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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 24257 p4p, 591 weight class) and Harumichi Bouya (ranked 23612 p4p, 573 weight class). Bouya has chosen Victory as his entrance music. Takeru Ishii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Bouya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ishii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii tries to clinch but Bouya moves out of range.
Ishii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouya.
Bouya swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Bouya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Bouya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bouya takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Bouya moves away from the strike by Ishii.
Ishii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ishii tries to counter by clinching up but Bouya breaks away and moves out of range.
Bouya misses with a body kick.
Ishii throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bouya to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouya walks into a jab.
Ishii misses with a leg kick
and Bouya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ishii is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bouya lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses.
Ishii moves out of range of the body kick.
Takeru Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bouya, right into the meat.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bouya throws a low kick but Ishii moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ishii misses its target.
Ishii moves out of range of the leg kick from Bouya.
Bouya throws a hook but Ishii avoids it easily.
Ishii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bouya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good work by Ishii as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bouya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bouya looks to land a combination but Ishii avoids it well.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouya takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii blocks a low kick nicely.
Ishii lands a slapping body shot.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii tries to clinch but Bouya is having none of it.
Bouya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bouya throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Bouya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bouya moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
Bouya misses the shot to the body.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Bouya.
Bouya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Bouya misses.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bouya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harumichi Bouya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bouya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bouya. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Bouya.
Ishii moves out of range of the strikes.
Bouya throws out a loose jab but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bouya throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bouya slips under a jab from Ishii.
A punch combination from Bouya misses.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Bouya misses with a low kick.
Ishii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii blocks a leg kick.
Bouya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ishii checks a low kick from Bouya.
Bouya throws a push kick but Ishii slaps the foot to one side.
Bouya lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bouya.
Ishii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ishii lands a glancing blow to the side of Bouya's head.
Bouya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouya.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii throws out a leg kick but Bouya moves out of range and Ishii only half commits.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Bouya keeps it at a distance.
Ishii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bouya.
Ishii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bouya flicks out a counter leg kick but Ishii steps away.
Ishii checks a leg kick.
Bouya keeps the fight on the outside.
Bouya lands a nice shot that snaps Ishii's head back.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Bouya's shoulder, as Bouya tries to avoid the shot.
Harumichi Bouya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bouya looks to land a body kick but Ishii moved away.
Ishii throwing a counter right hand but Bouya manages to avoid it.
Bouya lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Ishii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouya slips a straight right by Ishii.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Bouya lands with a hook. Ishii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Bouya does it's job there.
Ishii misses with a body shot.
Ishii misses with a hook. Bouya ducked under it nicely.
Ishii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bouya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ishii scrambles back to his feet.
Bouya motions for Ishii to come forward. Bouya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii misses with an uppercut
and Bouya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishii is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Bouya. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Ishii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouya drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ishii right on the button. Ishii goes down! Bouya follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bouya gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harumichi Bouya!
Harumichi Bouya looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You have felt the drunken fist and you have fell, what did you really expect?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 24000 p4p, 581 weight class) and Shinji Takada (ranked 7770 p4p, 543 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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22
165 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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160 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takada!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takada blocks a head kick by Kazama.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazama lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takada lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kazama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kazama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kazama tries to land a leg kick but Takada saw it coming and moves away.
Takada scores with a nice strike.
Kazama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Takada throws a big shot that misses.
Kazama slips a jab from Takada.
Kazama lands a head kick!
It looks like Shinji Takada has been cut.
Kazama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Kazama both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Takada lands.
Kazama lands with a kick to the temple. Takada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takada is rocked!
Kazama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takada is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazama finish him?
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazama.
Takada seems to have recovered his senses.
Takada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazama thinks about countering with a head kick.
Takada blocks a head kick by Kazama.
A jab from Kazama does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takada throws an off balance right hand
and Kazama counters with a crisp right that sends Takada to the canvas! Kazama follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Kazama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 2782 p4p, 277 weight class) and James Lesnar (ranked 3529 p4p, 348 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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163 lbs
35 - 42 - 1 |
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270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bakiyev throws the left hand but Lesnar avoids the punch easily.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bakiyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Bakiyev throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lesnar misses the jab.
James Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakiyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
Bakiyev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev scores with the left hand. Lesnar knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bakiyev.
Bakiyev blocks a jab.
Bakiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesnar.
A counter left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses its target.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar closes the distance but Bakiyev moves to the side
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakiyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesnar tries to clinch up
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakiyev lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bakiyev lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakiyev lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Bakiyev misses with a straight left.
Lesnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lesnar swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lesnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnar thinking.
Bakiyev with a hook.
Lesnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bakiyev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lesnar defending well as Bakiyev loads up on a big left hand.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Bakiyev's head but Bakiyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesnar scores with a four punch combination!
Lesnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakiyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
Bakiyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnar unleashes a big counter combination but Bakiyev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lesnar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice shot by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev works Lesnar's body with a nice hook.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar drops Bakiyev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bakiyev looks back up at him and smiles so Lesnar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bakiyev is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Bakiyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Bakiyev avoids nicely.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bakiyev jabs at Lesnar's body.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Lesnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bakiyev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lesnar has Bakiyev pushed against the ropes.
Bakiyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lesnar's efforts to push away.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Bakiyev has the dominant position.
Lesnar slowing the pace effectively.
Bakiyev seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bakiyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bakiyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar looks to land a left hand but Bakiyev moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakiyev defending well as Lesnar loads up on a big left hand.
Bakiyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesnar has time to react.
Bakiyev scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Lesnar throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lesnar wants to clinch but Bakiyev slips to the side
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Bakiyev avoids them all with ease.
Bakiyev punishes Lesnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar needs to keep his hands up - Bakiyev had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Bakiyev.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar moves to clinch but Bakiyev breaks away
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakiyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lesnar looks to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnar thinking.
Bakiyev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Lesnar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lesnar scores with a jab. Bakiyev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar darts in trying to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev misses with an uppercut. Lesnar saw that one coming.
Lesnar misses the body punch
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bakiyev digs a good body shot into Lesnar's ribs.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakiyev circles away.
It looked like Bakiyev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lesnar.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Bakiyev is avoiding it.
Lesnar wants to clinch
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bakiyev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
A relieved looking Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson El Cabare (ranked 7297 p4p, 527 weight class) and Pucy McGraber (ranked 3248 p4p, 323 weight class). McGraber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kid Rock - Born Free. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson El Cabare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Cabare fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGraber is out of range.
El Cabare closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGraber scores with a push kick.
Donk. McGraber catches El Cabare right on the button with a cross.
El Cabare takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGraber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Cabare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGraber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Cabare.
Sloppy strikes from McGraber. Those never looked like landing.
McGraber lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
El Cabare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGraber throws out the jab.
McGraber misses with a double jab.
McGraber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGraber tries to land a front kick but El Cabare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Cabare throwing a counter right hand but McGraber manages to avoid it.
McGraber thuds his right hand into El Cabare's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pucy McGraber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraber jabs El Cabare right on the nose. El Cabare blinks but takes it well.
McGraber has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as El Cabare is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McGraber lands with a kick to the ribs.
El Cabare is breathing heavily.
El Cabare drops his hands momentarily and McGraber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGraber cracks El Cabare with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGraber connects with a nice looking jab.
McGraber lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McGraber. Beautiful body shot.
McGraber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El Cabare 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.
McGraber is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! El Cabare had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
El Cabare tries to move into range but McGraber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGraber.
McGraber jabs at El Cabare's body.
McGraber digs a good body shot into El Cabare's ribs.
McGraber feints a jab promting El Cabare to slip. McGraber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. El Cabare slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McGraber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGraber lands a nice leg kick that just misses El Cabare's sensitive parts.
That kick from McGraber tenderised El Cabare's leg. El Cabare is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by McGraber - just one landing.
McGraber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
El Cabare takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGraber scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from McGraber.
A good leg kick by McGraber.
El Cabare looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
El Cabare tries to keep at a distance but McGraber has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McGraber.
McGraber scores with a hook to the body.
McGraber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McGraber is leaning against El Cabare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGraber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from McGraber.
McGraber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from McGraber.
McGraber lands a nice shot to the body.
McGraber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGraber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Cabare backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGraber.
McGraber lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGraber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGraber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGraber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGraber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Cabare up against the ropes.
McGraber scores with a hook to the body.
McGraber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pucy McGraber dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGraber. El Cabare shrugs it off though.
McGraber connects with a body shot that sends El Cabare's belly button to the back.
McGraber has El Cabare up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGraber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGraber lands a body shot.
McGraber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGraber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGraber lands a nice uppercut.
El Cabare takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from McGraber.
McGraber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraber lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGraber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from McGraber.
El Cabare could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McGraber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
El Cabare is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGraber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh El Cabare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGraber creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends El Cabare's eyes rolling into the back of his head! El Cabare drops to his knees and McGraber pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pucy McGraber!
Pucy McGraber took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dr Zoidberg Office for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 24071 p4p, 609 weight class) and Ret Ired (ranked 2507 p4p, 256 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ret Ired!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ired moves into the clinch.
Ired breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ired shoots in and bounces Pesalelei off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Ired advances to half guard.
Pesalelei wants to get back to full guard.
Ired is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pesalelei!
Ired prevents Pesalelei from getting the reversal.
Ired landing strikes from the mount.
Ired is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Pesalelei is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ret Ired!
Ret Ired very nearly forgot to thank Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Sigi Pesalelei had this to say: 'im sorry to all my fans i let down.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 3585 p4p, 103 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 3960 p4p, 108 weight class). Anthony Johnson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymonowicz walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
That has opened up Henryk Tymonowicz's cut even more.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tymonowicz counters with a flying knee that drops Johnson! Tymonowicz dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henryk Tymonowicz!
A victorious Henryk Tymonowicz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 25209 p4p, 178 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 16482 p4p, 188 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Cotto.
Laxx throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotto counters with a low kick, right behind Laxx 's knee.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laxx throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Cotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laxx in his tracks.
A head kick from Cotto lands but Laxx takes it in his stride.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laxx .
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laxx moves to clinch but Cotto breaks away
and Cotto counters with a good low kick that Laxx was not able to check.
Cotto has closed the distance and engaged Laxx in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tyga Laxx has been cut.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
Cotto lands an uppercut.
Laxx avoids the elbow strike from Cotto, against the ropes.
Laxx blocks an elbow strike.
Cotto gets through Laxx 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cotto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laxx blocks an uppercut.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Cotto scores with a shoulder strike.
Cotto blocks an uppercut.
Laxx lands a nice uppercut.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Laxx uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Cotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Laxx blocks a body shot from Cotto.
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laxx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laxx 's defenses.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
Laxx is breathing heavily.
Cotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotto forces Laxx back against the ropes and clinches.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto blocks a body shot from Laxx .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laxx .
Laxx works on Cotto's body with a couple of short punches.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx missing with knees to the body.
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotto slips a straight right by Laxx .
Cotto feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyga Laxx 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cotto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cotto lands a head kick. Laxx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto gets tackled into the ropes by Laxx . Laxx maintains the clinch.
Cotto blocking some punches.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laxx blocks an elbow strike from Cotto.
Cotto gets through Laxx 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laxx tries to land knees in the clinch but Cotto avoids the damage to the body.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cotto.
A nice left hand lands by Laxx .
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laxx blocking some punches.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx moves into range and clinches up with Cotto.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Laxx off the ropes and back into range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cotto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotto.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Laxx blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Cotto digs a right hand into Laxx 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laxx 's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto tries a body shot but Laxx blocks it.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Laxx misses.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laxx .
Cotto takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cotto.
Miguel Cotto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cotto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cotto digs a right hand underneath Laxx 's ribcage. Laxx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cotto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Laxx takes a shot to the head.
Cotto lands an elbow that stopped Laxx in his tracks for a moment.
Cotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Cotto.
A right hook to the body lands for Cotto.
Cotto lands a body shot.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laxx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyga Laxx 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laxx pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto scores with a push kick.
Cotto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laxx backing away here, and Cotto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Laxx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Cotto throws a series of punches but Laxx avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laxx throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cotto counters with a nice body kick.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto forces Laxx back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Cotto.
Cotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cotto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotto.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotto lands a big head kick that sends Laxx tumbling to the mat! Cotto takes a step backwards and waves Laxx back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto feints and then cracks Laxx 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laxx down.
Laxx takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laxx is rocked!
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laxx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Laxx 's shoulder, as Laxx tries to avoid the shot.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto tests Laxx 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laxx tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cotto manages to circle out of the way.
Miguel Cotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laxx loads up on a big right hand but Cotto slips the punch.
Laxx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cotto throws a big counter head kick but Laxx avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cotto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 3287 p4p, 95 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 2925 p4p, 85 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson throws a head kick that Liaw semi-blocks.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Liaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson lands a head kick that stumbles Liaw and the fighters go to the mat.
Liaw is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Liaw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liaw manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Liaw's guard.
Liaw is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Liaw wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Liaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Liaw is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson trying to control the pace.
Liaw is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Liaw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Anderson working Liaw over with strikes.
Liaw pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Liaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson stops Liaw from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Liaw takes it in his stride.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Liaw.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Liaw avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liaw counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Liaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Liaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liaw throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Liaw off balance momentarily.
Liaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson pushes Liaw away with a front kick.
Anderson lands a jab to Liaw's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Liaw avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Liaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Liaw back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liaw.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Liaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson is trying to drag Liaw to the mat but Liaw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Liaw is pressed up against the ropes. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liaw down to the mat. Liaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liaw avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Liaw wants to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch position.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Liaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Liaw.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liaw misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Liaw's defenses.
Liaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson works over Liaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Liaw counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw takes one on the button.
Anderson lands a left and a right that sends Liaw crashing to the canvas! Anderson dives into mount looking to finish!
Liaw is rocked!
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liaw hang on?
Liaw is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Liaw is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Liaw wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson trying to control but Liaw is having none of it.
Liaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Liaw's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Liaw is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Liaw is squirming around nicely.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Liaw is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Liaw is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liaw is looking to escape.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liaw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Adams (ranked 3788 p4p, 106 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 2972 p4p, 87 weight class). Adams comes to the ring accompanied by Thom Pace - Maybe. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Adams misses with a right hand
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz scores with a one two! Adams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab from Adams.
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!
Adams misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Adams falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neil Diaz!
After winning the bout, Neil Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20807 p4p, 183 weight class) and Hakeem Oki (ranked 2539 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Oki lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Oki.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws the left hand but Oki avoids the punch easily.
Oki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oki tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oki lands a body punch.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Oki.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Oki.
Nice body punch from Oki.
Silva tries to work over Oki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oki.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Oki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Oki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Oki.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Oki. That snapped Silva's head back.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oki cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Nice body punch from Oki.
Silva throws a right hand that Oki ducks under and follows up with a left that Oki also avoids with ease.
Oki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oki tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Oki breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Oki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oki scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Oki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oki gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva slips under a jab.
Oki lands a nice shot to the body.
Oki scores with a nice right hand.
Oki throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Oki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Oki throws a one two combo.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Oki.
Silva stalks Oki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oki's face. Oki staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki slips a straight right by Silva.
Oki lands a jab.
Oki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oki.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oki jabs at Silva's body.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Oki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Oki checks a low kick from Silva.
Oki looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Oki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oki blocks it with crossed arms.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Oki is blocking nicely.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Oki cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
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!
Oki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Oki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakeem Oki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Oki.
Oki dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Oki.
Oki lands with a left to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oki 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.
A short uppercut from Oki.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oki lands with a light punch inside.
Oki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Oki.
A nice left hand lands by Oki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oki lands with a light punch inside.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oki breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Oki moves out of range easily.
Hakeem Oki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oki digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Oki throws a body shot but no joy.
Oki throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Oki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Oki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oki cracks Silva with a good jab.
Oki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Oki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Oki jabs at Silva's body.
Nice shot lands for Oki.
Nice body kick there by Oki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oki. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oki lands a body shot.
Oki misses with a wild body shot.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oki.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oki.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oki checks the leg kick.
Oki flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Oki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Oki dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Oki breaks from the clinch.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Oki moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Oki swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Oki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oki blocking some punches.
Oki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oki moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oki's brow.
Oki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Oki blocks it.
A short right from Oki on the inside.
A short right from Oki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki really dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oki punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Oki sees coming a mile off.
Oki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva feints and then cracks Oki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oki down.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oki finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oki's calf.
Silva lands a head kick!
Oki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Oki.
Oki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva is looking to counter with head kicks.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Silva slips under a jab from Oki.
Oki tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oki.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
Oki digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Oki won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Oki.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva misses with some punches.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Oki breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Oki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Oki motions for Silva to come forward. Oki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oki closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Good body shot from Oki.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Oki avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oki stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oki checks it well.
Oki throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Oki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Oki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Oki slips the punch.
Silva checks a low kick from Oki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that fourth round.
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!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Oki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Oki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oki blocks it with crossed arms.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oki.
Silva misses with some punches.
Oki blocking some punches.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Oki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oki digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Oki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Oki lands a shoulder strike.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva digs a right hand into Oki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oki's gas tank.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Oki blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakeem Oki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
Oki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oki's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oki blocking some punches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oki is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!
Hakeem Oki is the new super heavyweight champion!
Hakeem Oki decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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