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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tricky The Kid (ranked 23080 p4p, 616 weight class) and Edward Tonu (ranked 23589 p4p, 635 weight class). The Kid comes to the cage accompanied by All about the Benjamins. 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 Edward Tonu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tricky The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Tonu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Kid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Kid.
The Kid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tonu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Kid lands a nice forearm strike.
Tonu is looking for a sweep.
The Kid working away.
Tonu is looking to regain half guard here but The Kid keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonu is trying to control The Kid's posture but The Kid avoids it.
The Kid wants to control but Tonu is keeping him busy.
Tonu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Kid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid working away.
Tonu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but The Kid presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The Kid working the ground and pound effectively.
The Kid wants to control the pace but Tonu is squirming around nicely.
Tonu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tonu tries to get to full guard but The Kid has control of the leg.
Tonu is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonu keeping hold of The Kid's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tonu wants to control but The Kid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tonu is looking for a sweep. The Kid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Kid passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tonu!
Tonu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Kid is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tonu actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid content to control rather than advance.
The Kid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tonu is looking to improve his position.
Tonu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tonu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tonu with the active half guard here but The Kid passes nicely into side control.
Tonu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Kid.
The Kid wants to take a breather but Tonu is having none of it.
Tonu is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The Kid is trying to control. Tonu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been informed that Tonu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tonu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tonu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Kid passes into half guard.
Tonu regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonu looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Kid is one step ahead there.
Tonu lands an upkick as The Kid stands over him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricky The Kid 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.
Tonu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Kid.
The Kid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tonu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Kid gets tackled into the cage by Tonu. Tonu maintains the clinch.
The Kid tries to score a body lock takedown but Tonu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tricky The Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Kid tries to pull guard but Tonu won't allow it.
Tonu is trying to break the clinch but The Kid is controlling him.
Tonu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Kid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tonu pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Kid tries to keep at a distance but Tonu has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Kid has Tonu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tonu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid tries to pull guard but Tonu holds him up against the cage and eventually The Kid drops back down to his feet.
The Kid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tonu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tonu scores with a hook to the body. The Kid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tonu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Kid!
Tonu scoring with punches and elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Kid tries to buck Tonu off but Tonu is having none of it.
Tonu cracks The Kid with a big right hand but The Kid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on The Kid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tonu controlling from side mount.
Tonu working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonu throws a strike aimed at the side of The Kid's head but The Kid avoids it well.
Tonu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Kid is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tonu yanks on the arm and The Kid is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tonu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Tonu!
Tricky The Kid spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey, it is what it is. Back to the gym tomorrow!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tower Roy (ranked 7725 p4p, 538 weight class) and Cody Naito (ranked 7809 p4p, 542 weight class). Cody Naito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tower Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Naito!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naito. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy slips under a jab.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naito.
Naito 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.
It looks like Tower Roy has been cut.
Roy clinches with his opponent.
Naito blocking some punches.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy blocking some punches.
Naito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Roy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Naito trying to control the position but instead, Roy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Naito into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naito scores with a shot to the side of Roy's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Naito misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Roy.
A right handed body shot lands from Naito.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy working aggressively here.
Naito has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Roy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Naito can turn it around.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Naito looking to slow down the pace here.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy blocks a body shot from Naito.
Naito just leaning against Roy, taking a breather.
Naito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito misses with some punches.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naito misses with some punches.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naito is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Naito to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naito.
Roy misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naito blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naito fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roy is leaning against Naito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito gets through Roy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naito tries a body shot but Roy blocks it.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Naito has a couple of punches blocked by Roy.
Naito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Naito throws a head punch that misses.
Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naito backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naito avoiding damage.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naito is defending well for now.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naito misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy working aggressively here.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
A short left from Roy.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito throws a head punch that misses.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Naito.
A head punch on the inside from Naito fails to land.
Naito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Naito uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Naito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roy lands a right hand.
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!
Naito tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Naito back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naito tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Naito back against the cage.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Cody Naito has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roy lands with a right to the head.
Roy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Naito misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Naito fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tower Roy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roy cracks Naito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naito.
Roy lands a big right hand that sends Naito crashing to the mat! Roy stays standing though and waves Naito back to his feet!
Roy slips under a jab.
Roy moves into the clinch.
Tower Roy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Naito works on Roy's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Naito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Naito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Roy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Cody Naito's cut even more.
Naito tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Naito back against the cage.
Naito misses with a punch on the inside.
Naito tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Naito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naito stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naito can do to turn this around?
Naito trying to stall but Roy improves his position.
Roy gets through Naito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naito backwards.
Naito misses with the head strike.
Roy lands a shoulder strike.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy lands a shoulder strike.
Naito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Naito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy lands with a left to the head.
Naito tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roy lands with a right to the head.
Roy misses with some punches.
Naito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naito backwards.
The cut above Cody Naito's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naito misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Roy.
Naito takes a shot to the head.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Naito is rocked!
Naito is breathing heavily.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Naito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naito is still on wobbly legs! Can Roy finish him?
Cody Naito's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Naito looking to stall.
Naito seems to have recovered his senses.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naito misses with the head strike.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy missing with knees to the body.
Naito misses with a punch to the body.
Roy misses with the head strike.
Roy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy struggles to land a body shot inside as Naito controls his hands.
Roy tries to land knees in the clinch but Naito avoids the damage to the body.
Naito avoiding damage as Roy throws knees to the body.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Naito backwards.
Roy lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cody Naito's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tower Roy!
An out of breath Tower Roy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonh Slerssi (ranked 7144 p4p, 524 weight class) and Juhani Lammikko (ranked 7269 p4p, 528 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonh Slerssi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Lammikko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lammikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lammikko loads up on a big right hand but Slerssi slips the punch.
Lammikko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lammikko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slerssi. Slerssi obviously looking to wear him down.
Lammikko connects with a body shot.
Slerssi connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slerssi.
Lammikko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Slerssi misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slerssi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slerssi motions for Lammikko to come forward. Slerssi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lammikko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slerssi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slerssi throws out a loose jab but Lammikko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lammikko scores with a body shot.
Slerssi throws a head kick that Lammikko semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slerssi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lammikko. That did some damage!
Slerssi thumps Lammikko with a low kick.
Slerssi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lammikko avoids the head kick by Slerssi.
Some wild striking there from Lammikko.
Slerssi cracks the inside of Lammikko's front leg.
Slerssi throws a head kick that Lammikko semi-blocks.
Lammikko misses with the combination.
Slerssi half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko avoids the head kick by Slerssi.
Slerssi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Lammikko blocks the low kick.
Slerssi throws a low kick but Lammikko avoids it.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slerssi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lammikko just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSlerssi.
Slerssi throws a body shot but no joy.
Lammikko unleashes a big counter combination but Slerssi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lammikko tries to bum rush Slerssi with a series of wild strikes but Slerssi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lammikko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lammikko.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slerssi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that Slerssi avoids nicely.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that Slerssi avoids nicely.
Slerssi tried to counter with a leg kick but Lammikko avoided it.
Lammikko checks a leg kick nicely.
Slerssi throws a solid leg kick but Lammikko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slerssi.
Lammikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Slerssi is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lammikko. Those never looked like landing.
Lammikko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lammikko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lammikko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slerssi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slerssi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slerssi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slerssi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slerssi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lammikko fails to land with a series of punches.
Slerssi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Slerssi.
Lammikko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slerssi eats them both and turns towards Lammikko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slerssi throws a leg kick that misses.
Slerssi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lammikko misses with a double jab.
Lammikko looks to land a combination but Slerssi avoids it well.
Lammikko throws a right hand that Slerssi ducks under and follows up with a left that Slerssi also avoids with ease.
Lammikko swinging wildly here.
Slerssi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slerssi throws a nice head kick!
Slerssi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slerssi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slerssi dodges the punch combination from Lammikko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slerssi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slerssi dodges the punch combination from Lammikko.
Slerssi's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Slerssi throws a leg kick but Lammikko checks it.
Slerssi tries to land a leg kick but Lammikko saw it coming and moves away.
Slerssi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lammikko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slerssi throws a chopping leg kick but Lammikko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lammikko looks to land a combination but Slerssi avoids it well.
Slerssi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slerssi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slerssi throws a head kick that half lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slerssi.
Lammikko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slerssi.
Lammikko fails to land with a series of punches.
Lammikko connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lammikko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lammikko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slerssi. Slerssi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lammikko misses with a series of wild punches.
Lammikko looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Lammikko. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slerssi lands with a slapping head kick.
Slerssi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lammikko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slerssi rather than just go for the knockout.
Lammikko throws a series of punches but Slerssi moves out of range.
Lammikko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slerssi thumps Lammikko with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slerssi.
A right-left combo lands from Lammikko.
Slerssi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lammikko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slerssi misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Lammikko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slerssi throws a shot from downtown. Lammikko moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slerssi.
Lammikko misses with the combination.
Slerssi misses with a head kick.
Slerssi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lammikko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slerssi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lammikko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lammikko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lammikko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lammikko looks to throw the jab but Slerssi is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonh Slerssi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lammikko looks to land a combination but Slerssi avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Lammikko blocks the low kick.
Lammikko catches Slerssi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Slerssi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lammikko! But no joy.
Slerssi misses with a wild body shot.
Lammikko misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Lammikko.
Lammikko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lammikko looks to land a combination but Slerssi avoids it well.
Lammikko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lammikko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slerssi back to the cage. Lammikko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lammikko avoids the head kick by Slerssi.
Slerssi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slerssi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lammikko. Slerssi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lammikko checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Slerssi.
Lammikko throws a nice looking combination but Slerssi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lammikko looks to land a combination but Slerssi avoids it well.
Juhani Lammikko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lammikko throws a combination. Slerssi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slerssi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lammikko.
Slerssi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lammikko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lammikko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slerssi misses with a low kick as Lammikko jumps back.
Lammikko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slerssi circles away quickly and effectively.
Slerssi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slerssi throws a head kick that misses.
Lammikko fails to land with a series of punches.
Slerssi throws a chopping leg kick but Lammikko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slerssi ducks under a wild hook from Lammikko.
A punch lands to the side of Lammikko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slerssi throws a leg kick but Lammikko moved away.
Slerssi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lammikko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slerssi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lammikko misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slerssi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slerssi.
Juhani Lammikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slerssi misses with a looping left.
Lammikko cracks Slerssi with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko checks a low kick from Slerssi.
Slerssi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slerssi throws the left hand but Lammikko avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slerssi.
Slerssi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lammikko's head.
Slerssi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Slerssi misses the target.
Slerssi misses with a looping left.
Slerssi throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slerssi moves out of range of the strikes.
Slerssi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slerssi misses the shot to the body.
Slerssi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lammikko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slerssi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slerssi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lammikko is just out of range.
Lammikko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slerssi eats them both and turns towards Lammikko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lammikko throws a nice looking combination but Slerssi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lammikko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slerssi takes a swing at Lammikko's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko misses with a series of wild punches.
Slerssi just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lammikko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Slerssi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lammikko blocks a head kick by Slerssi.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Slerssi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lammikko checks a low kick from Slerssi.
Slerssi throws a leg kick that misses.
Lammikko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lammikko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slerssi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slerssi is looking to counter punch.
Lammikko throws a combination. Slerssi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slerssi tries a low kick but Lammikko avoids it.
A slow jab from Lammikko misses its intended target.
Slerssi throws a head kick that misses.
Slerssi tries a head kick but it misses.
Slerssi scores with a jab to the body.
Lammikko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slerssi throws a leg kick which misses Lammikko's front leg but catches the back leg as Lammikko tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lammikko misses with a series of wild punches.
Slerssi throws a solid leg kick but Lammikko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slerssi.
No joy there for Lammikko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Lammikko misses.
Slerssi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lammikko.
That kick from Slerssi tenderised Lammikko's leg. Lammikko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lammikko dodges the punch combination from Slerssi.
Lammikko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slerssi throws a body shot but no joy.
Slerssi clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lammikko is trying to force a seperation but Slerssi has the dominant position.
Slerssi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slerssi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slerssi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lammikko blocks it with crossed arms.
Slerssi keeps control of Lammikko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juhani Lammikko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Slerssi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Slerssi dodges the punch combination from Lammikko.
Slerssi connects with a leg kick. Lammikko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slerssi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lammikko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lammikko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lammikko swinging wildly here.
Slerssi misses the shot to the body.
Slerssi feints and then cracks Lammikko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lammikko down.
Lammikko swinging wildly here.
Slerssi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lammikko was well out of range. Poor timing from Slerssi.
Slerssi misses with a head kick.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that Slerssi avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Lammikko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lammikko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slerssi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slerssi tries to land a leg kick but Lammikko saw it coming and moves away.
Lammikko looks to land a combination but Slerssi avoids it well.
Slerssi connects with a leg kick. Lammikko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slerssi throws a low kick but Lammikko avoids it.
Lammikko throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slerssi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slerssi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slerssi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slerssi avoids the body shot from Lammikko.
Lammikko misses with a few strikes there.
Slerssi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slerssi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slerssi lands a leg kick that knocks Lammikko off balance momentarily.
Slerssi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lammikko. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Lammikko misses.
Lammikko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slerssi.
Lammikko misses with a looping right.
Lammikko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slerssi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lammikko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lammikko feints a jab promting Slerssi to slip. Lammikko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slerssi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slerssi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slerssi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slerssi scoring well with a low kick there.
Lammikko misses with a series of wild punches.
Slerssi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slerssi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slerssi throws a head kick that misses.
Lammikko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slerssi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lammikko throws out the jab.
Slerssi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lammikko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lammikko misses with a series of wild punches.
Slerssi scores with a leg kick.
Slerssi throws a head kick that misses.
Slerssi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slerssi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lammikko throws a hook but Slerssi blocks it.
Slerssi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lammikko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slerssi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slerssi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slerssi misses with a knee to the head.
Slerssi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lammikko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slerssi has Lammikko pressed against the cage, preventing Lammikko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lammikko is trying to break free.
Slerssi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lammikko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lammikko working hard to break the clinch.
Slerssi misses with a knee strike.
Slerssi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lammikko's efforts to push away.
Slerssi misses with a knee strike.
Lammikko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slerssi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lammikko can't break the clinch.
Slerssi tries to land a knee to the head but Lammikko blocks with his arms.
Lammikko is looking to break free of the clinch but Slerssi has double underhooks.
Slerssi tries to land a knee to the head but Lammikko blocks with his arms.
Lammikko tries to break free but Slerssi pushes him back against the cage.
Lammikko has had enough of the clinch but Slerssi keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko has had enough of the clinch but Slerssi keeps him there for the moment.
Slerssi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lammikko blocks it with crossed arms.
Lammikko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slerssi has him pressed against the cage.
Slerssi tries to land a knee to the head but Lammikko blocks with his arms.
Lammikko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lammikko is trying to push Slerssi away but Slerssi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lammikko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slerssi has him pressed against the cage.
Slerssi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lammikko blocks it with crossed arms.
Lammikko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lammikko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slerssi in his tracks.
Lammikko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lammikko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lammikko throws a series of punches but Slerssi avoids them all with ease.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slerssi.
Lammikko misses with a looping left.
Lammikko misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lammikko avoids the body shot from Slerssi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juhani Lammikko.
I think Lammikko 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juhani Lammikko!
A relieved looking Juhani Lammikko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Barrera (ranked 7609 p4p, 533 weight class) and Adele Adensaya (ranked 5920 p4p, 478 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adele Adensaya!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adensaya connects with the punch.
Barrera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adensaya counters with a straight right hand.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adensaya.
Barrera ducks right into an uppercut from Adensaya.
A big left from Adensaya misses.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adensaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adensaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Adensaya fails with the takedown.
Barrera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adensaya decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Adensaya controlling the action here.
Barrera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Adensaya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adensaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barrera can't keep his opponent in guard - Adensaya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barrera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barrera wants to control but Adensaya is keeping busy.
Barrera is controlling Adensaya's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Adensaya lands with a punch from half guard.
Adensaya throwing shots but Barrera is blocking nicely.
Barrera taking some punishment here, with Adensaya in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adensaya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barrera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adensaya.
Adensaya wants to take a breather but Barrera is having none of it.
Barrera is trying to maintain the position but Adensaya is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrera has hold of Adensaya's hands but Adensaya slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barrera is looking to control Adensaya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barrera avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adensaya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adensaya misses with a head shot. Barrera uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barrera working a defensive guard here.
Adensaya is in close to Barrera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adensaya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barrera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adensaya has managed to get both his arms back between Barrera's legs - danger averted.
Barrera lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Adensaya wants to sweep but no luck.
Barrera wants to control from the top but Adensaya keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adensaya wants to sweep here but Barrera controlling him for the moment.
Adensaya keeping moving, preventing Barrera from controlling successfully.
Barrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adensaya is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adensaya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adensaya wants to sweep here but Barrera controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adensaya controls Barrera momentarily but Barrera frees himself.
Barrera controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adele Adensaya dominated that 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.
Adensaya avoids the body shot from Barrera.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adensaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Adensaya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adensaya scores with a nice strike.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adensaya.
Barrera is looking to counter punch.
Barrera throws a right hand that misses
and Adensaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Adensaya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera ducks right into an uppercut from Adensaya.
Adensaya throws a leg kick which misses Barrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrera tries to avoid it.
Adensaya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrera.
Adensaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adensaya looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barrera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adensaya is working away from the top position though.
Adensaya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barrera works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adensaya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barrera working for a triangle but Adensaya defends it easily.
Barrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adensaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adensaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adensaya wants to control from the top but Barrera keeps moving.
Barrera has momentary wrist control but Adensaya slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adensaya distracts Barrera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barrera keeping moving, preventing Adensaya from controlling successfully.
Barrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrera has his hands on Adensaya's head, controlling the position.
Adensaya lands a couple of digs.
Adensaya lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adensaya throws a sloppy strike and Barrera has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Adensaya is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Barrera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Barrera!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Two (ranked 6297 p4p, 224 weight class) and Max Masteri (ranked 5438 p4p, 202 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, One Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Masteri!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Masteri.
Two really is a fat lump.
Masteri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Masteri avoids the body shot from Two.
Two looks to land a combination but Masteri avoids it well.
Two misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Two stuffs the takedown attempt from Masteri. Masteri gets slowly back to his feet.
Two swings for the body but Masteri moves out of range.
Two throws a right and a left that both miss.
Two cracks a nice hook into Masteri's ribs.
Masteri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Two misses with a wild combination.
Masteri darts in and clinches Two up against the cage.
Masteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two looks to throw the jab but Masteri is out of range.
Masteri wants to counter with a clinch but Two pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masteri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
One Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masteri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Two throws a poor cross that misses
and Masteri counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Two!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masteri trying to control the position but Two is working away.
Masteri tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Masteri trying to control the position but Two is working away.
Masteri just content to control the position.
Masteri is looking to take a break and control but Two is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masteri decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Masteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Two.
Masteri slips under a jab.
Two looks to land a left hand but Masteri moved out of range nicely.
One Two is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Two ducks under a wild hook from Masteri.
Two throws a right hand that Masteri ducks under and follows up with a left that Masteri also avoids with ease.
Two throws a right and a left that Masteri avoids nicely.
Masteri feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two misses with a hook.
Two throws a big shot that misses.
Two looks to throw the jab but Masteri is out of range.
Masteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two gets caught napping as Masteri dives in and scores a takedown. Two manages to retain guard.
Masteri wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.
Masteri gets to his feet. Two looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Masteri forces Two back against the cage and clinches.
Masteri is looking for a takedown.
One Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Masteri.
Two is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masteri has Two pressed against the cage, preventing Two from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masteri jumps into guard, dragging Two to the mat.
Masteri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Masteri working for a triangle but Two defends it easily.
Masteri is looking for a triangle but Two pushes his legs off easily.
Two knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masteri on the ground.
Masteri looking to control.
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 One Two will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Two fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masteri raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Masteri clinches.
Masteri tries to score a body lock takedown but Two shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masteri prevents Two from breaking the clinch.
Two wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masteri tries a body shot but Two blocks it.
Masteri breaks from the clinch.
Masteri moves into the clinch.
Two looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masteri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Two is defending well against a takedown attempt.
One Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Masteri.
Masteri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masteri is trying to drag Two to the mat but Two just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Masteri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Masteri trying to land knees to the body.
Masteri slows down the pace here.
Masteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Two's efforts to push away.
Two is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masteri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Two walks away with a smile on his face. Masteri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Two swinging wildly here.
Two looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Two lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Two.
It looks like Max Masteri has been cut.
Two falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masteri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Masteri stalling.
Masteri wants a takedown.
Two wants to break free but Masteri has control.
Two is trying to push Masteri away but Masteri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Two gets underhooks to prevent Masteri's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masteri is looking for a takedown.
Masteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Two is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Masteri's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Two throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masteri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Two sprawls well initially but Masteri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Masteri gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Two swats away the attempt to clinch by Masteri.
Two is looking to counter the offense by Masteri and move into the clinch.
Masteri slips a jab and a cross from Two.
Masteri moves out of range as Two strikes.
Masteri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Two.
A telegraphed right hand from Two misses the target.
Masteri takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Two misses with a looping left.
Two fails to land with a series of punches.
Masteri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Two misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Two.
Two misses with a double jab
and Masteri counters with a single leg into guard. Two didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Two utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masteri wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.
Masteri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Two works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Two dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Masteri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Two throws a body shot but no joy.
Masteri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Two is looking for a counter combo.
Masteri takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Masteri wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two is trying to break the clinch but Masteri is controlling him.
Two is trying to break the clinch but Masteri is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masteri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Two after a bit of a struggle.
One Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Masteri.
Two is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Two has had enough of the clinch but Masteri keeps him there for the moment.
Two is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Two avoiding damage as Masteri throws knees to the body.
Masteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two misses with the combination.
Masteri slips a jab and a cross from Two.
Masteri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Two might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Masteri wants to control but Two is keeping him busy.
Two dodges the ground and pound from Masteri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masteri trying to control the position but Two is working away.
Masteri stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Two throws a shot to the body.
Two throws a right hand that Masteri ducks under and follows up with a left that Masteri also avoids with ease.
Two fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masteri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Two, pushing him back against the cage.
Masteri gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Two regains guard.
Masteri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masteri wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.
Masteri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Two is keeping the position for now.
Two utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Two keeping moving, preventing Masteri from controlling successfully.
Two keeping full guard, as Masteri tries to pass.
One Two is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masteri throwing strikes from guard but Two blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Two looks to land a combination but Masteri avoids it well.
Masteri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Two manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Masteri is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masteri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Max Masteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masteri postures up in Two's guard and throws a big left but Two blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Masteri.
I think Two has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Two!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bellafontane (ranked 3678 p4p, 144 weight class) and Bubba Barzilla (ranked 4647 p4p, 176 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barzilla's choice of entrance music: Ima Boss. Sam Bellafontane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Barzilla's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Bellafontane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Barzilla!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barzilla wants to clinch up but Bellafontane keeps it at a distance.
Barzilla clinches with his opponent.
Bellafontane blocks a body shot from Barzilla.
Bellafontane manages to break the clinch.
Bellafontane misses with a two punch combination.
Bellafontane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Sam Bellafontane has been cut.
No joy there for Barzilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellafontane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barzilla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barzilla explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Bellafontane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bellafontane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barzilla closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bellafontane circles away.
Bellafontane goes for a small jab and connects. Now Bellafontane goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Barzilla stumbles back but Bellafontane runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Barzilla to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Barzilla will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Bellafontane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Try New (ranked 4678 p4p, 180 weight class) and Ted Bundy (ranked 3423 p4p, 129 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Try New!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
New wants to clinch
and Bundy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for New!
Bundy scores with punches from side control.
It looks like Try New has been cut.
Bundy cracks New with a big elbow.
New tries to escape but Bundy is in control.
Bundy is chipping away with strikes.
Try New's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bundy working the ground and pound.
New is rocked!
Jeez, Try New's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Try New's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ted Bundy!
Ted Bundy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levi Biddings (ranked 23228 p4p, 645 weight class) and Chang Yung (ranked 2552 p4p, 298 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Biddings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chang Yung!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biddings misses with the body kick
and Yung counters with a shoot takedown. Biddings fights it but they end up in guard.
Yung distracts Biddings with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yung lands a couple of elbows.
Biddings 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biddings working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yung scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yung working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Biddings lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Biddings is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yung is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yung has escaped and now he's on top!
Yung is in close to Biddings's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biddings looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biddings is trying to keep Yung in close.
Yung lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Biddings is rocked!
Biddings keeping moving, preventing Yung from controlling successfully.
Oh Biddings is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yung postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yung postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Biddings covers up, he's hurt! Yung keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Yung and the ref steps in to end the fight! Yung can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chang Yung!
Our winner, Chang Yung, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between 41 Savage (ranked 2718 p4p, 293 weight class) and Axel Youngblood (ranked 1718 p4p, 210 weight class). Savage's entrance music is Sound of da police!. A fine choice. The key to victory for 41 Savage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, 41 Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood lands a two punch combo.
Youngblood has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Savage is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Youngblood misses with a jab to the body
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage misses with a hook
and Youngblood counters with a stiff right hand.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage defending well as Youngblood loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Youngblood finds it's target.
Youngblood misses with a shot to the body
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Youngblood counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Youngblood ducks down to avoid it.
Youngblood checks a leg kick nicely.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Youngblood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Youngblood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage scores with the left hand. Youngblood knows he should have avoided that one.
Youngblood swings widly with a right hand
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage with a hook.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
Savage digs a good hook to Youngblood's body.
Youngblood swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Youngblood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Savage rather than just go for the knockout.
Youngblood defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Youngblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Youngblood swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Savage catches Youngblood right on the button with a cross.
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!
Youngblood misses with a hook to the body
and Savage counters with a low kick, right behind Youngblood 's knee.
Youngblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Youngblood cracks Savage with an open hand slap.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but Youngblood slips the punch.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Savage throws an off balance right hand
and Youngblood counters with a left to the body.
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
and Youngblood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savage thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Youngblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savage moves away from the strike by Youngblood.
Youngblood scores with a nice strike.
Youngblood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Savage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Youngblood jabs at Savage's body.
Savage slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
Youngblood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Youngblood has knocked Savage down with a huge combo! Youngblood steps away and waves a wobbly Savage back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Youngblood closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Savage! Youngblood dives in looking to finish! Savage is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Youngblood!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 661 p4p, 21 weight class) and Test Five (ranked 4909 p4p, 188 weight class). Test Five will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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327 lbs
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290 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitsugu Takeishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Five!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeishi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Five manages to avoid it.
Five throws a body punch but Takeishi moves out of range.
Takeishi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Five.
Five blocks a jab.
Takeishi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takeishi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Five misses its intended target.
Takeishi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takeishi looks to score with a jab to the body but Five is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Five looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeishi lands a nice looking body shot.
Five throws out a loose jab but Takeishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Five misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeishi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Five just misses with a punch to the body.
As Five tries to get set, Takeishi tries to push him back and clinch up but Five manages to avoid the attempt.
Takeishi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Five misses with a straight right.
Five takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Test Five seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Five moves away from the strike by Takeishi.
Takeishi throws a sloppy body shot
and Five counters with a straight right hand.
Takeishi looks to score with a jab to the body but Five is just out of range.
Takeishi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Five being controlled against the cage.
Takeishi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Five blocks a body shot from Takeishi.
Five lands a body punch.
Takeishi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Five throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeishi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Five.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeishi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Five looks winded!
Takeishi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Five or not.
Takeishi works on Five's body with a couple of short punches.
Takeishi pushes Five back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Takeishi.
Takeishi digs a right hand underneath Five's ribcage. Five let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Takeishi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Takeishi.
Takeishi lands a shot to the body.
Takeishi just leaning against Five, taking a breather.
Takeishi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takeishi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Takeishi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takeishi.
Takeishi lands a body punch.
Takeishi lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Takeishi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takeishi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeishi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeishi lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takeishi.
Takeishi digs a right hand underneath Five's ribcage. Five let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Takeishi to work.
Takeishi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takeishi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Takeishi - that landed with a thud.
Takeishi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Five.
Nice body punch from Takeishi - that landed with a thud.
Takeishi lands a shoulder strike.
Takeishi gets through Five's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Takeishi.
Takeishi digs a right hand into Five's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Five's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Takeishi - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Takeishi.
Takeishi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Takeishi lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeishi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Five.
Takeishi works on Five's body with a couple of short punches.
Takeishi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Five backwards.
Takeishi works on Five's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Takeishi on the inside.
Takeishi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takeishi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takeishi.
Takeishi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Takeishi.
Five being controlled against the cage.
Takeishi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeishi slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Takeishi to work.
Takeishi lands a body punch.
Takeishi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsugu Takeishi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Five takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takeishi lands a slapping body shot.
Takeishi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeishi moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Takeishi as the two fighters clinch.
Five tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takeishi presses Five against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takeishi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeishi drops Five onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Five is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Five is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeishi works on Five's body with a couple of short punches.
Five is still on wobbly legs! Can Takeishi finish him?
Takeishi lands a big right hand that drops Five! The killer instinct kicks in and Takeishi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Takeishi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsugu Takeishi!
Mitsugu Takeishi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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