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SYN Supernova XI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 127 p4p, 80 weight class) and Bull Mfer (ranked 22 p4p, 14 weight class). Al Din comes to the cage accompanied by RUNNING BACK. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mfer takes a step back to recover.
Al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Din missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Din tries to land a front kick but Mfer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Din changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mfer instigates a clinch.
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Din's efforts to push away.
Al Din jumps guard but Mfer stands there with Al Din around his waist. Al Din gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mfer throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
Mfer tries to stall but Al Din uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mfer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Din connects with a leg kick.
Al Din throws a series of punches but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer thinks about the counter body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Al Din blocks the leg kick.
Mfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Din throws out the jab.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Al Din ducks down to avoid it.
Al Din takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Din.
Mfer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Din, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Din.
Al Din lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Din blocks an elbow strike from Mfer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Mfer.
Mfer has Al Din pressed against the cage.
Mfer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Al Din lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Dins head.
Al Din wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Din wants to break free but Mfer has control.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Din.
Al Din blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Al Din breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Din misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses the jab.
Al Din lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Al Din slips under a jab.
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al Din scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Al Din slams his shin into Mfer's torso.
Al Din scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Din connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Din lands a jab.
Jab from Mfer.
Mfer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mfer.
A little feinted left hand from Al Din on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mfer feints and then cracks Al Din's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Din down.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Din takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Al Din blocks the low kick.
Al Din moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook. Al Din ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Al Din misses
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mfer tests Al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Al Din throws a solid leg kick but Mfer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Din.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and Al Din counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bull Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Badr Al Din's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al Din looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Mfer throws a counter combo.
Mfer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mfer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
Mfer cracks Al Din with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer tries to clinch but Al Din moves out of range.
Al Din getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Din lands a leg kick that knocks Mfer off balance momentarily.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Din scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Al Din.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer tries a low kick but Al Din avoids it.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Din misses with a looping left.
Mfer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Al Din moved away.
Badr Al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mfer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Al Din.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Din throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Al Din's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mfer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Al Din scrambles back to his feet.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Al Din.
Al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer scores with a jab to the head.
Al Din scores with a nice strike.
Mfer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Din takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Din on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mfer throws the left hand but Al Din avoids the punch easily.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Din staying out of range there.
Mfer throws a low kick but Al Din moves out of range easily.
Mfer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Din. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mfer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Din throws out a leg kick but Mfer moves out of range and Al Din only half commits.
Al Din on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Al Din misses with a body kick.
Al Din swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Al Din scores with a leg kick.
Al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer swings for the body but Al Din moves out of range.
Al Din stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Din misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Al Din.
Mfer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Al Din moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Al Din looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mfer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Al Din.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Al Din sizes up Mfer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mfer swings for the body but Al Din moves out of range.
Al Din jabs at Mfer's body.
Al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Mfer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al Din keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Din throws a wild body kick that Mfer sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Din.
Al Din tries to land a leg kick but Mfer saw it coming and moves away.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Al Din throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Al Din's shoulder, as Al Din tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Al Din thuds his shin into the meat of Mfer's side.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Al Din scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Din avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer tries to land a leg kick but Al Din saw it coming and moves away.
Mfer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Al Din cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al Din scores with a nice body kick.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
Al Din throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Mfer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Din.
Al Din scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Al Din throws a leg kick which misses Mfer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mfer tries to avoid it.
Al Din avoids a kick to the body.
Al Din was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al Din lands with an overhand left.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Al Din slips the punch.
Mfer misses with a body shot
and Al Din counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Al Din dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Badr Al Din's cut.
That's time! Al Din's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Al Din throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Al Din is out of range.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Din is able to avoid easily.
Mfer walks into a stiff left hand from Al Din.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Din.
Mfer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Din.
Al Din ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Al Din moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Din.
A slow jab from Al Din misses its intended target.
Al Din misses with a low kick.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Al Din is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din misses with a body kick.
Mfer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mfer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Din.
Al Din tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Mfer finds it's way through Al Din's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Al Din moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Al Din misses with a looping right.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and Al Din counters with a body kick that stops Mfer in his tracks momentarily.
Mfer 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.
Mfer scores with a jab.
Al Din connects with a leg kick.
Al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Din throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Din moves away.
Al Din lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Din blocks the body kick.
Al Din connects with a leg kick.
Mfer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Mfer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mfer throws a body punch but Al Din moves out of range.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
It looked like Al Din was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.
Al Din's corner calls for a 1-2. Al Din obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Din walks into a jab.
Al Din avoids a kick to the body.
Al Din scores with a spinning back kick!
Mfer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Din.
A little feinted left hand from Al Din on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Al Din misses.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Al Din.
A cross from Al Din lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Al Din moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Al Din connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din blocks a jab.
Al Din throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Al Din pushes him off.
Al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Din should have avoided that one.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Din paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al Din throws a front kick aimed at Mfer's knee but Mfer avoids it well.
Mfer walks into a straight right hand from Al Din.
Al Din scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Al Din with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Din.
Mfer moves forwards but Al Din connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Din delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mfer tries to land a body kick
and Al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Mfer 's knee.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Din throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses the jab.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Al Din.
Mfer tries to clinch but Al Din is having none of it.
Al Din looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mfer moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Din.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Al Din sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al Din throws a low kick but Mfer moves out of range easily.
Mfer checks a leg kick nicely.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Mfer checks a low kick from Al Din.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Din.
Al Din throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Din connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Al Din.
Al Din misses with a looping left.
Al Din keeps the fight on the outside.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Din has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Al Din!
Badr Al Din decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 138 p4p, 97 weight class) and Mister McNasty (ranked 24 p4p, 17 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox punishes McNasty's body with a nice straight punch.
McNasty tries to clinch up.
McNasty misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from McNasty.
Knox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McNasty ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McNasty staying out of range there.
McNasty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox dips to his left and cracks McNasty with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNasty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but McNasty ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from McNasty does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox takes a swing at McNasty's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from McNasty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that McNasty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox with a nice cross.
Knox misses with a looping left.
McNasty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McNasty misses with a right hand
and McNasty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox catches McNasty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McNasty tries to clinch up.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNasty.
McNasty throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McNasty drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Knox wants to break free but McNasty has control.
McNasty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
McNasty misses with some punches.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but McNasty avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNasty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNasty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from McNasty - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McNasty.
Knox slows down the pace here.
McNasty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
McNasty lands with a light punch inside.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McNasty misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
McNasty throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Knox.
McNasty tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McNasty connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and McNasty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNasty thumps Knox with a low kick.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McNasty takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox misses the jab.
McNasty tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps McNasty's head back.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps McNasty's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNasty gets a clinch.
McNasty lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
McNasty lands with a left to the head.
Knox tries to break free but McNasty pushes him back against the cage.
Knox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knox tries to break the clinch but McNasty is controlling the position.
McNasty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McNasty throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Nice body punch from McNasty - that landed with a thud.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body.
McNasty struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNasty.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McNasty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNasty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mister McNasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McNasty throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
McNasty tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McNasty backs up against the cage.
McNasty scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox throws out a loose jab but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a right hand
and McNasty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McNasty motions for Knox to come forward. McNasty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNasty lands the left hand.
Yardbird Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
McNasty moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNasty cracks Knox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McNasty has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knox to stand back up!
Yardbird Knox's cut is getting worse.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
McNasty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McNasty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McNasty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McNasty tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
McNasty misses with a head kick.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNasty misses with a low kick.
Knox lands with a straight right. McNasty didn't see that one coming.
McNasty cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McNasty throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yardbird Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
McNasty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
McNasty throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
McNasty thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox lands the left hand.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McNasty works the jab nicely.
Yardbird Knox's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice shot by Knox.
McNasty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Knox misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox thuds a left hand into McNasty's body.
McNasty throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws a hook to the side of McNasty's head but McNasty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNasty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
McNasty scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from McNasty.
McNasty lands a big right hand that sends Knox crashing to the mat! McNasty stays standing though and waves Knox back to his feet!
Jeez, Yardbird Knox's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNasty defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
McNasty defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
McNasty is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Knox hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mister McNasty!
A pretty intense looking Mister McNasty took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Yardbird Knox had this to say: 'If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet. (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 72 p4p, 49 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 8 p4p, 7 weight class). Finnish Experiment Il is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Kurosaki.
It looked like Experiment Il was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Kurosaki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kurosaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Experiment Il wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Experiment Il takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurosaki scores with a nice head shot.
Experiment Il has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Experiment Ils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Experiment Il is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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!
Kurosaki throws a jab when Experiment Il was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kurosaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Experiment Il moves forwards but Kurosaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Kurosaki throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurosaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick but Kurosaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Experiment Il takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Experiment Il walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Experiment Il throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Experiment Il feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurosakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Experiment Il 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.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki lands a jab to Experiment Il's midsection.
A jab from Kurosaki does it's job there.
Kurosaki lands with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kurosaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Experiment Il.
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Kurosaki.
Experiment Il tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurosaki manages to circle out of the way.
Kurosaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Experiment Il counters with a quick kick to the body but Kurosaki blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurosaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Experiment Il had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Experiment Il attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Experiment Il fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kurosaki just manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kurosaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Kurosaki does it's job there.
Experiment Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kurosaki misses with a jab to the body
and Experiment Il counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurosaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Experiment Il looks to land a combination but Kurosaki avoids it well.
Kurosaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment Il swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment Il is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Experiment Il looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kurosaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurosaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Experiment Il is looking to counter the offense by Kurosaki and move into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurosaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Experiment Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a two punch combo.
Experiment Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment Il off the cage and back into range.
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Experiment Il with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurosaki scores with a hook.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il tries to bum rush Kurosaki with a series of wild strikes but Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurosaki lands a jab.
Experiment Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurosaki lands the left hand.
A jab from Kurosaki finds it's way through Experiment Il's defenses.
Kurosaki cracks Experiment Il with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment Il moves in looking to clinch but Kurosaki pushes him off.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Experiment Il misses its target.
Kurosaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Experiment Il in his tracks.
Experiment Il displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Kurosaki lands the left hand.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Experiment Il appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Experiment Il's hands.
Experiment Il takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment Il off the cage and back into range.
Kurosaki throws out a powerful jab.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Experiment Il throws a counter high kick but Kurosaki was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Experiment Il connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Experiment Il was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment Il counters with a leg kick.
Experiment Il looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Experiment Il walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kurosaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kurosaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Experiment Il was well out of range.
Experiment Il jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Experiment Il takes one on the button.
Experiment Il throws a series of punches but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Experiment Il blocks it.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment Il sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Kurosaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws a looping overhand right but Experiment Il ducks down to avoid it.
Experiment Il displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurosaki scores with the left hand. Experiment Il knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurosaki works the jab nicely.
Experiment Il takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kurosaki lands a head kick. Experiment Il smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Experiment Il might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurosaki manages to circle out of the way.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a low kick, right behind Kurosaki 's knee.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Experiment Il displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosaki cracks Experiment Il with a good jab.
Kurosaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Experiment Il fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment Il walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kurosaki 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 Experiment Il has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Experiment Il and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to the liver by Kurosaki. Beautiful body shot.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment Il.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurosaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kurosaki walks into a stiff left hand from Experiment Il.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Experiment Il counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Kurosaki blocks it.
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kurosaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Experiment Il connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kurosaki's face.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but Kurosaki blocks with his arms.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurosaki avoids it.
Kurosaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurosaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kurosaki managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il can't find room to land a body shot as Kurosaki controls the action.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
Experiment Il effectively controlling the action here.
Experiment Il connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kurosaki's face.
Kurosaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Kurosaki.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws out a powerful jab.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment Il dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Experiment Il throws a push kick but Kurosaki slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Kurosaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurosaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Experiment Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Experiment Il feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Experiment Il takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Experiment Il was well out of range.
Experiment Il quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Experiment Il avoids the punch easily.
Experiment Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il throwing a counter right hand but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Kurosaki misses
and Experiment Il counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Experiment Il.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki throws a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a slapping leg kick.
Experiment Il scores with a hook.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il misses with a body kick.
Kurosaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Experiment Il feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Finnish Experiment Il did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kurosaki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Experiment Il goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Experiment Il counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurosaki thinking.
Kurosaki connects with the punch.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Experiment Il lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il connects with a knee to the head.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Finnish Experiment Il has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Kurosaki is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Experiment Il goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Experiment Il misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment Il lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurosaki won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki blocks a body shot from Experiment Il.
Kurosaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Kurosaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Experiment Il utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Experiment Il misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurosaki avoids it.
Kurosaki manages to break the clinch.
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!
Kurosaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick.
Experiment Il backing away here, and Kurosaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment Il is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Experiment Il slips the punch.
Kurosaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Experiment Il displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Experiment Il tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurosaki manages to circle out of the way.
Donk. Kurosaki catches Experiment Il right on the button with a cross.
Experiment Il avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
A counter left hand to the body from Experiment Il misses its target.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il walks into a jab.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with an inside leg kick.
Experiment Il defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki lands a jab to the nose.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
enabling Experiment Il to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Akio Kurosaki's cut even more.
Kurosaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Experiment Il blocks it.
It looked like Experiment Il was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
As Kurosaki looks to move away, Experiment Il throws a big counter combo but Kurosaki just gets out of the way.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Experiment Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurosaki.
Experiment Il quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kurosaki sizes up Experiment Il with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
And Experiment Il counters with a quick kick to the body but Kurosaki blocks it.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment Il manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il tried to counter with a leg kick but Kurosaki avoided it.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Experiment Il blocks it.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki sizes up Experiment Il with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Kurosaki dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Experiment Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with the punch.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a straight right hand.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a thumping low kick.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kurosaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki cracks Experiment Il with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Experiment Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment Il off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up but Kurosaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurosaki scores with a punch to the head.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Kurosaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurosaki lands a really nice looking cross but Experiment Il seems unphased.
Kurosaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
Kurosaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Experiment Il lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurosaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Experiment Il's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki throws out a powerful jab.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment Il was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Experiment Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
A little feinted left hand from Experiment Il on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment Il finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kurosaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Experiment Il was well out of range.
Experiment Il misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
It looked like Experiment Il was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kurosaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a solid body kick.
Kurosaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Experiment Il swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki slips under a jab from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick.
Kurosaki cracks Experiment Il with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Experiment Il takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il walks into a jab.
Kurosaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Experiment Il in his tracks.
Experiment Il throws a head kick but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Donk. Kurosaki catches Experiment Il right on the button with a cross.
Kurosaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kurosaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kurosaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Experiment Il.
Kurosaki lands a nice shot that snaps Experiment Il's head back.
Kurosaki tests Experiment Il's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kurosaki 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki! Akio Kurosaki retains his featherweight title!
Akio Kurosaki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Finnish Experiment Il stepped up to the mic, saying 'Prkl, stna, vttu..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 98 p4p, 38 weight class) and Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 18 p4p, 6 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro shoots in looking for a takedown but Raper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murhapuro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Raper misses.
Raper scores with a decent looking hook.
Raper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut
and Raper counters with a crisp right hand that drops Murhapuro! Raper lets Murhapuro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Raper cracks Murhapuro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murhapuro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Raper finish him?
 Murhapuro is rocked!
Murhapuro tries to get into range but Raper steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Murhapuro! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Raper scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
An out of breath Biff Raper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 21 p4p, 37 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 3 p4p, 6 weight class). Monkey has chosen Bransjehora 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby jabs Monkey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crosby lands a slapping body shot.
Monkey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey looks winded!
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crosby finds it's way round the side to connect with Monkey's head.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
A lazy left from Monkey finds it's target.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Monkey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crosby with a body shot.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crosby will feel that in the morning.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Crosby misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Crosby checks it.
Crosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crosby checks a low kick from Monkey.
Monkey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Monkey.
Crosby scores with a shot to the side of Monkey's head.
Monkey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Crosby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Monkey is leaning against Crosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
Crosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monkeys head.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crosby seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Monkey can turn it around.
Crosby pushes Monkey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crosby digs a right hand underneath Monkey's ribcage. Monkey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Monkey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Monkey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crosby.
Crosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Monkey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demon Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monkey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crosby is looking to wear down Monkey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monkey 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crosby.
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Monkey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crosby with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crosby.
Monkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crosby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monkey lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crosby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Crosby there.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crosby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Crosby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monkey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Demon Monkey's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Crosby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crosby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crosby lands a right hook to the body.
Crosby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Monkey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crosby is keeping busy.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Monkey throws an elbow but misses.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monkey.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Monkey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dany Crosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crosby blocks an uppercut.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey misses with the head strike.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Monkey.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crosby tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby takes a shot to the head.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Monkey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monkey controlling the action here for a moment.
Monkey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monkey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crosbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Crosby.
Crosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crosby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Monkey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crosby misses with a leg kick
and Monkey counters with a good, hard body kick but Crosby shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monkey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Demon Monkey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crosby throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Crosby misses with an uppercut
and Monkey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monkey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monkey tried to score with a low kick but Crosby checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby tries to move into range but Monkey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Monkey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby moves into the clinch successfully.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosby throws a head punch that misses.
Crosby blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Monkey - that landed with a thud.
Crosby lands with a short shot to the head.
Monkey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby throws a head punch that misses.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
A short uppercut from Monkey.
Monkey slowing the pace effectively.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Crosby.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey cracks Crosby with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monkey leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey lands a nice shot to the body.
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey is looking to control Crosby's arms but Crosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monkey has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Crosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Crosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crosby is keeping busy.
Monkey lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Crosby misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Crosby.
Monkey tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Crosby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Monkey slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Monkey.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monkey.
Monkey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crosby tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body.
Monkey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Crosby.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Crosby.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Crosby.
Crosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crosby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monkey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
A short right from Crosby.
Crosby cracks Monkey with a nice body shot.
Monkey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dany Crosby clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monkey throws a hook but Crosby avoids it easily.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Monkey swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Crosby counter with a right hand.
Crosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monkey is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crosby.
Monkey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crosby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
As Crosby backs off Monkey throws a huge counter combo but Crosby manages to avoid it all.
Crosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monkey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crosby slips a jab from Monkey.
Monkey sizes up Crosby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Jab by Monkey.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a hook but Crosby avoids it easily.
Crosby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Crosby. That snapped Monkey's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Monkey defending well as Crosby loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey counters with a body kick.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Crosby off balance momentarily.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with a good, hard body kick but Crosby shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Monkey as he connects with a hook.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Crosby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crosby scores with a punch to the head.
Monkey 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.
A big right from Crosby misses.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab lands there for Monkey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Demon Monkey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Crosby connects with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey 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 Crosby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crosby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crosby throws a good cross that connects.
Crosby cracks Monkey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Monkey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crosby finish him?
Monkey is rocked!
Monkey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crosby scores with a counter punch that sends Monkey to the canvas! Crosby smells blood - he's punishing Monkey with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Monkey has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dany Crosby!
Dany Crosby retains his welterweight title!
Dany Crosby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 32 p4p, 56 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 5 p4p, 10 weight class). Spike comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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32
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41
263
33 - 14 - 1 |
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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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spike scores with a nice head shot.
Spike throws a leg kick
and Cruz Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Spike. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spike.
Cruz Jr blocks a jab.
Cruz Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Spike misses with a looping left.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Spike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz Jr 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.
Spike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spike.
Spike tries to bum rush Cruz Jr with a series of wild strikes but Cruz Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spike misses with a hook. Cruz Jr ducked under it nicely.
Cruz Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spike doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spike misses with a right hand
and Cruz Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Spike counters with a straight right hand.
Spike misses with a left hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spike swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Cruz Jr misses its intended target.
Spike fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz Jr on the side of the head.
Spike misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spike counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Spike misses.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter the offense by Spike and move into the clinch.
Cruz Jr throws a hook but Spike blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Spike on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Spike is just out of range.
Spike swings widly with a right hand
letting Cruz Jr counter with a right hand.
Sunray Spike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz Jr slips a jab from Spike.
It looked like Cruz Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spike throws a leg kick but Cruz Jr moved away.
Cruz Jr wants to clinch up but Spike keeps it at a distance.
Spike swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spike takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spike throws a hook to the side of Cruz Jr's head but Cruz Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spike.
Cruz Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Spike throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spike jabs Cruz Jr right on the nose. Cruz Jr blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sunray Spike will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cruz Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cruz Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz Jr looks to land a left hand but Spike moved out of range nicely.
Cruz Jr misses with a body punch
and Spike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Spike finds it's way through Cruz Jr's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spike. Cruz Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Spike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Cruz Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Spike blocks it.
Spike misses with an uppercut. Cruz Jr saw that one coming.
Spike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cruz Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Spike - that landed with a thud.
Cruz Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spike looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spike throws a head kick that misses.
Spike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spike thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cruz Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spike misses with a left hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sunray Spike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spike misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruz Jr.
Spike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Spike looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz Jr tries to clinch up.
Spike throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz Jr moves out of range easily.
Cruz Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spike.
Cruz Jr avoids the head kick by Spike.
Cruz Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr throws the left hand but Spike avoids the punch easily.
Cruz Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spike throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Cruz Jr blocks a jab.
Spike throws a nice looking combination but Cruz Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sunray Spike will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cruz Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Spike throws a push kick but Cruz Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Spike blocks a jab.
Spike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz Jr staying out of range there.
As Spike tries to get set, Cruz Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Spike manages to avoid the attempt.
Spike takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr connects with a single shot there.
BOOM! Cruz Jr lands a beautiful left hook that drops Spike. Spike tries to recover but Cruz Jr is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Spike lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Cruz Jr!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Cruz Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 53 p4p, 51 weight class) and Henrique Gusmao (ranked 7 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
155
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32
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slammy Neckbreaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henrique Gusmao!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao throws a leg kick which misses Neckbreaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Neckbreaker tries to avoid it.
Neckbreaker scores with the left hand. Gusmao knows he should have avoided that one.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Neckbreaker's shoulder, as Neckbreaker tries to avoid the shot.
Gusmao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusmao.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neckbreaker lands with a right hand.
Neckbreaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gusmao moves away.
Neckbreaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Neckbreaker - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Gusmao.
Neckbreaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
Neckbreaker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gusmao sprawls and moves away.
Gusmao connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusmao throws a body punch but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
Gusmao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Neckbreaker blocks the leg kick.
Neckbreaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gusmao moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gusmao! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gusmao slips under a jab.
Neckbreaker lands a body shot.
Neckbreaker throws a looping overhand right but Gusmao ducks down to avoid it.
Gusmao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gusmao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker scores with a shot to the body.
Neckbreaker throws out a loose jab but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao throws a low kick but Neckbreaker moves out of range easily.
Neckbreaker tries to counter with a takedown but Gusmao is quick to defend against it.
Gusmao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neckbreaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neckbreaker with a hook.
Neckbreaker tries for a takedown but Gusmao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neckbreaker misses the shot to the body.
Gusmao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gusmao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Neckbreaker throws a big shot that misses.
Neckbreaker staying out of range there.
Neckbreaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gusmao on the side of the head.
Neckbreaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a body shot but no joy.
Gusmao throws a big shot that misses.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neckbreaker throws a body punch but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gusmao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusmao wants to clinch up but Neckbreaker keeps it at a distance.
Neckbreaker misses with an uppercut. Gusmao saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gusmao catches Neckbreaker right on the button with a cross.
Henrique Gusmao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neckbreaker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neckbreaker closes the distance and clinches up with Gusmao, looking for a takedown. Neckbreaker pushes Gusmao against the cage but Gusmao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neckbreaker swings for the body but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gusmao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gusmao looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neckbreaker misses with a hook. Gusmao ducked under it nicely.
Neckbreaker throws a lazy right hand but Gusmao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gusmao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Neckbreaker swings for the body but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao lands a nice looking body shot.
Neckbreaker tests Gusmao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neckbreaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gusmao off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Neckbreaker.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusmao.
Neckbreaker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neckbreaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusmao is just out of range.
Neckbreaker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gusmao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Neckbreaker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neckbreaker. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusmao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slammy Neckbreaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neckbreaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao slips a jab and a cross from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gusmao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neckbreaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gusmao with a nice cross.
Gusmao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gusmao thumps Neckbreaker with a low kick.
Neckbreaker misses with a straight right.
Neckbreaker blocks the body kick.
Neckbreaker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neckbreaker throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gusmao counter with a right hand.
Neckbreaker takes one to the chin there.
Gusmao takes a swing at Neckbreaker's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Neckbreaker finds it's target.
Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neckbreaker.
Gusmao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neckbreaker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neckbreaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to clinch there but Neckbreaker circles away.
Neckbreaker attempts a counter takedown but Gusmao avoids it well and moves away.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gusmao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neckbreaker. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusmao connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Gusmao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Neckbreaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gusmao instigates a clinch.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as Neckbreaker controls his hands.
Neckbreaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Gusmao can't find room to land a body shot as Neckbreaker controls the action.
Gusmao misses with a punch on the inside.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Neckbreaker.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a punch but it's blocked by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker lands a body shot.
Neckbreaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gusmao's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao misses with a punch on the inside.
Neckbreaker misses with the head strike.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
Neckbreaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Neckbreaker.
Gusmao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrique Gusmao will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Gusmao.
Neckbreaker misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Neckbreaker misses its intended target.
Gusmao takes a swing at Neckbreaker's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao moves out of range as Neckbreaker strikes.
Gusmao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That kick from Gusmao tenderised Neckbreaker's leg. Neckbreaker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neckbreaker checks a leg kick.
Neckbreaker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gusmao.
Gusmao connects with the punch.
Gusmao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neckbreaker throws a hook to the side of Gusmao's head but Gusmao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Neckbreaker misses the target.
Neckbreaker loads up on a big right hand but Gusmao slips the punch.
Neckbreaker throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Gusmao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neckbreaker thuds a left hand into Gusmao's body.
Gusmao throws a body punch but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
Gusmao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gusmao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neckbreaker's sensitive parts.
Neckbreaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusmao throws out the jab.
Neckbreaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gusmao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gusmao as he jumps to the side.
Gusmao looks to land a right hand but Neckbreaker moved out of range.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neckbreaker tries to move into range but Gusmao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neckbreaker misses with a straight left.
Neckbreaker throws a hook to the side of Gusmao's head but Gusmao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neckbreaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gusmao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neckbreaker throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Neckbreaker misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusmao.
Neckbreaker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gusmao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gusmao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gusmao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gusmao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker attempts a counter takedown but Gusmao avoids it well and moves away.
Neckbreaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gusmao.
Gusmao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker throws a lazy right hand but Gusmao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gusmao wants to counter the offense by Neckbreaker and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neckbreaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusmao is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao 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.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neckbreaker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gusmao is not content to let Neckbreaker control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neckbreaker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Neckbreaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusmao keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao taking punishment in the form of punches.
Neckbreaker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Neckbreaker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gusmao is avoiding damage well.
Gusmao parries the strikes from Neckbreaker easily there. Neckbreaker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gusmao to escape.
Neckbreaker trying to control the action but Gusmao is working from the bottom.
Neckbreaker throws a strike aimed at the side of Gusmao's head but Gusmao avoids it well.
Neckbreaker is looking to take a break and control but Gusmao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gusmao is trying to control Neckbreaker's posture but Neckbreaker avoids it.
Neckbreaker is trying to get an arm triangle but Gusmao is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Neckbreaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusmao keeps working.
Gusmao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Neckbreaker off and has taken his back!
Gusmao gets his hands free as Neckbreaker looks to control.
Gusmao just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Neckbreaker trying to control the hands but Gusmao breaks the grip.
Gusmao is trying to stick to Neckbreaker's back but Neckbreaker is turning into Gusmao. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gusmao's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker wants to control from the top but Gusmao keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henrique Gusmao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neckbreaker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gusmao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusmao feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neckbreaker. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusmao staying out of range there.
Neckbreaker throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neckbreaker. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neckbreaker misses with a hook.
Gusmao thows a body kick. Neckbreaker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Neckbreaker throws a looping overhand right but Gusmao ducks down to avoid it.
Gusmao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henrique Gusmao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neckbreaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusmao throws out the jab.
Gusmao misses with a body kick.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
Gusmao lands with a good body shot.
Neckbreaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gusmao misses the jab.
Gusmao tries to work over Neckbreaker's front leg with a kick but Neckbreaker checks it.
Neckbreaker attempts a counter takedown but Gusmao avoids it well and moves away.
Neckbreaker goes for a double leg but Gusmao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gusmao continues to drive forward.
A short left from Neckbreaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker tries to throw a body punch but Gusmao avoids it by throwing Neckbreaker back against the cage.
Gusmao misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neckbreaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusmao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neckbreaker backwards.
Gusmao prevents Neckbreaker from breaking the clinch.
Neckbreaker lands a right hand.
Gusmao lands with a right to the head.
Neckbreaker can't get the takedown.
Gusmao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gusmao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gusmao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gusmao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gusmao digs a right hand underneath Neckbreaker's ribcage. Neckbreaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusmao lands an elbow just above Neckbreaker 's eye.
Gusmao digs a right hand underneath Neckbreaker's ribcage. Neckbreaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neckbreaker misses with the head strike.
Gusmao tries to work over Neckbreaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusmao has a couple of punches blocked by Neckbreaker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gusmao.
Gusmao scores with a shoulder strike.
Neckbreaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to throw a body punch but Neckbreaker avoids it by throwing Gusmao back against the cage.
Gusmao lands a nice elbow.
Gusmao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gusmao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neckbreaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neckbreaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusmao lands with a short shot to the head.
Gusmao tries a body shot but Neckbreaker blocks it.
Gusmao lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Slammy Neckbreaker has been cut.
Gusmao lands a hook that snaps the head of Neckbreaker backwards.
Gusmao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusmao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Neckbreaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gusmao gets through Neckbreaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neckbreaker backwards.
A short right from Gusmao on the inside.
Gusmao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gusmao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neckbreaker prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Neckbreaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neckbreaker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gusmao after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slammy Neckbreaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker lands with a left to the head.
Neckbreaker prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Neckbreaker throws a head punch that misses.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.
Neckbreaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusmao swings wildly with an uppercut but Neckbreaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neckbreaker turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Neckbreaker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Neckbreaker wants to control but Gusmao is keeping him busy.
Gusmao is being controlled here.
Neckbreaker lands an elbow.
Neckbreaker trying to control the action but Gusmao is working from the bottom.
Gusmao dodges the ground and pound from Neckbreaker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slammy Neckbreaker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gusmao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gusmao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neckbreaker throws out the jab.
It seemed like Gusmao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neckbreaker looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
A big left from Neckbreaker misses.
Neckbreaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Gusmao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neckbreaker's sensitive parts.
Gusmao throws a head kick but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
Neckbreaker moves out of range of the leg kick from Gusmao.
Nice defenses there by Neckbreaker.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gusmao. That's going to slow Neckbreaker down.
Neckbreaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gusmao off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Neckbreaker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Neckbreaker tests Gusmao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neckbreaker shoots in for a double leg but Gusmao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gusmao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neckbreaker doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neckbreaker misses with a hook. Gusmao ducked under it nicely.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Neckbreaker.
Gusmao misses with a looping right.
Neckbreaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neckbreaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusmao is just out of range.
Gusmao feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao is looking to slow Neckbreaker down with leg kicks.
A jab from Gusmao does it's job there.
Gusmao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neckbreaker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Neckbreaker checks a leg kick.
Neckbreaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neckbreaker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gusmao is trying to defend but Neckbreaker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gusmao kicks off Neckbreaker and gets to his feet.
Neckbreaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gusmao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusmao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neckbreaker, pushing him back against the cage.
Gusmao lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Neckbreaker blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao scores with a shot to the side of Neckbreaker's head.
Gusmao throws a punch but it's blocked by Neckbreaker.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neckbreaker's elbow.
Henrique Gusmao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gusmao tries to work over Neckbreaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neckbreaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neckbreaker misses with a body punch.
Gusmao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neckbreaker backwards.
Gusmao lands with a light punch inside.
Gusmao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neckbreaker presses Gusmao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neckbreaker lands with a light punch inside.
Neckbreaker takes an elbow to the temple.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neckbreaker's elbow.
Neckbreaker blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Neckbreaker is leaning against Gusmao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neckbreaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gusmao backwards.
Gusmao lands an elbow inside.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neckbreaker's elbow.
Neckbreaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Gusmao backwards.
Neckbreaker is working Gusmao over against the cage.
Neckbreaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Gusmao.
Neckbreaker pushes Gusmao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gusmao defending well as Neckbreaker loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Gusmao.
Neckbreaker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gusmao.
Gusmao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gusmao tries to land a leg kick but Neckbreaker saw it coming and moves away.
Neckbreaker checks a low kick from Gusmao.
Neckbreaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gusmao.
Neckbreaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from Neckbreaker.
Gusmao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Neckbreaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neckbreaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusmao.
Neckbreaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
Gusmao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neckbreaker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusmao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gusmao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neckbreaker's head.
Gusmao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gusmao keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusmao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gusmao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gusmao misses with a leg kick.
Gusmao throws a front kick aimed at Neckbreaker's knee but Neckbreaker avoids it well.
Gusmao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neckbreaker.
A leg kick checked by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Neckbreaker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neckbreaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a looping overhand right but Neckbreaker ducks down to avoid it.
Neckbreaker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Neckbreaker scores with a nice head shot.
Neckbreaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gusmao but Gusmao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Slammy Neckbreaker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Neckbreaker cracks Gusmao with an open hand slap.
Neckbreaker looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Neckbreaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gusmao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neckbreaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gusmao lands a jab to the nose.
Gusmao throws a leg kick that misses.
Gusmao connects with an inside leg kick.
Neckbreaker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neckbreaker misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gusmao.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gusmao digs a good body shot into Neckbreaker's ribs.
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!
Gusmao lands a really nice looking cross but Neckbreaker seems unphased.
Neckbreaker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gusmao.
Neckbreaker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gusmao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neckbreaker scrambles back to his feet.
Neckbreaker fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gusmao.
Neckbreaker checks a leg kick.
Neckbreaker 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.
Gusmao cracks Neckbreaker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick from Gusmao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neckbreaker avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neckbreaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gusmao defends it nicely.
Gusmao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Neckbreaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gusmao scrambles back to his feet.
A solid body kick from Gusmao.
Slammy Neckbreaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrique Gusmao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao lands with an uppercut that bounces Neckbreaker off the cage and back into range.
Neckbreaker misses with a looping left.
Gusmao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Neckbreaker takes a step back to recover.
Gusmao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neckbreaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gusmao throws a looping overhand right but Neckbreaker ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neckbreaker throws a big shot that misses.
Neckbreaker takes one on the button.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neckbreaker throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
Gusmao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Neckbreaker scores with a sloppy right hand. Gusmao should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neckbreaker.
Gusmao is rocked!
Neckbreaker drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gusmao right on the button. Gusmao goes down! Neckbreaker follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Neckbreaker gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slammy Neckbreaker!
Slammy Neckbreaker retains his lightweight title!
Slammy Neckbreaker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 9 p4p, 22 weight class) and Mantak Garuda (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garuda's choice of entrance music: Djiin Djiin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 29 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whymer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garuda manages to avoid it.
Garuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whymer doesn't seem bothered though.
Whymer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whymer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Whymer connects with a body shot that sends Garuda's belly button to the back.
Whymer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whymer moves forwards but Garuda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Garuda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A low kick from Garuda is predictable there
and Whymer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garuda's knee momentarily.
Whymer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garuda. Garuda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garuda tries to clinch but Whymer is having none of it.
Whymer is looking to slow Garuda down with leg kicks.
A jab from Garuda misses.
Whymer digs a good hook to Garuda's body.
Whymer tries a head kick but it misses.
Garuda flicks out a counter leg kick but Whymer steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda misses with a body shot.
Whymer scores with a hook.
Whymer throws an off balance right hand
and Garuda counters with a series of strikes. Whymer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garuda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
Whymer scores with a hook to the body. Garuda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whymer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whymer takes a swing at Garuda's ribcage but misses.
Whymer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garuda takes a step back to recover.
Whymer 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garuda drops his hands momentarily and Whymer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whymer connects with a nice looking jab.
Whymer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garuda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whymer lands a lovely overhand right.
Garuda scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Whymer.
Garuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Whymer.
Whymer scores with a spinning back kick!
Whymer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whymer lands a slapping body shot.
Garuda throws a leg kick
and Whymer counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Whymer.
Whymer misses with a hook to the body
and Garuda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer lands a two punch combo.
Whymer catches Garuda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Mantak Garuda's cut even more.
Whymer connects with a body shot that sends Garuda's belly button to the back.
Whymer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garuda.
Whymer lands a body shot.
Garuda misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garuda throws an overhand right that lands on Whymer's shoulder, as Whymer tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whymer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
Whymer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whymer.
Crunch! Whymer slams his shin into Garuda's torso.
Garuda looks winded!
Whymer lands with an uppercut that bounces Garuda off the cage and back into range.
Whymer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Whymer scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Garuda misses.
Garuda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer scores with a spinning back kick!
Whymer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Whymer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Whymer.
Whymer connects with a body shot.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garuda blocks the body kick.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Garuda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Garuda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whymer has got the better of the exchanges.
Whymer lands a big head kick that sends Garuda tumbling to the mat! Whymer takes a step backwards and waves Garuda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Garuda is rocked!
The cut above Mantak Garuda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garuda throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
Garuda is still on wobbly legs! Can Whymer finish him?
Whymer sends Garuda crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Whymer is motioning to the referee to let Garuda up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Whymer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whymer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whymer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garuda can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Garuda. That's going to slow Whymer down.
Nice uppercut there from Whymer.
Mantak Garuda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Whymer throws a pinpoint strike between Garuda's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Garuda crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Whymer scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Just Whymer!
Just Whymer retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Just Whymer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 28 weight class) and Conor The Barbarian (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Maluga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JUNGLE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor The Barbarian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian lands with a hook. Maluga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
The Barbarian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Barbarian throws a jab but it's blocked by Maluga.
Maluga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maluga.
Maluga connects with a solid leg kick.
The Barbarian throws a combination. Maluga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maluga throws a leg kick but The Barbarian moved away.
The Barbarian throws a hook but Maluga avoids it easily.
Maluga tries to clinch up but The Barbarian circles away and keeps his distance.
The Barbarian follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Maluga catches The Barbarian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
The Barbarian throws a leg kick which misses Maluga's front leg but catches the back leg as Maluga tries to avoid it.
The Barbarian 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Barbarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
The Barbarian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - The Barbarian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Barbarian connects with a leg kick.
The Barbarian wants to land a leg kick but Maluga is out of range.
The Barbarian cracks Maluga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Barbarian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maluga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Barbarian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maluga has time to react.
The Barbarian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Barbarian is looking to land body kicks.
Maluga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maluga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maluga there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Barbarian misses with a hook. Maluga ducked under it nicely.
The Barbarian lunges at Maluga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maluga's hand.
The Barbarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Barbarian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Barbarian cracks a nice hook into Maluga's ribs.
An inside leg kick from The Barbarian misses.
Maluga swings for the body but The Barbarian moves out of range.
Maluga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Barbarian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice uppercut lands for The Barbarian. That snapped Maluga's head back.
Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Maluga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maluga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a head kick but Maluga moves out of range.
The Barbarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian scores with a kick to the body.
The Barbarian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Barbarian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Barbarian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maluga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Barbarians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Barbarian thuds his right hand into Maluga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maluga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
The Barbarian lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Maluga misses its intended target.
The Barbarian tries a head kick but it misses.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kilo Maluga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Barbarian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maluga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Barbarian.
The Barbarian misses with the body kick
and Maluga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Conor The Barbarian's cut even more.
The Barbarian takes one to the chin there.
Maluga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maluga looks to score with a jab to the body but The Barbarian is just out of range.
The Barbarian works Maluga's body with a nice hook.
Maluga checks a leg kick nicely.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Barbarian 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Maluga misses its intended target.
The Barbarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Maluga misses
and The Barbarian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maluga fails with an attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Barbarian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Barbarian scoring well with a low kick there.
The Barbarian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maluga at a distance.
The Barbarian misses with a straight right.
The Barbarian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maluga tries to clinch up
and The Barbarian counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga slips under a jab from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian tries to land a front kick but Maluga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian scores with a jab. Maluga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Barbarian throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Barbarian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Barbarian.
Maluga throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Barbarian avoids it.
Maluga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Barbarian.
Nice defenses there by Maluga.
The Barbarian throws a leg kick
and Maluga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maluga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick from The Barbarian.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Barbarian keeps Maluga at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian throws the left hand but Maluga avoids the punch easily.
Maluga throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Barbarian avoids it.
Maluga wants to land a leg kick but The Barbarian is out of range.
The Barbarian misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maluga.
A nice leg kick from The Barbarian, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga throws a lazy right hand but The Barbarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Barbarian feints and then cracks Maluga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maluga down.
The Barbarian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Barbarian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conor The Barbarian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Barbarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maluga.
The Barbarian throws an overhand right that lands on Maluga's shoulder, as Maluga tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Barbarian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by The Barbarian.
The Barbarian cracks Maluga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maluga avoids a kick to the body.
The Barbarian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The cut above Conor The Barbarian's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Barbarian thuds a left hand into Maluga's body.
Maluga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Barbarian counters with a good, hard body kick but Maluga shrugs it off.
The Barbarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a body kick that stops The Barbarian in his tracks momentarily.
The Barbarian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maluga's hands.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Barbarian.
Maluga moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Maluga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Barbarian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Barbarian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Barbarian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Barbarian - that will leave a mark!
The Barbarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Barbarian punishes Maluga's body with a nice straight punch.
Maluga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
The Barbarian digs a good hook to Maluga's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Barbarian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maluga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maluga blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Barbarian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Maluga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian with the inside leg kick.
Maluga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maluga lands with a cross.
Maluga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maluga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Barbarian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maluga scrambles back to his feet.
Maluga throws a hook but The Barbarian blocks it.
The Barbarian throws the kick towards the body but Maluga avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Barbarian - that will leave a mark!
Maluga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Barbarian connects with an inside leg kick.
The Barbarian swings for the body but Maluga moves out of range.
The Barbarian misses with a looping left.
Maluga appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Barbarian misses with an uppercut
and Maluga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Barbarian.
A big left from The Barbarian misses.
The Barbarian throws the kick towards the body but Maluga avoids it.
Maluga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maluga's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Maluga walks into a stiff left hand from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
The Barbarian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maluga takes one on the button.
The Barbarian connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian looks for the body kick but Maluga saw that one coming.
Maluga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Barbarian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maluga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Barbarian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jeez, Kilo Maluga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Maluga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maluga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Barbarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maluga manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Maluga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maluga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Barbarian misses with a hook.
The Barbarian connects with a solid leg kick.
The Barbarian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kilo Maluga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian is the new heavyweight champion!
Conor The Barbarian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kilo Maluga spoke after the fight, saying 'My name is Kilo. Born to bleed.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 6 p4p, 8 weight class) and Edison Atunes (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
Atunes cracks Toivonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Toivonen counter with a right hand.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Toivonen misses with a straight right.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen lands with a right hand.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toivonen.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Toivonen counters with a good low kick that Atunes was not able to check.
Toivonen is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Atunes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Toivonen avoids it.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toivonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toivonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Toivonen blocks the low kick.
Toivonen wants to land a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Toivonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Toivonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Toivonen clobbers Atunes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Atunes is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toivonen 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 Atunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Atunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Toivonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen tries to clinch up.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen 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.
Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Toivonen misses
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toivonen digs a good body shot into Atunes's ribs.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toivonen momentarily.
Atunes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Toivonen avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Atunes.
Toivonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edison Atunes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atunes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toivonen. That one must have hurt.
Toivonen misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
As Atunes backs away, Toivonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toivonen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Atunes! Toivonen lets Atunes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Atunes is rocked!
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!
Toivonen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Atunes right on the button. Atunes goes down! Toivonen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Toivonen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen!
An out of breath Pekka Toivonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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