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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rabbitte (ranked 6808 p4p, 462 weight class) and Marco Dorival (ranked 7192 p4p, 478 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Dorival!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbitte dives in for a single leg takedown but Dorival sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbitte shoots in but no luck this time.
Dorival is looking for the big counter here.
Dorival gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rabbitte manages to break the clinch.
Rabbitte takes one to the chin there.
Dorival throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorival throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabbitte.
Dorival lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marco Dorival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorival tries to clinch but Rabbitte is having none of it.
Dorival scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rabbitte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorival lands a body shot.
Dorival ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dorival misses the jab.
Rabbitte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dorival avoids it.
Dorival throws an off balance right hand
and Rabbitte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dorival throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Dorival was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rabbitte takes the fight into the clinch.
Rabbitte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dorival tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorival escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabbitte goes for a double leg but Dorival avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dorival continues to drive forward.
Dorival has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Rabbitte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorival pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick and Dorival moves out of range easily.
Dorival feints a counter leg kick.
Dorival blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Dorival gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorival misses with a body punch.
Dorival looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rabbitte breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorival avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorival digs a good body shot into Rabbitte's ribs.
Rabbitte misses with a looping left.
Rabbitte lands a high kick!
Dorival jabs Rabbitte right on the nose. Rabbitte blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte connects with a high kick.
Dorival tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabbitte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabbitte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dorival.
Dorival ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbitte moves away.
Dorival misses with a hook. Rabbitte ducked under it nicely.
Dorival throws a hook but Rabbitte avoids it easily.
Dorival throws a hook but Rabbitte avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte drives through and clinches with Dorival against the cage.
Rabbitte works on Dorival's body with a couple of short punches.
Rabbitte manages to break the clinch.
Dorival fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rabbitte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.
Dorival throws a lazy right hand but Rabbitte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabbitte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorival.
Dorival throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Dorival.
Dorival misses with a few strikes there.
Marco Dorival is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabbitte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorival tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Dorival.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorival with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dorival misses the shot to the body.
Rabbitte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dorival finds it's way round the side to connect with Rabbitte's head.
Dorival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabbitte manages to avoid it.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabbitte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rabbitte tries to keep at a distance but Dorival has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabbitte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabbitte struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorival controls his hands.
Dorival throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dorival dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rabbitte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dorival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabbitte manages to avoid it.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Dorival was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rabbitte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Rabbitte's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dorival throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dorival looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabbitte is just out of range.
Rabbitte walks into a stiff left hand from Dorival.
Rabbitte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorival.
Rabbitte tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorival swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabbitte misses with a head kick.
Dorival moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbitte misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabbitte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabbitte is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rabbitte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorival or not.
Rabbitte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte moves in looking to clinch but Dorival pushes him off.
Dorival with a nice cross.
Dorival fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rabbitte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.
Rabbitte pushes Dorival up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabbitte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabbitte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorival blocks an elbow strike.
Rabbitte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marco Dorival seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorival's corner calls for a 1-2. Dorival obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dorival closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rabbitte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabbitte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rabbitte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorival gets tackled into the cage by Rabbitte. Rabbitte maintains the clinch.
Rabbitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorival makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Rabbitte.
Rabbitte struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorival controls his hands.
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Dorival catches Rabbitte right on the button with a cross.
Dorival sizes up Rabbitte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rabbitte slips under a jab.
Rabbitte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rabbitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dorival tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabbitte was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorival.
Dorival lands with a hook. Rabbitte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dorival clinches with his opponent.
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorival misses with a hook.
Dorival throws the left hand but Rabbitte avoids the punch easily.
Rabbitte moves away from the strike by Dorival.
Dorival tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorival swings for the body but Rabbitte moves out of range.
Rabbitte moves away from the strike by Dorival.
Rabbitte avoids the body shot from Dorival.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Dorival was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dorival misses with a two punch combination.
Rabbitte throws a quick counter head kick but Dorival was just out of range.
Dorival clinches up with Rabbitte and pushes him back against the cage.
Dorival's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.
Dorival misses with a straight left.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorival throws a body punch but Rabbitte moves out of range.
Rabbitte tries to counter by clinching up but Dorival breaks away and moves out of range.
Rabbitte tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorival swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorival blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Dorival is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rabbitte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dorival has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dorival swings widly with a right hand
and Rabbitte counters with a nice body kick.
Dorival throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rabbitte moves into the clinch.
Rabbitte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabbitte dodges the punch combination from Dorival.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rabbitte wants to clinch up but Dorival keeps it at a distance.
Dorival ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbitte moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dorival showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Rabbitte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rabbitte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorival.
Rabbitte tries to counter with a takedown but Dorival is quick to defend against it.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabbitte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dorival sprawls well. Dorival wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rabbitte gets slowly back to his feet.
Dorival jabs at Rabbitte's body.
Rabbitte blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorival tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabbitte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dorival manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.
Dorival misses with a body shot.
Dorival wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorival lands with a nice body punch.
Dorival moves into the clinch successfully.
Dorival throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorival breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabbitte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dorival throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rabbitte throws a big shot that misses.
Dorival connects with a body shot.
Dorival is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabbitte.
Dorival throws a hook but Rabbitte avoids it easily.
Rabbitte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dorival takes a swing at Rabbitte's ribcage but misses.
Rabbitte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dorival tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbitte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Dorival, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabbitte is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte moves in looking to clinch but Dorival pushes him off.
Dorival throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rabbitte.
Dorival fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dorival throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorival throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabbitte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbitte throws a lazy head kick
letting Dorival counter with a right hand.
Dorival throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbitte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorival.
Dorival throws an off balance right hand
and Rabbitte counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorival. Rabbitte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorival throws a good cross that connects.
Dorival looks to land a right hand but Rabbitte moved out of range.
Rabbitte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dorival misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorival cracks Rabbitte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dorival is looking to clinch.
Rabbitte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorival.
A big left from Dorival misses.
Rabbitte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dorival throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorival just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorival swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorival circles away.
It seemed like Dorival was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rabbitte slips a jab from Dorival.
Paul Rabbitte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Dorival does it's job there.
Dorival lands a glancing blow to the side of Rabbitte's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorival misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Rabbitte misses the target.
Rabbitte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rabbitte drops his hands momentarily and Dorival takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorival misses the target.
Rabbitte thuds a left hand into Dorival's body.
Dorival moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorival tries to stall but Rabbitte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rabbitte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorival lands with a right to the head.
Dorival pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dorival cracks Rabbitte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rabbitte is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dorival's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dorival connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rabbitte pushes Dorival up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorival is trying to push Rabbitte away but Rabbitte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paul Rabbitte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Dorival is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Dorival comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dorival 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Dorival!
Marco Dorival decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Jasper (ranked 1954 p4p, 198 weight class) and Reijo Halli (ranked 1141 p4p, 127 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theodore Jasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli instigates a clinch.
Halli lands with a left to the head.
Halli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halli lands a body shot.
Halli throws a punch but it's blocked by Jasper.
Halli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jasper or not.
Halli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jasper.
A short left from Halli.
Still in the clinch, Halli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jasper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jasper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jasper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halli throws a jab when Jasper was well out of range.
Halli throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasper throws a hook but Halli blocks it.
Jasper misses with a straight left.
Halli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jasper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halli.
Jasper tries to bum rush Halli with a series of wild strikes but Halli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halli lands with a hook. Jasper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halli cracks Jasper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halli misses with a body punch
and Jasper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Halli is predictable there
and Jasper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jasper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halli. Halli obviously looking to wear him down.
Jasper tries to keep at a distance but Halli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jasper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halli misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli presses Jasper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halli has a couple of punches blocked by Jasper.
Halli manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Jasper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Halli finds it's way through Jasper's defenses.
Reijo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jasper.
Halli lands with a shot to the body.
Halli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halli tries to score with a low kick but Jasper moves his leg out of the way.
Jasper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halli takes one to the side of the head.
Jasper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halli lands a nice shot to the body.
Halli looks to score with a jab to the body but Jasper is just out of range.
Halli lands a lovely overhand right.
Halli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jasper to the mat! Jasper manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking to pass into half guard but Jasper pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jasper is in guard.
Halli is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Halli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jasper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halli on the ground.
Halli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jasper is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jasper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halli is looking for a triangle here but Jasper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Halli tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Halli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jasper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jasper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halli connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Jasper misses.
Halli avoids the body shot from Jasper.
Halli clinches up against the cage.
Jasper is pressed up against the cage. Halli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jasper down to the mat. Jasper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jasper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Halli.
Halli connects with a high kick.
Halli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jasper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Jasper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halli jabs Jasper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jasper looks to land a right hand but Halli moved out of range.
Jasper looks to land a left hand but Halli moved out of range nicely.
Jasper misses with a wild combination.
Halli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jasper, pushing him back against the cage.
Halli working aggressively here.
Halli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jasper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Halli struggles to land a body shot inside as Jasper controls his hands.
Halli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halli goes for a takedown attempt but Jasper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Theodore Jasper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Halli.
Halli misses with a head kick.
Halli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jasper.
Jasper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jasper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jasper throws a nice looking combination but Halli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jasper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jasper throws the left hand but Halli avoids the punch easily.
Halli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Halli misses
and Jasper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halli has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Halli.
Halli slips a straight right by Jasper.
Jasper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halli.
Nice defenses there by Jasper.
Halli throws a looping overhand right but Jasper ducks down to avoid it.
Jasper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli throws a low kick but Jasper moves out of range easily.
Reijo Halli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halli lands with a shot to the body.
Halli misses with a leg kick.
Halli misses with a shot to the body
and Halli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theodore Jasper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jasper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Halli passes Jasper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jasper tries to kick Halli off but Halli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jasper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Halli.
Halli moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jasper's legs.
Halli moves into full mount!
Halli has control of Jasper's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jasper regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Halli takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Halli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Halli lands a jab to Jasper's midsection.
Halli lands a glancing blow to the side of Jasper's head.
Halli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jasper.
Jasper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jasper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halli.
Halli looks to score with a jab to the body but Jasper is just out of range.
Halli scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halli.
Jab, jab by Halli - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli swings for the body but Jasper moves out of range.
Jasper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jasper looks to land a left hand but Halli moved out of range nicely.
Halli scores with a hook.
Halli throws a solid leg kick but Jasper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasper blocks the body kick.
Halli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jasper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halli.
Halli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jasper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jasper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jasper throws a hook but Halli avoids it easily.
Jasper walks into a stiff left hand from Halli.
Jasper fails to land with a series of punches.
Halli lands the left hand.
Jasper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halli scores with a body shot.
Halli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jasper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jasper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halli counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halli cracks Jasper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halli finds it's way round the side to connect with Jasper's head.
Halli connects with a jab.
Halli throws a lazy uppercut
and Jasper counters with a right hand to the body.
Halli jabs Jasper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halli throws a leg kick
and Jasper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halli connects with a nice looking jab.
Halli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Jasper misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jasper misses the target.
Jasper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halli.
Jasper throwing a counter right hand but Halli manages to avoid it.
Jasper throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli throws a leg kick
enabling Jasper to counter with a crisp jab.
Halli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Theodore Jasper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halli swings for the body but Jasper moves out of range.
Jasper throws a big counter combination but Halli scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jasper moves away.
Halli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jasper counters with a stiff right hand.
Reijo Halli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Halli there.
Jasper loads up on a big right hand but Halli slips the punch.
Jasper missing with a left hand there. Halli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Halli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halli works the jab nicely.
Jasper slips a jab from Halli.
Halli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jasper.
Jasper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Theodore Jasper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halli.
Jasper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Jasper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halli momentarily.
Jasper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halli can pounce on him.
Halli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halli throws a hook to the side of Jasper's head but Jasper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halli throws a head kick that Jasper semi-blocks.
Jasper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halli.
Jasper throws a right hand that Halli ducks under and follows up with a left that Halli also avoids with ease.
Halli looks to land a right hand but Jasper moved out of range.
Halli shoots in and gets a takedown into Jasper's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halli pushes down on Jasper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Halli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halli 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 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Halli!
A very excited looking Reijo Halli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobb Le Tobb (ranked 2835 p4p, 266 weight class) and Lurifax Andersen (ranked 3222 p4p, 299 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobb Le Tobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lurifax Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Andersen there.
Andersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Tobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersen.
Le Tobb is looking for a counter combo.
Andersen misses with a shot to the body
and Le Tobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Lurifax Andersen has been cut.
Andersen lands with a hook. Le Tobb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andersen 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.
A nice combination there by Andersen.
Le Tobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andersen lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Tobb off the cage and back into range.
Le Tobb is rocked!
Andersen cracks Le Tobb with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lurifax Andersen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 3888 p4p, 415 weight class) and Kasey McRobbie (ranked 3733 p4p, 403 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McRobbie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jackson tries to work over McRobbie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McRobbie throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from McRobbie, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
McRobbie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McRobbie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRobbie.
McRobbie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson gets through McRobbie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McRobbie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson works on McRobbie's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
McRobbie looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson pushes McRobbie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRobbie shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson digs a good hook to McRobbie's body.
McRobbie avoids a punch combination nicely.
McRobbie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McRobbie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
McRobbie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jimmy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRobbie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops McRobbie with a right and a left! Jackson comes rushing in but McRobbie regains his composure and manages to keep Jackson in guard.
McRobbie is rocked!
It looks like Kasey McRobbie has been cut.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
McRobbie is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! McRobbie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McRobbie manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into McRobbie's guard.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McRobbie seems to have recovered his senses.
McRobbie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson stands up over McRobbie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but McRobbie has wrist control.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but McRobbie is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushing down on McRobbie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson trying to control the action but McRobbie is working from the bottom.
Jackson with the ground and pound but McRobbie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackson postures up in McRobbie's guard and throws a big left but McRobbie blocks it.
Jackson stands up over McRobbie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McRobbie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but McRobbie has wrist control.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McRobbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but McRobbie has wrist control.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McRobbie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McRobbie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McRobbie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasey McRobbie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McRobbie pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
McRobbie misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Jackson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McRobbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McRobbie pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jimmy Jackson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRobbie lands a right hand.
McRobbie throws an elbow that misses.
McRobbie lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRobbie pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
McRobbie is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand into McRobbie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McRobbie's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
McRobbie throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson drops McRobbie with a right and a left! Jackson comes rushing in but McRobbie regains his composure and manages to keep Jackson in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McRobbie keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson stands up over McRobbie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McRobbie is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McRobbie's head.
Jimmy Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson throws a strike but McRobbie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McRobbie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McRobbie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McRobbie defends it easily.
McRobbie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McRobbie can do to turn this around?
McRobbie is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working for a triangle but McRobbie defends it easily.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but McRobbie pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McRobbie.
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McRobbie holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a strike but McRobbie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McRobbie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
McRobbie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but McRobbie pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McRobbie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McRobbie defends it easily.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McRobbie defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McRobbie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McRobbie wants to clinch.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles McRobbie. McRobbie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson is looking to wear down McRobbie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McRobbie just misses with a punch to the body.
McRobbie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McRobbies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McRobbie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McRobbie stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jimmy Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
McRobbie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McRobbie misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McRobbie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson steps into range and cracks McRobbie with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McRobbie flops backwards and Jackson dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson distracts McRobbie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kasey McRobbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
McRobbie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McRobbie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McRobbie's guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McRobbie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Jimmy Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McRobbie lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McRobbie defends well.
McRobbie postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
McRobbie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McRobbie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McRobbie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McRobbie throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McRobbie's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson wants to pass the guard but McRobbie is keeping the position.
McRobbie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
McRobbie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson pushes down on McRobbie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jackson!
Jimmy Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 1560 p4p, 210 weight class) and Huwan Bagwis (ranked 1410 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Huwan Bagwis enters the cage!
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222 lbs
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211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Bagwis.
Bagwis tests Boitsov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boitsov swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Bagwis misses.
Boitsov 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.
Bagwis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boitsov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bagwis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boitsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bagwis.
Boitsov misses with a hook. Bagwis ducked under it nicely.
Boitsov scores with a body shot.
Boitsov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bagwis circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagwis misses with a hook
and Boitsov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boitsov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boitsov is trying to control. Bagwis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boitsov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bagwis defending well though.
Boitsov throwing shots but Bagwis is blocking nicely.
Boitsov slips a nice elbow through Bagwis's hands, connecting with Bagwis's forehead.
Boitsov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boitsov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boitsov is keen to just control but Bagwis is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis keeping control of the position.
Boitsov tries to pass to full mount but Bagwis defends it.
Boitsov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boitsov is trying to control the action in half guard but Bagwis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boitsov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bagwis sees it coming and defends easily.
Bagwis is not content to let Boitsov control the position.
Boitsov is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov is trying to control the action in half guard but Bagwis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boitsov is looking for a kimura here.
Boitsov throwing shots but Bagwis is blocking nicely.
Boitsov trying to control the action but Bagwis is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boitsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boitsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boitsov misses with a looping left.
Boitsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Bagwis does it's job there.
Bagwis lands a body shot.
Bagwis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boitsov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bagwis lands a nice shot that snaps Boitsov's head back.
Bagwis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bagwis slips a jab and a cross from Boitsov.
A little jabbing left from Bagwis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bagwis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boitsov at a distance.
Bagwis cracks Boitsov with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Huwan Bagwis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bagwis cracks the inside of Boitsov's front leg.
Bagwis misses with a body shot.
Boitsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bagwis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagwis connects with a body shot that sends Boitsov's belly button to the back.
Bagwis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boitsov dodges the punch combination from Bagwis.
Boitsov is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Boitsov misses its target.
Bagwis misses with a looping right.
Boitsov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bagwis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bagwis misses with a body shot.
Boitsov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huwan Bagwis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boitsov misses the shot to the body.
Boitsov throws a right hand that Bagwis ducks under and follows up with a left that Bagwis also avoids with ease.
Bagwis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boitsov.
Bagwis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bagwis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boitsov.
Boitsov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bagwis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boitsov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bagwis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Boitsov.
Boitsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bagwis in his tracks.
Bagwis throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Boitsov misses.
Bagwis misses with a looping right.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boitsov throws a jab when Bagwis was well out of range.
Boitsov throws a right hand that Bagwis ducks under and follows up with a left that Bagwis also avoids with ease.
Boitsov takes a swing at Bagwis's ribcage but misses.
Boitsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagwis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boitsov connects with a right hand. Bagwis shakes it off.
Bagwis gets caught napping as Boitsov dives in and scores a takedown. Bagwis manages to retain guard.
Bagwis controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagwis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis controlling the action here.
Boitsov is looking to control Bagwis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boitsov avoid being mounted?
Bagwis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boitsov is looking to control Bagwis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boitsov avoid being mounted?
Bagwis controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boitsov tries to roll over but Bagwis keeps him under control.
Dmitry Boitsov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boitsov is concentrating on defense, preventing Bagwis from advancing position.
Boitsov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bagwis pulls his head out easily.
Bagwis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bagwis controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boitsov is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Huwan Bagwis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Boitsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bagwis.
An attempted straight right counter from Boitsov misses the target.
Bagwis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boitsov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bagwis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boitsov throws a big shot that misses.
Bagwis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boitsov in his tracks.
Boitsov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bagwis misses with a jab to the body
and Boitsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagwis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagwis throws out a powerful jab.
Boitsov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boitsov tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bagwis keeps working.
Boitsov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boitsov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bagwis down.
Boitsov wants to control but Bagwis is keeping him busy.
Boitsov working the ground and pound but Bagwis is defending the strikes.
Boitsov scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis defending against the ground and pound.
Bagwis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Boitsov throws some wild stikes that Bagwis manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Boitsov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Boitsov wants to control the pace but Bagwis is squirming around nicely.
Boitsov unloads with some shots from mount but Bagwis bucks and avoids them well.
Boitsov breaks from Bagwis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boitsov is trying to control here but Bagwis has managed to regain half guard.
Boitsov prevents Bagwis from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis moves into full guard.
Dmitry Boitsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagwis keeping moving, preventing Boitsov from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Boitsov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boitsov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bagwis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Huwan Bagwis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boitsov looking to sit in guard and control but Bagwis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boitsov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bagwis passes into side control.
Bagwis controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov is trying to control Bagwis's posture but Bagwis avoids it.
Boitsov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bagwis gets to mount! Boitsov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Boitsov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagwis looking to control and managing it successfully.
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 Dmitry Boitsov.
I think Bagwis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huwan Bagwis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Daniels (ranked 3383 p4p, 374 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 2329 p4p, 275 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Daniels shakes it off.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Morgan working aggressively here.
A short left from Morgan.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Daniels.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Daniels misses.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Daniels throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels cracks Morgan with an open hand slap.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daniels misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daniels misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a head kick.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a head kick that drops Daniels to the mat! Daniels scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Daniels is rocked!
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daniels is defended easily by Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Daniels! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 1547 p4p, 94 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3057 p4p, 164 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau misses with a takedown
and Kenobi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nouveau! Kenobi lets Nouveau back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nouveau is rocked!
It looks like Theodore Nouveau has been cut.
Kenobi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nouveau is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenobi finish him?
Kenobi lands a body shot.
Theodore Nouveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nouveau wants to clinch but Kenobi slips to the side
and Kenobi counters with a nice right hand that sends Nouveau toppling to the canvas! Nouveau scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kenobi finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nouveau shoots in for a double leg but Kenobi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenobi throws a quick counter head kick but Nouveau was just out of range.
Kenobi lands a nice looking body kick.
Kenobi lunges at Nouveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nouveau's hand.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown but Kenobi shows good takedown defense.
Kenobi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Obi Wan Kenobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Kenobi drops Nouveau with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Nouveau! Kenobi dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obi Wan Kenobi!
A very excited looking Obi Wan Kenobi 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 Theodore Nouveau had this to say: 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Branimir Simeon (ranked 602 p4p, 35 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 845 p4p, 52 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branimir Simeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun defending well as Simeon loads up on a big left hand.
Jun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jun jabs Simeon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jun misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Simeon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jun working aggressively here.
Jun wants a takedown but no success here.
Jun jumps guard but Simeon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simeon misses with some punches.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Jun pulls guard successfully.
Simeon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Simeon has managed to get both his arms back between Jun's legs - danger averted.
Simeon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Simeon has picked Jun up and slammed him! Jun can't keep hold of the triangle and Simeon manages to pass to side control!
Simeon staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun tries to improve position but can't.
Simeon stands up and beckons Jun to his feet.
Jun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Simeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branimir Simeon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Jun.
Jun throws a body punch but Simeon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun walks into a stiff left hand from Simeon.
Jun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Simeon counters with a right hand to the body.
Zhang Jun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jun tries to move into range but Simeon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Branimir Simeon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simeon scores with a nice head shot.
Jun misses with a takedown attempt - Simeon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jun scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simeon avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Simeon misses the target.
Jun slips a jab from Simeon.
Simeon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Simeon with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeon throws a looping overhand right but Jun ducks down to avoid it.
Simeon slips a jab from Jun.
Jun shoots in for a double leg but Simeon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jun shoots in looking for a takedown but Simeon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simeon momentarily.
Simeon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jun wants to clinch.
Jun 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.
Simeon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Simeon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jun moves into the clinch.
Jun looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun blocking some punches.
Simeon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jun.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Jun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jun tries to score a body lock takedown but Simeon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simeon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simeon.
Jun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simeon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jun looking to slow down the pace here.
Jun jumps into guard, dragging Simeon to the mat.
Jun is looking for a triangle but Simeon pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branimir Simeon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Jun misses
and Simeon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simeon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Simeons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jun.
Jun misses with a body punch
and Simeon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jun shoots and misses
and Simeon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simeon throws a lazy right hand but Jun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simeon staying out of range there.
Simeon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jun throws out the jab.
Simeon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeon keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Simeon misses the target.
Jun has his takedown stuffed
and Simeon counters with a straight right hand.
Branimir Simeon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Jun.
Simeon defending well as Jun loads up on a big left hand.
Simeon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun fails with a takedown attempt.
Jun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simeon is controlling Jun's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jun is trying to control the action in half guard but Simeon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Simeon controlling the position for now.
Jun wants to work for an arm triangle but Simeon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jun with the ground and pound but Simeon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jun working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Simeon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jun on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws a strike but Simeon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jun throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Simeon escapes and throws Jun's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jun is looking for a sweep.
Jun sneaks back into half guard.
Simeon is thwarting Jun's attempts to control the position.
Jun has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Simeon escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Simeon!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun sneaks back into half guard.
Jun preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Simeon pulls his head out easily.
Jun trying to get back to full guard but Simeon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Simeon trying to control but Jun is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jun is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branimir Simeon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Simeon as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Simeon misses.
Simeon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jun.
Jun lands a really nice looking cross but Simeon seems unphased.
Simeon throws a right and a left that Jun avoids nicely.
Simeon jabs at Jun's body.
Simeon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simeon scores with a hook.
Jun throws a hook to the side of Simeon's head but Simeon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Simeon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Jun misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Jun shoots and misses
and Simeon counters with a straight right hand.
Jun tries for a takedown but Simeon circles away easily
and Simeon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun misses with a shot to the body
and Simeon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simeon throws a shot from downtown. Jun moves away and avoids it.
Jun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Simeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branimir Simeon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Jun.
Jun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simeon defends it nicely.
Jun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simeon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jun thinking.
Jun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Simeon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simeon scores with a hook.
Jun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simeon counters with a crisp one two that drops Jun! Simeon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jun to his feet! Jun is in big trouble!
Jun is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simeon throws a pinpoint strike between Jun's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Jun crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Simeon scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Branimir Simeon!
A victorious Branimir Simeon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 269 p4p, 16 weight class) and Amadou Poussin (ranked 3432 p4p, 182 weight class). Bonifacio's entrance music is Noypi by Bamboo. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amadou Poussin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poussin jabs at Bonifacio's body.
Nice defenses there by Poussin.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Poussin moves away and avoids it.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonifacio throws a series of punches but Poussin moves out of range.
Poussin slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poussin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Poussin moves out of range.
It seemed like Poussin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poussin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bonifacio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Poussin misses with a right hand
and Bonifacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poussin misses the jab.
Poussin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poussin.
We've been told by Bonifacio's head coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Poussin slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Poussin slips under a jab from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Poussin is having none of it.
Bonifacio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Poussin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poussin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Poussin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poussin lands a right hand.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Poussin.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Poussin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poussin.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poussin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Poussin misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Poussin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Poussin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poussin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poussin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Poussin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poussin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poussin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Poussin.
Poussin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Poussin blocking some punches.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Poussin lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Poussin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poussin gets through Bonifacio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poussin lands a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio struggles to land a body shot inside as Poussin controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Bonifacio stalling in the clinch.
Poussin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow.
Poussin has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
A head punch on the inside from Poussin fails to land.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poussin's elbow.
A short right from Poussin on the inside.
Poussin misses with the head strike.
Poussin can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Poussin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Poussin controls the action.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Poussin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Poussin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poussin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Poussin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poussin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow.
Poussin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poussin.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Poussin tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Poussin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Poussin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poussin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Poussin tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Poussin working aggressively here.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poussin's elbow.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio digs a right hand underneath Poussin's ribcage. Poussin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poussin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonifacio struggles to land a body shot inside as Poussin controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadou Poussin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poussin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poussin tries to move into range but Bonifacio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poussin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Poussin blocks it.
Poussin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Poussin circles away.
Poussin throws a sloppy body shot
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Poussin throws a lazy right hand but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonifacio lands with a right hand.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Poussin.
Bonifacio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poussin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Poussin.
Poussin lunges at Bonifacio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonifacio's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the head.
Poussin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonifacio has time to react.
Poussin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poussin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poussin thuds a left hand into Bonifacio's body.
Poussin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poussin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poussin connects with a body shot that sends Bonifacio's belly button to the back.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Poussin.
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Poussin sizes up Bonifacio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poussin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poussin lands a jab to the nose.
Poussin slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Poussin lands with a cross.
Poussin thuds his right hand into Bonifacio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poussin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poussin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poussin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Poussin circles away.
Poussin moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Poussin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poussin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonifacio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Poussin misses its intended target.
Poussin misses the shot to the body.
Poussin scores with a nice strike.
Poussin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poussin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poussin.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Poussin is just out of range.
Bonifacio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poussin throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poussin scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poussin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonifacio loads up on a big right hand but Poussin slips the punch.
Bonifacio throws a looping overhand right but Poussin ducks down to avoid it.
Poussin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Poussin clobbers Bonifacio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poussin ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
A little jabbing left from Poussin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poussin jabs Bonifacio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poussin misses with a straight right.
Poussin throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
Amadou Poussin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poussin swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Poussin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poussin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Poussin misses.
Poussin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Poussin - just one landing.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Poussin moves away
and Poussin counters with a nice 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!
Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poussin.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poussin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poussin throws an off balance right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Poussin back into the cage.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Poussin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poussin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amadou Poussin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Poussin's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Poussin misses with a punch on the inside.
Poussin lands a right hand.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadou Poussin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonifacio moves forwards but Poussin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poussin scores with a shot to the body.
Poussin loads up on a big right hand but Bonifacio slips the punch.
Poussin lands a really nice looking cross but Bonifacio seems unphased.
A jab from Poussin misses.
Bonifacio scores with a jab. Poussin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Poussin saw that one coming.
Bonifacio scores with a jab.
Poussin is rocked!
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Poussin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonifacio finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Poussin circles away.
Poussin seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Poussin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonifacio doesn't seem phased though.
Poussin moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poussin.
Bonifacio misses with a left hand
and Poussin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poussin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poussin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amadou Poussin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Poussin blocks it.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Poussin is out of range.
Bonifacio throws a poor cross that misses
and Poussin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio closes the distance but Poussin moves to the side
and Bonifacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Poussin pushes him off.
Poussin connects with a crisp jab.
Poussin misses with an uppercut.
Bonifacio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
Poussin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonifacio blocks a jab.
Poussin cracks Bonifacio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poussin moves away.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the body
and Bonifacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poussin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poussin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poussin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Poussin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poussin lands a body shot.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Poussin avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Poussin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poussin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Poussin.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Poussin works on Bonifacio's body with a couple of short punches.
Poussin scores with a hook to the body.
Poussin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poussin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Poussin.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Poussin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Poussin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poussin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poussin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Andres Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amadou Poussin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonifacio digs a right hand underneath Poussin's ribcage. Poussin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poussin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poussin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poussin blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poussin backwards.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Poussin.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Poussin.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
Bonifacio is working Poussin over against the cage.
Poussin tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poussin blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Poussin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadou Poussin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poussin 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadou Poussin!
Amadou Poussin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Andres Bonifacio spoke after the fight, saying 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 1171 p4p, 169 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 871 p4p, 127 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swango missing with a left hand there. Gonya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swango is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gonya misses with a wild body shot.
Swango stuns Gonya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swango on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Swango lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ronaldo Gonya has been cut.
Gonya just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonya throws an overhand right that lands on Swango's shoulder, as Swango tries to avoid the shot.
As Gonya backs off Swango throws a huge counter combo but Gonya manages to avoid it all.
Swango throws a series of punches but Gonya avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swango listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonya throws a nice looking combination but Swango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ronaldo Gonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swango lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Swango avoids the head kick by Gonya.
A big left from Swango misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango slips a jab from Gonya.
Despite the aggression on Swango's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gonya lands the left hand.
Gonya looks to land a body kick but Swango moved away.
A leg kick checked by Gonya.
Gonya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swango scores with a one two! Gonya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Swango misses its intended target.
Swango throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonya scores with a nice right hand.
Gonya takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Swango scoring well with a low kick there.
Swango falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonya counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swango was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonya.
Gonya misses with a wild body shot.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonya misses with a double jab
and Swango counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonya thinking.
Gonya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swango scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swango 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.
Gonya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swango.
A little feinted left hand from Gonya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swango throws the left hand but Gonya avoids the punch easily.
Gonya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swango misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonya moves away.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonya misses with a jab to the body
and Swango counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swango.
Swango with a nice cross.
Swango with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonya to score with a decent uppercut.
Swango scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses
and Swango counters with a left and a right that stings Gonya.
Gonya is rocked!
Gonya throws a hook to the side of Swango's head but Swango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Gonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swango misses with a low kick.
Gonya seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonya throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonya tries to clinch but Swango moves out of range.
Swango lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses
and Swango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swango lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Swango.
Gonya throws a sloppy head kick and Swango moves out of range easily.
Swango cracks Gonya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swango misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swango lands a big right hand that sends Gonya crashing to the mat! Swango stays standing though and waves Gonya back to his feet!
Gonya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swango throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Swango dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonya missing with a left hand there. Swango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swango.
A quick step to the side and Gonya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonya throws a lazy body kick
and Gonya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonya looks to throw a body kick
and Swango counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Gonya badly! Swango follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Gonya out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Swango finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Swango!
A relieved looking Michael Swango thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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