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CEC 645 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustaf Stenbeck (ranked 1088 p4p, 144 weight class) and Dr Love (ranked 1525 p4p, 191 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustaf Stenbeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Love!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenbeck blocks a head kick by Love.
Stenbeck lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
Love moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stenbeck misses with a leg kick.
Stenbeck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Love misses with a head kick.
Stenbeck avoids a kick to the body.
Love misses with a right hand
and Stenbeck counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
Stenbeck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Love on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenbeck on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stenbeck cracks Love with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stenbeck.
Love missing with a left hand there. Stenbeck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenbeck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Love is able to avoid easily.
Stenbeck looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely.
Stenbeck throws a wild body kick that Love sees coming a mile off.
Stenbeck looks for the body kick but Love saw that one coming.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Stenbeck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenbeck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stenbeck throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Love follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gustaf Stenbeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck has Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Love.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenbeck.
Stenbeck breaks from the clinch.
Stenbeck throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Love throws a push kick but Stenbeck slaps the foot to one side.
Stenbeck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Stenbeck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Love.
Stenbeck checks a leg kick.
Stenbeck throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenbeck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Love looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A good leg kick by Stenbeck.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stenbeck was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stenbeck.
Stenbeck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stenbeck throws a leg kick
and Love makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stenbeck clobbers Love with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love moves out of range as Stenbeck strikes.
Love let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stenbeck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stenbeck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Stenbeck backing away here, and Love unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenbeck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stenbeck throws a body kick that misses
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love motions for Stenbeck to come forward. Love throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenbeck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenbeck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Love throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Love moves out of range as Stenbeck throws a body kick.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustaf Stenbeck dominated that round.
That's time! Stenbeck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Love.
Stenbeck lands a right hook to the body.
Gustaf Stenbeck is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenbeck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stenbeck throws a right hand that misses
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stenbeck is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
Stenbeck just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenbeck slips under a jab.
Love fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stenbeck checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenbeck. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stenbeck - that will leave a mark!
Stenbeck throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Love misses the jab.
Stenbeck throwing a counter right hand but Love manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love walks into a left hand.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Stenbeck lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Love is breathing heavily.
Stenbeck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stenbeck works Love's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Stenbeck misses its intended target.
Stenbeck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good leg kick by Love there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Love on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stenbeck. Stenbeck obviously looking to wear him down.
Love gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenbeck throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Love.
Stenbeck throws a body kick that misses.
Stenbeck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love takes a jab right on the kisser.
Love throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stenbeck on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stenbeck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Love can do to turn this around?
Stenbeck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stenbeck looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Love wants to land a leg kick but Stenbeck is out of range.
Stenbeck swings widly with a right hand
and Love counters with a good low kick that Stenbeck was not able to check.
Love walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stenbeck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck scores with a hook.
Love throws a sloppy head kick
and Stenbeck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love is rocked!
and Stenbeck counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Love! He's just covering up as Stenbeck starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustaf Stenbeck!
The defeated Dr Love had this to say: 'Congratulations on winning your bonus round!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mako Akumba (ranked 1131 p4p, 180 weight class) and Sonny Ray Razor (ranked 2227 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Razor's choice of entrance music: ONYX Feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night. 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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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mako Akumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Ray Razor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razor has his takedown stuffed
and Akumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Razor misses its intended target.
Razor throws out a loose jab but Akumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Razor fails with the takedown
and Akumba counters with a left to the body.
Razor has his takedown stuffed
and Akumba counters with a straight right hand.
Mako Akumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Ray Razor.
Razor lands with a straight right. Akumba didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Mako Akumba has been cut.
Razor scores with a hook to the body. Akumba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Razor with a nice cross.
Akumba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Razor.
Razor misses the body punch
and Akumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Akumba punishes Razor's body with a nice straight punch.
Razor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akumba tried to counter with a leg kick but Razor avoided it.
Razor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sonny Ray Razor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor misses with a hook
and Akumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akumba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akumba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akumba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Razor.
Akumba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Razor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Razor 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.
Razor closes the distance and clinches up with Akumba, looking for a takedown. Razor pushes Akumba against the cage but Akumba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Razor throws a shot to the body.
Razor avoids the body shot from Akumba.
Razor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Razor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akumba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Razor looks to land a right hand but Akumba moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akumba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Razor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Akumba defends well and Razor ends up having to push Akumba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Akumba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Razor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Razor misses with a hook.
Akumba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Akumba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akumba 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.
Razor misses the jab.
Razor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Razor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akumba avoids the body shot from Razor.
Razor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akumba.
Akumba appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akumba's corner calls for a 1-2. Akumba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akumba defending well as Razor loads up on a big left hand.
Razor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akumba lands with a good body shot.
Razor just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Razor.
Razor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akumba counters with a straight right hand.
Razor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Razor misses the shot to the body.
Akumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Razor moves away.
Razor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akumba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Razor connects with a looping right hand.
Akumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akumba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Akumba avoids the body shot from Razor.
Akumba slips under a jab.
Razor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Razor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akumba.
Razor checks a low kick from Akumba.
Mako Akumba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Razor works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akumba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Razor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akumba misses with a kick to the body.
Akumba walks into a left hand.
Akumba lands a nice looking body kick.
Razor is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Akumba hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sonny Ray Razor!
Sonny Ray Razor very nearly forgot to thank BloodOath 85% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 549 p4p, 73 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 1122 p4p, 139 weight class). Glass's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alessandro Orsini enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glass.
Orsini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glass stuns Orsini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Orsini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orsini looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orsini is looking to chop away at Glass's legs.
The fighters circling - Glass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glass scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Glass is looking to chop away at Orsini's legs.
Orsini connects with a solid leg kick.
Orsini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Glass throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orsini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orsini keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Orsini lands a high kick!
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Glass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Orsini counters with a leg kick.
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orsini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orsini is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Glass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orsini dives in and scores a takedown into Glass's guard.
Orsini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orsini is controlling him.
Orsini passes Glass's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Glass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orsini.
Glass has hold of Orsini's hands but Orsini slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Orsini trying to mount his opponent but Glass defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini is trying to control. Glass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Orsini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orsini wants to work for an arm triangle but Glass is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass looks like he's trying to stand up.
Orsini seems to be looking for submissions.
Orsini prevents Glass from standing back up.
Orsini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glass defending well though.
Orsini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orsini wants to take a breather but Glass is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Glass has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glass won't allow Orsini to pass to mount.
Glass tries to kick Orsini off but Orsini keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Glass pushes Orsini off and gets back to his feet.
Glass connects with a nice looking jab.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Orsini.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Orsini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Orsini misses.
Glass stuns Orsini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orsini connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glass, right into the meat.
Glass slips a straight right by Orsini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Orsini's front leg but catches the back leg as Orsini tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
Glass swings for the body but Orsini moves out of range.
Orsini throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Glass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Orsini's head but Orsini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Glass blocks the body kick.
Glass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glass checks a low kick from Orsini.
A lazy left from Glass finds it's target.
Glass slips a straight right by Orsini.
Orsini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Glass misses with a few strikes there.
Orsini throws out a counter right but Glass avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orsini. That's going to slow Glass down.
Glass lands a nice hook to Orsini's body. Orsini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orsini misses with a low kick.
Orsini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orsini drops his hands momentarily and Glass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Glass.
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 Desmond Glass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glass throws a right hand that Orsini ducks under and follows up with a left that Orsini also avoids with ease.
Orsini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glass has time to react.
Glass avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Desmond Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
Orsini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Glass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orsini blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Glass - that will leave a mark!
Orsini throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Glass was covering up waiting for the punch and Orsini finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orsini is looking to work some ground and pound but Glass has wrist control.
Orsini cracks Glass with a solid left hand.
Orsini with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orsini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orsini lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini is looking to pass into half guard but Glass pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Glass is in guard.
Orsini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orsini looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Glass stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Orsini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Orsini throws a shot to the body.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Glass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass throws a series of strikes that have Orsini backpedaling.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Desmond Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orsini backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orsini takes one to the side of the head.
Orsini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass throws a series of punches but Orsini moves out of range.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Orsini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Glass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orsini throws the kick towards the body but Glass avoids it.
Glass throwing a counter right hand but Orsini manages to avoid it.
Orsini has a takedown stuffed.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
Orsini moves out of range of the body kick.
Orsini lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Orsini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Orsini throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glass misses with a hook to the body
and Orsini counters with a nice uppercut.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Orsini fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Glass to the ground. Orsini is now in Glass's guard.
Glass uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a jab when Orsini was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Orsini.
Orsini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Glass.
Orsini throws a head kick that misses.
Glass connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Orsini throws a poor cross that misses
and Glass counters with a straight right hand.
Glass throws the left hand but Orsini avoids the punch easily.
Orsini is looking to score with low kicks.
Orsini scores with a head kick.
Glass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsini punishes Glass's body with a nice straight punch.
Orsini throws a solid leg kick but Glass takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orsini.
Glass throws a front kick aimed at Orsini's knee but Orsini avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orsini duly obliges.
Orsini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Glass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Glass misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orsini.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orsini. That did some damage!
Orsini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glass.
Orsini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Orsini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glass with a jab.
Orsini thumps Glass with a low kick.
Orsini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glass misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsini lands a right hook to the body.
Orsini dodges the punch combination from Glass.
Orsini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orsini tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsini misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Glass as he connects with a hook.
Glass misses with a wild combination.
And Orsini tries to counter it with a takedown but Glass pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Some bone on bone action there as Orsini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orsini tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orsini slips a jab from Glass.
A jab from Orsini finds it's way through Glass's defenses.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Glass.
Orsini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orsini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glass's calf.
Glass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orsini throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orsini's sensitive parts.
Glass blocks a jab.
Glass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsini misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Orsini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orsini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glass.
Orsini takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Glass scores with a decent looking hook.
Orsini tries a head kick but it misses.
Orsini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glass 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.
Glass slips a jab from Orsini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orsini.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Orsini lands a two punch combo.
Orsini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Glass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orsini doesn't seem bothered though.
Orsini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Glass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alessandro Orsini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini misses with a lunging right hand
and Glass counters with a nice body shot.
Glass moves away from the strike by Orsini.
Glass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orsini misses the jab.
Orsini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orsini moves out of range as Glass throws a body kick.
Glass on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Glass blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Glass. Those never looked like landing.
Glass throws a low kick but Orsini avoids it.
Orsini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glass checks it well.
Glass swinging wildly here.
Orsini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orsini motions for Glass to come forward. Orsini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Glass blocks the leg kick.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Orsini saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orsini.
A big right from Orsini misses.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Glass.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Orsini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Orsini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orsini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glass is able to avoid easily.
Orsini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glass jabs at Orsini's body.
Glass drops his hands momentarily and Orsini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Orsini.
Nice takedown defense from Glass. No joy for Orsini on that attempt.
Orsini 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.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orsini. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Glass misses.
Glass lands with a cross.
Glass walks into a stiff left hand from Orsini.
Glass takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orsini.
Glass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Orsini misses.
Glass walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orsini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orsini tries to clinch but Glass moves out of range.
Orsini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orsini tries to work over Glass's front leg with a kick but Glass checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orsini's head.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Orsini works the jab nicely.
Glass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 Desmond Glass.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glass, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
Desmond Glass seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 390 p4p, 51 weight class) and Casper Timmermans (ranked 488 p4p, 65 weight class). Runnisto comes into the arena with Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös! blaring out of the sound system. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casper Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto cracks Timmermans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Runnisto throws a series of punches but Timmermans moves out of range.
No joy there for Runnisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timmermans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Runnisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Runnisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timmermans.
Timmermans moves out of range as Runnisto strikes.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
Timmermans ducks right into an uppercut from Runnisto.
Timmermans 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.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Runnisto moves forwards but Timmermans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto cracks Timmermans with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Timmermans.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmermans is just out of range.
Runnisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Runnisto lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
Timmermans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iikka Runnisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Timmermans.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
Timmermans with a nice cross.
Timmermans throws a body kick that misses.
Timmermans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
And Timmermans tries to counter it with a takedown but Runnisto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Runnisto lands with a right hand.
Runnisto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Runnisto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Runnisto looks to land a right hand but Timmermans moved out of range.
Timmermans tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Runnisto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Timmermans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Timmermans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnisto.
Runnisto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Runnisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmermans dives in and scores a takedown into Runnisto's guard.
Runnisto keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Timmermans is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Timmermans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Runnisto is keeping the position for now.
Runnisto seems keen to control Timmermans's posture.
Runnisto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Runnisto has Timmermans pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto is trying to control the position but Timmermans postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Timmermans wants to control from the top but Runnisto keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Timmermans.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the body.
Timmermans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runnisto.
Timmermans throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
Timmermans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmermans at a distance.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
And Timmermans tries to counter it with a takedown but Runnisto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Timmermans feints and as Runnisto raises his hands in defense, Timmermans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Runnisto keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Timmermans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is looking to work some ground and pound but Runnisto has wrist control.
Runnisto trying to control the position here.
Timmermans postures up.
Timmermans wants to pass the guard but Runnisto is keeping the position.
Timmermans postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Timmermans looks to land a right hand but Runnisto moved out of range.
Timmermans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Timmermans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Runnisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Runnisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Timmermans counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Timmermans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmermans manages to avoid it.
Timmermans misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Runnisto. Beautiful body shot.
Runnisto lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto takes a swing at Timmermans's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Timmermans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmermans.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Timmermans is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Runnisto rather than just go for the knockout.
Runnisto takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Runnisto misses with a straight right.
Timmermans tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmermans swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Runnisto.
Timmermans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runnisto.
Timmermans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
Runnisto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Timmermans eats them both and turns towards Runnisto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Timmermans needs to keep his hands up - Runnisto had a free shot at his head there.
Timmermans moves out of range as Runnisto strikes.
Timmermans throws a chopping leg kick but Runnisto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Runnisto throws an overhand right that lands on Timmermans's shoulder, as Timmermans tries to avoid the shot.
Timmermans throws a hook but Runnisto avoids it easily.
Runnisto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto takes one on the button.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the head.
Timmermans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Runnisto throws an overhand right that lands on Timmermans's shoulder, as Timmermans tries to avoid the shot.
Timmermans scores with a leg kick.
Runnisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Timmermans to score with a decent uppercut.
Timmermans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Timmermans throws a jab when Runnisto was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Runnisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Runnisto lands.
Timmermans blocks a jab.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Runnisto lands with a shot to the body.
Timmermans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Runnisto cracks Timmermans with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmermans feints the counter takedown.
Runnisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Timmermans.
Runnisto throws an overhand right that lands on Timmermans's shoulder, as Timmermans tries to avoid the shot.
Timmermans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Runnisto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Timmermans doesn't seem phased though.
Timmermans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Timmermans does no damage.
Timmermans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runnisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmermans.
Timmermans fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Runnisto on the side of the head.
Timmermans thumps Runnisto with a low kick.
Runnisto throws a jab when Timmermans was well out of range.
Timmermans staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is looking to score with low kicks.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut. Timmermans saw that one coming.
Timmermans staying out of range there.
Timmermans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Timmermans throws a solid leg kick but Runnisto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Timmermans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmermans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Timmermans doesn't seem bothered though.
Timmermans tries to move into range but Runnisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto scores with a nice strike.
Timmermans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Timmermans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmermans is just out of range.
Runnisto throws a body punch but Timmermans moves out of range.
Runnisto digs a good body shot into Timmermans's ribs.
Runnisto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timmermans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timmermans tries a low kick but Runnisto avoids it.
Runnisto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Runnisto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Timmermans scores with a leg kick.
Timmermans blocks a jab.
Runnisto takes a swing at Timmermans's ribcage but misses.
Timmermans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runnisto.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmermans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmermans feints the counter takedown.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmermans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Timmermans.
Runnisto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Iikka Runnisto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Timmermans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Timmermans throws out a counter right but Runnisto avoids it with no problem.
Timmermans avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto backing away here, and Timmermans unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Timmermans throws a body punch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Timmermans slips a jab from Runnisto.
Timmermans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Runnisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timmermans can do to turn this around?
Runnisto misses with a hook. Timmermans ducked under it nicely.
Timmermans throws a push kick but Runnisto slaps the foot to one side.
Timmermans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut
and Timmermans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Timmermans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Timmermans is looking to work some ground and pound but Runnisto has wrist control.
Casper Timmermans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto looking to control.
Timmermans content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmermans trying to control but Runnisto is working from the bottom.
Runnisto is adopting a defensive guard.
Runnisto looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Runnisto misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Runnisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timmermans changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Iikka Runnisto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timmermans cracks Runnisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Runnisto throws a jab when Timmermans was well out of range.
Timmermans with the counter takedown but Runnisto avoids it easily.
Timmermans 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.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runnisto throws a right and a left that Timmermans avoids nicely.
Runnisto checks a low kick from Timmermans.
Nice defenses there by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands with an uppercut that bounces Timmermans off the cage and back into range.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmermans at a distance.
Jab, jab by Runnisto - just one landing.
Timmermans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Timmermans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Runnisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Runnisto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmermans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Runnisto misses with a straight right.
Timmermans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Timmermans feints the counter takedown.
Runnisto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Runnisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Runnisto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timmermans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
Timmermans throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Runnisto tenderised Timmermans's leg. Timmermans is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Runnisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Runnisto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Runnisto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 553 p4p, 88 weight class) and Pauke Murhaa (ranked 971 p4p, 158 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pauke Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna throws a shot to the body.
Arjuna blocks a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Arjuna wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Arjuna staying out of range there.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murhaa.
Arjuna misses with a wild body shot.
Arjuna takes the fight into the clinch.
Arjuna lands an uppercut.
Arjuna lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Arjuna's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arjuna tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arjuna.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arjuna feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arjuna throws a low kick but Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Pauke Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna slips a jab from Murhaa.
As Murhaa looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Murhaa just gets out of the way.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Arjuna avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
As Murhaa tries to get set, Arjuna tries to push him back and clinch up but Murhaa manages to avoid the attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Arjuna.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arjuna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arjuna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arjuna misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with a few strikes there.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arjuna slips under a jab.
Murhaa throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
Arjuna lands a jab.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa needs to keep his hands up - Arjuna had a free shot at his head there.
Arjuna thows a body kick. Murhaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arjuna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a head kick that Arjuna semi-blocks.
Murhaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arjuna counters with a body kick that stops Murhaa in his tracks momentarily.
Murhaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Arjuna misses with a body shot.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Nice shot by Arjuna.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arjuna is able to avoid easily.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Arjuna works the jab nicely.
Arjuna is looking to wear down Murhaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arjuna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arjuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut.
Arjuna thuds his right hand into Murhaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Arjuna is wise to it.
Arjuna wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Arjuna avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Arjuna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arjuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arjuna connects with an inside leg kick.
Arjuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa throws a jab when Arjuna was well out of range.
Arjuna swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arjuna connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arjuna blocks a jab.
Arjuna thuds his right hand into Murhaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Arjuna.
Arjuna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Arjuna moves out of range.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa scores with a head kick.
Arjuna connects with a body shot.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
Arjuna 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.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Murhaa misses
and Arjuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Arjuna dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arjuna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Arjuna avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
Arjuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arjuna connects with the punch.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arjuna thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
As Murhaa looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Murhaa just gets out of the way.
Arjuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhaa misses with a jab to the body
and Arjuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna checks the leg kick.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Arjuna moved away.
Arjuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arjuna looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
Arjuna takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Arjuna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a head kick that Murhaa semi-blocks.
Arjuna feints a jab promting Murhaa to slip. Arjuna then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murhaa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Arjuna.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Arjuna avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arjuna counters with a good low kick that Murhaa was not able to check.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Arjuna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murhaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Arjuna takes one on the button.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Arjuna avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Arjuna. That snapped Murhaa's head back.
Arjuna cracks Murhaa with an open hand slap.
Arjuna scoring well with a low kick there.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arjuna throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murhaa - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arjuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arjuna.
Arjuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa throws a jab when Arjuna was well out of range.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Arjuna.
Murhaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Arjuna lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Arjuna checks a leg kick nicely.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arjuna is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a good, hard body kick but Murhaa shrugs it off.
Murhaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Arjuna off the cage and back into range.
Arjuna lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Arjuna tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arjuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arjuna blocks a low kick nicely.
Arjuna lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Arjuna dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Arjuna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa scores with a nice body kick.
Arjuna throws a combination. Murhaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arjuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arjuna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Arjuna misses the jab.
Arjuna moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
Arjuna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Arjuna as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa scores with a jab. Arjuna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murhaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arjuna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murhaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arjuna takes a step back to recover.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Arjuna's body.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arjuna circles away quickly and effectively.
Arjuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Arjuna defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Arjuna throws out a powerful jab.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arjuna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range and Arjuna settles back down.
Arjuna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arjuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Rama Arjuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arjuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa misses the body punch
and Arjuna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
Pauke Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa wants to slow Arjuna down by chopping away at his legs.
Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Arjuna saw that one coming.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna scores with a leg kick.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Arjuna slaps the foot to one side.
Arjuna throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Arjuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arjuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Murhaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Arjuna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
It looked like Arjuna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arjuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Arjuna's body.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murhaa jabs Arjuna right on the nose. Arjuna blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murhaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arjuna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murhaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a head kick that Arjuna semi-blocks.
Murhaa walks into a stiff left hand from Arjuna.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Arjuna avoids them all with ease.
Arjuna cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
As Murhaa backs away, Arjuna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Arjuna's shoulder, as Arjuna tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
Arjuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pauke Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arjuna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Arjuna!
Rama Arjuna decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 1968 p4p, 238 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 1246 p4p, 169 weight class). Spong comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Cobb has chosen You dropped the Bomb on me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Cobb catches Spong right on the button with a cross.
Cobb rushes Spong and presses him up against the cage.
Spong lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spong crunches a lovely knee into Cobb's ribcage.
Cobb taking a breather.
Spong pushes Cobb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Spong misses with the head strike.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Spong tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cobb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spong lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Spong misses with a punch on the inside.
Spong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb working hard to break the clinch.
Spong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spong letting Cobb take a breather here.
Spong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cobb can turn it around.
A right hand to the body from Spong.
Cobb looks winded!
Cobb blocks a body shot from Spong.
Cobb leaning against his opponent.
Spong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Spong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cobb is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Spong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spong.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Spong.
Cobb is rocked!
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spong lands with a light punch inside.
Cobb is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Spong throws a big uppercut that drops Cobb! More strikes from Spong and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cobb lies dazed against the cage as Spong celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Spong!
An intense looking Alistair Spong took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You even said you'd kill somebody didn't ya? I killed 2 people dog, so what that make me? It should tell you I go the extra mile just to do you homie. See when those lights go on, it's time for people like me to stand up, and we make people like you break. So do yourselves a favor man, and stay away'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vandall Savage (ranked 234 p4p, 38 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (ranked 347 p4p, 55 weight class). Mundi has chosen Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe as his entrance music. Vandall Savage has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vandall Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Savage misses.
Mundi wants to counter with a clinch but Savage pushes him away.
Mundi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Savage is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mundi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mundi, as that shot connected.
It looks like Vandall Savage has been cut.
Savage misses with a body punch
and Mundi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage throws a jab when Mundi was well out of range.
Savage blocks a head kick by Mundi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage slips under a jab from Mundi.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Mundi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Mundi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Mundi is just out of range.
Savage lands a jab to Mundi's midsection.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Mundi shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Savage finds it's way through Mundi's defenses.
A big left from Mundi misses.
Mundi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mundi throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage throwing a counter right hand but Mundi manages to avoid it.
Savage 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.
Savage misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mundi misses.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mundi! Savage is backing up but he can't get away as Mundi lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Savage and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gordon Mundi!
During a confident post fight interview, Gordon Mundi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Vandall Savage spoke after the fight, saying 'bad match up, should not have accepted this mis match.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 158 p4p, 26 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 409 p4p, 68 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Master Blaster was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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217 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
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaster moves away.
Blaster lands a jab.
Blaster drops his hands momentarily and Beznisko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Beznisko misses with a hook.
Beznisko throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beznisko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Blaster lands.
Beznisko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blaster throws an overhand right that lands on Beznisko's shoulder, as Beznisko tries to avoid the shot.
Beznisko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beznisko throws a body punch but Blaster moves out of range.
Beznisko checks a low kick from Blaster.
A little feinted left hand from Beznisko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beznisko missing with a left hand there. Blaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Blaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaster cracks Beznisko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beznisko loads up on a big right hand but Blaster slips the punch.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut
and Blaster counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Blaster catches Beznisko right on the button with a cross.
Blaster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beznisko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blaster gets through Beznisko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beznisko tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Beznisko back against the cage.
Blaster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beznisko has Blaster pressed against the cage, preventing Blaster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beznisko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beznisko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beznisko or not.
Beznisko swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Beznisko.
A head punch on the inside from Beznisko fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beznisko has a couple of punches blocked by Blaster.
Blaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beznisko scores with a hook to the body.
Blaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Beznisko controls his hands.
Beznisko blocking some punches.
Beznisko slowing the pace effectively.
Beznisko lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beznisko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beznisko.
Blaster misses with some punches.
Beznisko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blaster is pressed up against the cage. Beznisko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blaster down to the mat. Blaster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Blaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Blaster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaster.
Blaster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaster misses with a straight left.
Beznisko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beznisko swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
Beznisko throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
Beznisko takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Blaster.
Beznisko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaster's sensitive parts.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
Beznisko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beznisko connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Blaster.
Beznisko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Master Blaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Blaster does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster cracks Beznisko with a good jab.
Blaster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beznisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beznisko moves to clinch but Blaster breaks away
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaster is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beznisko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Beznisko.
Blaster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beznisko momentarily.
Blaster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaster throws a big shot that misses.
Beznisko lands a jab to the head.
Blaster lands an overhand right.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beznisko throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaster misses with a two punch combination.
Beznisko defending well as Blaster loads up on a big left hand.
Blaster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blaster lands a nice hook to Beznisko's body. Beznisko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Beznisko.
It appears Beznisko was looking to counter with a kick there.
Beznisko missing with a left hand there. Blaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beznisko.
Nice uppercut lands for Beznisko. That snapped Blaster's head back.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beznisko.
Blaster throws out a counter right but Beznisko avoids it with no problem.
Blaster throws a nice looking combination but Beznisko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beznisko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sergey Beznisko has been cut.
Blaster lands a right hook to the body.
Beznisko misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Blaster.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
Beznisko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Blaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beznisko throws out the jab.
A big right from Beznisko misses.
An inside leg kick from Beznisko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaster misses with a body kick.
Beznisko jabs at Blaster's body.
Good leg kick by Beznisko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beznisko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beznisko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blaster throws a head kick but Beznisko moves out of range.
Beznisko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Blaster as he checks the leg kick.
Beznisko throws a lazy uppercut
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Blaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaster tries to clinch up but Beznisko circles away and keeps his distance.
Beznisko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beznisko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blaster prevents it.
Blaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beznisko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blaster prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaster as Beznisko tries to tie him up.
Beznisko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaster lands a body shot.
A short left from Blaster.
Beznisko blocks an elbow strike.
Beznisko tries a body shot but Blaster blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Blaster as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaster moves into the clinch.
Beznisko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blasters head.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Beznisko tries a body shot but Blaster blocks it.
Blaster's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Blaster fails to land.
Beznisko tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Beznisko back against the cage.
Blaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blaster after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beznisko lands a left hand.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Beznisko.
Blaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Beznisko controls his hands.
Beznisko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Blaster is trying to keep an underhook but Beznisko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Blaster pushes Beznisko off looking to stand but Beznisko dives back in and keeps control.
Beznisko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaster defending well though.
Beznisko stops Blaster from getting back to his feet.
Blaster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beznisko.
Blaster is trying to stand back up but Beznisko is controlling him
Beznisko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaster's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beznisko connects with a nice short shot to Blaster's temple.
Beznisko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beznisko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaster's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beznisko is trying to control. Blaster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blaster has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Beznisko is on him like a limpet, forcing Blaster back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beznisko goes for a takedown attempt but Blaster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Blaster.
Blaster thuds a left hand into Beznisko's body.
Beznisko throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaster counters with a thumping low kick.
Blaster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Master Blaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blaster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beznisko misses with a right hand
and Blaster counters with a left to the body.
Beznisko throws a leg kick but Blaster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beznisko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Beznisko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blaster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaster has Beznisko up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaster.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beznisko.
Beznisko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beznisko tries to score a body lock takedown but Blaster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaster.
Blaster has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beznisko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blaster can turn it around.
Beznisko takes a shot to the head.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaster misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beznisko or not.
Blaster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaster lands with a straight right. Beznisko didn't see that one coming.
Beznisko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beznisko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blasters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blaster swings for the body but Beznisko moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaster connects with a nice looking jab.
Beznisko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blaster. Beznisko shrugs it off though.
Blaster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Beznisko.
A swing and a miss from Blaster.
Blaster misses the jab.
Beznisko swings widly with a right hand
and Blaster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beznisko walks into a jab.
Beznisko scores with the left hand. Blaster knows he should have avoided that one.
Blaster cracks Beznisko with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaster.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
Beznisko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That kick from Beznisko tenderised Blaster's leg. Blaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster misses with a body kick.
Beznisko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaster misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaster blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Blaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sergey Beznisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaster lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaster misses with a hook.
Beznisko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blaster blocks a jab.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beznisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
Blaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Beznisko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaster misses with a hook
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beznisko swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
Blaster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beznisko misses with a hook.
Beznisko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaster as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blaster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blaster misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Blaster misses its intended target.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaster lands a slapping body shot.
Blaster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beznisko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaster cracks Beznisko with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Blaster misses its intended target.
Beznisko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beznisko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaster sprawls well. Blaster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beznisko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Blaster.
Beznisko blocks a head kick by Blaster.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Beznisko should have avoided that one.
Blaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaster wants to clinch up but Beznisko keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Beznisko with that takedown attempt.
Master Blaster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blaster lands a head kick!
Blaster lands with a shot to the body.
Blaster lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Beznisko misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaster winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!
Master Blaster took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 193 p4p, 25 weight class) and Aldo O Donno (ranked 221 p4p, 27 weight class). O Donno has chosen Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aldo O Donno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo O Donno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno blocks the body kick.
Mason with a hook.
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
O Donno lunges at Mason with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mason's hand.
Mason misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Mason finds it's target.
O Donno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Donno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Donno is looking to score with low kicks.
O Donno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Mason.
O Donno misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason scores with a hook.
Mason thuds his shin into the meat of O Donno's side.
O Donno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Donno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mason misses with a hook. O Donno ducked under it nicely.
Mason slips under a jab from O Donno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mason moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Donno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Donno blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
O Donno misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Donno's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Donno swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Mason with a hook.
Mason works O Donno's body with a nice hook.
O Donno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mason scores with a three punch combo!
Mason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - O Donno circles away.
Mason throws a hook but O Donno avoids it easily.
Mason takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by O Donno there.
Mason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Donno looking to stall.
O Donno is trying to force a seperation but Mason has the dominant position.
O Donno is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns O Donno into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Donno is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donno prevents a body shot from Mason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Mason.
O Donno working hard to break the clinch.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Donno's elbow.
Mason scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mason checks a low kick from O Donno.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from O Donno misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
O Donno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donno.
A telegraphed right hand from O Donno misses the target.
Mason throwing a counter right hand but O Donno manages to avoid it.
O Donno avoids a kick to the body.
O Donno throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donno misses with a double jab.
Mason walks into a stiff left hand from O Donno.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends O Donno's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donno lands a jab to the nose.
Mason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Donno throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mason connects with a leg kick. O Donno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mason is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Donno misses with an uppercut
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Donno connects with a body shot that sends Mason's belly button to the back.
O Donno avoids a kick to the body.
Mason slips a jab from O Donno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donno checks a leg kick.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
O Donno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Donno to score with a decent uppercut.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Donno misses the shot to the body.
Mason stuns O Donno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Donno checks the leg kick.
Mason clinches up against the cage.
O Donno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Donno is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donno controls his hands.
O Donno is looking to control Mason's arms but Mason gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Donno has his back to the cage.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donno.
O Donno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Mason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Donno.
Still in the clinch, O Donno scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Donno tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the cage.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason scores with a shoulder strike.
O Donno breaks from the clinch.
O Donno ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Donno can do to turn this around?
O Donno throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mason finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mason takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Donno misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends O Donno's belly button to the back.
Aldo O Donno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Donno throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
O Donno loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
A punch combination from O Donno misses.
Mason is looking to counter punch.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason moves out of range of the leg kick from O Donno.
Mason bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Donno's head.
Mason misses with a leg kick.
Mason shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Donno throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
O Donno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mason moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donno controls his hands.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason has O Donno pressed against the cage, preventing O Donno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Donno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Donno or not.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donno controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from O Donno fails to land.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but O Donno avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason tries a body shot but O Donno blocks it.
O Donno tries to stall but Mason uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of O Donno's head.
Mason lands with a light punch inside.
Mason misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mason scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
O Donno tries to break the clinch but Mason is controlling the position.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Donno is rocked!
Mason lands a left hand.
O Donno is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Zane Mason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
O Donno seems to have recovered his senses.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but O Donno avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
O Donno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
O Donno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason is keeping busy.
O Donno takes a shot to the head.
Mason's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
O Donno is trying to push Mason away but Mason has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mason forces O Donno back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
O Donno lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Nice body punch from Mason - that landed with a thud.
O Donno looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from O Donno fails to land.
Mason prevents O Donno from breaking the clinch.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as O Donno controls the action.
Mason digs a right hand underneath O Donno's ribcage. O Donno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Donno or not.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Donnos head.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as O Donno controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason presses O Donno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Donno breaks the clinch.
O Donno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Donno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Donno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Donno misses with a few strikes there.
O Donno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason misses the jab.
O Donno throws out a counter right but Mason avoids it with no problem.
Mason clinches up against the cage.
O Donno blocks an uppercut.
O Donno working aggressively here.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
Mason lands with a right to the head.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mason as O Donno tries to tie him up.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason blocks a body shot from O Donno.
Aldo O Donno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with some punches.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mason darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mason gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Donno has had enough of the clinch but Mason keeps him there for the moment.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but O Donno avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason keeps control of O Donno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as O Donno controls the action.
O Donno blocks an uppercut.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donno misses with some punches.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Mason lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but O Donno avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Donno trying to stall but Mason improves his position.
Mason digs a right hand underneath O Donno's ribcage. O Donno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Donno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason is keeping busy.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Donno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
O Donno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoiding damage.
Mason lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason working aggressively here.
O Donno stalling in the clinch but Mason improves position.
O Donno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason being controlled against the cage.
Mason misses with a body punch.
O Donno wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
O Donno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
O Donno manages to break the clinch.
O Donno throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mason, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
A very excited looking Zane Mason 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ueda Umanouke (ranked 112 p4p, 17 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 182 p4p, 29 weight class). Umanouke comes to the cage accompanied by Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg. Rain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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280 lbs
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252 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain checks a low kick from Umanouke.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Umanouke stuns Rain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rain scores with the left hand. Umanouke knows he should have avoided that one.
Umanouke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rain is trying to defend but Umanouke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rain keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain trying to hold on to Umanouke's head to control him but Umanouke postures up.
Rain tries to roll over but Umanouke keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke trying to mount his opponent but Rain defends it.
We've been hearing good reports from Umanouke's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Umanouke moves into full mount! Rain won't be happy about that!
Umanouke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Umanouke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Umanouke trying to control but Rain is having none of it.
Umanouke throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rain because Umanouke loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain is looking to get to half guard.
Umanouke looking to finish with strikes here!
Umanouke wants to control the pace but Rain is squirming around nicely.
Umanouke misses with a head shot.
Umanouke swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rain is now in Umanouke's guard. A big mistake from Umanouke there, giving up the dominant position!
Umanouke wants to sweep here but Rain controlling him for the moment.
Rain wants to control from the top but Umanouke keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke wants to improve his position but instead Rain has moved into half guard.
Umanouke gets full guard.
Umanouke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rain preventing the sweep.
Umanouke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rain manages to get himself to full guard.
Rain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Umanouke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umanouke is one step ahead there.
Rain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Umanouke looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umanouke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Umanouke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Umanouke punishes Rain's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain 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.
Rain is looking to chop away at Umanouke's legs.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Umanouke throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Umanouke shoots in and drives through. Rain sprawls well.
Rain connects with a body shot that sends Umanouke's belly button to the back.
Rain lands a jab to Umanouke's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umanouke. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Umanouke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Umanouke moves out of range as Rain throws a body kick.
Rain gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Umanouke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umanouke postures up.
Rain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Umanouke manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain stopping the sweep attempt from Umanouke.
Umanouke wants to hit a switch here but Rain passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Umanouke there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Umanouke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Umanouke wants to improve his position but Rain is controlling well.
Umanouke works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain preventing the sweep.
Umanouke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rain in particular looking to stall.
Umanouke is looking to improve his position.
Umanouke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rain wants to control but Umanouke is keeping him busy.
Rain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Umanouke is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rain preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Umanouke misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Umanouke tries to clinch up.
Umanouke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Umanouke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rain scores with a one two! Umanouke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Umanouke shoots in and bounces Rain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umanouke trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Ueda Umanouke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rain managing to control the position.
Umanouke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heavy Rain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Umanoukes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Umanouke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rain is able to avoid easily.
Umanouke lands with a cross.
Umanouke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Umanouke misses with a body kick.
A jab from Umanouke misses.
Rain is looking for the big counter here.
Rain lands a nice hook to Umanouke's body. Umanouke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umanouke misses with a looping right.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umanouke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Rain throws a hook to the side of Umanouke's head but Umanouke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rain is fending him off so far but Umanouke persists. Nope, Rain circles away and we're back to standing.
Rain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Rain misses.
Umanouke cracks Rain with a good jab.
Umanouke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umanouke defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rain avoids it really well and circles away.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Umanouke misses with a looping left.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain feints a jab promting Umanouke to slip. Rain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Umanouke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rain throws a hook but Umanouke blocks it.
Rain lands a jab to the head.
Rain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ueda Umanouke's cut is getting worse.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Umanouke.
Umanouke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Umanouke is in Rain's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Rain keeps moving.
Umanouke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rain is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking for a sweep. Not yet Rain, not yet.
Umanouke tries to free his leg and advance position but Rain is retaining full guard.
Rain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Rain seems content to control.
Umanouke wants to improve his position but Rain is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is working hard here to advance position.
Rain stalling.
Umanouke wants to improve his position but Rain is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Umanouke is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rain blocks a jab.
Umanouke swinging wildly here.
Umanouke avoids the body shot from Rain.
Nice sprawl there from Rain as Umanouke shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ueda Umanouke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Umanouke shoots for a takedown but Rain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Umanouke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rain 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Rain!
A less than humble Heavy Rain misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Ueda Umanouke was interviewed post fight and said 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You can't do anything without risking something. I will be back to avenge my honor.'.
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