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Syn 684 Shamrock vs Point PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vang Poulsen (ranked 2667 p4p, 270 weight class) and Mini Stipe (ranked 2837 p4p, 280 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Stipe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stipe throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Stipe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen backing away here, and Stipe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stipe momentarily.
Stipe misses with a right hand
and Poulsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stipe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stipe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Stipe misses with a body shot.
Stipe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Stipe finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulsen misses with a shot to the body
and Stipe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body. Stipe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stipe avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Stipe tries for a takedown but Poulsen circles away easily
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe throws a jab when Poulsen was well out of range.
Poulsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Poulsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stipe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stipe avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen leaves Stipe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Stipe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stipe misses with a low kick.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stipe catches Poulsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stipe fails with a takedown attempt.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Stipe.
Stipe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stipe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poulsen throws a low kick but Stipe avoids it.
A slow jab from Stipe misses its intended target.
Stipe throws a leg kick which misses Poulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Poulsen tries to avoid it.
Poulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stipe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Stipe cracks Poulsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Stipe.
Poulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stipe circles away quickly and effectively.
Stipe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stipe 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.
Poulsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stipe throws a series of punches but Poulsen avoids them all with ease.
Stipe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poulsen trying to control from the bottom.
Stipe working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stipe stalling away here and it's allowed Poulsen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stipe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Poulsen is looking for a triangle but Stipe pushes his legs off easily.
Stipe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poulsen is trying to keep Stipe in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stipe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stipe is fighting to break Poulsen's control of his arms but Poulsen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Poulsen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Poulsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stipe wants to control from the top but Poulsen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poulsen trying to keep a closed guard but Stipe is proving a slippery customer.
Stipe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stipe postures up in Poulsen's guard and throws a big left but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen has control of Stipe's left arm, preventing Stipe from doing any damage.
Stipe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poulsen is keeping the position for now.
Poulsen working a defensive guard here.
Stipe trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stipe misses with a straight left.
Stipe misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Stipe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stipe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen clobbers Stipe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stipe looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Stipe manages to avoid it.
Mini Stipe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stipe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stipe moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stipe shoots in but Poulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stipe fails with the takedown
and Poulsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulsen connects with a jab.
Stipe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poulsen has time to react.
Stipe tries to work over Poulsen's front leg with a kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
It appears Poulsen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Poulsen is looking to slow Stipe down with leg kicks.
Poulsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stipe connects with a single shot there.
Stipe connects with an inside leg kick.
Stipe ducks right into an uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Stipe moved out of range.
Stipe thuds his right hand into Poulsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Stipe moves out of range.
A left lands for Poulsen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Stipe misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stipe throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stipe tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stipe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stipe slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Stipe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poulsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stipe.
Stipe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stipe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stipe.
It looked like Poulsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stipe.
Poulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Stipe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Stipe.
Jab from Stipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Stipe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stipe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a leg kick but Stipe checks it.
Stipe misses with a wild body shot.
As Stipe looks to move away, Poulsen throws a big counter combo but Stipe just gets out of the way.
Stipe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Stipe's defenses.
Stipe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Stipe misses with a takedown attempt
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poulsen jabs at Stipe's body.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stipe.
Poulsen lunges at Stipe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stipe's hand.
Stipe is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Stipe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Stipe.
Poulsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stipe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Stipe takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stipe is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poulsen.
Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Stipe misses.
Poulsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Stipe misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Poulsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Stipe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Stipe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Stipe.
Stipe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vang Poulsen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Poulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Poulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poulsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Stipe throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stipe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stipe misses with a low kick.
Poulsen throwing a counter right hand but Stipe manages to avoid it.
Poulsen lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Poulsen jabs at Stipe's body.
Stipe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poulsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stipe struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe lands with a short shot to the head.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Stipe controls the action.
Stipe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Stipe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stipe is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stipe.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stipe looking for a takedown.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Stipe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
Stipe tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Stipe back against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stipe can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Stipe.
Poulsen is stalling here.
Stipe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Poulsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stipe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poulsen is looking to control Stipe's arms but Stipe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulsen has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stipe.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Stipe avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Stipe cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
Poulsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Stipe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen misses with some punches.
A short right from Poulsen on the inside.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Stipe is looking for a takedown.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mini Stipe.
Poulsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stipe.
A left hand lands to the body for Poulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Stipe to work.
Stipe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Poulsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Poulsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Poulsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poulsen keeping moving, preventing Stipe from controlling successfully.
Poulsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stipe is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vang Poulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poulsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
A very excited looking Vang Poulsen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 2337 p4p, 311 weight class) and Sol Kwon (ranked 2701 p4p, 352 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Gunnar Wylde could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sol Kwon's chin.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kwon.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
and Kwon counters with a nice body kick.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
Kwon avoids the head kick by Wylde.
Wylde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwon.
It looked like Wylde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kwon lands a big head kick that sends Wylde tumbling to the mat! Kwon takes a step backwards and waves Wylde back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon throws out a loose jab but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwon drops Wylde with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wylde looks back up at him and smiles so Kwon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wylde is rocked!
Wylde tries to get into range but Kwon steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Wylde! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Kwon scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Kwon!
Our winner, Sol Kwon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 534 p4p, 69 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 966 p4p, 123 weight class). Harry Kane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane misses with the combination.
It looked like Kurosaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the body kick from Kane.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Kane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurosaki pushes Kane away with a front kick.
Kurosaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kane. That did some damage!
Kane tries to clinch but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki jabs Kane right on the nose. Kane blinks but takes it well.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Kurosaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kurosaki is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Kurosaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Kurosaki works the jab nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kurosaki there.
Kurosaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kane's sensitive parts.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurosaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurosaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki motions for Kane to come forward. Kurosaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Kane tries to counter it with a takedown but Kurosaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kane drives through and clinches with Kurosaki against the cage.
Kurosaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurosaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It appears Kurosaki was looking to counter with a kick there.
Akio Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kane.
Kurosaki is looking to land body kicks.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Kurosaki, which made it look bad.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Kane feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Kurosaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akio Kurosaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Kurosaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurosaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurosaki circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kurosaki.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kane looks winded!
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Kurosaki pushes him off.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Kurosaki shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurosaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki tried to score with a low kick but Kane checks it.
Kurosaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kurosaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kurosaki. Kane shrugs it off though.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a three punch combo that has Kurosaki backing up. Kurosaki nods at Kane to acknowledge the strikes.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurosaki circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurosaki swivels and escapes.
Kurosaki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kurosaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. Kane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurosaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kane clinches up against the cage.
Kurosaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane throws a wild body kick that Kurosaki sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Kane's leg. Kane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Kane blocks it.
Kurosaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice cross by Kurosaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurosaki swivels and escapes.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurosaki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kurosaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurosaki as he avoids it easily.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurosaki avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kurosaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kane under the eye.
Kurosaki dodges the punch combination from Kane.
Nice takedown defense from Kurosaki. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
Kurosaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurosaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane prevents a body shot from Kurosaki.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kurosaki. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
Akio Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kane.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurosaki.
Harry Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kane.
A quick step to the side and Kurosaki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Kane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Kane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kurosaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Kane's head.
Kane tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kane tries to score a body lock takedown but Kurosaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurosaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurosaki working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands a body shot.
Kurosaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kurosaki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kane.
Kurosaki lands a body punch.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kane or not.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. Kane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot that sends Kane's belly button to the back.
Kurosaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurosaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akio Kurosaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Kurosaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurosaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki jabs Kane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Kane tries to keep at a distance but Kurosaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane has Kurosaki pressed against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.
Kurosaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurosaki as he avoids it easily.
As Kane backs away, Kurosaki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kane drives through with a takedown into Kurosaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kurosaki seems keen to control Kane's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Kurosaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kane looking to control.
Kurosaki gets to his feet - Kane follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kurosaki. That's going to slow Kane down.
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Akio Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurosaki throws out a leg kick but Kane moves out of range and Kurosaki only half commits.
Kane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kurosaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kane under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane shoots in but no luck this time.
Kurosaki throws the kick towards the body but Kane avoids it.
Kurosaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kurosaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Kane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Kane's ribs.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane with the counter takedown but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kurosaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akio Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kane.
Kane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kane shoots for a takedown but Kurosaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kane gets tackled into the cage by Kurosaki. Kurosaki maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurosaki lands a left hand.
Kurosaki throws a head punch that misses.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurosaki stops a takedown attempt from Kane.
A short left from Kurosaki.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki lands with a hook. Kane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kane tries for a takedown but Kurosaki circles away easily
and Kurosaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a kick to the body.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurosaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kurosaki. That one must have hurt.
Kurosaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurosaki sizes up Kane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Kurosaki thumps Kane with a low kick.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane goes for a double leg but Kurosaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kurosaki continues to drive forward.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Kane throws a right and a left that Kurosaki avoids nicely.
Kane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kurosaki with a jab.
Kurosaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Kurosaki lands with a nice body punch.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Kurosaki thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki works Kane's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurosaki gets tackled into the cage by Kane. Kane maintains the clinch.
Kurosaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kurosaki fails to land.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurosaki cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Kurosaki scores with a jab.
Kurosaki delivers a nice body kick.
Kane moves out of range as Kurosaki throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki with a hook.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
Kurosaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harry Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurosaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurosaki 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Akio Kurosaki 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ameri Can (ranked 395 p4p, 45 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 537 p4p, 67 weight class). Can kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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142 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ameri Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz slips a jab from Can.
Can stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narz.
Narz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Can was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Can checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Can blocks the body kick.
Narz is looking to score with low kicks.
Can misses the jab.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz throws a low kick but Can avoids it.
Can throws a head kick that half lands.
Can avoids a kick to the body.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz tries to score with a low kick but Can moves his leg out of the way.
Can delivers a nice body kick.
Can rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Can scores with a head kick.
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!
Narz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Can misses.
Can sizes up Narz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Narz.
Narz misses with a straight right.
Can throws a body kick that misses.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Can on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narz. Narz obviously looking to wear him down.
Narz wants to slow Can down by chopping away at his legs.
Can avoids the head kick by Narz.
The fighters circling - Can throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Can throws a shot to the body.
Narz misses with a low kick.
Can looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Can connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narz. Narz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narz throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can throws a right and a left that both miss.
Can 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.
Nice cross by Can.
Can moves out of range of the body kick.
Can is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Can checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Can throws a hook but Narz avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Can.
An inside leg kick lands from Narz.
Can throws a leg kick that misses.
Can lands with a nice body kick.
Can throws a body punch but Narz moves out of range.
Narz throws a chopping leg kick but Can manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Can avoids the head kick by Narz.
Narz scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Narz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narz swings for the body but Can moves out of range.
Narz tries a head kick but it misses.
Can looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narz staying out of range there.
Can blocks a head kick by Narz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can throws a leg kick but Narz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narz throws out a counter right but Can avoids it with no problem.
Narz lands with a kick to the temple. Can shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Narz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Can throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Can manages to avoid it.
Can lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Can.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Can. That did some damage!
Can misses with a straight left.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Narz misses its intended target.
Narz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Narz misses with a kick to the body.
Narz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Can rather than just go for the knockout.
Can misses with a few strikes there.
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz tries to clinch but Can is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz takes a swing at Can's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Can, as that shot connected.
Narz thumps Can with a low kick.
Narz misses with a low kick.
Can scores with a punch to the head.
Can looks to land a combination but Narz avoids it well.
Narz digs a good body shot into Can's ribs.
Can swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Narz.
Can misses with a straight right.
Can throws an overhand right that lands on Narz's shoulder, as Narz tries to avoid the shot.
Narz misses with a head kick.
Can is looking to counter punch.
Can misses with a kick to the body.
Narz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Can.
Can swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Narz.
Narz is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Can.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narz.
Can on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Can moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ameri Can will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Can.
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Can cracks Narz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Narz is looking to chop away at Can's legs.
Can cracks Narz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Can looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Narz motions for Can to come forward. Narz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Narz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Can.
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narz was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
Narz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narz is looking to score with low kicks.
Can tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narz throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Can. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Can blocks the low kick.
Narz motions for Can to come forward. Narz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Can was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Narz.
Can avoids the head kick by Narz.
Narz throws a head kick that misses.
Narz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narz.
Can 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.
Narz tries a head kick but it misses.
Narz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Can seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Can is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Can connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narz. Narz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Can misses with a head kick.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Can throws a nice outside leg kick.
Can scores with a nice head shot.
Can jabs at Narz's body.
Narz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Can's sensitive parts.
Can looks to land a body kick but Narz moved away.
Narz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Can takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Can if he has to take too many more of those.
Narz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Narz throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narz pushes Can away with a front kick.
Can lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Narz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Can.
Can avoids the head kick by Narz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narz, right into the meat.
Can looks to land a right hand but Narz moved out of range.
Narz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Narz avoids the body shot from Can.
Can scores with a jab. Narz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Narz scores with a head kick.
Narz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Can is out of range.
Narz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narz is looking to score with low kicks.
As Narz backs away, Can returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Narz is predictable there
and Can counters with a series of strikes. Narz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Can uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Narz has time to react.
Can throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Narz checks a low kick from Can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can throws a chopping leg kick but Narz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narz lands a nice shot to the body.
Can throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Can's knee momentarily.
Narz feints and then cracks Can's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Can down.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Can.
Narz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Can.
Can connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Can throws a right hand that Narz ducks under and follows up with a left that Narz also avoids with ease.
Narz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Can throws a leg kick
and Narz counters with a leg kick.
Narz checks a leg kick nicely.
Narz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Can has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narz.
Can jabs Narz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Can lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz slips a jab from Can.
Can takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Can counters with a good low kick that Narz was not able to check.
Narz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Can has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Can checks a low kick from Narz.
Narz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Narz tries a low kick but Can avoids it.
Can slips under a jab from Narz.
Ameri Can is winning the standup battle so far.
Narz moves out of range of the body kick from Can.
Can catches Narz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Narz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz flicks out a counter leg kick but Can steps away.
Can misses with a wild body shot.
Can throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz misses with a wild combination.
Can appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Can.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Can.
Narz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ameri Can will probably get the nod.
That's time! Can's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Narz.
Can lands a nice shot to the body.
Narz checks a low kick from Can.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Narz lands a high kick!
Narz throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
Can throws a series of punches but Narz moves out of range.
Narz looks to land a body kick but Can moved away.
Narz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Narz throws a body kick that misses.
Narz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Narz.
Can misses with a straight right.
Narz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narz on the side of the head.
Narz thumps Can with a low kick.
Narz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Can moves out of range of the body kick from Narz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Can misses.
Can tries to bum rush Narz with a series of wild strikes but Narz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Narz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Can.
Can looks for the body kick but Narz saw that one coming.
Can takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Can lands a nice looking kick to the body. Narz takes a step back to recover.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Can was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Narz misses with a head kick.
Can throws a hook but Narz avoids it easily.
Narz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Can swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Can is looking to land body kicks.
Can throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Can throws a body kick that misses.
Narz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz throws a head kick that misses.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz slips a straight right by Can.
Narz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Can on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narz. Narz obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Can misses.
Narz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narz scores with the left hand. Can knows he should have avoided that one.
Can checks a leg kick nicely.
Can throws a shot from downtown. Narz moves away and avoids it.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Can lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Can. That's going to slow Narz down.
Narz misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Can does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
A slow jab from Can misses its intended target.
Narz 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.
Narz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Can throws an overhand right that lands on Narz's shoulder, as Narz tries to avoid the shot.
Can lands with a kick to the ribs.
Can misses with a leg kick.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Can wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narz.
Narz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Can moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big left from Can misses.
Narz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can thumps Narz with a low kick.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Narz tries to land a front kick but Can steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Can blocks the leg kick.
Can throws a shot from downtown. Narz moves away and avoids it.
Can throws a nice head kick!
Narz throws a wild body kick that Can sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Can checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Can pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Can misses with a straight right.
Can thuds a left hand into Narz's body.
Nice body punch from Narz.
Can lands with a nice body punch.
Can misses the shot to the body.
Narz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narz.
Can throws a front kick aimed at Narz's knee but Narz avoids it well.
Can throws a one two combo.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narz throws a solid leg kick but Can takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ameri Can showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Can 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameri Can!
Ameri Can 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 Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 746 p4p, 96 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 972 p4p, 125 weight class). Chikatchawan's entrance music is Animal. A fine choice. Stewart has chosen free ma niggas! as his entrance music. Don Stewart looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan throws a leg kick but Stewart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chikatchawan misses with a low kick as Stewart jumps back.
Chikatchawan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stewart moves out of range of the body kick.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Stewart tries to counter it with a takedown but Chikatchawan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chikatchawan is looking to slow Stewart down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart avoids a kick to the body.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Stewart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chikatchawan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight right.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut.
Stewart slips a jab from Chikatchawan.
Stewart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan lands a nice looking body shot.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a jab when Stewart was well out of range.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chikatchawan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Chikatchawan.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chikatchawan defends it well.
Chikatchawan misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Chikatchawan misses the target.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan connects with a looping right hand.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stewart checks it well.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot.
Stewart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chikatchawan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chikatchawan throws a low kick but Stewart avoids it.
Stewart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Stewart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stewart blocks the body kick.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stewart defending well as Chikatchawan loads up on a big left hand.
And Stewart tries to counter it with a takedown but Chikatchawan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chikatchawan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chikatchawan throws a low kick, looking for Stewart's leg but Stewart calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stewart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chikatchawan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chikatchawan throws an overhand right that lands on Stewart's shoulder, as Stewart tries to avoid the shot.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chikatchawan throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chikatchawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws the left hand but Stewart avoids the punch easily.
And Stewart tries to counter it with a takedown but Chikatchawan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stewart might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chikatchawan has got the better of the exchanges.
Chikatchawan throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart counters with a shoot takedown. Chikatchawan fights it but they end up in guard.
Chikatchawan wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chikatchawan scores with a nice right hand.
Chikatchawan tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chikatchawan looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
And Stewart tries to counter it with a takedown but Chikatchawan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Chikatchawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chikatchawan throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stewart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chikatchawan is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Stewart like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Stewart from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mush Mouth (ranked 372 p4p, 57 weight class) and UberThor Hammerfall (ranked 218 p4p, 34 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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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
30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Mush Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, UberThor Hammerfall!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth slips a straight right by Hammerfall.
Mouth has a takedown stuffed.
Hammerfall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hammerfall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mouth at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammerfall.
A jab from Hammerfall misses.
Hammerfall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like UberThor Hammerfall has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammerfall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mouth tries to score with a low kick but Hammerfall moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammerfall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Hammerfall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mush Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouth misses with a double jab.
Hammerfall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mouth misses with a combination
and Hammerfall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Mouth is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mouth throws a right and a left that Hammerfall avoids nicely.
Mouth misses with a hook to the body
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Mouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammerfall.
UberThor Hammerfall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
Mouth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammerfall counters with a good low kick that Mouth was not able to check.
Mush Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouth's corner calls for a 1-2. Mouth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall cracks the inside of Mouth's front leg.
Hammerfall defending well as Mouth loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Hammerfall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mouth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammerfall avoids it really well and circles away.
Mouth misses with a combination
and Hammerfall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfall throws a hook but Mouth blocks it.
Mouth feinted with a counter takedown.
Hammerfall connects with a jab.
Jab by Mouth.
Hammerfall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouth. Hammerfall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mouth throws a chopping leg kick but Hammerfall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hammerfall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hammerfall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mouth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouth thows a huge punch but Hammerfall dodges it nicely.
Mouth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mouth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Mouth there.
Mouth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammerfall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mouth is working away from the top position though.
Mouth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammerfall manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfall has wrist control.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mouth distracts Hammerfall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mouth stands and throws Hammerfall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
The ground and pound from Mouth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mouth scores with punches from side control.
Mouth taking a break here but Hammerfall is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hammerfall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mouth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mush Mouth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on UberThor Hammerfall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mouth misses with a left hand
letting Hammerfall counter with a right hand.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick which misses Mouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Mouth tries to avoid it.
Mouth lands the left hand.
Mouth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mouth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammerfall throws out a counter right but Mouth avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mouth misses with a hook to the body
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall misses with a shot to the body
and Mouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mouth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hammerfall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hammerfall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mouths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mouth doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouth misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammerfall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammerfall counters with a nice leg kick.
Mouth misses with a hook. Hammerfall ducked under it nicely.
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mouth moves away.
Mouth misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hammerfall counter with a right hand.
Hammerfall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammerfall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
UberThor Hammerfall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammerfall throws an off balance right hand
and Mouth counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mouth!
Mouth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mouth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammerfall, right into the meat.
Mouth misses with a double jab
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Mush Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerfall manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall throws a body shot but no joy.
Mouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammerfall throws out the jab.
Mouth is looking for a counter combo.
Hammerfall avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammerfall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth throws a leg kick
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mouth throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Mouth misses.
Hammerfall digs a good body shot into Mouth's ribs.
Mouth fails with the takedown
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mush Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Hammerfall misses.
Hammerfall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hammerfall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hammerfall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hammerfall. That's going to slow Mouth down.
Mouth moves away from the strike by Hammerfall.
Mouth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammerfall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouth shoots and misses
and Hammerfall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mouth staying out of range there.
Hammerfall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammerfall checks a leg kick.
Hammerfall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mouth wants to slow Hammerfall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hammerfall tries a quick counter leg kick but Mouth is wise to it.
Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Mouth misses with a hook to the body
and Hammerfall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
UberThor Hammerfall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on UberThor Hammerfall'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big right from Hammerfall misses.
Mouth scores with a punch to the head.
Hammerfall misses the shot to the body.
Mouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Hammerfall tenderised Mouth's leg. Mouth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammerfall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mouth throws a combination that misses
and Hammerfall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mouth staying out of range there.
Hammerfall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hammerfall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall cracks the inside of Mouth's front leg.
Mouth swings widly with a right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouth.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick
so Mouth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammerfall is on top in guard.
Mouth's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hammerfall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth 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.
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.
Mouth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Mouth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammerfall tries to avoid it but Mouth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammerfall to the ground. Hammerfall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammerfall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mouth's calf.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfall digs a good body shot into Mouth's ribs.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mouth.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammerfall.
And that's the end of the fight!
UberThor Hammerfall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hammerfall 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... UberThor Hammerfall!
After the big win, UberThor Hammerfall made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 336 p4p, 47 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 179 p4p, 27 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mfer throws out a counter right but Martynov avoids it with no problem.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martynov checks a low kick from Mfer.
Sergei Martynov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martynov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mfer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martynov.
Martynov lands with a right hand.
Martynov staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martynov.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Martynov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martynov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Martynov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Martynov misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer wants to clinch.
It looked like Martynov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mfer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martynov loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Martynov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
As Mfer looks to move away, Martynov throws a big counter combo but Mfer just gets out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Mfer.
Mfer feints a counter leg kick.
Martynov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mfer tries to clinch but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov looks to land a combination but Mfer avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Martynov.
Martynov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mfer scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Martynov misses.
Mfer throws out a counter right but Martynov avoids it with no problem.
Martynov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer lands with a straight right. Martynov didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Martynov blocks the leg kick.
Martynov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mfer in his tracks.
Mfer throws the left hand but Martynov avoids the punch easily.
Martynov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martynov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mfer will feel that in the morning.
Mfer throws a jab when Martynov was well out of range.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Martynov takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Martynov blocks a low kick nicely.
Mfer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mfer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mfer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mfer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martynov. Martynov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martynov has closed the distance and engaged Mfer in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a left hand.
Martynov misses with the head strike.
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Mfer.
Martynov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mfer smiles and moves away.
Martynov throws a leg kick but Mfer moved away.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Martynov.
Mfer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martynov to score with a decent uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martynov.
Martynov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mfer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Martynov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martynov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mfer walks away with a smile on his face. Martynov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mfer throws a hook but Martynov blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mfer pushes Martynov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martynov blocking some punches.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martynov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martynov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martynov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martynov takes a shot to the head.
Martynov pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martynov misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Mfer.
Martynov is breathing heavily.
Martynov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mfer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martynov scores with a head kick. Mfer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martynov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mfer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martynov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Mfer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martynov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Martynov misses its target.
Martynov misses with a body kick.
Mfer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martynov. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martynov misses with a left hand
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer slips under a jab from Martynov.
Martynov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martynov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Martynov ducks down to avoid it.
Mfer throws a low kick but Martynov avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Martynov instigates a clinch.
Martynov scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer lands a right hand.
Martynov has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martynov landing knees to the body.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martynov misses with some punches.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martynov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mfer walks away with a smile on his face. Martynov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Martynov is just out of range.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Martynov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer gets a clinch.
Martynov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martynov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martynov blocking some punches.
Martynov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mfer avoids it.
Martynov misses with the head strike.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer trying to stall but Martynov improves his position.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Martynov lands a nice knee to the body.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martynov tries to pull guard but Mfer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Martynov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martynov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mfer avoids it.
Martynov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mfer blocks it with crossed arms.
Martynov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mfer to keep the fight standing.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Martynov on the inside.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Martynov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martynov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martynov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martynov is trying to pull guard but Mfer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
Martynov misses with a punch on the inside.
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martynov can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Mfer avoids a wild elbow strike from Martynov.
Mfer presses Martynov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martynov pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mfer slips nicely into half guard.
Mfer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Martynov manages to get to full guard.
Mfer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martynov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mfer has managed to get both his arms back between Martynov's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov looking for subs off his back but Mfer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Martynov is trying to maintain the position but Mfer is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Martynov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
Mfer tries to clinch but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov connects with a leg kick. Mfer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martynov takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer cracks Martynov with a right hand to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Martynov both land. Nice combination.
Martynov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mfer if he has to take too many more of those.
Martynov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mfer connects with a leg kick. Martynov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mfer moves out of range of the leg kick from Martynov.
Martynov misses with the combination.
Martynov wants to clinch up but Mfer keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Mfer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mfer scores with a jab. Martynov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov checks a low kick from Mfer.
Mfer throws a low kick but Martynov avoids it.
Mfer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Martynov.
A left lands for Martynov.
Martynov fails to land with a series of punches.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martynov's calf.
A shot to the liver by Martynov. Beautiful body shot.
Martynov rushes Mfer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
Martynov misses with a knee to the head.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martynov lands a left hand.
Mfer misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Martynov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martynov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martynov tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Martynov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martynov.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martynov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
A shot in the inside from Martynov.
Mfer digs a right hand into Martynov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martynov's gas tank.
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ispa Mfer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Martynov.
Martynov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Martynov.
Mfer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sergei Martynov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a knee to the head.
Martynov misses with some punches.
Martynov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Martynov drags the fight down to the ground.
Mfer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martynov tries to buck Mfer off but Mfer is having none of it.
Mfer controlling the position.
Martynov prevents Mfer from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer controls the position from side control.
Martynov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mfer's best efforts.
Martynov looking for submissions off his back.
Martynov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mfer pulls his head out easily.
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 Sergei Martynov.
I think Mfer 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergei Martynov!
Sergei Martynov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 106 p4p, 14 weight class) and Polliisi Partio (ranked 177 p4p, 28 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Resist and Bite - Sabaton. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polliisi Partio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the body kick.
Garibaldi is looking to counter the offense by Partio and move into the clinch.
Partio cracks Garibaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Partio slams his shin into Garibaldi's torso.
Partio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Partio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Partio looks for the body kick but Garibaldi saw that one coming.
Partio lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Garibaldi throws a quick counter head kick but Partio was just out of range.
Garibaldi loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
Jab by Partio.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Partio wants to slow Garibaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Garibaldi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garibaldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Partio blocks a head kick by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi has Partio up against the cage in a clinch.
Partio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garibaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Partio blocking some punches.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Partio blocking some punches.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Partio does no damage.
Partio throws a front kick that sends Garibaldi stumbling back into the cage.
Partio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Garibaldi saw it coming and moves away.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio scores with a jab.
Garibaldi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Partio looks for the body kick but Garibaldi saw that one coming.
Garibaldi misses with a head kick.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Garibaldi avoids it.
Garibaldi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Partio lands a leg kick that knocks Garibaldi off balance momentarily.
Garibaldi rushes Partio and presses him up against the cage.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Partio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garibaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Partio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partio.
Partio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Partio misses with a kick to the body.
Garibaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
Partio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Partio throws a jab when Garibaldi was well out of range.
Garibaldi throws a counter high kick but Partio was just alert enough to avoid it.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Partio slips under a jab.
Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Garibaldi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Partio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Garibaldi is out of range.
Garibaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Partio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good work by Garibaldi as he checks the leg kick.
As Partio backs away, Garibaldi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garibaldi takes one to the chin there.
Partio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Partio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Partio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Partio looks for the body kick but Garibaldi saw that one coming.
Garibaldi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Partio throws a lazy uppercut
and Garibaldi counters with a low kick, right behind Partio 's knee.
Partio throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garibaldi 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polliisi Partio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Partio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Partio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Partio connects with a single shot there.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Partio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garibaldi will feel that in the morning.
A head kick by Partio misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garibaldi staying out of range there.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garibaldi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Partio - the referee stops the clock and Garibaldi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Partio. Garibaldi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Partio cracks Garibaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Partio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Partio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Partio misses with a body kick.
Polliisi Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garibaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Garibaldi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garibaldi wants to clinch.
Garibaldi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Partio is out of range and Garibaldi settles back down.
Partio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garibaldi. Garibaldi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Partio cracks the inside of Garibaldi's front leg.
Partio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garibaldi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Partio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garibaldi looks to land a left hand but Partio moved out of range nicely.
Partio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garibaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Partio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garibaldi on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Partio can pounce on him.
Garibaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Partio lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Partio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio throws a push kick but Garibaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Garibaldi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Partio scores with a nice head shot.
Partio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
Partio lands a leg kick that knocks Garibaldi off balance momentarily.
Garibaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi avoids the head kick by Partio.
Partio lands with a hook. Garibaldi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Partio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!
Partio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Partio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garibaldi lands with a straight right. Partio didn't see that one coming.
Partio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garibaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garibaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partio feints a counter leg kick.
Garibaldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Partio.
Partio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Partio lands a really nice looking cross but Garibaldi seems unphased.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garibaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
Partio steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi lands with a cross.
Partio scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Partio. Beautiful body shot.
Garibaldi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polliisi Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garibaldi connects with a high kick.
Partio lands with a hook. Garibaldi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Partio misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Partio.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Partio looks to land a combination but Garibaldi avoids it well.
Garibaldi slips under a jab from Partio.
Garibaldi throwing a counter right hand but Partio manages to avoid it.
Partio misses with a looping left.
As Partio tries to get set, Garibaldi tries to push him back and clinch up but Partio manages to avoid the attempt.
Partio thows a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Partio.
Partio is looking to score with low kicks.
Partio thuds his right hand into Garibaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a low kick but Garibaldi moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Garibaldi misses the target.
Partio throws a hook but Garibaldi blocks it.
Partio is looking to chop away at Garibaldi's legs.
Garibaldi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Partio throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Partio throws a leg kick which misses Garibaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Garibaldi tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
Partio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Garibaldi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio is looking to chop away at Garibaldi's legs.
As Partio tries to get set, Garibaldi tries to push him back and clinch up but Partio manages to avoid the attempt.
Partio misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Partio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!
Partio scores with a hook.
Partio misses with a two punch combination.
Garibaldi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Partio.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi sizes up Partio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
Garibaldi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.
As Partio backs away, Garibaldi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garibaldi.
A solid body kick from Partio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio misses with a looping right.
Partio looks to land a body kick but Garibaldi moved away.
Garibaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Partio.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Partio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Partio. Those never looked like landing.
Garibaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Partio throws a body kick that misses.
Partio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Partio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garibaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
Partio throws an off balance right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Polliisi Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
Partio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garibaldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garibaldi lands a big head kick that sends Partio tumbling to the mat! Garibaldi takes a step backwards and waves Partio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Partio is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio pushes Garibaldi away with a front kick.
Garibaldi walks into a left hand.
Partio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from Partio lands.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Partio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Partio throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garibaldi checks a leg kick.
Partio sizes up Garibaldi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Polliisi Partio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Partio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 147 p4p, 26 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 62 p4p, 11 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Insanely flexible |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kerr scores with a nice strike.
Piano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Piano misses with a straight right.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerr throws a looping overhand right but Piano ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Piano was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Piano misses with a right hand
and Kerr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piano throws a push kick but Kerr slaps the foot to one side.
Kerr throws a counter combo.
Piano throws out a leg kick but Kerr moves out of range and Piano only half commits.
And Kerr tries to counter it with a takedown but Piano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano throws a wild body kick that Kerr sees coming a mile off.
Piano throws out a powerful jab.
Kerr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piano loads up on a big right hand but Kerr slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano misses with a straight left.
Kerr throws a jab when Piano was well out of range.
Piano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
Kerr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Piano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerr.
Piano lands with a hook. Kerr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kerr in his tracks.
Piano throws a lazy uppercut
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerr throws a shot from downtown. Piano moves away and avoids it.
Kerr lands with a good body shot.
Piano misses with a combination
and Kerr counters with a beautiful punch that sends Piano to the canvas!
Piano is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Piano can't keep his opponent in guard - Kerr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kerr is trying to control. Piano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kerr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kerr is keen to just control but Piano is a slippery customer.
Kerr is looking to pass Piano 's guard but actually Piano recovers to full guard.
Kerr looking to pass the guard.
Kerr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Piano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Piano has wrist control.
Piano keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kerr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Piano 's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four 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.
Kerr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Piano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerr on the ground.
Kerr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kerr throws a hook but Piano avoids it easily.
Kerr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kerr ducks under a wild hook from Piano .
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
Piano tries to keep at a distance but Kerr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piano blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piano .
Piano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Piano 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piano slips a jab and a cross from Kerr.
It looked like Piano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kerr.
Piano is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A lazy left from Kerr finds it's target.
Piano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Piano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kerr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerr.
Kerr digs a right hand underneath Piano 's ribcage. Piano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerr digs a right hand underneath Piano 's ribcage. Piano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Kerr.
Kerr pulls guard effortlessly.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Kerr there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piano 's head.
Piano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kerr.
Kerr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kerr punching from mount but Piano doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kerr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Piano is looking to escape.
Kerr controlling from mount.
Piano is in a horrible position here. Kerr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kerr with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kerr unloading with bombs!
Kerr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kerr throws some wild stikes that Piano manages to avoid easily.
Kerr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kerr working the ground and pound effectively.
Kerr softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Piano is out cold! Kerr jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Rick Piano was interviewed post fight and said 'I need more roids!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 51 p4p, 8 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Point has chosen Roots Reggae Music as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Jab by Point.
A big right from Point misses.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Point looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by Point. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point jabs at Shamrock's body.
Point tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Point misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice leg kick.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Point was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Point misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick.
Point's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shamrock under the eye.
Shamrock thumps Point with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Point counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Point misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Point moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.
Point stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
A shot to the liver by Shamrock. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nick Shamrock's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Point's calf.
Point misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Point thinking.
Shamrock is looking to wear down Point with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Point missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Point swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Point works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brayden Point will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock'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.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Point misses with a left hand
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Jab from Shamrock.
Point's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
It seemed like Point was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Shamrock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Point is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shamrock with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Point lands a nice hook to Shamrock's body. Shamrock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Shamrock misses
and Point cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock misses with a body punch
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock tried to score with a low kick but Point checks it.
Point checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Point falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick.
Point gets a clinch.
Point lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Point lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Point backwards.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Point backwards.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Point.
Point decides to pull guard.
Point escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shamrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shamrock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shamrock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Point.
A jab from Point misses.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Point connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nick Shamrock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Point throws a right hand that misses
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Point appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Point darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock dips to his left and cracks Point with an uppercut!
Point connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Point.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Point takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock thumps Point with a low kick.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point is looking to clinch.
Shamrock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Point tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Point counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Point swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Point takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Point avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Point now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Point misses with a combination
and Point takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Point moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Point takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point 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.
Point throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Point doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Point! But no joy.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Point misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brayden Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Point scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamrock should have avoided that one.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock moves forwards but Point connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Point.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Point 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.
Point changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point misses with a straight right.
Shamrock throws a big counter combination but Point scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Point lands with a shot to the body.
Point takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock cracks Point with a good jab.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeez, Nick Shamrock's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Point misses with a jab to the body
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the body
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Point scores with a hook.
Shamrock is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Shamrock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brayden Point!
Brayden Point is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Brayden Point thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Nick Shamrock was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost!?! How did I lose?'.
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