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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 746 p4p, 533 weight class) and Barry McCockiner (ranked 105 p4p, 69 weight class). Ko Nachi comes to the ring accompanied by Echoing Thunder. McCockiner has chosen Farewell to Cheyenn as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry McCockiner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from McCockiner lands.
Ko Nachi delivers a nice body kick.
McCockiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but McCockiner avoids it.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCockiner is looking to land body kicks.
Ko Nachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ko Nachi lands a slapping body shot.
Ko Nachi lands with a nice body punch.
McCockiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ko Nachi.
McCockiner thuds a left hand into Ko Nachi's body.
Ko Nachi lands a really nice looking cross but McCockiner seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCockiner misses with an uppercut.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner misses with a body shot.
McCockiner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCockiner looks to land a body kick but Ko Nachi moved away.
McCockiner lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Ko Nachi's head coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCockiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCockiner.
Ko Nachi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCockiner on the side of the head.
McCockiner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
McCockiner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ko Nachi misses with a body kick.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
McCockiner scores with a nice body kick.
McCockiner staying out of range there.
McCockiner throws a lazy right hand but Ko Nachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCockiner.
Ko Nachi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCockiner 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 Ko Nachi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ko Nachi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Ko Nachi - just one landing.
Ko Nachi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCockiner on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from McCockiner tenderised Ko Nachi's leg. Ko Nachi is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCockiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner swings for the body but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
McCockiner throws a lazy right hand but Ko Nachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ko Nachi works the jab nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCockiner checks a leg kick.
McCockiner throws an overhand right that lands on Ko Nachi's shoulder, as Ko Nachi tries to avoid the shot.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCockiner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCockiner throws out a leg kick but Ko Nachi moves out of range and McCockiner only half commits.
It appears Ko Nachi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ko Nachi misses the jab.
McCockiner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCockiner thuds his shin into the meat of Ko Nachi's side.
McCockiner throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCockiner swats away the attempt to clinch by Ko Nachi.
It seemed like McCockiner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner throws a right hand that Ko Nachi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ko Nachi also avoids with ease.
McCockiner misses the shot to the body.
McCockiner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCockiner misses with a body shot
and Ko Nachi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCockiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko Nachi is just out of range.
Ko Nachi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCockiner throws a hook to the side of Ko Nachi's head but Ko Nachi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCockiner moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with an uppercut but McCockiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi lands a nice uppercut.
McCockiner breaks from the clinch.
Ko Nachi feints and then cracks McCockiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCockiner down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCockiner. McCockiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi connects with the punch.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
McCockiner throws a lazy right hand but Ko Nachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ko Nachi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ko Nachi lands with a nice body kick.
McCockiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ko Nachi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCockiner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ko Nachi lands a nice looking kick to the body. McCockiner takes a step back to recover.
Ko Nachi lands a body shot.
McCockiner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from McCockiner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner throws a body punch but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
McCockiner misses with a kick to the body.
Ko Nachi wants to slow McCockiner down by chopping away at his legs.
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 Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCockiner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCockiner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rigel Ko Nachi is winning the standup battle so far.
McCockiner scores with a jab. Ko Nachi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ko Nachi looks to land a body kick but McCockiner moved away.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but McCockiner checks it.
Ko Nachi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCockiner misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
McCockiner throws the kick towards the body but Ko Nachi avoids it.
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from McCockiner.
McCockiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ko Nachi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCockiner misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McCockiner missing with a left hand there. Ko Nachi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ko Nachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCockiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice strike.
McCockiner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi wants to slow McCockiner down by chopping away at his legs.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCockiner is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ko Nachi catches McCockiner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCockiner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ko Nachi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCockiner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice head shot.
Ko Nachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCockiner misses with a low kick as Ko Nachi jumps back.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
McCockiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ko Nachi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCockiner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCockiner takes a swing at Ko Nachi's ribcage but misses.
McCockiner misses with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. McCockiner saw that one coming.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCockiner.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but McCockiner checks it
letting McCockiner counter with a right hand.
Ko Nachi lands a really nice looking cross but McCockiner seems unphased.
McCockiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Ko Nachi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCockiner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy right hand. McCockiner should have avoided that one.
Ko Nachi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCockiner.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ko Nachi feints and then cracks McCockiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCockiner down.
Ko Nachi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCockiner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ko Nachi misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ko Nachi scores with a kick to the body.
McCockiner throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCockiner. Ko Nachi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ko Nachi blocks the body kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab. McCockiner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ko Nachi has managed to clinch.
McCockiner tries a body shot but Ko Nachi blocks it.
Ko Nachi tries to throw a body punch but McCockiner avoids it by throwing Ko Nachi back against the ropes.
Ko Nachi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCockiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Ko Nachi controls his hands.
Ko Nachi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ko Nachi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCockiner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ko Nachi scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCockiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko Nachi lands a body punch.
Ko Nachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ko Nachi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCockiner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCockiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko Nachi's elbow.
Ko Nachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCockiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCockiner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ko Nachi.
McCockiner tries to throw a body punch but Ko Nachi avoids it by throwing McCockiner back against the ropes.
Rigel Ko Nachi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCockiner is breathing heavily.
Ko Nachi tries a body shot but McCockiner blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McCockiner fails to land.
Ko Nachi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko Nachi can't find room to land a body shot as McCockiner controls the action.
Ko Nachi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
and McCockiner counters with a nice uppercut.
McCockiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
McCockiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick that knocks McCockiner off balance momentarily.
Ko Nachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCockiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ko Nachi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCockiner's head.
McCockiner throws a body kick that misses.
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
McCockiner throws a front kick that sends Ko Nachi stumbling back into the ropes.
McCockiner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ko Nachi is looking to chop away at McCockiner's legs.
Ko Nachi cracks McCockiner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi blocks the body kick.
Ko Nachi lands the left hand.
Ko Nachi avoids a kick to the body.
McCockiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCockiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ko Nachi takes a swing at McCockiner's ribcage but misses.
McCockiner throws a sloppy body shot
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCockiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi lands with a kick to the temple. McCockiner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCockiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - McCockiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCockiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi throws out a powerful jab.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the side of McCockiner's head but McCockiner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ko Nachi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
McCockiner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ko Nachi throws out a powerful jab.
Ko Nachi checks a leg kick nicely.
Ko Nachi cracks McCockiner with an open hand slap.
Ko Nachi throws a right hand that misses
and McCockiner counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Nachi misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCockiner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barry McCockiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCockiner throws an overhand right that lands on Ko Nachi's shoulder, as Ko Nachi tries to avoid the shot.
McCockiner lands a head shot.
McCockiner throws the kick towards the body but Ko Nachi avoids it.
Ko Nachi half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCockiner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCockiner tries to land a leg kick but Ko Nachi saw it coming and moves away.
Ko Nachi misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ko Nachi throws a series of strikes that have McCockiner backpedaling.
McCockiner throws a chopping leg kick but Ko Nachi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ko Nachi throws a poor cross that misses
and McCockiner counters with a nice body kick.
Ko Nachi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCockiner can do to turn this around?
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but McCockiner checks it
and McCockiner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCockiner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner tries to work over Ko Nachi's front leg with a kick but Ko Nachi checks it.
McCockiner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but McCockiner moved out of range nicely.
McCockiner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from McCockiner misses.
McCockiner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ko Nachi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McCockiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Ko Nachi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ko Nachi misses with a head kick.
McCockiner tests Ko Nachi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ko Nachi connects with a right hand. McCockiner shakes it off.
Ko Nachi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko Nachi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McCockiner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCockiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCockiner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKo Nachi.
A nice leg kick from Ko Nachi, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - McCockiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCockiner throws a low kick, looking for Ko Nachi's leg but Ko Nachi calmly moves out of range.
McCockiner closes the distance and clinches.
Ko Nachi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ko Nachi gets through McCockiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCockiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi blocks an uppercut.
Ko Nachi lands a shoulder strike.
McCockiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi gets through McCockiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 McCockiner is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Ko Nachi scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCockiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Ko Nachi finish him?
A short left from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCockiner to his knees! Ko Nachi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rigel Ko Nachi!
A victorious Rigel Ko Nachi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 992 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 154 p4p, 195 weight class). Snorten comes to the ring accompanied by Sound of Silence. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crosby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snorten thinking.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snorten misses with a hook
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.
Crosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crosby wants to clinch but Snorten slips to the side
and Snorten counters with a straight right hand.
Crosby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crosby slips under a jab from Snorten.
Crosby with a hook.
A combination from Crosby does no damage.
Snorten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been hearing reports that Snorten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Snorten is working for takedown but Crosby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crosby prevents the takedown attempt.
Snorten working aggressively here.
Snorten blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby throws a head punch that misses.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten lands a left hand.
Crosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Crosby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snorten.
Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Snorten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snorten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosby wants to stall.
Snorten misses with the head strike.
Snorten breaks the clinch.
Snorten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
Crosby misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Crosby.
Crosby throws out a counter right but Snorten avoids it with no problem.
Crosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Crosby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Snorten misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten misses with a left hand
and Crosby counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snorten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Snorten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crosby looks to land a combination. Snorten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.
Crosby slips a jab from Snorten.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby wants to counter with a clinch but Snorten pushes him away.
Crosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crosby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten is looking to land body kicks.
Crosby tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Snorten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snorten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorten appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Snorten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snorten there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Snorten!
Crosby slips a straight right by Snorten.
Crosby throws a nice looking combination but Snorten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorten misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Snorten scores with a hook to the body. Crosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crosby moves away.
Crosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Crosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crosby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crosby misses the jab.
Crosby scores with a leg 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!
Snorten takes one to the side of the head.
Snorten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten tries to clinch there but Crosby circles away.
No joy there for Snorten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorten scores with a decent looking hook.
Crosby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snorten misses with a kick to the body
letting Crosby counter with a right hand.
Snorten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorten appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Crosby throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snorten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Snorten feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crosby unleashes a big counter combination but Snorten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten clinches up with Crosby and pushes him back against the ropes.
Snorten is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorten looking for a takedown.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Snorten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
Snorten throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
Snorten can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Crosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snorten or not.
Snorten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Snorten.
Crosby looking to stall.
Snorten tightens his grip and picks Crosby up, before dumping him to the ground. Crosby manages to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten postures up.
Snorten throws a big right hand that misses.
Snorten preventing the sweep.
Crosby looking to control.
Crosby keeping full guard, as Snorten tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snorten 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.
Crosby keeps trying to improve his position.
Crosby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snorten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crosby looking to control.
Crosby pulls Snorten in close to his closed guard and prevents Snorten from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
Crosby 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.
Snorten throwing strikes but missing.
Snorten postures up in Crosby's guard and throws a big left but Crosby blocks it.
Snorten won't allow Crosby to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crosby is trying to control the position but Snorten postures up.
Snorten postures up in Crosby's guard and throws a big left but Crosby blocks it.
Crosby is trying to keep Snorten in close.
Snorten content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crosby is trying to control the position but Snorten postures up.
Snorten working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snorten landing some decent shots from guard.
Snorten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snorten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snorten scoring with some ground and pound.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crosby is keeping the position for now.
Crosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snorten is one step ahead there.
Snorten chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crosby working a defensive guard here.
Snorten lands a couple of elbows.
Crosby 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.
Snorten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crosby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rip Snorten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snorten looking to pass the guard.
Snorten with a nice head shot there.
Crosby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snorten.
Crosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
Snorten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crosby working a defensive guard here.
Crosby managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Snorten lands a couple of digs.
Snorten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snorten pushes down on Crosby's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Snorten lands strikes from half guard.
Crosby is rocked!
Snorten is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Crosby is hurt! He's hurt bad - Snorten fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Crosby from any more punishment! Congratulations to Snorten! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rip Snorten!
Rip Snorten made sure to mention his sponsor, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 881 p4p, 779 weight class) and Jackson Spinks (ranked 137 p4p, 124 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinks misses with an uppercut
and Snowdon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spinks misses with a low kick.
Spinks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snowdon digs a good body shot into Spinks's ribs.
Spinks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Snowdon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spinks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson Spinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snowdon blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Snowdon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spinks swings for the body but Snowdon moves out of range.
Snowdon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Snowdon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O Heaven in the buildup to the fight.
Snowdon scores with a hook.
Spinks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snowdon.
Snowdon throws a looping overhand right but Spinks ducks down to avoid it.
Snowdon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snowdon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spinks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snowdon takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snowdon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spinks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spinks 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.
A little feinted left hand from Snowdon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snowdon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Spinks to the ground. Snowdon is now in Spinks's guard.
Snowdon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spinks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spinks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snowdon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon is looking to pass into half guard but Spinks pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Spinks is in guard.
Snowdon has Spinks pulled in close to control his posture.
Snowdon trying to control the position.
Snowdon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spinks's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spinks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snowdon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snowdon tries to free his leg and advance position but Spinks is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snowdon defends it easily.
Snowdon wants to control from the top but Spinks keeps moving.
Spinks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snowdon defends well.
Spinks keeping moving, preventing Snowdon from controlling successfully.
Spinks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys inform us that Spinks has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Spinks isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Snowdon stacks Spinks on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Snowdon!
Snowdon trying to control the action but Spinks is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon controls the position.
Spinks stops Snowdon from passing to mount.
Spinks is trying to get back to half guard.
Snowdon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spinks keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snowdon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Spinks!
Snowdon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snowdon looking to control but Spinks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spinks is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snowdon is trying to take his opponent's back.
Snowdon looking to control but Spinks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spinks prevents Snowdon from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Snowdon dominated that round.
That's time! Snowdon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snowdon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spinks is looking to chop away at Snowdon's legs.
Spinks moves out of range as Snowdon strikes.
Jackson Spinks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snowdon misses with a straight right.
Snowdon shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Spinks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snowdon misses with an uppercut. Spinks saw that one coming.
Snowdon digs a good hook to Spinks's body.
Spinks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spinks misses with an uppercut.
Snowdon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snowdon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spinks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowdon trying to control from half guard but Spinks is working away.
Spinks is pressing down on Snowdon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Snowdon stands and throws Spinks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks is looking for a sweep.
Snowdon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Spinks looks to move to half guard but instead Snowdon has passed into mount! Damn!
Spinks is looking to get to half guard.
Snowdon looking to control but Spinks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon wants to stand but Spinks is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Spinks is working to get back to half guard.
Snowdon controlling the pace for now.
Snowdon wants to get back to his feet but Spinks is holding on tight.
Snowdon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spinks can do to turn this around?
Spinks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spinks is looking to escape.
Spinks prevents Snowdon from taking his back.
Spinks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snowdon in particular looking to stall.
Snowdon is keen to just control but Spinks is a slippery customer.
Snowdon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snowdon'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.
Spinks tries to get to full guard but Snowdon has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snowdon passes to full mount!
Spinks prevents Snowdon from taking his back.
Snowdon controlling from the full mount.
Snowdon looking to control but Spinks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Snowdon 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!
Snowdon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snowdon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snowdon walks into a left hand.
Snowdon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spinks on the side of the head.
Spinks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snowdon throws a looping overhand right but Spinks ducks down to avoid it.
Spinks scores with a leg kick.
Snowdon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spinks's guard.
Snowdon won't allow Spinks to sweep him here.
Spinks controls Snowdon momentarily but Snowdon frees himself.
Spinks keeping moving, preventing Snowdon from controlling successfully.
Snowdon stopping the sweep attempt from Spinks.
Spinks is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snowdon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spinks is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Snowdon trying to control the position from guard on top but Spinks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowdon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spinks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spinks looking for a guillotine here but Snowdon defends easily.
Spinks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snowdon's guard.
Jackson Spinks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snowdon keeping moving, preventing Spinks from controlling successfully.
Snowdon looking for a sweep. Not yet Snowdon, not yet.
Snowdon looking for subs off his back but Spinks has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Spinks there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Snowdon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spinks pulls his head out easily.
William Snowdon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spinks slips a nice elbow through Snowdon's hands, connecting with Snowdon's forehead.
Snowdon looking for submissions off his back.
Spinks working the head and body with strikes.
Snowdon trying to control here.
Spinks slips a nice elbow through Snowdon's hands, connecting with Snowdon's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spinks pulls his head out easily.
Spinks is nestled in close to Snowdon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spinks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Snowdon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spinks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spinks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snowdon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snowdon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spinks's guard.
William Snowdon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snowdon trying to control the position from guard on top but Spinks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Spinks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snowdon 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Snowdon!
A very excited looking William Snowdon 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 Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 562 p4p, 390 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 81 p4p, 59 weight class). Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio throws a body punch but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rubenstein.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rautio misses with a body shot
and Rubenstein counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rubenstein looks to land a combination but Rautio avoids it well.
Rautio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rautio drops his hands momentarily and Rubenstein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rautio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubenstein is just out of range.
Rautio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein misses with an uppercut
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rubenstein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Risto Rautio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubenstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubenstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rautio.
A shot to the liver by Rautio. Beautiful body shot.
Rautio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubenstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rubenstein walks into a stiff left hand from Rautio.
Rubenstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubenstein tests Rautio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautio connects with a looping right hand.
Rubenstein slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
Rautio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rubenstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rautio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubenstein. Rubenstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Rautio.
Rautio throws a series of punches but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Rubenstein is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Rubenstein blocks a head kick by Rautio.
A little feinted left hand from Rubenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rubenstein misses with the combination.
Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rautio throws a low kick, looking for Rubenstein's leg but Rubenstein calmly moves out of range.
Rautio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein ducks right into an uppercut from Rautio.
Rautio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubenstein throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily.
Rautio connects with a solid leg kick.
Rautio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rautio misses with a jab to the body
enabling Rubenstein to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rubenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubenstein.
Rubenstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rautio.
Rubenstein drops Rautio with a left and a right! Oh, Rautio is hurt - Rubenstein dives into side control looking to finish!
Rautio is rocked!
 It looks like Risto Rautio has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubenstein wants to stand but Rautio is controlling his arm.
Rubenstein decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rautio to his feet.
Rubenstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
Rautio lands with a good body shot.
Rubenstein slips under a jab.
Rubenstein jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rautio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rubenstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rautio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rautio lands with a nice body kick.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio has closed the distance and engaged Rubenstein in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rubenstein as the two fighters clinch.
Rautio is breathing heavily.
Rubenstein tries to circle away but Rautio has him pinned against the ropes.
Rubenstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rautio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab-cross combination lands for Rubenstein and sends Rautio crashing to the mat! Rubenstein follows him down to the mat - Rautio regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Rautio is still in real trouble! Can Rubenstein finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubenstein decides to stand and escape the position.
Rubenstein connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Rautio covering up! Rubenstein comes in with a big uppercut and Rautio goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Spencer Rubenstein!
A very excited looking Spencer Rubenstein 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 683 p4p, 466 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 96 p4p, 60 weight class). Gaultier Girard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik rushes Girard and presses him up against the ropes.
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girard is defending well for now.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girard.
Wojcik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Girard's elbow.
Girard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Wojcik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Girard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Girard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Girard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wojcik digs a right hand into Girard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Girard's gas tank.
Wojcik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojcik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wojcik.
Girard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wojcik pushes Girard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Girard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Girard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Girard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
Girard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Girard lands an uppercut.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Girard blocks it.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Girard controls the action.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Girard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Girard.
Girard misses with a punch on the inside.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Girard.
Girard scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Girard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Girard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girard.
Girard scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Wojcik takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Girard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girard scores with a shoulder strike.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girard is defending well for now.
Girard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wojcik has a couple of punches blocked by Girard.
Wojcik pushes Girard back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Girard tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
Girard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wojciks head.
Girard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Girard misses with a hook.
Girard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Girard follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wojcik checks a low kick from Girard.
Girard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wojcik finds it's way through Girard's defenses.
Wojcik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut. Girard saw that one coming.
Girard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wojcik throws an overhand right that lands on Girard's shoulder, as Girard tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Girard.
Wojcik misses with a hook.
Girard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Girard doesn't seem bothered though.
Wojcik misses with a wild body shot.
Girard scores with a nice body kick.
Girard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Girard misses with a body shot.
Wojcik tries to bum rush Girard with a series of wild strikes but Girard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Girard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Girard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojcik throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Girard misses.
Wojcik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Girard throws a leg kick but Wojcik sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wojcik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Girard circles away quickly and effectively.
Girard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Girard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Girard.
Wojcik is looking to clinch.
Girard throws out a counter right but Wojcik avoids it with no problem.
Girard throws a leg kick that misses.
Wojcik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wojcik lands an overhand right.
Wojcik throws a jab but it's blocked by Girard.
Girard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Girard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.
Wojcik defending well as Girard loads up on a big left hand.
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Girard uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Ryszard Wojcik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Girard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Girard.
Wojcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Girard manages to avoid it.
Wojcik swings for the body but Girard moves out of range.
Girard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wojcik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Girard scoring well with a low kick there.
Wojcik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Girard scores with a kick to the body.
Wojcik wants to clinch.
Girard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryszard Wojcik is winning the standup battle so far.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Girard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Girard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Girard slips a jab from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a big shot that misses.
Girard lands a leg kick that knocks Wojcik off balance momentarily.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wojcik stalks Girard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Girard's face. Girard staggers backwards, shaken.
Wojcik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Girard throws a body punch but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Girard sends Wojcik crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Girard is motioning to the referee to let Wojcik up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Wojcik is rocked!
Ryszard Wojcik's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Wojcik's jaw. Wojcik's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Girard does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaultier Girard!
Gaultier Girard bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Moore (ranked 422 p4p, 381 weight class) and Charley Hanagan (ranked 61 p4p, 57 weight class). Moore comes to the ring accompanied by Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. Hanagan has chosen Harley Flanagan - Guilty Until Proven Innocent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charley Hanagan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a hook. Hanagan ducked under it nicely.
Hanagan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hanagan!
Moore postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hanagan is looking for a sweep.
Moore looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hanagan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hanagan tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.
Moore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hanagan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanagan is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore works to advance to full mount. Hanagan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore landing punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moore lands with some strikes.
Hanagan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moore passes to full mount!
Hanagan can't escape the position.
Hanagan regains half guard.
Hanagan wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Hanagan is in trouble now - Moore has advanced to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hanagan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moore scoring with strikes but Hanagan is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hanagan is rocked!
Moore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moore cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hanagan is still in real trouble! Can Moore finish him?
Moore is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Hanagan goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carl Moore!
A very excited looking Carl Moore 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.
Charley Hanagan spoke after the fight, saying 'HOLY SHIT MAKE THE VOICES FUCKING GO AWAY!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 74 p4p, 84 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 13 p4p, 15 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Whymer's shoulder, as Whymer tries to avoid the shot.
Whymer thinks about the counter body kick.
Borjigin scoring well with a low kick there.
Borjigin wants to clinch.
Whymer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borjigin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borjigin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whymer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Whymer's shoulder, as Whymer tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin tried to score with a low kick but Whymer checks it.
Whymer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Whymer throws the kick towards the body but Borjigin avoids it.
Borjigin tried to counter with a leg kick but Whymer avoided it.
Whymer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borjigin manages to avoid it.
Borjigin defending well as Whymer loads up on a big left hand.
Whymer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Borjigin checks it well.
Borjigin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whymer throws a shot from downtown. Borjigin moves away and avoids it.
Whymer tries to land a leg kick but Borjigin saw it coming and moves away.
Borjigin closes the distance and pushes Whymer back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with some punches.
Whymer tries to throw a body punch but Borjigin avoids it by throwing Whymer back against the ropes.
Whymer blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin blocking some punches.
Whymer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whymer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borjigin misses with a lunging right hand
and Whymer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borjigin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whymer.
Donk. Borjigin catches Whymer right on the button with a cross.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Borjigin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whymer.
Whymer punishes Borjigin's body with a nice straight punch.
Borjigin wants to clinch up but Whymer keeps it at a distance.
Whymer throws a counter combo.
Borjigin connects with a leg kick.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Whymer checks it.
Borjigin forces Whymer back against the ropes and clinches.
Whymer has a couple of punches blocked by Borjigin.
Whymer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whymer scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer connects with an inside leg kick.
Whymer avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
A little jabbing left from Whymer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borjigin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whymer tries to keep at a distance but Borjigin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borjigin misses with the head strike.
Borjigin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whymer's elbow.
Whymer blocking some punches.
Whymer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whymer scores with a shot to the body.
Whymer lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Borjigin.
Whymer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whymer misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borjigin misses with a body shot.
Khunbish Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Borjigin blocks the low kick.
Borjigin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whymer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Whymer.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch but Whymer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borjigin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whymer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whymer flicks out a counter leg kick but Borjigin steps away.
Borjigin avoids a kick to the body.
Whymer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Borjigin.
Whymer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Borjigin looks to throw the jab but Whymer is out of range.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whymer feints a counter leg kick.
Borjigin looks to clinch
and Whymer counters with an outside leg kick.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Borjigin misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borjigin moves away.
Borjigin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whymer checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borjigin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borjigin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Borjigin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Whymer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Borjigin.
Whymer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Borjigin looks to land a body kick but Whymer moved away.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borjigin.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Borjigin loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whymer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borjigin - the referee stops the clock and Whymer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borjigin. Whymer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Whymer with the inside leg kick.
Whymer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Borjigin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whymer.
Borjigin connects with the punch.
Borjigin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whymer 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.
Whymer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whymer checks a low kick from Borjigin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borjigin. Whymer shrugs it off though.
Whymer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Borjigin clinches with his opponent.
Borjigin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whymer working aggressively here.
Borjigin throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Borjigin scores with a shot to the side of Whymer's head.
Nice body punch from Borjigin.
Whymer swings wildly with an uppercut but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borjigin lands a shoulder strike.
Borjigin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a punch but it's blocked by Borjigin.
Borjigin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Whymer blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin has a couple of punches blocked by Whymer.
Whymer misses with the head strike.
Borjigin misses with some punches.
Whymer misses with a punch on the inside.
Whymer has a couple of punches blocked by Borjigin.
Borjigin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whymer throws a head punch that misses.
Whymer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Whymer.
Whymer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whymer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borjigin.
Whymer misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Whymer on the inside.
Whymer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borjigin misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Whymer.
Borjigin misses with the combination.
Whymer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whymer moves out of range of the leg kick from Borjigin.
Borjigin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whymer scores with a jab. Borjigin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whymer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Just Whymer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borjigin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Borjigin lands with a nice body punch.
Whymer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borjigin doesn't seem bothered though.
Borjigin tries to clinch but Whymer moves out of range.
Borjigin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borjigin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whymer counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin tests Whymer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borjigin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whymer finds it's way round the side to connect with Borjigin's head.
Whymer misses with an uppercut. Borjigin saw that one coming.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Whymer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a hook but Whymer blocks it.
Borjigin tries to clinch there but Whymer circles away.
Whymer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whymer throws a combination. Borjigin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whymer avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin tries to move into range but Whymer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Borjigin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whymer moves out of range as Borjigin throws a body kick.
Whymer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Whymer misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borjigin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borjigin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borjigin wants to slow Whymer down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whymer checks a leg kick.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Borjigin checks it.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Whymer moves out of range.
Borjigin lands with an overhand left.
Borjigin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whymer. Whymer obviously looking to wear him down.
Borjigin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borjigin doesn't manage to clinch there - Whymer circles away.
Borjigin thumps Whymer with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Whymer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Whymer misses the target.
Whymer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borjigin moves out of range as Whymer throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Borjigin misses the target.
Whymer throws a push kick but Borjigin slaps the foot to one side.
Borjigin misses with a body kick.
Whymer tries a head kick but it misses.
Whymer moves out of range of the body kick from Borjigin.
It seemed like Whymer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borjigin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whymer throws a poor cross that misses
and Borjigin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whymer thinking.
A head kick misses from Borjigin.
It seemed like Whymer 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.
Whymer throws a hook but Borjigin blocks it.
Whymer moves out of range of the body kick.
Whymer looks to land a body kick but Borjigin moved away.
Borjigin swings for the body but Whymer moves out of range.
Borjigin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whymer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Borjigin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Borjigin.
A nice leg kick from Whymer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whymer misses with a kick to the body.
Whymer swats away the attempt to clinch by Borjigin.
Whymer slips a jab from Borjigin.
Borjigin moves out of range of the leg kick from Whymer.
Nice body kick there by Whymer.
A big right from Borjigin misses.
Whymer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Borjigin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Whymer - the referee stops the clock and Borjigin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Whymer. Borjigin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
Whymer checks a leg kick.
Borjigin backing away here, and Whymer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Borjigin checks a low kick from Whymer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws out a leg kick but Borjigin moves out of range and Whymer only half commits.
Borjigin throws a low kick but Whymer avoids it.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Whymer ducks down to avoid it.
Whymer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borjigin. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borjigin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whymer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whymer fakes the leg kick and cracks Borjigin in the body.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Whymer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borjigin at a distance.
Borjigin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Whymer.
Borjigin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borjigin tries to clinch there but Whymer circles away.
Borjigin takes a swing at Whymer's ribcage but misses.
Borjigin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whymer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borjigin thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Borjigin.
Whymer lands a jab to Borjigin's midsection.
Whymer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whymer connects with a nice looking jab.
Borjigin throws a leg kick
and Whymer counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Whymer misses.
Whymer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borjigin misses with a wild combination.
Whymer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whymer.
Borjigin moves in looking to clinch but Whymer pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Whymer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whymer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whymer's sensitive parts.
Borjigin is looking to clinch.
Borjigin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whymer.
Whymer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borjigin checks a leg kick.
Whymer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Borjigin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borjigin moves into the clinch.
Borjigin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borjigin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borjigin pushes Whymer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Borjigin blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whymer can't find room to land a body shot as Borjigin controls the action.
Borjigin working aggressively here.
Whymer wants to get back to striking at distance but Borjigin won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Just Whymer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whymer 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Whymer!
A victorious Just Whymer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 165 p4p, 146 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 25 p4p, 22 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaetz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaetz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gaetz defending well as Kerr loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Gaetz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gaetz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kerr misses with a double jab.
Kerr misses with a looping right.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and Gaetz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr loads up on a big right hand but Gaetz slips the punch.
Good shot there by Gaetz.
Gaetz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaetz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kerr fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaetz lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Kerr misses
and Gaetz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerr throws a hook to the side of Gaetz's head but Gaetz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaetz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaetz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerr.
Kerr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gaetz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gaetz prevents Kerr from improving position.
Kerr is looking to take a break and control but Gaetz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gaetz is not content to let Kerr control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kerr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gaetz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gaetz is trying to get back to his feet.
Kerr is looking to take a break and control but Gaetz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr advances to full mount.
Kerr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gaetz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kerr looking to control but Gaetz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kerr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gaetz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kerr lands a couple of good shots and Gaetz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gaetz is rocked!
Kerr lands shots to the head and Gaetz turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 210 p4p, 51 weight class) and Kvame Zulu (ranked 10 p4p, 3 weight class). Zulu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Badaboom. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kvame Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
Bundy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zulu.
Zulu clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zulu.
Bundy has picked Zulu up - he's going for a ride! Bundy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zulu is trying to stand up here but Bundy is controlling him well.
Zulu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bundy is working away from the top position though.
Bundy working over Zulu with some ground and pound. Zulu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Zulu trying to control from the bottom.
Bundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zulu's head.
Zulu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zulu.
Bundy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy won't allow Zulu to get back to his feet.
Bundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zulu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bundy throwing strikes from guard but Zulu blocks nicely.
Bundy trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Zulu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bundy prevents Zulu from getting back to his feet.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bundy takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zulu slips under a jab from Bundy.
Bundy looks for a takedown but Zulu sprawls well.
Zulu misses with a straight right.
Bundy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zulu sprawls and moves away.
Kvame Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Zulu.
Zulu misses with a looping right.
Bundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Zulu counters with a right hand to the body.
Zulu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Zulu. That snapped Bundy's head back.
Zulu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bundy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Zulu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zulu.
Bundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zulu stuffs the takedown attempt from Bundy. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulu lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kvame Zulu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bundy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zulu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bundy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zulu's head backwards.
Bundy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zulu counters with a nice uppercut.
Bundy misses with a hook
and Zulu counters with a body kick that stops Bundy in his tracks momentarily.
Zulu punishes Bundy's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bundy under the eye.
Ted Bundy's cut is getting worse.
Nice takedown defense from Zulu. No joy for Bundy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Zulu.
Bundy wants to clinch
and Zulu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bundy! Zulu lets Bundy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Zulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulu cracks Bundy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bundy falls backwards against the ropes. Zulu follows up with more strikes that drop Bundy to his knees. Zulu keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bundy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kvame Zulu!
Our winner, Kvame Zulu, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Cobb (ranked 40 p4p, 53 weight class) and Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 6 p4p, 8 weight class). Cobb comes to the ring accompanied by Where's Wallace?. Magufuli I V is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Toto - Africa. Kassim Magufuli I V told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magufuli I V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooh!!! Magufuli I V has knocked Cobb down with a huge combo! Magufuli I V steps away and waves a wobbly Cobb back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Wallace Cobb has been cut.
Magufuli I V looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magufuli I V throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magufuli I V misses with a jab to the body
and Magufuli I V takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magufuli I V scores with a nice strike.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magufuli I V.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Magufuli I V moved out of range nicely.
Magufuli I V drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magufuli I V fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobb.
Magufuli I V throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Magufuli I V ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb misses the jab.
A nice side step and Magufuli I V releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A lazy left from Cobb finds it's target.
Magufuli I V throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Magufuli I V thows a leg kick but Cobb checks it
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Magufuli I V moves out of range easily.
Magufuli I V now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magufuli I V takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Magufuli I V is just out of range.
Crunch! Magufuli I V slams his shin into Cobb's torso.
Magufuli I V moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Magufuli I V looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cobb throws a head kick but Magufuli I V moves out of range.
Magufuli I V looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a straight right hand.
Magufuli I V avoids the head kick by Cobb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magufuli I V! But no joy.
Magufuli I V tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Magufuli I V counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb misses with a right hand
enabling Magufuli I V to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Cobb finds it's target.
Magufuli I V misses with a straight left.
Cobb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Magufuli I V was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Magufuli I V dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wallace Cobb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magufuli I V gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Magufuli I V misses its intended target.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb throws a hook but Magufuli I V avoids it easily.
Magufuli I V misses with a low kick.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Cobb does it's job there.
Cobb misses with a hook
and Magufuli I V counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli I V misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magufuli I V moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magufuli I V misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Magufuli I V throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb swings widly with a right hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a nice right hand that sends Cobb toppling to the canvas! Cobb scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Magufuli I V finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Cobb scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb walks into a straight right hand from Magufuli I V.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Magufuli I V saw that one coming.
Magufuli I V works the jab nicely.
Magufuli I V lands a big uppercut and Cobb crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cobb looks OK. Magufuli I V waves Cobb back to his feet!
Cobb is rocked!
Wallace Cobb's cut is getting worse.
Magufuli I V moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magufuli I V uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Magufuli I V throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Magufuli I V moves into range and clinches up with Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb manages to break the clinch.
Magufuli I V displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magufuli I V cracks Cobb with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Magufuli I V has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cobb to stand back up!
Cobb misses with a hook
and Magufuli I V counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Cobb.
Magufuli I V lands an uppercut, right on the button! Cobb tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kassim Magufuli I V!
Kassim Magufuli I V is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Kassim Magufuli I V 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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