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dovah-Kinn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dovah-Kinn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dovah-Kinn rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Laat Dovah-Kinn has been cut.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Dovah-Kinn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dovah-Kinn lands a shot to the body.
Dovah-Kinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a punch to the body.
Dovah-Kinn throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dovah-Kinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries to clinch but Dovah-Kinn is having none of it.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Dovah-Kinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dovah-Kinn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Williams .
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dovah-Kinn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Dovah-Kinn throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Dovah-Kinn throws a big shot that misses.
Dovah-Kinn sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Dovah-Kinn avoids it this time.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Dovah-Kinn backpedaling.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dovah-Kinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Dovah-Kinn loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dovah-Kinn doesn't seem phased though.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dovah-Kinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dovah-Kinn dodges the punch combination from Williams .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dovah-Kinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dovah-Kinn is able to avoid easily.
Williams throws a hook but Dovah-Kinn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Dovah-Kinn lands with an overhand left.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dovah-Kinn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dovah-Kinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dovah-Kinn.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Dovah-Kinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Dovah-Kinn circles away.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Michael Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams wants to counter with a clinch but Dovah-Kinn pushes him away.
Dovah-Kinn throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a body punch but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams tries to clinch there but Dovah-Kinn circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Dovah-Kinn. Those never looked like landing.
Dovah-Kinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dovah-Kinn lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Dovah-Kinn is just out of range.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Dovah-Kinn's shoulder, as Dovah-Kinn tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dovah-Kinn.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Dovah-Kinn moves out of range easily.
Dovah-Kinn defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dovah-Kinn feinted with a counter takedown.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams throws a series of punches but Dovah-Kinn avoids them all with ease.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Dovah-Kinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dovah-Kinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dovah-Kinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams is looking to clinch but Dovah-Kinn is avoiding it.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Dovah-Kinn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams .
Dovah-Kinn shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dovah-Kinn throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Dovah-Kinn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Laat Dovah-Kinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laat Dovah-Kinn'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.
Dovah-Kinn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Dovah-Kinn throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Michael Carter Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams checks a low kick from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dovah-Kinn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dovah-Kinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Dovah-Kinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams .
Dovah-Kinn walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dovah-Kinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a right hand.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams slips a jab from Dovah-Kinn.
A bone on bone clash there as Dovah-Kinn blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
Dovah-Kinn is looking for a counter combo.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams takes a swing at Dovah-Kinn's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams has one foot on Dovah-Kinn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dovah-Kinn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dovah-Kinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dovah-Kinn.
Williams throws a series of punches but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
Williams defending well as Dovah-Kinn loads up on a big left hand.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Dovah-Kinn misses the target.
Dovah-Kinn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Dovah-Kinn's ribcage but misses.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams .
Williams throws a right hand that Dovah-Kinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dovah-Kinn also avoids with ease.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to counter punch.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a body punch but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Dovah-Kinn.
Williams staying out of range there.
Dovah-Kinn throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams works Dovah-Kinn's body with a nice hook.
Dovah-Kinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams .
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Dovah-Kinn.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dovah-Kinn throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dovah-Kinn misses.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dovah-Kinn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dovah-Kinn.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn lands a right hook to the body.
Dovah-Kinn digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams misses with some punches.
Dovah-Kinn is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dovah-Kinn working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Dovah-Kinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dovah-Kinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dovah-Kinn.
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!
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Dovah-Kinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn lands a shoulder strike.
Dovah-Kinn blocks an elbow strike.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Dovah-Kinn avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams .
Dovah-Kinn misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dovah-Kinn backwards.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dovah-Kinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Laat Dovah-Kinn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dovah-Kinn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Williams tenderised Dovah-Kinn's leg. Dovah-Kinn is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Dovah-Kinn misses its intended target.
Dovah-Kinn misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a low kick nicely.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Dovah-Kinn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dovah-Kinn throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dovah-Kinn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams . That one must have hurt.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a good body shot.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dovah-Kinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Dovah-Kinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dovah-Kinn slips under a jab from Williams .
Williams throws a series of punches but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
Williams drives through and clinches with Dovah-Kinn against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Dovah-Kinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dovah-Kinn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a light punch inside.
Williams gets through Dovah-Kinn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dovah-Kinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a head kick by Williams .
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Dovah-Kinn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Dovah-Kinn circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams misses with the combination.
Dovah-Kinn thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dovah-Kinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dovah-Kinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams sizes up Dovah-Kinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Dovah-Kinn misses with the combination.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams tries to kick Dovah-Kinn off in order to stand up. Dovah-Kinn Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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!
Dovah-Kinn lands an elbow.
Williams tries to escape but Dovah-Kinn is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Dovah-Kinn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
Dovah-Kinn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dovah-Kinn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laat Dovah-Kinn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dovah-Kinn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter Williams !
An out of breath Michael Carter Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soul Jah (ranked 2416 p4p, 345 weight class) and Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 2421 p4p, 346 weight class). Jah comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier. 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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29 - 11 - 0 |
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215 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soul Jah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Smiling Assassin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jah throws a shot from downtown. The Smiling Assassin moves away and avoids it.
Jah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Jah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jah.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Smiling Assassin.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Smiling Assassin throws a big shot that misses.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a kick to the body.
Jah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Smiling Assassin.
A swing and a miss from Jah.
Jah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Smiling Assassin looks to throw the jab but Jah is out of range.
Jah throws a sloppy head kick and The Smiling Assassin moves out of range easily.
Jah throws a hook to the side of The Smiling Assassin's head but The Smiling Assassin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Smiling Assassin throws a big shot that misses.
Jah lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Smiling Assassin takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jah is looking to land body kicks.
The Smiling Assassin throws a counter combo.
The Smiling Assassin defending well as Jah loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Smiling Assassin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jah.
Jah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Smiling Assassin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jah looks to land a left hand but The Smiling Assassin moved out of range nicely.
Jah blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jah - that will leave a mark!
Jah looks to land a body kick but The Smiling Assassin moved away.
The Smiling Assassin missing with a left hand there. Jah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jah throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Smiling Assassin avoids it.
Jah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Jah.
The Smiling Assassin throws a wild body kick that Jah sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Jah tenderised The Smiling Assassin's leg. The Smiling Assassin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Smiling Assassin lands a nice hook to Jah's body. Jah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jah looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Smiling Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a nice body punch.
The Smiling Assassin throws a leg kick but Jah sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin throws a lazy body kick
and Jah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jah walks into a straight right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
Jah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jah scores with a kick to the body.
Jah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Smiling Assassin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jah tries to clinch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Smiling Assassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jah.
The Smiling Assassin cracks Jah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jah is looking to land body kicks.
The Smiling Assassin throws a head kick but Jah moves out of range.
Jah misses with a body shot.
The Smiling Assassin missing with a left hand there. Jah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin throws a series of punches but Jah avoids them all with ease.
Jah throws a head kick that misses.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jah throws a hook but The Smiling Assassin blocks it.
The Smiling Assassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jah.
Jah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Smiling Assassin falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jah to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah loads up on a big right hand but The Smiling Assassin slips the punch.
Jah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook but Jah avoids it easily.
Jah tries to land a front kick but The Smiling Assassin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jah scores with a hook to the body. The Smiling Assassin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jah.
The Smiling Assassin lands a jab-cross combination.
The Smiling Assassin throws a leg kick but Jah moved away.
The Smiling Assassin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jah.
Jah looks to land a body kick but The Smiling Assassin moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jah.
Jah throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jah.
Jah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 Soul Jah will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from The Smiling Assassin misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from The Smiling Assassin does it's job there.
The Smiling Assassin throws the left hand but Jah avoids the punch easily.
Jah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
A head kick misses from Jah.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from The Smiling Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Smiling Assassin swinging wildly here.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jah throws a sloppy head kick and The Smiling Assassin moves out of range easily.
Jah tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Smiling Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah lands a really nice looking cross but The Smiling Assassin seems unphased.
Steve The Smiling Assassin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Smiling Assassin misses the jab.
It looked like Jah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Smiling Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a cross.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jah is looking to counter with head kicks.
The Smiling Assassin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jah is looking to chop away at The Smiling Assassin's legs.
The Smiling Assassin throws a push kick but Jah slaps the foot to one side.
Jah quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Smiling Assassin throws a head kick but Jah moves out of range.
Jah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Smiling Assassin moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Smiling Assassin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jah throwing a counter right hand but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - The Smiling Assassin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Smiling Assassin avoids the head kick by Jah.
The Smiling Assassin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a kick to the body.
The Smiling Assassin throws a sloppy head kick
and Jah counters with a nice body kick.
The Smiling Assassin avoids the head kick by Jah.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Smiling Assassin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Smiling Assassin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Smiling Assassin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJah.
Jah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
Jah pushes The Smiling Assassin away with a front kick.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jah is just out of range.
The Smiling Assassin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jah. Jah obviously looking to wear him down.
The Smiling Assassin throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jah lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Smiling Assassin's sensitive parts.
The Smiling Assassin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jah.
The Smiling Assassin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on The Smiling Assassin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soul Jah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jah throws a sloppy head kick and The Smiling Assassin moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Smiling Assassin lands a jab to Jah's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Jah misses.
The Smiling Assassin throws a series of punches but Jah moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jah.
A good leg kick by Jah.
Jah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Smiling Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Jah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Smiling Assassin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jah makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jah.
The Smiling Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Jah controlling the position.
Jah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The Smiling Assassin postures up.
Jah wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and The Smiling Assassin manages to pass to side control.
The Smiling Assassin trying to control the pace.
Jah is looking for a sweep. The Smiling Assassin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve The Smiling Assassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jah pushes The Smiling Assassin up against the cage in a clinch.
Jah prevents a body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Smiling Assassin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jah looking to throw knees to the head but The Smiling Assassin is blocking nicely.
The Smiling Assassin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Smiling Assassin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jah counters with a head kick.
Jah lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Smiling Assassin's sensitive parts.
The Smiling Assassin swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Smiling Assassin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jah tries to land a front kick but The Smiling Assassin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Smiling Assassin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jah tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Smiling Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jah throws a series of punches but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jah circles away quickly and effectively.
Jah throws a body kick that misses.
The Smiling Assassin throws a sloppy head kick and Jah moves out of range easily.
The Smiling Assassin misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin swinging wildly here.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jah scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jah.
The Smiling Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Jah slips the punch.
The Smiling Assassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jah.
It appears Jah was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jah counters with a body kick.
Jah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jah ducks under a wild hook from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jah is not content to let The Smiling Assassin control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah sneaks back into half guard.
Jah tries to get to full guard but The Smiling Assassin has control of the leg.
Jah is working hard here to advance position.
Jah keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jah is looking for a sweep. The Smiling Assassin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jah kicks off The Smiling Assassin and gets to his feet.
Jah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Smiling Assassin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin lands an elbow inside that Jah shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a punch to the body.
The Smiling Assassin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Smiling Assassin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a body punch.
Jah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Smiling Assassin avoids it.
Jah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jah tries a head kick but it misses.
The Smiling Assassin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping left.
Jah delivers a nice body kick.
Jah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Smiling Assassin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jah.
The Smiling Assassin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Smiling Assassin misses with a body shot.
Jah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Smiling Assassin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Smiling Assassin throws a series of punches but Jah avoids them all with ease.
The Smiling Assassin misses the jab.
Jah avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin tests Jah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jah misses with a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin throws the left hand but Jah avoids the punch easily.
The Smiling Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a right hand but Jah moved out of range.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a hook
and Jah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Soul Jah.
I think Jah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Soul Jah!
Our winner, Soul Jah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Steve The Smiling Assassin spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you fans for your support and Vladimir Putin for inspiring me to take shirtless photos of myself.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1188 p4p, 184 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 865 p4p, 139 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Wylde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wylde throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wylde 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.
Wylde works the jab nicely.
Wylde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy throws a body punch but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
Brophy thows a leg kick but Wylde checks it
and Wylde moves into the clinch.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
A short left from Wylde.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
Wylde dodges an elbow strike from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wylde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy has Wylde pressed against the cage, preventing Wylde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Wylde misses.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Nice uppercut lands for Wylde. That snapped Brophy's head back.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Wylde moves into range and connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Wylde.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wylde - that will leave a mark!
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wylde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wylde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Wylde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wylde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde swinging wildly here.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
Wylde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wylde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Wylde avoids it with no problem.
Wylde throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
Wylde lands with an uppercut that bounces Brophy off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy thuds his right hand into Wylde's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wylde is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wylde.
Brophy misses the body punch
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
A swing and a miss from Wylde.
Wylde cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wylde scores with a jab to the head.
Wylde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Wylde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy works the jab nicely.
Gunnar Wylde's cut is getting worse.
Wylde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde'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.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
Wylde shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brophy eats them both and turns towards Wylde to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
Brophy throws a low kick but Wylde moves out of range easily.
Wylde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Wylde.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brophy. Brophy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
No joy there for Wylde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wylde throws a nice head kick!
Wylde throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Wylde works the jab nicely.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy flicks out a counter leg kick but Wylde steps away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wylde.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Brophy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wylde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wylde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brophy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
and Wylde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
Wylde misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Wylde misses
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
A head kick from Wylde lands but Brophy takes it in his stride.
Wylde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wylde can pounce on him.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wylde moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Wylde.
Wylde throws a body kick that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnar Wylde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Wylde misses with a series of wild punches.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wylde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brophy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a jab to the body
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wylde is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's time! Wylde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wylde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Wylde's front leg but catches the back leg as Wylde tries to avoid it.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wylde misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wylde connects with a high kick.
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wylde.
Wylde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wylde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but Wylde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick from Wylde lands but Brophy takes it in his stride.
Wylde throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy feints and then cracks Wylde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wylde down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wylde throws a combination. Brophy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brophy steps in with a hook that catches Wylde right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brophy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wylde looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brophy!
After winning the bout, John Brophy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Houston (ranked 539 p4p, 86 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 721 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Houston moves out of range.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Houston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Houston feints and then cracks Heikkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heikkinen down.
Houston lands a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Houston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heikkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston scores with a hook.
Houston lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Houston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Houston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Houston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Some wild striking there from Heikkinen.
Houston lands with an uppercut that bounces Heikkinen off the cage and back into range.
Houston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Houston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heikkinen checks it well.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen clinches up with Houston and pushes him back against the cage.
Houston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Houston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Houston controls his hands.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Houston controls his hands.
Houston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen tries to work over Houston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Houston blocking some punches.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Houston lands a body shot.
Houston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Houston fails to land.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Houston avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Houston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Houston is leaning against Heikkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heikkinen manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Houston.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houston manages to avoid it.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Houston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Houston.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Houston throws a body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body
enabling Houston to counter with a crisp jab.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houston moves away.
Houston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Houston takes a step back to recover.
Heikkinen instigates a clinch.
Houston lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen tries to work over Houston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houston misses with some punches.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Houston scores with a jab.
Houston throws a right and a left that Heikkinen avoids nicely.
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Houston.
Heikkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Houston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Houston looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Heikkinen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Houston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Heikkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Houston rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
A big right from Houston misses.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Houston scores with a sloppy right hand. Heikkinen should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Houston.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Houston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Heikkinen tests Houston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen cracks Houston with a good jab.
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 Max Houston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen looks for the body kick but Houston saw that one coming.
Houston looks for the body kick but Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
Houston throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Houston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Houston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Houston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
Houston throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Houston with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Houston moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houston throws out the jab.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Houston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Houston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Houston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston scores with a jab to the head.
Heikkinen dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Heikkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Houston, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Houston misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Houston.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Houston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Houston has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heikkinen.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Houston.
Heikkinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Houston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heikkinen just manages to avoid it.
Max Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston swinging wildly here.
Houston moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houston.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Houston.
The fighters circling - Houston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heikkinen has time to react.
Houston throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houston wants to slow Heikkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Houston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
Houston scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Houston throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Houston walks into a jab.
Heikkinen rushes Houston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Houston blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Houston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Houston is defending well for now.
Houston lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Houston blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Houston blocks it.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
Houston blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Houston avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Houston scores with a shot to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Heikkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Houston.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houston.
Houston misses with a looping right.
Houston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houston throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a nice body kick.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heikkinen scores with a push kick.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Houston. Houston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heikkinen has closed the distance and engaged Houston in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Houston controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Houston fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heikkinen cracks Houston with a nice body shot.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Heikkinen.
Houston prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Houston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Houston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Houston avoids a kick to the body.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Houston's body. Houston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Houston throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houston throws out the jab.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen working Houston over with knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Houston is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Houston misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Heikkinen.
Houston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Houston blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heikkinen lands with a left to the head.
Houston swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Houston fails to land.
Houston misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Houston.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Houston.
Heikkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houstons head.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston misses with a punch on the inside.
Houston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Houston misses with a body punch.
Houston misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Houston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Houston blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Houston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston works on Heikkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houston.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
In his post fight interview, Kaino Heikkinen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 107 p4p, 17 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 691 p4p, 85 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi.
Musashi throws a push kick but Take slaps the foot to one side.
Musashi scores with a nice head shot.
Musashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Take on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Musashi swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
Musashi lands the left hand.
Musashi wants to slow Take down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi lands with a nice body kick.
Take takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Musashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take walks into a stiff left hand from Musashi.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Take tries to sprawl out of it but Musashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Take manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Take counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Musashi.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Musashi throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Musashi swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
Musashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Take throws a half hearted mid kick.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Take jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Musashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Take avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Take seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Musashi tries to move into range but Take moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Take misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take has Musashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musashi misses with a punch to the body.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take misses with some punches.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take.
Musashi is working Take over against the cage.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is trying to pull guard but Take turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.
A hook to the body from Take.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Musashi gets through Take's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Musashi drags the fight down to the ground.
Take seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Musashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Take defends it easily.
Take is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Take has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Take defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Take showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Take.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Take throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Musashi thinks about the counter body kick.
Musashi scores with a nice strike.
Musashi throws a low kick but Take avoids it.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Take appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Musashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Take's head.
Ryu Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Musashi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Take throws a leg kick but Musashi moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Take takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Musashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Musashi. That's going to slow Take down.
Musashi cracks Take with an open hand slap.
Take swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musashi throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Take misses.
Musashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Musashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Musashi throws the left hand but Take avoids the punch easily.
Take lands a jab to Musashi's midsection.
Take takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Musashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take scores with a nice head shot.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi thows a body kick. Take tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Take looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Musashi throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi lands a nice shot that snaps Take's head back.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Take crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Musashi - the referee stops the clock and Take gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Musashi. Take manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Musashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Take tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Take.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Take moves out of range easily.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a right hand that misses
and Take counters with a nice low kick that buckles Musashi's knee momentarily.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Take was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Musashi.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Take off the cage and back into range.
Musashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Take swivels and escapes.
Musashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Take moves out of range as Musashi strikes.
Musashi throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Take slips a jab from Musashi.
It appears Take was looking to counter with a kick there.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Take stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Musashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Musashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take connects with a crisp jab.
Musashi tests Take's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Take takes a jab right on the kisser.
Take throws out a leg kick but Musashi moves out of range and Take only half commits.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Take staying out of range there.
Take wants to slow Musashi down by chopping away at his legs.
Take has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Musashi.
Musashi throws the left hand but Take avoids the punch easily.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Musashi cracks Take with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Take is looking to wear down Musashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Musashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Take doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Musashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Musashi trying to control the action but Take is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi working away.
Musashi cracks Take with a big right hand but Take just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Take wants to control but Musashi postures up.
Take is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Musashi tries to advance to mount but Take instead regains half guard.
Take works his way to full guard. Good work.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Take is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Musashi stands and throws Take's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take struggling a bit here.
Take is looking to regain half guard here but Musashi keeps moving and retains side control.
Musashi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take wants to control but Musashi postures up.
Take parries the strikes from Musashi easily there. Musashi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Take to escape.
Take wants to control but Musashi postures up.
Take is trying to improve his position.
Musashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Take can't do much from the bottom here.
Take tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Musashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Musashi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Musashi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Musashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi really dominated that round.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Take digs a good hook to Musashi's body.
Musashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Take counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Musashi there.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Take avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
Take thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Take is predictable there
enabling Musashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Take slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take jabs Musashi right on the nose. Musashi blinks but takes it well.
A solid body kick from Musashi.
Take has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Take there as he acknowledges the shot.
Take is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Take clinches up with Musashi and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Take working aggressively here.
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take prevents a body shot from Musashi.
Take misses with a body punch.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take misses with the head strike.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Musashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi lands with a straight right. Take didn't see that one coming.
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!
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi with a hook.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Take.
Musashi is looking to slow Take down with leg kicks.
Take blocks a leg kick.
Take ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Musashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Take throws a big shot that misses.
Musashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Take finds it's way round the side to connect with Musashi's head.
Musashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Take counters with a right hand to the body.
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Take was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musashi lands a nice hook to Take's body. Take takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Take avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Musashi stuns Take with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Take misses with a hook
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Musashi backs away, Take returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Take checks the leg kick.
Take throws the left hand but Musashi avoids the punch easily.
Take moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi walks straight into a right hand from Take - that's dropped him! Take jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Musashi from any more punishment! Musashi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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