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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestar Andreasson (ranked 2635 p4p, 264 weight class) and Barol Kedorf (ranked 2244 p4p, 233 weight class). Andreasson comes to the cage accompanied by In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf. Kedorf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ostatni dzwonek. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bestar Andreasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreasson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Andreasson staying out of range there.
Andreasson throws a hook but Kedorf avoids it easily.
Andreasson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kedorf moves away.
Andreasson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kedorf defending well as Andreasson loads up on a big left hand.
Kedorf blocks the body kick.
Kedorf now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kedorf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andreasson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kedorf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kedorf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kedorf throws a right hand that misses
and Andreasson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andreasson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kedorf looks to land a left hand but Andreasson moved out of range nicely.
Andreasson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kedorf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andreasson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andreasson under the eye.
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
Andreasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kedorf swings widly with a right hand
and Andreasson counters with an inside leg kick.
Kedorf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andreasson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Andreasson! Kedorf is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bestar Andreasson!
After the fight, Bestar Andreasson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Barol Kedorf had this to say: 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 946 p4p, 118 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 1107 p4p, 153 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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172 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
51 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight counters with a body kick.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boxer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Knight blocks the low kick.
Knight lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer misses with a two punch combination.
Boxer ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Boxer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boxer throws a one two combo.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight checks a low kick from Boxer.
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!
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Boxer lands a slapping body shot.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Boxer moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
As Knight looks to move away, Boxer throws a big counter combo but Knight just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer slips under a jab.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Jed Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
It looked like Boxer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Knight scores with a nice body kick.
Knight thuds his right hand into Boxer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
Boxer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Boxer is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Knight misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight moves out of range as Boxer throws a body kick.
Boxer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boxer scores with a nice strike.
Knight throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Knight thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Boxer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Boxer only half commits.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knight moves away from the strike by Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Boxer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boxer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Boxer blocks the leg kick.
Boxer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxer doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer lands an overhand right.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boxer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
A countering left hand to the body from Knight misses.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Boxer's knee but Boxer avoids it well.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Knight with a hook.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
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 Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knight checks a leg kick.
Boxer with a nice cross.
Knight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Knight.
Boxer throws a front kick that sends Knight stumbling back into the cage.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Boxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knight under the eye.
Boxer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Boxer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boxer thumps Knight with a low kick.
Knight throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boxer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Boxer blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boxer. That's going to slow Knight down.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
That kick from Boxer tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Knight misses
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boxer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Boxer throws a big counter combination but Knight scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxer. That snapped Knight's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Knight throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Boxer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight looks to land a combination but Boxer avoids it well.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight flicks out a counter leg kick but Boxer steps away.
Boxer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knight tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Knight might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boxer has got the better of the exchanges.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Boxer.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Boxer walks into a jab.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Boxer backing away here, and Knight unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boxer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Knight with a hook.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
A jab from Knight misses.
Boxer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Boxer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight 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.
Boxer moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Boxer slips a jab from Knight.
That kick from Boxer tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Boxer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Boxer looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Knight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boxer with a body shot.
Knight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boxer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Knight misses.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with a body shot.
A big left from Knight misses.
Boxer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knight ducks right into an uppercut from Boxer.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Boxer moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Boxer slips under a jab from Knight.
Boxer thumps Knight with a low kick.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Boxer counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
Boxer cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boxer is looking to score with low kicks.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight tries a low kick but Boxer avoids it.
Boxer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knight's corner calls for a 1-2. Knight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Boxer looks to throw a body kick
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jed Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Boxer.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
A solid body kick from Boxer.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Boxer takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Boxer blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxer is out of range.
Knight throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Boxer there.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boxer slips a jab from Knight.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxer. That snapped Knight's head back.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Boxer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Boxer's knee but Boxer avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knight moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Knight misses the jab.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Boxer needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boxer checks a low kick from Knight.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight misses with a low kick.
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 Kick Boxer.
Well Boxer 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
A very excited looking Kick Boxer 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.
The defeated Jed Knight had this to say: 'Back to the lab. I'll be back though.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1121 p4p, 126 weight class) and Zilch Filch (ranked 1373 p4p, 150 weight class). Zilch Filch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filch lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Filch to counter with a crisp jab.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Filch circles away and keeps his distance.
Filch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Megalos.
Megalos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Megalos avoids the body shot from Filch.
Megalos is looking to counter punch.
Megalos feints and then cracks Filch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filch down.
Filch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Megalos. That one must have hurt.
Filch closes the distance and pushes Megalos back into the cage.
Megalos gets through Filch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Filch avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filch's elbow.
Good body shot from Megalos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filch tries for a takedown but Megalos manages to get underhooks.
Filch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Filch tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filch.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Filch fails to land.
Filch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
Megalos takes a shot to the head.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Megalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Filch fails to land.
Filch throws a head punch that misses.
Megalos blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filch lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Filch controls the action.
Filch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Megalos or not.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Filch avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Filch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Filch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Megalos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Megalos manages to break the clinch.
Filch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Megalos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Filch counters with an inside leg kick.
Filch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Megalos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Megalos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Filch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Megalos slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Megalos.
Megalos throws a hook but Filch blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filch.
Filch defending well as Megalos loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Filch! But no joy.
Megalos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filch tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Filch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megalos lands the left hand.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
A countering left hand to the body from Filch misses.
Filch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megalos.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasilios Megalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Filch is defended easily by Megalos.
Vasilios Megalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zilch Filch.
A big right from Megalos misses.
Megalos tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Filch.
Filch steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Megalos walks into a stiff left hand from Filch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Filch down.
Megalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Megalos throws out a loose jab but Filch uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Megalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Filch.
Filch tries to land a front kick but Megalos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Megalos moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Megalos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megalos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Megalos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Filch counters with a nice leg kick.
Filch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Megalos's half guard.
Filch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filch misses with a head shot. Megalos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Filch throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Filch loads up on a big right hand but Megalos slips the punch.
Megalos lands with a nice body kick.
Megalos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Filch if he has to take too many more of those.
Filch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Filch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Megalos has Filch up against the cage in a clinch.
Megalos digs a right hand into Filch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filch's gas tank.
Filch tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Filch avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filch looking to throw knees to the head but Megalos is blocking nicely.
Filch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Megalos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Megalos as he connects with a hook.
Megalos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Megalos lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Megalos there.
Megalos lunges at Filch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filch's hand.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Filch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Megalos.
Megalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Filch off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos cracks Filch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Filch walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Megalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Megalos lands with a good body shot.
Filch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Filch.
Megalos throws a sloppy body shot
and Filch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filch jabs Megalos right on the nose. Megalos blinks but takes it well.
Megalos lands a jab.
Megalos scores with a punch to the head.
Filch misses with a low kick.
Megalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Filch.
Filch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos clinches with his opponent.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filch blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filch swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Filch controls his hands.
Filch swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filch tries a knee to the head but Megalos blocks it.
Filch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
Filch blocks a body shot from Megalos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Filch.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Filch controls his hands.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
Megalos tries to work over Filch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
Filch misses with a punch to the body.
Filch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Megalos tries to work over Filch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Filch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filch can do to turn this around?
Megalos tries to clinch but Filch moves out of range.
Filch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Filch off the cage and back into range.
Megalos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Filch misses with a lunging right hand
and Megalos counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Filch misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos scoring well with a low kick there.
Megalos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Filch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Megalos both land. Nice combination.
Filch tries to clinch but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos lands a jab to Filch's midsection.
Filch wants to clinch but Megalos slips to the side
and Filch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Megalos throws out a powerful jab.
Filch misses with a straight right.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filch has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos lands a leg kick that knocks Filch off balance momentarily.
Megalos moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos misses with some punches.
Filch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Megalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filch lands a left hand.
Filch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Filch lands with a short shot to the head.
Filch blocks an uppercut.
Filch tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Filch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Megalos stops a takedown attempt from Filch.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filch has hold of one of Megalos's legs. Megalos is fighting the takedown attempt but Filch gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Megalos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Filch is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos blocks a body shot from Filch.
Filch scores with a shot to the side of Megalos's head.
Filch lands a nice uppercut.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filch swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filch can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Filch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zilch Filch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries a body shot but Filch blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Megalos.
Megalos scores with a jab. Filch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Megalos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Megalos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Megalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Filch.
Megalos throws an off balance right hand
and Filch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megalos is rocked!
Megalos throws a sloppy body shot
and Filch scores with a counter punch that sends Megalos to the canvas! Filch smells blood - he's punishing Megalos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Megalos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zilch Filch!
An out of breath Zilch Filch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 491 p4p, 71 weight class) and Darrel Petersen (ranked 1164 p4p, 154 weight class). Ragnar comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones II. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar connects with a body shot that sends Petersen's belly button to the back.
Ragnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Petersen counter with a right hand.
Ragnar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Petersen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petersen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ragnar.
Ragnar lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnar misses with a low kick as Petersen jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnar defends well and Petersen ends up having to push Ragnar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ragnar. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Petersen misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnar.
Ragnar thumps Petersen with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar.
Ragnar tries to bum rush Petersen with a series of wild strikes but Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Petersen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnar lands a jab to the head.
Petersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnar.
Petersen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ragnar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range.
Ragnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petersen.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses
and Petersen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ragnar wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar lunges at Petersen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petersen's hand.
Petersen works Ragnar's body with a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Petersen or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnar, which made it look bad.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen sizes up Ragnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Petersen.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnar.
Petersen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petersen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnar.
Good leg kick by Ragnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnar, right into the meat.
Petersen scores with the left hand. Ragnar knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petersen is out of range and Ragnar settles back down.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Petersen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnar with a jab.
Ragnar is looking to wear down Petersen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petersen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar misses with a straight left.
Petersen moves out of range of the strikes.
Petersen throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ragnar thuds his right hand into Petersen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petersen tries to move into range but Ragnar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petersen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a right hand
and Petersen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Petersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Petersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Petersen postures up in Ragnar's guard and throws a big left but Ragnar blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petersen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petersen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ragnar's head.
Petersen trying to control but Ragnar is working from the bottom.
Petersen postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Ragnar, not yet.
Ragnar has his feet on Petersen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petersen clobbers Ragnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ragnar is looking to slow Petersen down with leg kicks.
Petersen dives in and scores a takedown into Ragnar's guard.
Ragnar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ragnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnar scores with a push kick.
Ragnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petersen can do to turn this around?
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Petersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjorn Ragnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Petersen lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Petersen.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Petersen.
Petersen avoids the head kick by Ragnar.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petersen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ragnar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petersen is out of range.
Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnar slips under a jab from Petersen.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Petersen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnar under the eye.
Ragnar slips a jab from Petersen.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a combination that misses
and Petersen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petersen moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
Petersen working aggressively here.
Petersen pushes Ragnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnar misses with a body punch.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnar lands a shot to the body.
Ragnar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petersen or not.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Ragnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Petersen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnar lands a right hand.
Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnar tries to throw a body punch but Petersen avoids it by throwing Ragnar back against the cage.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnar.
Petersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ragnar tries to work over Petersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnar breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen clinches up against the cage.
Petersen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petersen blocking some punches.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
Petersen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ragnar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnar circles away.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petersen.
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.
Petersen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnar scores with a nice head shot.
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petersen's hands.
Good shot there by Ragnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petersen.
Petersen misses with an uppercut.
Petersen scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
The fighters circling - Ragnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnar lands a leg kick that knocks Petersen off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnar has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Petersen moves away and avoids it.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Petersen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petersen throws a hook but Ragnar blocks it.
Ragnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ragnar jabs Petersen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Ragnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Petersen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ragnar misses with a hook
and Petersen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petersen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnar's hands.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Petersen misses with a body shot.
Petersen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen thuds a left hand into Ragnar's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen blocks a jab.
Petersen gets a double leg takedown into Ragnar's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ragnar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar stops a takedown attempt from Petersen.
Petersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnar misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Ragnar.
Petersen tries to clinch up but Ragnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ragnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petersen.
Ragnar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen cracks Ragnar with an open hand slap.
Petersen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Ragnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Petersen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersen slips a straight right by Ragnar.
Petersen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnar looks for the body kick but Petersen saw that one coming.
Ragnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
A punch lands to the side of Ragnar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petersen misses the jab.
Ragnar scores with a spinning back kick!
Petersen cracks Ragnar with an open hand slap.
Ragnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petersen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petersen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Ragnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Ragnar finds it's target.
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnar misses the target.
Ragnar takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen blocks a jab.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Ragnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ragnar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ragnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnar lands with a straight right. Petersen didn't see that one coming.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnar misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar slips a straight right by Petersen.
A good leg kick by Ragnar.
Petersen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnar but Ragnar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petersen throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar dodges the punch combination from Petersen.
Petersen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darrel Petersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Petersen misses the target.
Ragnar lands a high kick!
It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petersen on the side of the head.
Petersen is rocked!
Ragnar moves out of range as Petersen strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnar 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
A very excited looking Bjorn Ragnar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 272 p4p, 39 weight class) and Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 922 p4p, 132 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch defending well as Mayoniko loads up on a big left hand.
Bosch misses the jab.
Mayoniko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bosch takes a swing at Mayoniko's ribcage but misses.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayoniko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bosch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Mayoniko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
Good work by Mayoniko as he checks the leg kick.
Mayoniko feints a counter leg kick.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
Bosch misses with a hook
enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayoniko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosch scores with a jab.
Mayoniko 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.
Bosch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Bosch's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayoniko moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bosch.
Mayoniko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayoniko.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bosch checks it well.
Bosch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mayoniko will feel that in the morning.
Mayoniko scores with the left hand. Bosch knows he should have avoided that one.
Mayoniko 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.
Mayoniko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Mayoniko.
Bosch jabs Mayoniko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayoniko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bosch blocks a low kick nicely.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Mayoniko manages to avoid it.
Mayoniko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch slips under a jab from Mayoniko.
Bosch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mayoniko throws an overhand right that lands on Bosch's shoulder, as Bosch tries to avoid the shot.
Mayoniko avoids a kick to the body.
Mayoniko throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
Bosch scores with a spinning back kick!
Bosch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayoniko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bosch misses with an uppercut. Mayoniko saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
A shot to the liver by Bosch. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Bosch misses.
Mayoniko avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Mayoniko misses with a looping right.
Mayoniko tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayoniko is looking to clinch but Bosch is avoiding it.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayoniko throws out the jab.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
Mayoniko moves out of range of the leg kick from Bosch.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Mayoniko moved away.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Mayoniko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Mayoniko slips the punch.
Bosch 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.
Mayoniko flicks out a counter leg kick but Bosch steps away.
Mayoniko catches Bosch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bosch scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mayoniko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayoniko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayoniko.
Bosch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko scores with a jab to the head.
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko catches Bosch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bosch checks a leg kick.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayoniko moves away.
A shot to the liver by Mayoniko. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Bosch.
Bosch takes a swing at Mayoniko's ribcage but misses.
Bosch is looking to slow Mayoniko down with leg kicks.
Mayoniko throws a leg kick but Bosch checks it.
Mayoniko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayoniko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayoniko tries to bum rush Bosch with a series of wild strikes but Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Mayoniko manages to avoid it.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayoniko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayoniko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayoniko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko tries to clinch but Bosch is having none of it.
Mayoniko slips under a jab.
As Bosch backs off Mayoniko throws a huge counter combo but Bosch manages to avoid it all.
Bosch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayoniko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayoniko misses the target.
Mayoniko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Mayoniko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bosch walks into a jab.
Bosch drops his hands momentarily and Mayoniko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayoniko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bosch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mayoniko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch swings for the body but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Bosch stuns Mayoniko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayoniko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayoniko moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
The fighters circling - Mayoniko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayoniko is just out of range.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayoniko lands with a nice body punch.
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 Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mayoniko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bosch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bosch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayoniko is out of range and Bosch settles back down.
Mayoniko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bosch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayoniko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Bosch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bosch is looking to wear down Mayoniko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Mayoniko checks it.
Mayoniko scores with a shot to the body.
Mayoniko keeps Bosch at a distance using the push kick.
Mayoniko tries to clinch but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mayoniko throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayoniko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bosch throws a solid leg kick but Mayoniko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bosch.
Bosch lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosch scores with a jab. Mayoniko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bosch throws a body kick that misses.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayoniko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Mayoniko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayoniko is just out of range.
Mayoniko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mayoniko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Bosch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
Mayoniko lands with a nice body punch.
Mayoniko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bosch.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Mayoniko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bosch throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mayoniko counter with a right hand.
Bosch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bosch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mayoniko under the eye.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Mayoniko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mayoniko misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Mayoniko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayoniko fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosch tried to counter with a leg kick but Mayoniko avoided it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayoniko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bosch - the referee stops the clock and Mayoniko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bosch. Mayoniko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch throws a low kick, looking for Mayoniko's leg but Mayoniko calmly moves out of range.
Mayoniko throws out a leg kick but Bosch moves out of range and Mayoniko only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayoniko ducks right into an uppercut from Bosch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch thuds his shin into the meat of Mayoniko's side.
Mayoniko wants to slow Bosch down by chopping away at his legs.
Mayoniko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayoniko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch tried to score with a low kick but Mayoniko checks it.
Bosch scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Mayoniko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bosch doesn't seem phased though.
Bosch jabs Mayoniko right on the nose. Mayoniko blinks but takes it well.
Mayoniko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Mayoniko stuns Bosch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayoniko lands a slapping body shot.
Bosch throws the left hand but Mayoniko avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bosch.
Bosch swings for the body but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Bosch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayoniko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayoniko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch scores with a jab to the body.
Mayoniko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayoniko wants to counter the offense by Bosch and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bosch.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayoniko is out of range and Bosch settles back down.
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayoniko.
Bosch thumps Mayoniko with a low kick.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mayoniko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bosch has got the better of the exchanges.
Mayoniko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayoniko misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayoniko misses the target.
Bosch tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayoniko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bosch catches Mayoniko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayoniko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Mayoniko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayoniko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayoniko closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Mayoniko avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayoniko's elbow.
Bosch lands a nice uppercut.
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayoniko lands a shoulder strike.
Mayoniko is trying to maintain a safe position but Bosch gets an underhook and turns Mayoniko into the cage.
Mayoniko throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosch.
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayoniko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosch backwards.
Mayoniko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Mayoniko tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch keeps control of Mayoniko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Bosch.
Bosch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Bosch as the two fighters clinch.
Mayoniko is breathing heavily.
Mayoniko is trying to break the clinch but Bosch has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bosch.
Mayoniko is working Bosch over against the cage.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mayoniko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bosch jabs Mayoniko right on the nose. Mayoniko blinks but takes it well.
Bosch lands with a shot to the body.
Mayoniko looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch throws a leg kick
letting Mayoniko counter with a right hand.
Mayoniko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
A combination from Mayoniko does no damage.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayoniko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayoniko. Mayoniko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayoniko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bosch slips under a jab from Mayoniko.
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!
Mayoniko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Mayoniko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayoniko can do to turn this around?
Mayoniko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayoniko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosch's calf.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayoniko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch takes a swing at Mayoniko's ribcage but misses.
Mayoniko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Mayoniko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch throws a body punch but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayoniko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayoniko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bosch defending well as Mayoniko loads up on a big left hand.
Mayoniko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Mayoniko misses.
No joy there for Mayoniko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Bosch catches Mayoniko right on the button with a cross.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Mayoniko.
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayoniko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayoniko throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a wild body kick that Mayoniko sees coming a mile off.
Bosch misses with a shot to the body
and Mayoniko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayoniko moves away.
Mayoniko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mayoniko misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosch moves out of range of the strikes.
Bosch throws a sloppy body shot
and Mayoniko counters with a straight right hand.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Mayoniko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayoniko stuns Bosch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Bosch is predictable there
and Mayoniko counters with a body kick.
Mayoniko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayoniko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Yoki Mayoniko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch connects with a solid leg kick.
Bosch throws a chopping leg kick but Mayoniko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bosch throws a hook but Mayoniko avoids it easily.
Bosch throws a head kick that Mayoniko semi-blocks.
Mayoniko scores with a jab.
Bosch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bosch lands a head kick. Mayoniko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mayoniko moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Bosch throws an off balance right hand
and Mayoniko counters with a left to the body.
Bosch connects with a right hand. Mayoniko shakes it off.
Mayoniko throws a head kick that misses.
Mayoniko misses the shot to the body.
Bosch punishes Mayoniko's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Bosch.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayoniko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
A nice side step and Mayoniko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mayoniko walks into a straight right hand from Bosch.
Bosch throws a body punch but Mayoniko moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosch thuds his right hand into Mayoniko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mayoniko rushes Bosch and presses him up against the cage.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Mayoniko scores with a shoulder strike.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayoniko.
Bosch breaks the clinch.
Mayoniko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mayoniko scores with a nice body kick.
Mayoniko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayoniko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayoniko lands a two punch combo.
Mayoniko throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayoniko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayoniko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bosch's head.
The crowd cheers as Bosch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayoniko doesn't seem phased though.
Mayoniko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Heribert Bosch.
Well Bosch 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 728 p4p, 99 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 705 p4p, 93 weight class). OnYerKiester kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Last Battle: Sabaton. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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203 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salvador, right into the meat.
OnYerKiester misses with a right hand
and Salvador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OnYerKiester's corner calls for a 1-2. OnYerKiester obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OnYerKiester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OnYerKiester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Salvador on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
OnYerKiester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvador.
Salvador connects with a right hand. OnYerKiester shakes it off.
Salvador lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salvador wants to clinch up but OnYerKiester keeps it at a distance.
OnYerKiester seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OnYerKiester throws a leg kick but Salvador sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been informed that Salvador has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
OnYerKiester tries to land a leg kick but Salvador saw it coming and moves away.
OnYerKiester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
OnYerKiester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salvador checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salvador swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OnYerKiester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salvador.
OnYerKiester misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador throws a leg kick which misses OnYerKiester's front leg but catches the back leg as OnYerKiester tries to avoid it.
OnYerKiester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvador.
A bone on bone clash there as OnYerKiester blocks the leg kick.
Salvador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
OnYerKiester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salvador digs a good hook to OnYerKiester's body.
Salvador scores with a nice right hand.
OnYerKiester scoring well with a low kick there.
Salvador throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salvador has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvador lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OnYerKiester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OnYerKiester can't find room to land a body shot as Salvador controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador blocking some punches.
Salvador with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salvador throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OnYerKiester blocks it with crossed arms.
Salvador lands a shot to the body.
Salvador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OnYerKiester is looking to clinch.
Salvador moves out of range as OnYerKiester strikes.
OnYerKiester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OnYerKiester throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvador counters with an inside leg kick.
Salvador rushes OnYerKiester and presses him up against the cage.
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Salvador scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salvador appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salvador misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OnYerKiester takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Salvador feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to OnYerKiester's calf.
OnYerKiester tries to clinch up
and Salvador counters with a nice leg kick.
OnYerKiester misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Salvador on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
OnYerKiester tries a low kick but Salvador avoids it.
OnYerKiester closes the distance and clinches.
Salvador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salvador misses with a hook from the clinch.
OnYerKiester tries to work over Salvador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OnYerKiester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salvador creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvador misses with the head strike.
Salvador unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador misses with a hook from the clinch.
OnYerKiester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvador lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salvador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Salvador scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salvador lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salvador misses with a knee to the head.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
Salvador misses with the head strike.
Salvador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OnYerKiester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
Salvador scores with a hook to the body.
Salvador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OnYerKiesters head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester works on Salvador's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salvador scores with the left hand. OnYerKiester knows he should have avoided that one.
Salvador on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salvador throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
OnYerKiester digs a good body shot into Salvador's ribs.
OnYerKiester cracks a nice hook into Salvador's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Salvador.
OnYerKiester misses the shot to the body.
Salvador swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
OnYerKiester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as OnYerKiester checks a leg kick.
Salvador darts in and clinches OnYerKiester up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
Salvador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OnYerKiester blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from OnYerKiester.
Salvador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OnYerKiesters head.
OnYerKiester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by OnYerKiester.
Salvador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salvador lands a nice knee to the body.
Salvador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OnYerKiester's elbow.
Salvador misses with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salvador lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salvador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salvador.
OnYerKiester throws a head punch that misses.
OnYerKiester tries to work over Salvador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OnYerKiester avoiding damage as Salvador throws knees to the body.
OnYerKiester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OnYerKiester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salvador misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Salvador blocks an uppercut.
OnYerKiester misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OnYerKiester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George Salvador seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salvador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salvador tries to keep at a distance but OnYerKiester has taken the fight into the clinch.
OnYerKiester throws a head punch that misses.
Salvador misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester working aggressively here.
Salvador scores with a shoulder strike.
OnYerKiester prevents a body shot from Salvador.
Salvador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salvador lands a right hand that snaps the head of OnYerKiester backwards.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvador is looking to break free of the clinch but OnYerKiester has double underhooks.
OnYerKiester avoiding damage as Salvador throws knees to the body.
OnYerKiester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
OnYerKiester lands a right hand.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OnYerKiester lands with an uppercut that bounces Salvador off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador swings away with a leg kick that misses.
OnYerKiester is looking to counter the offense by Salvador and move into the clinch.
Salvador takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salvador walks into a stiff left hand from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salvador.
Salvador moves into the clinch.
OnYerKiester struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salvador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OnYerKiester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salvador lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvador misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Salvador on the inside.
Salvador with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
OnYerKiester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvador misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador breaks from the clinch.
OnYerKiester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salvador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OnYerKiester.
Salvador swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salvador works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by OnYerKiester.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salvador.
Salvador takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
OnYerKiester misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvador counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as OnYerKiester checks a leg kick.
Salvador on the wrong end of a nice hook.
OnYerKiester blocks a head kick by Salvador.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Salvador will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
OnYerKiester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvador looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
OnYerKiester throws a shot from downtown. Salvador moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salvador was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OnYerKiester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
OnYerKiester slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salvador crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from OnYerKiester - the referee stops the clock and Salvador gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says OnYerKiester. Salvador manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
OnYerKiester blocks a head kick by Salvador.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OnYerKiester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salvador checks it well.
A slow jab from Salvador misses its intended target.
Salvador throws a leg kick that is checked
and OnYerKiester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salvador misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
Salvador lands a shoulder strike.
OnYerKiester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Salvador fails to land.
Salvador softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salvador misses with an elbow over the top.
OnYerKiester lands a nice uppercut.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OnYerKiester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvador throws a head punch that misses.
OnYerKiester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OnYerKiester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvador tries to land a knee to the head but OnYerKiester blocks with his arms.
Salvador lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salvador lands an elbow inside that OnYerKiester shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvador blocking some punches.
Salvador misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester works on Salvador's body with a couple of short punches.
Salvador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salvador blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salvador throws an elbow but it misses.
OnYerKiester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Salvador.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
OnYerKiester works on Salvador's body with a couple of short punches.
OnYerKiester lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
Salvador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OnYerKiester lands a shoulder strike.
Salvador has a couple of punches blocked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
OnYerKiester tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing OnYerKiester back against the cage.
Salvador breaks from the clinch.
OnYerKiester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvador manages to avoid it.
OnYerKiester keeps the fight on the outside.
OnYerKiester lands the left hand.
OnYerKiester lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from OnYerKiester misses its intended target.
A big right from Salvador misses.
As Salvador backs away, OnYerKiester returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
OnYerKiester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salvador was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salvador throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salvador throws a head kick but OnYerKiester moves out of range.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a series of punches.
Salvador is looking for the big counter here.
PutinYa OnYerKiester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvador moves away from the strike by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OnYerKiester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salvador's calf.
Salvador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OnYerKiester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
George Salvador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OnYerKiester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
George Salvador is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salvador throws a head kick but OnYerKiester moves out of range.
Salvador walks into a straight right hand from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OnYerKiester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvador.
Salvador lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OnYerKiester misses with a left hand
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvador throws a nice outside leg kick.
OnYerKiester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salvador.
Salvador lands with a good body shot.
Salvador connects with a leg kick. OnYerKiester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
OnYerKiester misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
PutinYa OnYerKiester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salvador has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Salvador!
George Salvador decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Ster (ranked 583 p4p, 81 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 487 p4p, 71 weight class). Ster comes to the cage accompanied by The Automatic - Monster. 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzdev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ster. Gruzdev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruzdev defending well as Ster loads up on a big left hand.
Ster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gruzdev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ster.
Ster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gruzdev counters with a nice uppercut.
Ster has closed the distance and engaged Gruzdev in a clinch.
Ster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ster.
It looks like Alexander Gruzdev has been cut.
Ster lands with a light punch inside.
Ster gets through Gruzdev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gruzdev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ster's elbow.
Ster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ster looks to land a body kick but Gruzdev moved away.
Gruzdev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ster.
Ster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Gruzdev.
It looks like Mon Ster has been cut.
Gruzdev misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut.
Ster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ster clinches with his opponent.
Gruzdev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ster lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ster throws an elbow but misses.
Ster controlling the action here for a moment.
Ster has Gruzdev pressed against the cage, preventing Gruzdev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruzdev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ster's head backwards.
Ster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzdev walks into a stiff left hand from Ster.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Ster blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ster avoids the body shot from Gruzdev.
Ster slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Ster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gruzdev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ster lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Ster avoids the head kick by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ster.
Ster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Gruzdev.
Ster connects with a body shot.
Gruzdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ster was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzdev.
Ster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Ster scores with a decent looking hook.
Ster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ster throws a lazy right hand but Gruzdev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ster on the side of the head.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Ster takes one on the button.
Ster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gruzdev throws a shot from downtown. Ster moves away and avoids it.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot.
Gruzdev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ster.
Ster instigates a clinch.
Gruzdev blocking some punches.
Ster lands a shoulder strike.
Ster keeps control of Gruzdev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ster is stalling here.
Gruzdev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ster is keeping busy.
Ster stalling in the clinch.
Ster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gruzdev avoids it.
Ster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gruzdev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ster tries a body shot but Gruzdev blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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!
Ster slows down the pace here.
Gruzdev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ster has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gruzdev tries to break free but Ster pushes him back against the cage.
Ster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ster misses with an elbow over the top.
Gruzdev dodges an elbow strike from Ster.
Gruzdev blocks an elbow strike from Ster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mon Ster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruzdev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruzdev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gruzdev throws a good cross that connects.
Ster misses with a looping left.
Gruzdev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ster lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Ster finds it's target.
Gruzdev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ster.
Ster has Gruzdev up against the cage in a clinch.
Ster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gruzdev can do to turn this around?
Gruzdev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ster has him pressed against the cage.
Gruzdev manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gruzdev.
Ster slips under a jab from Gruzdev.
Ster throws a shot from downtown. Gruzdev moves away and avoids it.
Ster dips to his left and cracks Gruzdev with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ster throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzdev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Gruzdev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster throws a body punch but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Ster fails to land with a series of punches.
Ster loads up on a big right hand but Gruzdev slips the punch.
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ster tries to clinch but Gruzdev is having none of it.
Gruzdev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ster.
A little jabbing left from Gruzdev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ster jabs at Gruzdev's body.
Gruzdev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ster went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick
and Ster counters with a left and a right that stings Gruzdev.
Gruzdev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gruzdev scrambles back to his feet.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Ster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruzdev.
Ster swings for the body but Gruzdev moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ster blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruzdev walks into a straight right hand from Ster.
A swing and a miss from Ster.
Gruzdev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gruzdev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruzdev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gruzdev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Ster's head but Ster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gruzdev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ster throws a sloppy body shot
and Gruzdev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ster misses with a body kick.
Donk. Gruzdev catches Ster right on the button with a cross.
Gruzdev dodges the punch combination from Ster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ster blocks a low kick nicely.
And Ster counters with a quick kick to the body but Gruzdev blocks it.
A slow jab from Ster misses its intended target.
Ster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev tries to counter with a clinch but Ster shakes him off and moves away.
Gruzdev misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Gruzdev blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ster. Beautiful body shot.
Ster ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
And Ster counters with a quick kick to the body but Gruzdev blocks it.
Gruzdev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Gruzdev. Those never looked like landing.
Ster throws a big shot that misses.
Gruzdev looks to score with a jab to the body but Ster is just out of range.
Ster throws the left hand but Gruzdev avoids the punch easily.
Ster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gruzdev. Gruzdev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ster throws a combination. Gruzdev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mon Ster is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruzdev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruzdev throws a right and a left that Ster avoids nicely.
Ster throws a head kick but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Ster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Gruzdev backs away, Ster returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gruzdev misses with a looping left.
Ster throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Ster ducks right into an uppercut from Gruzdev.
Ster blocks a jab.
Ster misses with a few strikes there.
Gruzdev wants to counter with a clinch but Ster pushes him away.
Gruzdev misses with a hook. Ster ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruzdev.
Ster fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gruzdev just manages to avoid it.
Ster misses with a looping right.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut. Ster saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Gruzdev there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mon Ster dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ster lands with a cross.
Ster connects with a crisp jab.
Ster is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Gruzdev misses.
Ster throwing a counter right hand but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Ster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzdev throws out the jab.
Ster falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Gruzdev counter with a right hand.
Ster throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gruzdev.
Gruzdev looks to land a right hand but Ster moved out of range.
Ster throws a combination that misses
letting Gruzdev counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev looks to land a combination. Ster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mon Ster's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ster connects with a crisp jab.
Ster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruzdev.
Ster throwing a counter right hand but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Ster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gruzdev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev blocks a jab.
Ster throws a hook but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Gruzdev thumps Ster with a low kick.
Ster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ster throws a front kick aimed at Gruzdev's knee but Gruzdev avoids it well.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gruzdev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Ster is looking to counter punch.
Gruzdev misses with a low kick.
Ster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gruzdev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ster on the side of the head.
Ster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Ster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ster jabs at Gruzdev's body.
Ster throws a jab but it's blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev avoids a kick to the body.
Gruzdev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ster slips a jab from Gruzdev.
Ster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ster slips a jab from Gruzdev.
Ster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gruzdev throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Ster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gruzdev defending well as Ster loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gruzdev! But no joy.
Ster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gruzdev doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Ster throws a low kick, looking for Gruzdev's leg but Gruzdev calmly moves out of range.
Ster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruzdev.
Ster throws out a loose jab but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ster tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Gruzdev.
Ster throws a right hand that Gruzdev ducks under and follows up with a left that Gruzdev also avoids with ease.
Gruzdev looks to throw the jab but Ster is out of range.
Gruzdev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that half lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Gruzdev as he connects with a hook.
Ster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev lands a head kick!
Gruzdev takes a swing at Ster's ribcage but misses.
Ster scores with a spinning back kick!
Gruzdev throws a body punch but Ster moves out of range.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Ster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gruzdev throws a chopping leg kick but Ster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Ster misses its intended target.
Ster ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Ster ducks right into an uppercut from Gruzdev.
Nice jab there from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev scores with a jab.
Ster defending well as Gruzdev loads up on a big left hand.
Gruzdev lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gruzdev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ster.
Ster throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gruzdev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mon Ster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ster looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzdev is just out of range.
Mon Ster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruzdev misses with a looping right.
Ster throws a head kick that misses
and Gruzdev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ster's knee momentarily.
Ster looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzdev is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gruzdev! But no joy.
Ster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruzdev.
Ster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ster tests Gruzdev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander Gruzdev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gruzdev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ster 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mon Ster!
An out of breath Mon Ster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Alexander Gruzdev had this to say: 'Damn! My face feels like it has been molded by bricks!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 673 p4p, 89 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 360 p4p, 55 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Voronin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Terranova misses
and Voronin counters with an inside leg kick.
Voronin blocks a jab.
Terranova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Voronin.
Terranova slips a straight right by Voronin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terranova misses the jab.
Terranova misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Terranova throws out a loose jab but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Terranova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Terranova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Terranova throws a counter high kick but Voronin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Voronin swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terranova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terranova throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Terranova seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Terranova ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Terranova blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Terranova.
Terranova avoids the head kick by Voronin.
A combination from Terranova does no damage.
Terranova slips a straight right by Voronin.
Terranova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Voronin slips the punch.
Voronin throws a head kick but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
Voronin misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Terranova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Voronin walks into a stiff left hand from Terranova.
Terranova lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Terranova tests Voronin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voronin moves away from the strike by Terranova.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voronin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voronin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terranova.
Terranova avoids the head kick by Voronin.
Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Voronin moves out of range easily.
Terranova thuds his shin into the meat of Voronin's side.
Voronin lands with a slapping head kick.
Voronin lands an overhand right.
Terranova gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick misses from Terranova.
Terranova backing away here, and Voronin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Voronin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terranova cracks a nice hook into Voronin's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a leg kick
and Terranova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terranova clobbers Voronin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Terranova.
Voronin flicks out a counter leg kick but Terranova steps away.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Terranova misses.
Voronin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Voronin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Terranova misses with a body shot
and Voronin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Voronin moves out of range easily.
Voronin throws a body shot but no joy.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a jab to the body
and Voronin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronin blocks the body kick.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova lands with a straight right. Voronin didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin cracks Terranova with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova throws a hook but Voronin avoids it easily.
Voronin throws a body shot but no joy.
Voronin lands a head kick. Terranova smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Voronin misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Voronin's head but Voronin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Terranova lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
Voronin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Terranova throwing a counter right hand but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Voronin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Terranova.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses.
Terranova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terranova appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Voronin throws a body punch but Terranova moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terranova scores with a jab to the head.
Voronin lands a nice hook to Terranova's body. Terranova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terranova misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Voronin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Terranova has got the better of the exchanges.
Voronin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voronin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Terranova slips a jab from Voronin.
Terranova lands a nice looking body shot.
Terranova lands a lovely overhand right.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin throws a push kick but Terranova slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Terranova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terranova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Terranova misses.
Voronin connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voronin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voronin throws a head kick but Terranova moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terranova connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin slips under a jab from Terranova.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
Voronin throws a right hand that Terranova ducks under and follows up with a left that Terranova also avoids with ease.
Voronin blocks a head kick by Terranova.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
Voronin tries a low kick but Terranova avoids it.
Voronin slips under a jab from Terranova.
Voronin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Terranova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voronin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronin throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Voronin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Voronin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Terranova misses
and Voronin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Voronin.
Voronin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Voronin lands but Terranova takes it in his stride.
Terranova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voronin.
Terranova misses with a left hand
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Voronin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronin connects with a nice looking jab.
Terranova slips under a jab from Voronin.
Terranova works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Voronin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voronin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Terranova's head.
Terranova takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Terranova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
Terranova moves out of range of the strikes.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voronin loads up on a big right hand but Terranova slips the punch.
Terranova connects with a crisp jab.
Voronin lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a nice shot that snaps Terranova's head back.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Voronin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terranova throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Voronin as he connects with a hook.
Terranova is rocked!
Terranova thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Voronin if he has to take too many more of those.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Voronin moves out of range easily.
A jab from Terranova does it's job there.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronin. Terranova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terranova misses with a body kick.
Voronin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Voronin scores with a push kick.
Voronin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terranova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Voronin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Terranova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova moves out of range of the body kick.
Terranova seems to have got his legs back now.
Terranova clobbers Voronin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Voronin connects with a body shot that sends Terranova's belly button to the back.
Voronin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Terranova avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terranova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Terranova missing with a left hand there. Voronin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terranova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Terranova staying out of range there.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Voronin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terranova's head backwards.
Terranova misses with a left hand
and Voronin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Terranova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronin unleashes a big counter combination but Terranova bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Voronin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terranova's head backwards.
Voronin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terranova lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Voronin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voronin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Voronin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Terranova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Voronin scores with a body shot.
Voronin tried to score with a low kick but Terranova checks it.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Voronin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Voronin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Terranova catches Voronin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin misses with a body kick.
Terranova lands with a cross.
Terranova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terranova checks it well.
Terranova goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Terranova as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Terranova moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVoronin.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Terranova lands an overhand right.
Voronin blocks a head kick by Terranova.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronin slips a jab from Terranova.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses.
Terranova throws a big counter combination but Voronin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Terranova finds it's way through Voronin's defenses.
Terranova walks into a stiff left hand from Voronin.
Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Voronin throws a head kick but Terranova moves out of range.
Voronin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Terranova connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voronin scrambles back to his feet.
Voronin misses with a body shot
and Terranova counters with a nice body kick.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronin.
Terranova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terranova walks into a jab.
Voronin avoids a kick to the body.
Terranova looks to land a left hand but Voronin moved out of range nicely.
Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voronin throws out the jab.
Voronin tries to score with a low kick but Terranova moves his leg out of the way.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terranova moves away.
Terranova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voronin throws out the jab.
Terranova with a hook.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Voronin saw that one coming.
Terranova misses with a combination
letting Voronin counter with a right hand.
Voronin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terranova cracks Voronin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Terranova 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.
Voronin slips a jab from Terranova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronin avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Terranova blocks a leg kick.
Voronin connects with a nice looking jab.
Voronin looks to land a combination but Terranova avoids it well.
Terranova throws out a powerful jab.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Voronin moves out of range easily.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Terranova misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Terranova.
Nice straight punches there by Terranova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terranova.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin throws a right and a left that Terranova avoids nicely.
Terranova moves away from the strike by Voronin.
Voronin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin keeps Terranova at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voronin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terranova is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Voronin misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Voronin avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Voronin misses with a kick to the body.
Voronin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terranova avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Terranova throws a hook but Voronin avoids it easily.
Voronin lands a head kick!
Voronin is looking to score with low kicks.
Voronin looks to throw the jab but Terranova is out of range.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terranova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terranova.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronin rushes Terranova and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Voronin - that landed with a thud.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terranova backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ciro Terranova.
I think Terranova 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melek Taus (ranked 242 p4p, 40 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 509 p4p, 76 weight class). Taus comes to the cage accompanied by A Cry For Vengeance. Nilsen has chosen Lil Wayne - Right above it as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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225 lbs
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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
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Taus is just out of range.
Taus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick by Nilsen misses
and Taus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nilsen misses with a straight right.
Nilsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Taus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilsen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nilsen.
Taus misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsen. Taus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsen throws a combination that misses
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilsen throws a one two combo.
Taus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taus jabs at Nilsen's body.
Nilsen avoids the head kick by Taus.
Nilsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taus just misses with a punch to the body.
Taus throws out a loose jab but Nilsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taus finds it's way round the side to connect with Nilsen's head.
Taus moves out of range as Nilsen strikes.
Nilsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taus throws a body kick that misses.
Taus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nilsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taus is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen misses the jab.
Yacob Nilsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nilsen, as that shot connected.
Taus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nilsen throws a hook but Taus blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taus looks to land a body kick but Nilsen moved away.
A combination from Nilsen does no damage.
Taus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsen.
Nilsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taus counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Taus misses its intended target.
Nilsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Taus.
Nilsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nilsen's calf.
The fighters circling - Nilsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Taus misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen looks to throw the jab but Taus is out of range.
Taus misses with a lunging right hand
and Nilsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Nilsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nilsen cracks a nice hook into Taus's ribs.
Taus misses with a low kick.
Nilsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taus on the side of the head.
Taus slips a jab from Nilsen.
Nilsen throws a right and a left that Taus avoids nicely.
Taus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsen lands a body shot.
Nilsen misses with a looping left.
It looked like Taus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nilsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taus throws out the jab.
Nilsen tries to counter with a clinch but Taus shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen cracks Taus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nilsen slips under a jab from Taus.
Nilsen connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsen moves out of range of the body kick from Taus.
Taus throws a shot to the body.
Nilsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taus.
Taus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nilsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nilsen misses with a double jab
and Taus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Taus avoids the body shot from Nilsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yacob Nilsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nilsen's calf.
Taus throws a low kick, looking for Nilsen's leg but Nilsen calmly moves out of range.
Taus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taus ducks under a wild hook from Nilsen.
Nilsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nilsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nilsen misses with a hook
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taus lands a leg kick that knocks Nilsen off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Taus.
Nilsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Nilsen misses.
Nilsen takes a swing at Taus's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nilsen misses with a looping left.
Nilsen loads up on a big right hand but Taus slips the punch.
Taus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taus. Nilsen shrugs it off though.
Taus walks into a left hand.
Nilsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Taus's head.
Nilsen looks to land a right hand but Taus moved out of range.
Taus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsen swings widly with a right hand
and Taus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nilsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nilsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nilsen at a distance.
Taus lands with a straight right. Nilsen didn't see that one coming.
Taus lands with a cross.
Nilsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taus.
Nilsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nilsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Taus moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Taus keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nilsen.
Nilsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nilsen drops back looking for a leg! Taus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taus manages to kick Nilsen off! Nilsen jumps back into Taus's guard.
Nilsen preventing the sweep.
Taus is working hard here to advance position.
Taus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nilsen manages to get himself to full guard.
Nilsen is trying to keep Taus in close.
Taus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taus tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilsen is retaining full guard.
Nilsen controls Taus momentarily but Taus frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nilsen holds on and takes a little breather.
Nilsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taus is one step ahead there.
Nilsen has Taus pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melek Taus dominated that second round.
That's time! Taus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taus. Nilsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taus cracks the inside of Nilsen's front leg.
Nilsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilsen.
It looked like Taus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nilsen throws a series of punches but Taus moves out of range.
As Nilsen backs away, Taus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Melek Taus is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilsen staying out of range there.
Nilsen throws a hook to the side of Taus's head but Taus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taus misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taus clinches with his opponent.
Nilsen scores with a shot to the side of Taus's head.
Nilsen blocks a body shot from Taus.
Taus blocks an uppercut.
Nilsen is leaning against Taus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen has hold of one of Taus's legs. Taus is fighting the takedown attempt but Nilsen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Taus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nilsen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taus keeping moving, preventing Nilsen from controlling successfully.
Taus is adopting a defensive guard.
Nilsen throws a big right hand that misses.
Nilsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nilsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taus is keeping the position for now.
Taus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nilsen's guard.
Taus tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilsen is retaining full guard.
Nilsen has his hands on Taus's head, controlling the position.
Taus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nilsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nilsen controlling Taus's posture.
Nilsen being controlled here, momentarily.
Melek Taus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taus is one step ahead there.
Nilsen is still trying to improve position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nilsen swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
It looked like Taus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nilsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taus counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taus avoids the head kick by Nilsen.
Nilsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nilsen misses with a jab to the body
and Taus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taus catches Nilsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Nilsen misses.
Nilsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nilsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taus.
Nilsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Taus counters with a straight right hand.
Nilsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taus throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Taus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nilsen lands the left hand.
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 Melek Taus.
I think Taus 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melek Taus!
After winning the bout, Melek Taus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 193 p4p, 27 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 105 p4p, 14 weight class). Boretti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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199 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti misses with a head kick.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Boretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boretti throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa punishes Boretti's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Boretti misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boretti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Boretti tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhaa avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Boretti.
Boretti clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
Boretti digs a right hand into Murhaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhaa's gas tank.
I was talking to Boretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Boretti blocks it.
Boretti breaks the clinch.
Boretti throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Boretti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Murhaa looks to move away, Boretti throws a big counter combo but Murhaa just gets out of the way.
Boretti throws a combination. Murhaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boretti staying out of range there.
A low kick from Boretti is predictable there
and Boretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Murhaa misses
and Boretti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boretti throws out the jab.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Boretti.
Boretti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boretti counters with a three punch combo that has Murhaa backing up. Murhaa nods at Boretti to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a double jab
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boretti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Boretti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boretti feints a jab promting Murhaa to slip. Boretti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murhaa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Boretti.
Boretti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa defending well as Boretti loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boretti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Boretti misses its intended target.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Boretti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boretti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boretti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boretti loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boretti misses with a right hand
and Murhaa moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti 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.
Boretti misses with a straight left.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa wants to counter the offense by Boretti and move into the clinch position.
Matteo Boretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Boretti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Boretti.
A left lands for Boretti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Boretti throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti tries to clinch up.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Boretti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boretti misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Boretti throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Boretti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boretti scores with a leg kick.
Boretti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
and Boretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boretti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Boretti avoids it with no problem.
Boretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Boretti avoids it with no problem.
Boretti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boretti throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boretti scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
Boretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Boretti.
Boretti looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Murhaa wants to clinch up but Boretti keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Boretti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boretti has Murhaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Boretti misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti pushes Murhaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Boretti.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Boretti misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti lands an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Boretti misses with the head strike.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Boretti.
Boretti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa cracks Boretti with a nice body shot.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borettis head.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Boretti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boretti closes the distance and pushes Murhaa back into the cage.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Boretti back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Boretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boretti or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boretti scores with a hook to the body.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa is leaning against Boretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Boretti tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Boretti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boretti's gas tank.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Boretti's ribcage. Boretti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Murhaa presses Boretti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhaa is leaning against Boretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa presses Boretti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa works on Boretti's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa is leaning against Boretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borettis head.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Boretti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boretti's gas tank.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Matteo Boretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa pushes Boretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Boretti lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boretti.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Boretti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Ispa Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boretti misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boretti 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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