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Syn 676 Gravas vs Uesugi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Kwon (ranked 2251 p4p, 277 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 1394 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRozan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DeRozan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwon.
Kwon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kwon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
DeRozan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
Kwon throws a hook but DeRozan avoids it easily.
DeRozan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwon.
DeRozan tries a quick counter leg kick but Kwon is wise to it.
DeRozan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kwon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
DeRozan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeRozan lands with an overhand left.
Kwon just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwon looks to score with a jab to the body but DeRozan is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from DeRozan.
DeRozan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKwon.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
Kwon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeRozan.
Sol Kwon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan looks to throw the jab but Kwon is out of range.
Kwon blocks a leg kick.
Kwon is looking to counter punch.
Kwon scores with a hook.
DeRozan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeRozan needs to keep his hands up - Kwon had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Kwon as he connects with a hook.
Kwon lands a jab to DeRozan's midsection.
DeRozan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kwon's head backwards.
DeRozan drops his hands momentarily and Kwon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeRozan moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and DeRozan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kwon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DeRozan lands a leg kick that knocks Kwon off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeRozan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kwon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan scores with a jab. Kwon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kwon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeRozan.
DeRozan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwon misses the shot to the body.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from DeRozan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kwon throws a leg kick
and DeRozan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwon misses with a hook.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
DeRozan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
DeRozan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DeRozan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a straight left.
DeRozan blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Kwon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
DeRozan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Kwon. Those never looked like landing.
DeRozan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
DeRozan thows a leg kick but Kwon checks it
and Kwon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kwon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeRozan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DeRozan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kwon throws a hook to the side of DeRozan's head but DeRozan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeRozan avoids the head kick by Kwon.
Kwon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeRozan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kwon has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kwon! He's out on his feet! DeRozan rushes in and drops Kwon with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). DeMar DeRozan!
During a confident post fight interview, DeMar DeRozan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinchi Puto (ranked 1245 p4p, 150 weight class) and Ramazan Jainar (ranked 3473 p4p, 337 weight class). Ramazan Jainar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pinchi Puto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pinchi Puto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Jainar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Puto.
Puto looks to throw the jab but Jainar is out of range.
Jainar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jainar throws a lazy uppercut
and Puto counters with a one-two to the body.
Jainar walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Puto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puto.
Jainar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puto.
Puto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jainar counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jainar. Puto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jainar lands a nice shot that snaps Puto's head back.
Pinchi Puto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jainar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puto throws a front kick aimed at Jainar's knee but Jainar avoids it well.
Puto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jainar counters with a stiff right hand.
Jainar dips to his left and cracks Puto with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jainar throws a jab but it's blocked by Puto.
Jainar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Jainar.
Puto throws a jab but it's blocked by Jainar.
Jainar pushes Puto away with a front kick.
Jainar wants to clinch
letting Puto counter with a right hand.
Jainar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puto can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jainar.
Puto throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jainar counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puto cracks the inside of Jainar's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Puto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jainar avoids the body shot from Puto.
Puto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jainar throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puto.
Puto misses with a shot to the body
and Jainar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puto tries a low kick but Jainar avoids it.
Jainar moves away from the strike by Puto.
Jainar connects with a jab.
Puto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jainar counters with a nice uppercut.
Puto misses with a kick to the body
and Jainar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Puto scores with a shot to the side of Jainar's head.
Jainar breaks the clinch.
Jainar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puto misses with a kick to the body
and Jainar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Puto.
Puto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jainar.
Jainar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jainar avoids the body shot from Puto.
Puto connects with a leg kick. Jainar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jainar is rocked!
Puto fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jainar square on the jaw! Damn, Jainar is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pinchi Puto!
Pinchi Puto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 1028 p4p, 131 weight class) and Blue Cup (ranked 773 p4p, 103 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by we're off to see the wizard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup tries to clinch there but Lethal circles away.
Cup blocks a head kick by Lethal.
A telegraphed right hand from Cup misses the target.
Lethal is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cup throws an overhand right that lands on Lethal's shoulder, as Lethal tries to avoid the shot.
Lethal looks to score with a jab to the body but Cup is just out of range.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Cup throws a sloppy head kick and Lethal moves out of range easily.
Cup walks into a left hand.
Lethal misses with an uppercut. Cup saw that one coming.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Lethal moves away and avoids it.
Cup throws a right and a left that Lethal avoids nicely.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lethal tried to counter with a leg kick but Cup avoided it.
Cup looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
And Lethal counters with a quick kick to the body but Cup blocks it.
Lethal is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks.
Cup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cup pushes Lethal up against the cage in a clinch.
Lethal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cup is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cup misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Lethal has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cup escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cup tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lethal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cup checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cup throws a big shot that misses.
Lethal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cup throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head.
Lethal slips under a jab.
Cup throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cup misses with a looping left.
Blue Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lethal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cup misses with a straight left.
Matt Lethal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lethal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cup lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal wants to slow Cup down by chopping away at his legs.
Lethal catches Cup with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lethal throws a solid leg kick but Cup takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lethal.
Cup takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lethal!
Cup throws a sloppy head kick and Lethal moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup throws a head kick but Lethal moves out of range.
Lethal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cup sizes up Lethal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lethal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cup's sensitive parts.
Lethal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lethal throws a leg kick which misses Cup's front leg but catches the back leg as Cup tries to avoid it.
Cup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lethal manages to avoid it.
It appears Lethal was looking to counter with a kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lethal.
Lethal lands with a cross.
Lethal tries a low kick but Cup avoids it.
Lethal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cup.
Lethal cracks Cup with a good jab.
Cup throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lethal misses its intended target.
Good work by Cup as he checks the leg kick.
Cup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cup scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cup chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lethal can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Lethal misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal swats away the attempt to clinch by Cup.
Lethal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cup tests Lethal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cup lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Lethal - just one landing.
Cup works over Lethal's head and body with a nice combination.
Lethal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cup throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Lethal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cup throws a hook but Lethal blocks it.
Lethal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Cup misses with a few strikes there.
Lethal cracks Cup with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Lethal moves out of range as Cup strikes.
A jab from Cup does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup lands with an uppercut that bounces Lethal off the cage and back into range.
Cup slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cup might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cup checks a low kick from Lethal.
Cup takes one to the chin there.
Cup is rocked!
Lethal lands an uppercut, right on the button! Cup tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Lethal!
Our winner, Matt Lethal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Blue Cup stepped up to the mic, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hageman (ranked 510 p4p, 63 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 1377 p4p, 160 weight class). Magomed Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman misses with a body kick.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Hageman is having none of it.
Hageman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Hageman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magomedov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Magomed Magomedov has been cut.
A head kick misses from Hageman.
Magomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hageman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magomed Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hageman connects with a leg kick. Magomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Hageman there.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hageman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hageman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Hageman does no damage.
Magomedov unleashes a big counter combination but Hageman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hageman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hageman blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov looks winded!
Nice shot lands for Hageman.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Hageman moves out of range.
Jab from Hageman.
Magomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Hageman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Magomedov.
Hageman throws a head kick but Magomedov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman connects with a body shot.
Hageman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magomedov is rocked!
Hageman drops Magomedov with a naaaaasty hook - Magomedov is in real trouble here! Hageman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 618 p4p, 86 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 765 p4p, 102 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
Paunovic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pendragon throws a chopping leg kick but Paunovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Pendragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pendragon misses with a combination
and Paunovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pendragon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paunovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pendragon.
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paunovic manages to avoid it.
As Pendragon looks to move away, Paunovic throws a big counter combo but Pendragon just gets out of the way.
Pendragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Paunovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pendragon misses with a hook
and Paunovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a combination
and Paunovic moves into the clinch.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendragon tries to work over Paunovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon lands with a right to the head.
Paunovic tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Pendragon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pendragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pendragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Pendragon on the inside.
Nice body punch from Paunovic - that landed with a thud.
Pendragon can't find room to land a body shot as Paunovic controls the action.
Pendragon tries to pull guard but Paunovic won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Paunovic.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Paunovic.
Paunovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Paunovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paunovic works on Pendragon's body with a couple of short punches.
Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Pendragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paunovic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A low kick from Pendragon misses
and Paunovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
and Paunovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Paunovic slips a straight right by Pendragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Paunovic saw that one coming.
Pendragon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPaunovic.
Pendragon avoids the head kick by Paunovic.
Paunovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paunovic dodges the punch combination from Pendragon.
Paunovic is looking to counter the offense by Pendragon and move into the clinch.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a jab when Paunovic was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Paunovic.
As Pendragon looks to move away, Paunovic throws a big counter combo but Pendragon just gets out of the way.
Paunovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic staying out of range there.
Pendragon throws a hook but Paunovic blocks it.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paunovic throwing a counter right hand but Pendragon manages to avoid it.
Pendragon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paunovic is able to avoid easily.
Pendragon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paunovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paunovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Paunovic throws a counter high kick but Pendragon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Pendragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon throws out a loose jab but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pendragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pendragon thows a leg kick but Paunovic checks it
and Paunovic counters with a three punch combo that has Pendragon backing up. Pendragon nods at Paunovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Pendragon lands with a shot to the body.
Pendragon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paunovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
and Paunovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pendragon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pendragon scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Paunovic.
Jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Paunovic counters with a series of strikes. Pendragon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paunovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Pendragon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPaunovic.
Pendragon misses with a right hand
and Paunovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon tries to work over Paunovic's front leg with a kick but Paunovic checks it.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paunovic.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Paunovic moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Paunovic misses the target.
Pendragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paunovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paunovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paunovic slips under a jab from Pendragon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paunovic counters with a left and a right that stings Pendragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pendragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paunovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pendragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pendragon throws a leg kick
and Paunovic counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Pendragon! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Paunovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Paunovic!
Zoran Paunovic decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 475 p4p, 55 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 1298 p4p, 150 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Doyle's choice of entrance music: The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. Jimmy Doyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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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
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Cruz.
Doyle connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Doyle circles away easily
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doyle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cruz works to advance to full mount. Doyle defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Doyle is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz landing punches.
Doyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Doyle looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Doyle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doyle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Doyle is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doyle is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doyle regains half guard.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doyle trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Doyle's hands, connecting with Doyle's forehead.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz working Doyle over with strikes.
Doyle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doyle.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle trying to control the position.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Doyle's legs.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Doyle denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Doyle lands the left hand.
Cruz defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Doyle.
Cruz shoots in and bounces Doyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands up over Doyle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Doyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doyle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doyle tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cruz has hold of Doyle's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Doyle manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Doyle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz wants to control the pace but Doyle is squirming around nicely.
Cruz breaks from Doyle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doyle taking shots to the head.
Doyle working to try and regain half guard.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz lands a big shot there that rocks Doyle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to control but Doyle wriggling away.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doyle tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz trying to control but Doyle is having none of it.
Cruz can't control as he wanted to and Doyle manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Doyle tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz is trying to control. Doyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Doyle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz looks to land a combination. Doyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doyle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Doyle uses from the top position.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle postures up.
Cruz is trying to hold Doyle in close to prevent damage but Doyle has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cruz is looking to get back to full guard here but Doyle has managed to pass to side control instead.
Doyle working away.
Doyle controls the position.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Doyle trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz moves forwards but Doyle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Cruz lands.
Cruz scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Doyle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doyle eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Dom Cruz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dom Cruz made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 496 p4p, 69 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 632 p4p, 88 weight class). Ragnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shook Ones II. 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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192 lbs
51 - 26 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
41 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 26 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnar.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Ragnar.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick.
Ragnar misses with a body shot
and Kaunismieli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar moves forwards but Kaunismieli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ragnar jabs Kaunismieli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar looks for the body kick but Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Ragnar lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Kaunismieli connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a push kick but Kaunismieli slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli takes one to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar throws out a loose jab but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses.
Ragnar throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Kaunismieli wants to slow Ragnar down by chopping away at his legs.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnar lands with a nice body punch.
Kaunismieli misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli lands with an overhand left.
Kaunismieli has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Ragnar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaunismieli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar connects with the punch.
Kaunismieli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaunismieli looks to land a body kick but Ragnar moved away.
A low kick from Ragnar misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ragnar lands with a good body shot.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar throws a solid leg kick but Kaunismieli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnar.
Ragnar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ragnar lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaunismieli.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Kaunismieli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaunismieli scores with the left hand. Ragnar knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut. Ragnar saw that one coming.
Ragnar throws a sloppy head kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Ragnar.
Ragnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnar misses with a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Kaunismieli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnar works the jab nicely.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaunismieli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnar takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Ragnar cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it well.
Kaunismieli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragnar scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ragnar.
A left lands for Ragnar.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaunismieli blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnar swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Ragnar looks to land a left hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range nicely.
Kaunismieli raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ragnar pushes Kaunismieli away with a front kick.
Ragnar misses with a leg kick
letting Kaunismieli counter with a right hand.
Bjorn Ragnar's cut is getting worse.
Ragnar thuds a left hand into Kaunismieli's body.
Ragnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaunismieli looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range.
Ragnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Ragnar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ragnar.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnar as he connects with a hook.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses.
Ragnar blocks a head kick by Kaunismieli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar lands with a good body shot.
Jab from Ragnar.
Ragnar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Ragnar moved out of range.
Ragnar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ragnar lands a body shot.
A jab from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Ragnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaunismieli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaunismieli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ragnar - the referee stops the clock and Kaunismieli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ragnar. Kaunismieli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a kick to the body.
Kaunismieli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaunismieli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar connects with a jab.
Ragnar is looking to wear down Kaunismieli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kaunismieli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnar lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ragnar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaunismieli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnar is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Ragnar scores with a hook to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kaunismieli might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ragnar has got the better of the exchanges.
Kaunismieli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws out a loose jab but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook. Ragnar ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragnar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnar.
Ragnar with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaunismieli throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaunismieli in his tracks.
Ragnar lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnar connects with a looping right hand.
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaunismieli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaunismieli scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Ragnar.
Ragnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar connects with a crisp jab.
Kaunismieli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaunismieli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnar swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnar moves out of range as Kaunismieli throws a body kick.
Kaunismieli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Ragnar. That snapped Kaunismieli's head back.
Ragnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaunismieli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar with a hook.
Kaunismieli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Ragnar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ragnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnar connects with a body shot that sends Kaunismieli's belly button to the back.
Ragnar throws a low kick, looking for Kaunismieli's leg but Kaunismieli calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Ragnar scores with a jab. Kaunismieli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaunismieli connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Ragnar! He's out on his feet! Kaunismieli rushes in and drops Ragnar with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Kalervo Kaunismieli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 311 p4p, 40 weight class) and Elliot Rockwell (ranked 173 p4p, 25 weight class). Pat Yaj looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Rockwell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yaj's head backwards.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockwell throws out the jab.
Rockwell lands a really nice looking cross but Yaj seems unphased.
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Rockwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj is rocked!
Rockwell lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Yaj - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rockwell !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elliot Rockwell !
Pat Yaj was interviewed post fight and said 'It wasn't the game plan we planned. Props to Puzo on a well deserved victory. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 24 p4p, 3 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 190 p4p, 30 weight class). Tower's entrance music is Kanye - Power. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marciano's choice of entrance music: a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. Rocco Marciano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Tower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Tower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano lands a head shot.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a body punch but Tower moves out of range.
Marciano gets tackled into the cage by Tower. Tower maintains the clinch.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Tower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tower blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
A short left from Tower.
Tower misses with a body punch.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Tower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tower pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
Tower jumps guard and drags Marciano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tower trying to keep a closed guard but Marciano is proving a slippery customer.
Marciano wants to stand but Tower has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marciano is one step ahead there.
Marciano wants to get up but he can't break Tower's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tower had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marciano defends it easily.
Marciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tower is on top in guard.
Marciano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tower blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Tower prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Tower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tower's elbow.
Tower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Tower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Tower avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Tower scores with a shoulder strike.
Tower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Tower.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
Tower has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Marciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
Tower prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Tower avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Tower misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Marciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tower with a body shot.
Tower lands a jab to the nose.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Tower was looking to counter with a kick there.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Tower.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Tower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Marciano throws a head kick that Tower semi-blocks.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano lands a really nice looking cross but Tower seems unphased.
Rocco Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tower. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tower slips under a jab.
Tower misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Marciano jabs Tower right on the nose. Tower blinks but takes it well.
Tower throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tower misses with a looping right.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Tower - just one landing.
It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Tower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tower connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tower steps into range and cracks Marciano with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Marciano flops backwards and Tower dives into his guard looking to finish!
Iain Tower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tower trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano wants to get back to his feet but Tower is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tower slips nicely into half guard.
Marciano is trying to stand up here but Tower is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower tries to pass to full mount but Marciano defends it.
Tower not doing much here.
Tower wants to free his trapped foot but Marciano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tower is working for a submission of some sort.
Tower works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tower looking to control but Marciano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower won't let Marciano get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tower tries to control but Marciano wriggling away.
Tower lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tower cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tower looking to control and managing it successfully.
Iain Tower overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tower trying to control but Marciano is having none of it.
Marciano wants to get back to his feet.
Tower wants to finish this one by submission but Marciano is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Marciano scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Marciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tower, pushing him back against the cage.
Tower lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tower is struggling to control the position.
Tower trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tower into the cage.
Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tower connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marciano scrambles back to his feet.
Tower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Tower lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marciano takes a step back to recover.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tower.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tower misses the target.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marciano moves out of range as Tower throws a body kick.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tower.
It looked like Tower was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marciano.
Marciano throws a body punch but Tower moves out of range.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano connects with a crisp jab.
Tower avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tower throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marciano tried to score with a low kick but Tower checks it.
Tower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marciano with a hook.
Tower staying out of range there.
Tower throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marciano's head.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tower counters with an outside leg kick.
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tower scores with a body shot.
Tower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Tower steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Marciano is out on his feet! Tower sets himself and nearly takes Marciano's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iain Tower!
A very excited looking Iain Tower 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 31 p4p, 5 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 28 p4p, 4 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravas .
Uesugi pushes Gravas up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Gravas successfully pulls guard.
Uesugi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gravas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Uesugi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gravas keeping full guard, as Uesugi tries to pass.
Uesugi tries to stand but Gravas is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gravas working a defensive guard here.
Uesugi stays in close to Gravas 's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Uesugi moved away.
Uesugi misses with a body shot.
Gravas throws a body kick that misses.
Uesugi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Uesugi jabs at Gravas 's body.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Uesugi misses with a straight left.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
Uesugi tries to counter with a clinch but Gravas shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Uesugi tries to clinch up but Gravas circles away and keeps his distance.
Gravas tried to counter with a leg kick but Uesugi avoided it.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Uesugi.
Uesugi has closed the distance and engaged Gravas in a clinch.
Gravas struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
Uesugi gets through Gravas 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gravas manages to break the clinch.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gravas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Gravas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Uesugi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravas slips a jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a hook to the side of Gravas 's head but Gravas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Uesugi just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas moves forwards but Uesugi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uesugi dips to his left and cracks Gravas with an uppercut!
Uesugi cracks Gravas with an open hand slap.
Gravas scores with a push kick.
Gravas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gravas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gravas there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Gravas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Gravas as he connects with a hook.
Gravas is looking to chop away at Uesugi's legs.
Uesugi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Uesugi looks to clinch
and Gravas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gravas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uesugi.
Gravas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Uesugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Uesugi.
Gravas walks into a straight right hand from Uesugi.
Uesugi fails to land with a series of punches.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
Uesugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a hook.
Gravas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Uesugi tries to clinch up but Gravas circles away and keeps his distance.
Uesugi stalks Gravas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gravas 's face. Gravas staggers backwards, shaken.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gravas misses the target.
Uesugi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gravas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the body.
Gravas staying out of range there.
And Gravas counters with a quick kick to the body but Uesugi blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas .
Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas throws out a leg kick but Uesugi moves out of range and Gravas only half commits.
Uesugi moves into the clinch.
Uesugi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravas misses with a body punch.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gravas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the body.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Uesugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Uesugi. Beautiful body shot.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uesugi throws a looping overhand right but Gravas ducks down to avoid it.
Gravas is looking to counter punch.
Uesugi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Uesugi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravas lands with a cross.
Uesugi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uesugi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gravas 's hands.
Uesugi misses with a body punch
and Gravas counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi lands a body shot.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Uesugi counters by clinching up.
Gravas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Gravas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravas lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas digs a right hand into Uesugi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uesugi's gas tank.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Uesugi.
Gravas lands a right hand.
Gravas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uesugi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravas doesn't seem bothered though.
Uesugi lands a lovely overhand right.
Uesugi lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Gravas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uesugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas tried to counter with a leg kick but Uesugi avoided it.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uesugi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Gravas misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravas .
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Uesugi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gravas counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi lands a jab to the head.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uesugi swings widly with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a thumping low kick.
Uesugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
It looked like Gravas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uesugi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi avoids a kick to the body.
Uesugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gravas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gravas cracks Uesugi with a good jab.
Uesugi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravas , right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravas .
Uesugi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Uesugi connects with a body shot.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uesugi's knee momentarily.
Uesugi loads up on a big right hand but Gravas slips the punch.
Gravas defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Uesugi with a jab.
Uesugi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Uesugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uesugi clinches with his opponent.
Gravas tries to pull guard but Uesugi won't allow it.
Gravas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravas .
Gravas misses with some punches.
Gravas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uesugi tries to stall but Gravas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi lands a body shot.
Gravas misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Gravas blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uesugi.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Gravas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uesugi.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Gravas 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravas .
Gravas working aggressively here.
Uesugi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi is trying to maintain a safe position but Gravas gets an underhook and turns Uesugi into the cage.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas 's elbow.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi throws a head punch that misses.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Gravas .
Gravas digs a right hand into Uesugi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uesugi's gas tank.
Uesugi tries to work over Gravas 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uesugi presses Gravas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uesugi lands with a good body shot.
Gravas connects with the punch.
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Uesugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uesugi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uesugi throws a series of punches but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Uesugi wants to clinch.
Gravas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uesugi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uesugi wants to counter with a clinch but Gravas pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tries to clinch up but Gravas circles away and keeps his distance.
Uesugi swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Uesugi scores with a body shot.
Uesugi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uesugi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Uesugi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gravas rather than just go for the knockout.
Gravas tries a low kick but Uesugi avoids it.
Uesugi wants to counter the offense by Gravas and move into the clinch position.
Uesugi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gravas slips a straight right by Uesugi.
Gravas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uesugi sizes up Gravas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas .
Gravas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Uesugi catches Gravas right on the button with a cross.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
Gravas scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas ducks right into an uppercut from Uesugi.
Uesugi stuns Gravas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi misses with a left hand
and Gravas counters with a big right hand! Oh Uesugi is in trouble here! Gravas follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latka Gravas !
Latka Gravas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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