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C4 XXXV - Chakrit vs. Dude PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Blumreisinger (ranked 5926 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Bate Pepo (ranked 636 p4p, 524 weight class). Bate Pepo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Blumreisinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blumreisinger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pepo clinches up against the cage.
Blumreisinger manages to pull guard.
Pepo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blumreisinger is looking to cinch up a triangle. Pepo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Blumreisinger's body to avoid the submission. Blumreisinger has instead reached around Pepo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Blumreisinger arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Blumreisinger!
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Krzysztof Kozlow really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 176.9, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Ville Varma was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 1448 p4p, 2306 weight class) and Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 199 p4p, 286 weight class). Krenakore has chosen Krenak Nak Inhauit Borum Rerre as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mengrire Krenakore!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Krenakore is just out of range.
Krenakore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Krenakore's front leg but catches the back leg as Krenakore tries to avoid it.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenakore misses the jab.
Krenakore jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Krenakore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Krenakore saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Krenakore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Krenakore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Krenakore avoided it.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Krenakore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Krenakore walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Krenakore takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Krenakore misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sitsongrit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krenakore swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krenakore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Krenakore lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krenakores head.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Krenakore scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A slow jab from Krenakore misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Krenakore.
Krenakore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krenakore swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
A nice side step and Krenakore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Krenakore up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Krenakore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Krenakore breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Krenakore's head.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krenakore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krenakore walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krenakore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krenakore takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
letting Krenakore counter with a right hand.
Krenakore throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krenakore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Krenakore's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut.
Krenakore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Krenakore misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krenakore throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krenakore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krenakore, pushing him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mengrire Krenakore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krenakore can do to turn this around?
Krenakore prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Krenakore breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Krenakore's midsection.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krenakore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krenakore lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Krenakore misses with some punches.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
Krenakore lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sitsongrit as Krenakore tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krenakore.
Sitsongrit has Krenakore pressed against the cage, preventing Krenakore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Krenakore's head.
Krenakore throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Krenakore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krenakore fails to land.
Krenakore struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Krenakore prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Krenakore scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Krenakore.
Krenakore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit forces Krenakore back against the cage and clinches.
Krenakore working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krenakore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Krenakore.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krenakore is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Krenakore moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krenakore scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krenakore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Krenakore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Krenakore misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Krenakore 's knee.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krenakore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Krenakore moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Krenakore lands an overhand right.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Krenakore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krenakore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krenakore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit rushes Krenakore and presses him up against the cage.
Krenakore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krenakore's elbow.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit has Krenakore up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mengrire Krenakore'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!
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krenakore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krenakore was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krenakore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
A short right from Krenakore.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krenakore.
Krenakore working aggressively here.
Krenakore can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch but Krenakore slips to the side
and Krenakore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krenakore is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Krenakore's ribcage. Krenakore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krenakores head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Krenakore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit works on Krenakore's body with a couple of short punches.
Krenakore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Krenakore working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit presses Krenakore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
Krenakore misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit cracks Krenakore with a nice body shot.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krenakore.
Krenakore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krenakore or not.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Krenakore's head.
 Krenakore is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Krenakore is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a big right hand that drops Krenakore! The killer instinct kicks in and Sitsongrit finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit 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 Jeremiah Hill (ranked 1309 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 197 p4p, 219 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremiah Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Izanagi lands with a nice body kick.
Hill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Izanagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Izanagi! But no joy.
Izanagi checks a leg kick.
Hill works the jab nicely.
Izanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
As Izanagi backs away, Hill returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Izanagi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Izanagi should have avoided that one.
Izanagi looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Jeremiah Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Izanagi throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill connects with the punch.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Izanagi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill thuds his right hand into Izanagi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hill throws the left hand but Izanagi avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Izanagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hill drives through and clinches with Izanagi against the cage.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izanagi's elbow.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
Hill prevents a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hill working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Izanagi.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Izanagi trying to land knees to the body.
Izanagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Izanagi can turn it around.
Hill lands with a left to the head.
Izanagi gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izanagi presses Hill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izanagi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Izanagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Hill won't want to take too many of those.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Izanagi lands a left hand.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Izanagi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Izanagi gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hill blocking some punches.
Izanagi lands a body punch.
Hill blocking some punches.
Izanagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Izanagi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hill in his tracks.
 It looks like Jeremiah Hill has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izanagi throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi avoids the head kick by Hill.
Izanagi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill lands a glancing blow to the side of Izanagi's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Izanagi counters with a nice leg kick.
Izanagi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Izanagi checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izanagi lands a right hook to the body.
Izanagi throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Izanagi slips the punch.
Izanagi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hill blocks it well.
Izanagi tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sora Izanagi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Hill's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Izanagi.
Izanagi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Izanagi throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izanagi misses with a low kick.
Izanagi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izanagi scores with a nice right hand.
Hill thuds his right hand into Izanagi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hill takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Izanagi misses.
Hill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Izanagi saw that one coming.
Jeremiah Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hill misses the target.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Izanagi's head but Izanagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Izanagi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Izanagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Izanagi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Izanagi throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill fires out a quick counter leg kick but Izanagi just manages to avoid it.
Hill motions for Izanagi to come forward. Hill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Hill misses.
Izanagi throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Izanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Izanagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Izanagi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Izanagi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Izanagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill connects with a crisp jab.
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Izanagi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Izanagi's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill throws a leg kick but Izanagi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Izanagi ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Izanagi misses with a looping left.
Izanagi slips under a jab.
Jeremiah Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izanagi moves forwards but Hill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Izanagi tries to land a front kick but Hill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi misses the shot to the body.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Izanagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Izanagi slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Izanagi.
Izanagi moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Izanagi tries a quick counter leg kick but Hill is wise to it.
Izanagi moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Izanagi counters with a left and a right that stings Hill.
Izanagi takes one on the button.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Izanagi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izanagi staying out of range there.
Hill throws a hook but Izanagi blocks it.
Hill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izanagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Izanagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izanagi ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill misses with a hook. Izanagi ducked under it nicely.
Hill thumps Izanagi with a low kick.
Izanagi misses with a body kick.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Izanagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Izanagi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Izanagi misses with a straight left.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Izanagi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Izanagi counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sora Izanagi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Hill's cut.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izanagi.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Izanagi.
As Izanagi backs away, Hill returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hill misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Izanagi! But no joy.
Izanagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Izanagi is out of range and Hill settles back down.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Hill moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIzanagi.
Izanagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Izanagi throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Izanagi down.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Izanagi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Izanagi jabs Hill right on the nose. Hill blinks but takes it well.
Izanagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill backing away here, and Izanagi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Izanagi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Izanagi to score with a decent uppercut.
Izanagi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Izanagi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Izanagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hill scores with a nice head shot.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Izanagi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Izanagi connects with a leg kick.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Izanagi slips the punch.
Sora Izanagi 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.
A left lands for Izanagi.
Izanagi is looking to land body kicks.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Izanagi counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Izanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izanagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izanagi lands with an overhand left.
Hill misses with a left hand
and Izanagi counters with a good low kick that Hill was not able to check.
Hill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Izanagi counters with an outside leg kick.
Izanagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Izanagi lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Izanagi lands.
Izanagi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izanagi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill tries to work over Izanagi's front leg with a kick but Izanagi checks it.
Izanagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Izanagi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hill throws a hook but Izanagi blocks it.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Izanagi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill misses the body punch
and Izanagi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Izanagi.
Hill throws a hook but Izanagi avoids it easily.
Hill thows a leg kick but Izanagi checks it
and Izanagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Izanagi digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Izanagi throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
Hill 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and Izanagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Izanagi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Izanagi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Izanagi checks a leg kick.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Izanagi off the cage and back into range.
Some bone on bone action there as Izanagi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters circling a little - Izanagi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
letting Izanagi counter with a right hand.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Izanagi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Izanagi tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill tries to clinch there but Izanagi circles away.
Hill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izanagi with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sora Izanagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Izanagi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
A relieved looking Sora Izanagi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moana Tautua (ranked 2383 p4p, 2028 weight class) and Genkei Takahashi (ranked 295 p4p, 256 weight class). Genkei Takahashi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moana Tautua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genkei Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takahashi.
A left and a right from Tautua both land. Nice combination.
Takahashi scores with a nice body kick.
Tautua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi feints a counter leg kick.
Takahashi looks for the body kick but Tautua saw that one coming.
Tautua fails to land with a series of punches.
Takahashi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Takahashi. No joy for Tautua on that attempt.
Takahashi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tautua moves out of range of the body kick.
Tautua tries to counter with a takedown but Takahashi is quick to defend against it.
Tautua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tautua connects with a body shot that sends Takahashi's belly button to the back.
Moana Tautua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tautua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takahashi.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and Tautua decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takahashi's guard.
Takahashi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Takahashi is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tautua trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tautua tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
Takahashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takahashi, not yet.
Tautua being controlled here momentarily.
Tautua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Tautua from controlling successfully.
Takahashi controlling the position.
Tautua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takahashi pulls Tautua in to control the position.
Tautua trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Tautua stopping the sweep attempt from Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tautua looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Takahashi holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Takahashi dodges the punch combination from Tautua.
Tautua looks to land a left hand but Takahashi moved out of range nicely.
Tautua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tautua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tautua fails to land with a series of punches.
Tautua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tautua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tautua stopping the sweep attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi is still trying to improve position.
Takahashi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Takahashi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tautua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tautua is working hard here to advance position.
Tautua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Takahashi holds on and takes a little breather.
Tautua trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tautua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takahashi stalling.
Tautua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takahashi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tautua wants to get back to full guard.
Tautua is pressing down on Takahashi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tautua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takahashi controls the pace.
Tautua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takahashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tautua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moana Tautua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takahashi scores with a push kick.
Takahashi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tautua fails to land with a series of punches.
Takahashi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tautua blocks it well.
Tautua tries to bum rush Takahashi with a series of wild strikes but Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takahashi throws a front kick aimed at Tautua's knee but Tautua avoids it well.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tautua drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takahashi sprawls and moves away.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tautua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takahashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takahashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tautua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takahashi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tautua blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Tautua misses.
Genkei Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tautua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tautua looks to land a combination. Takahashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tautua throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tautua throws a low kick but Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Moana Tautua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
Tautua drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takahashi sprawls and moves away.
Takahashi slips a jab and a cross from Tautua.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tautua moves out of range of the leg kick from Takahashi.
No luck for Tautua with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moana Tautua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tautua throws a series of punches but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Tautua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Takahashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Tautua sprawls well. He's pushed Takahashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tautua tries to land a leg kick but Takahashi saw it coming and moves away.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tautua throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tautua dives in and scores a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi pulls Tautua in close to his closed guard and prevents Tautua from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tautua preventing the sweep.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Tautua from controlling successfully.
Tautua being controlled here momentarily.
Tautua trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tautua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Tautua's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi controlling Tautua's posture.
Takahashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takahashi, not yet.
Tautua trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Takahashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Takahashi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tautua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahashi can do to turn this around?
Takahashi is looking for a kimura here.
Moana Tautua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tautua tries to roll over but Takahashi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Tautua defends the submission attempt.
Tautua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tautua tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
Takahashi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Takahashi is looking to take a break and control but Tautua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tautua trying to hold on to Takahashi's head to control him but Takahashi postures up.
Tautua is looking to improve his position.
Takahashi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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 Moana Tautua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Tautua.
Tautua works over Takahashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Tautua feints and as Takahashi raises his hands in defense, Tautua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tautua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takahashi's guard.
Tautua is looking for a kimura but Takahashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tautua to get the leverage.
Takahashi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Takahashi wants to control but Tautua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takahashi is pressing down on Tautua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takahashi has his hands on Tautua's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The adventures of Takahashi the control monster continue. Boring.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tautua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
Takahashi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tautua advances position into side control!
Takahashi manages to get back to half guard.
Takahashi tries to get to full guard but Tautua has control of the leg.
Tautua trying to mount his opponent but Takahashi defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to control but Tautua postures up.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep. Tautua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takahashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Tautua.
Takahashi is trying to maintain the position but Tautua is very close to passing his half guard.
Takahashi is controlling Tautua's trapped leg to prevent Tautua from advancing to side control.
Tautua is looking for a kimura but Takahashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tautua to get the leverage.
Tautua trying to control from half guard but Takahashi is working away.
Takahashi tries to get to full guard but Tautua has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takahashi pulls Tautua in close to prevent any damage.
Takahashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Tautua from controlling successfully.
Tautua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tautua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takahashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tautua has managed to get both his arms back between Takahashi's legs - danger averted.
Tautua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takahashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tautua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tautua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tautua trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tautua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tautua stopping the sweep attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi trying to control the position here.
Tautua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takahashi's guard.
Takahashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Tautua trying to mount his opponent but Takahashi defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takahashi gets back to full guard.
Tautua stopping the sweep attempt from Takahashi.
Genkei Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tautua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moana Tautua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tautua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moana Tautua!
Moana Tautua gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jock Strap (ranked 1458 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 220 p4p, 301 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strap counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strap.
Strap just misses with a punch to the body.
Strap throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jock Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strap connects with the punch.
Oooooh!!! Strap has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Strap steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Agent Smith has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strap drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smith right on the button. Smith goes down! Strap follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Strap gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jock Strap!
An out of breath Jock Strap 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Dykstra (ranked 1540 p4p, 2330 weight class) and Billy Ocean (ranked 186 p4p, 275 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walt Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Ocean!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dykstra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ocean at a distance.
Dykstra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ocean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dykstra lands a big right hand that sends Ocean crashing to the mat! Dykstra stays standing though and waves Ocean back to his feet!
Walt Dykstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dykstra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ocean moves into the clinch.
Dykstra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Dykstra.
Ocean is rocked!
Dykstra has a couple of punches blocked by Ocean.
Ocean is still on wobbly legs! Can Dykstra finish him?
Dykstra throws a big uppercut that drops Ocean! More strikes from Dykstra and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ocean lies dazed against the cage as Dykstra celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walt Dykstra!
Walt Dykstra very nearly forgot to thank Knock Out Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo De Vinci (ranked 1155 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Seppo Ilmarinen (ranked 178 p4p, 216 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo De Vinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ilmarinen or perhaps it was just good defense by De Vinci, which made it look bad.
De Vinci throws a hook but Ilmarinen avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen slips a jab from De Vinci.
Ilmarinen feints the counter takedown.
De Vinci connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Vinci loads up on a big right hand but Ilmarinen slips the punch.
Ilmarinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Vinci.
Ilmarinen with the counter takedown but De Vinci avoids it easily.
De Vinci throws a jab when Ilmarinen was well out of range.
De Vinci thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Vinci throws a hook to the side of Ilmarinen's head but Ilmarinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ilmarinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vinci manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Vinci is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ilmarinen dives into side control.
De Vinci has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ilmarinen is working to tighten his grip on De Vinci's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. De Vinci has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ilmarinen is really squeezing tight and eventually De Vinci passes out! Ilmarinen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Seppo Ilmarinen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koua Kamara (ranked 722 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Ed Jones (ranked 93 p4p, 238 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Say Jack - Andre Nickatina. Koua Kamara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ed Jones's chin.
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koua Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Koua Kamara has been cut.
Kamara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamara lands with a cross.
Jones cracks Kamara with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kamara looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jones finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones drops Kamara with a big left hand! Kamara is injured, injured bad! Jones jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Jones!
After the fight, Ed Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 259 p4p, 886 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 48 p4p, 138 weight class). Dude Dudeson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson misses with a body kick.
Pratoomwong throws a leg kick
and Dudeson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratoomwong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dudeson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dudeson scores with the left hand. Pratoomwong knows he should have avoided that one.
Pratoomwong throws a body punch but Dudeson moves out of range.
Pratoomwong scores with a punch to the head.
Dudeson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Pratoomwong misses its target.
Dudeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pratoomwong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudeson.
Pratoomwong looks to land a right hand but Dudeson moved out of range.
Chakrit Pratoomwong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pratoomwong. Dudeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudeson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pratoomwong looks to throw the jab but Dudeson is out of range.
Pratoomwong throws a series of punches but Dudeson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratoomwong tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pratoomwong throws out the jab.
A left lands for Pratoomwong.
Dudeson has a takedown stuffed.
Pratoomwong misses with a head kick.
Dudeson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dudeson closes the distance and clinches up with Pratoomwong, looking for a takedown. Dudeson pushes Pratoomwong against the cage but Pratoomwong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pratoomwong sizes up Dudeson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pratoomwong throws a right hand that misses
and Dudeson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pratoomwong misses with a straight left.
Pratoomwong misses with a left hand
so Dudeson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson postures up and lands a big shot to Pratoomwong's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudeson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dudeson stopping the sweep attempt from Pratoomwong.
Dudeson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dudeson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dudeson throws a strike but Pratoomwong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dudeson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pratoomwong's guard.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pratoomwong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudeson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pratoomwong's head.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pratoomwong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pratoomwong has control of Dudeson's left arm, preventing Dudeson from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratoomwong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dudeson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dudeson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pratoomwong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dudeson.
Dudeson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pratoomwong is retaining full guard.
Dudeson preventing the sweep.
Pratoomwong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dudeson trying to control but Pratoomwong is working from the bottom.
Pratoomwong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dudeson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dudeson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dudeson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dudeson looking to sit in guard and control but Pratoomwong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dudeson looking for a sweep. Not yet Dudeson, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dudeson is on top in guard.
My spies in UnderGround BJJ & MMA inform me that Dudeson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pratoomwong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dudeson being controlled here momentarily.
Dudeson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dudeson won't allow Pratoomwong to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dude Dudeson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pratoomwong throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Dudeson counters with a one-two to the body.
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pratoomwong sprawls well. Pratoomwong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dudeson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dudeson throws a leg kick which misses Pratoomwong's front leg but catches the back leg as Pratoomwong tries to avoid it.
Dudeson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pratoomwong is trying to defend but Dudeson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratoomwong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dudeson.
Dudeson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pratoomwong trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson thows a huge punch but Pratoomwong dodges it nicely.
Pratoomwong is looking to control Dudeson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pratoomwong avoid being mounted?
Dudeson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pratoomwong defending well though.
Dudeson wants to take a breather but Pratoomwong is having none of it.
Dudeson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pratoomwong keeping control of the position.
Pratoomwong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dudeson.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Pratoomwong is working from the bottom.
Dudeson works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dudeson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pratoomwong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pratoomwong is in a horrible position here. Dudeson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pratoomwong blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudeson lands a big shot to the head and Pratoomwong winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dude Dudeson!
Dude Dudeson is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Dude Dudeson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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