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SFL 76 | Hopkins vs Lomax II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaquon Jones (ranked 1635 p4p, 2297 weight class) and Heikki Viitta (ranked 230 p4p, 315 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaquon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viitta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Viitta.
Viitta works the jab nicely.
Jones throws a jab when Viitta was well out of range.
Viitta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Viitta lands a jab.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Viitta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a crisp right hand that drops Viitta! Jones lets Viitta back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Viitta is rocked!
 It looks like Heikki Viitta has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Viitta.
Viitta is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones tries to move into range but Viitta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Viitta slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Viitta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Viitta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Viitta seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice right hand that sends Viitta toppling to the canvas! Viitta scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jones finish him?!
Viitta scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Viitta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Viitta lands a head shot.
Viitta misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a big right hand! Oh Viitta is in trouble here! Jones follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaquon Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 1357 p4p, 3211 weight class) and Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 198 p4p, 410 weight class). Torsten comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of Odin. 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torsten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fitzsimmons. That one must have hurt.
Torsten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torsten checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Torsten.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Torsten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torsten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Torsten blocks a jab.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Torsten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Torsten tries to clinch but Fitzsimmons is having none of it.
Fitzsimmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torsten. That did some damage!
Fitzsimmons gets tackled into the cage by Torsten. Torsten maintains the clinch.
Torsten scores with a shot to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torsten prevents a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Torsten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Torsten.
Torsten has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Torsten is looking to counter with head kicks.
Torsten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick from Torsten.
Torsten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a jab to the body
letting Torsten counter with a right hand.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torsten counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torsten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torsten scores with a jab. Fitzsimmons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Torsten throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Torsten slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsten lands a big uppercut and Fitzsimmons crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fitzsimmons looks OK. Torsten waves Fitzsimmons back to his feet!
Fitzsimmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Torsten finish him?
Fitzsimmons lands a nice hook to Torsten's body. Torsten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torsten with the inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Torsten counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baldur Torsten!
During a confident post fight interview, Baldur Torsten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 1210 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Angel Morales (ranked 163 p4p, 138 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Morales!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekoa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morales.
We've been informed that Morales 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 nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kekoa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kekoa throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morales throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kekoa.
Kekoa throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
Kekoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kekoa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morales.
Kekoa throws a combination that misses
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Kekoa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at No Limit in the buildup to the fight.
Morales blocks a jab.
Morales jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
Morales thows a leg kick but Kekoa checks it
and Kekoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kekoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales lands with a nice body punch.
Morales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kekoa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa misses with a straight right.
Morales connects with a right hand. Kekoa shakes it off.
Morales lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morales connects with an inside leg kick.
Morales lands a right hook to the body.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kekoa moves away.
Morales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kekoa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morales.
A lazy left from Morales finds it's target.
Morales scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morales throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kekoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekoa throws a hook but Morales blocks it.
Angel Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Morales.
Morales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kekoa throws a big shot that misses.
Morales throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Morales is predictable there
and Kekoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kekoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morales.
Morales turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kekoa misses with a hook
and Morales counters with a leg kick.
Morales throws a leg kick but Kekoa moved away.
Morales lands a body shot.
Morales thuds his shin into the meat of Kekoa's side.
Kekoa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morales takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Morales.
Morales tries to bum rush Kekoa with a series of wild strikes but Kekoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kekoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morales takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Angel Morales has been cut.
Kekoa lands a right hook to the body.
Kekoa looks to land a right hand but Morales moved out of range.
Kekoa throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Morales does it's job there.
Kekoa throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kekoa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Kekoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morales moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kekoa misses the jab.
Morales misses with an uppercut
and Kekoa counters with a two punch combo.
Morales throws a leg kick which misses Kekoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kekoa tries to avoid it.
Morales lands a leg kick that knocks Kekoa off balance momentarily.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kekoa throws out the jab.
Kekoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kekoa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kekoa looks to land a right hand but Morales moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Kekoa.
A swing and a miss from Kekoa.
Morales throws out a counter right but Kekoa avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morales tries to score with a low kick but Kekoa moves his leg out of the way.
Morales throws a leg kick
and Kekoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angel Morales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morales lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morales.
Kekoa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kekoa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kekoa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kekoa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Kekoa finds it's target.
Morales misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Kekoa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morales buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kekoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kekoa misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morales! But no joy.
Kekoa throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kekoa misses with a looping right.
Morales dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kekoa. That did some damage!
Morales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kekoa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morales feints and then cracks Kekoa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kekoa down.
Kekoa moves out of range of the body kick.
Morales scoring well with a low kick there.
Kekoa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morales staying out of range there.
Morales misses with a kick to the body.
Kekoa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kekoa throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Morales.
Morales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morales, as that shot connected.
Morales with the inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morales 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.
Kekoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales looks to throw the jab but Kekoa is out of range.
Morales misses with a lunging right hand
and Kekoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kekoa takes a step back to recover.
Morales misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morales lands with a right hand.
Morales misses with a left hand
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morales. That's going to slow Kekoa down.
Morales misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morales.
Kekoa throws out a powerful jab.
Kekoa misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Morales coming out on top.
Kekoa missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales cracks Kekoa with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekoa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales moves away from the strike by Kekoa.
Morales appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Kekoa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kekoa throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Kekoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekoa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Angel Morales's cut even more.
A slow jab from Kekoa misses its intended target.
Morales throws a leg kick but Kekoa checks it.
Kekoa moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kekoa misses its target.
Kekoa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kekoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angel Morales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Kekoa moves out of range easily.
Morales looks to land a right hand but Kekoa moved out of range.
Kekoa clobbers Morales with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kekoa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morales.
Morales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kekoa.
Kekoa scores with a one two! Morales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Morales misses
and Kekoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales is rocked!
Morales connects with a looping right hand.
Kekoa looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales sizes up Kekoa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kekoa. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales lands with a nice body kick.
Kekoa takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kekoa throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick by Kekoa misses
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Morales lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kekoa takes a step back to recover.
Morales connects with a leg kick.
Morales finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kekoa blocks a jab.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kekoa.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
Morales throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morales connects with a leg kick.
Eddie Kekoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kekoa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morales tries a quick counter leg kick but Kekoa is wise to it.
Kekoa walks into a jab.
Morales tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Morales.
Morales connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales keeps Kekoa at a distance using the push kick.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Kekoa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kekoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Kekoa.
Morales misses with a leg kick.
Kekoa avoids the body shot from Morales.
Kekoa slips under a jab from Morales.
Morales explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales clobbers Kekoa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kekoa checks a low kick from Morales.
A counter left hand to the body from Kekoa misses its target.
Kekoa throws a big shot that misses.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kekoa throws a good cross that connects.
The cut above Angel Morales's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Morales thows a body kick. Kekoa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Angel Morales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kekoa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kekoa misses with a straight right.
Morales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kekoa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Morales as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Morales coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa jabs Morales right on the nose. Morales blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales throws a leg kick
and Kekoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kekoa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kekoa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morales throws out a loose jab but Kekoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kekoa misses the target.
Kekoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morales.
Kekoa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales is looking to slow Kekoa down with leg kicks.
Morales is looking to slow Kekoa down with leg kicks.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kekoa takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morales 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Morales!
Angel Morales was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 1736 p4p, 1344 weight class) and Antonio Atunes (ranked 240 p4p, 196 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivern Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustavsson.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustavsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Gustavsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Atunes!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Atunes is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gustavsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Gustavsson there.
Gustavsson is keen to just control but Atunes is a slippery customer.
Gustavsson throwing shots but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Gustavsson stops Atunes from getting back to his feet.
Atunes trying to control here.
Atunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gustavsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustavsson wants to control but Atunes is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson lands strikes from half guard.
Gustavsson with the ground and pound but Atunes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing.
Atunes keeping full guard, as Gustavsson tries to pass.
Atunes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Atunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atunes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Gustavsson prevents Atunes from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson slips under a jab.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands the left hand.
 It looks like Ivern Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson slips under a jab.
Gustavsson misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gustavsson has time to react.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Gustavsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustavsson ducks right into an uppercut from Atunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes sizes up Gustavsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Gustavsson's head but Gustavsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atunes lands a jab to the head.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gustavsson.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Antonio Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustavsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Gustavsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Gustavsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Atunes.
Gustavsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gustavsson punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes gets caught flat footed, as Gustavsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustavsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Atunes 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.
Gustavsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Atunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is working Atunes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atunes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustavsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Atunes's head.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Atunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes wants to get up but he can't break Gustavsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Atunes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gustavsson is trying to control the position but Atunes postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Atunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Atunes works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
Atunes slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Atunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustavsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antonio Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson attempts a counter takedown but Atunes avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson slips a jab from Atunes.
Gustavsson throws a combination that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
Atunes throws a series of punches but Gustavsson avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Gustavsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Atunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gustavsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Atunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Atunes 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.
Antonio Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivern Gustavsson'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Atunes to the mat! Atunes manages to get full guard.
Atunes is looking to stand up but Gustavsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Gustavsson trying to control but Atunes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes is trying to keep Gustavsson in close.
Atunes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gustavsson working a defensive guard here.
Gustavsson is controlling Atunes's posture.
Ivern Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Atunes stands and throws Gustavsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Atunes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Atunes taking a break here but Gustavsson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gustavsson is looking for a sweep. Atunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atunes is thwarting Gustavsson's attempts to control the position.
Gustavsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gustavsson pulls Atunes in close to his closed guard and prevents Atunes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Atunes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Atunes wants to get up but he can't break Gustavsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Atunes lands a jab to Gustavsson's midsection.
Gustavsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes stuns Gustavsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Atunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Gustavsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atunes slips a jab and a cross from Gustavsson.
Antonio Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atunes scores with a body shot.
Antonio Atunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Gustavsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Atunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atunes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Atunes!
Antonio Atunes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 924 p4p, 434 weight class) and Paulo Gentil (ranked 114 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Paulo Gentil enters the cage!
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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 12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Gentil!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Gentil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Badass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gentil on the side of the head.
Gentil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badass in his tracks.
Badass throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gentil misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Gentil thuds his shin into the meat of Badass's side.
Badass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Gentil blocks the low kick.
Gentil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Badass with a hook.
Gentil motions for Badass to come forward. Gentil throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil dodges the punch combination from Badass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentil misses with a straight left.
Gentil circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Gentil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gentil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badass tries to clinch there but Gentil circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gentil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badass's sensitive parts.
Badass pushes Gentil up against the cage in a clinch.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gentil throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Badass crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gentil - the referee stops the clock and Badass gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gentil. Badass manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Badass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass is looking to land body kicks.
Gentil connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentil misses with a straight left.
Gentil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
Badass misses with a hook. Gentil ducked under it nicely.
Gentil scores with a nice right hand.
Badass is looking to clinch but Gentil is avoiding it.
Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil checks a leg kick.
Jab by Gentil.
Badass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a leg kick that knocks Gentil off balance momentarily.
Badass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gentil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badass throws a solid leg kick but Gentil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Badass.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentil misses the target.
Gentil slips under a jab.
Badass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gentil, pushing him back against the cage.
Badass lands a right hand.
Gentil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Badass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gentil.
Gentil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gentil tries to land a leg kick but Badass saw it coming and moves away.
Gentil throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
Gentil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Badass misses with a kick to the body.
Badass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gentil.
Badass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Badass as he connects with a hook.
Gentil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Badass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Badass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gentil in his tracks.
Badass misses with a looping right.
Badass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gentil on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badass looks for the body kick but Gentil saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Gentil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass forces Gentil back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badass.
Badass misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Gentil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Badass scores with a jab to the body.
Gentil pushes Badass away with a front kick.
Gentil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Badass can pounce on him.
Gentil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badass misses with a leg kick.
Gentil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badass in his tracks.
Badass slips under a jab.
Gentil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Gentil takes one to the side of the head.
Gentil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badass motions for Gentil to come forward. Badass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Badass misses the target.
Badass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gentil.
Gentil misses with a wild combination.
Badass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Badass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valtteri Badass will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gentil connects with a jab.
Gentil throws a chopping leg kick but Badass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gentil just misses with a punch to the body.
Badass wants to clinch up but Gentil keeps it at a distance.
Gentil lands a nice shot that snaps Badass's head back.
Badass slips under a jab from Gentil.
Badass lands with a shot to the body.
Gentil looks to throw the jab but Badass is out of range.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
Badass is looking to chop away at Gentil's legs.
Nice jab there from Gentil.
Badass throws a leg kick but Gentil moved away.
Badass throws a head kick but Gentil moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Badass attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Badass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gentil finds it's way round the side to connect with Badass's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gentil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gentil connects with a body shot.
Gentil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentil.
Gentil misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Badass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentil manages to avoid it.
Gentil is looking to slow Badass down with leg kicks.
Badass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gentil punishes Badass's body with a nice straight punch.
Gentil needs to keep his hands up - Badass had a free shot at his head there.
Gentil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentil throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
Badass throws a hook but Gentil avoids it easily.
Badass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Badass works the jab nicely.
Badass throws a low kick but Gentil moves out of range easily.
Badass cracks a nice hook into Gentil's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gentil.
Gentil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Badass scores with the left hand. Gentil knows he should have avoided that one.
Badass throws a wild body kick that Gentil sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Gentil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentil. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gentil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Badass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badass takes a swing at Gentil's ribcage but misses.
Badass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gentil's head backwards.
Valtteri Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass slips under a jab.
Gentil looks to land a right hand but Badass moved out of range.
Gentil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badass is able to avoid easily.
Badass misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Badass.
Gentil moves out of range as Badass strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil misses with a low kick.
Gentil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Badass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Badass looks to land a right hand but Gentil moved out of range.
Gentil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentil, as that shot connected.
Badass connects with a jab.
A cross from Badass lands.
Gentil connects with an inside leg kick.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Gentil flicks out a counter leg kick but Badass steps away.
Gentil with the inside leg kick.
Badass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badass checks a low kick from Gentil.
Gentil looks to land a body kick but Badass moved away.
No joy there for Badass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badass throws an overhand right that lands on Gentil's shoulder, as Gentil tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badass.
Badass is looking to slow Gentil down with leg kicks.
Badass misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Badass.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Gentil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Badass tries to land a front kick but Gentil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gentil can do to turn this around?
Badass throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
Badass wants to clinch up but Gentil keeps it at a distance.
Gentil throws a low kick, looking for Badass's leg but Badass calmly moves out of range.
Badass tests Gentil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badass throws a sloppy head kick and Gentil moves out of range easily.
Badass misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gentil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gentil looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gentil dodges the punch combination from Badass.
Badass misses with a hook.
A jab from Gentil finds it's way through Badass's defenses.
Badass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Badass will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Badass jabs Gentil right on the nose. Gentil blinks but takes it well.
Gentil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Badass to score with a decent uppercut.
Gentil has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Badass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gentil.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Gentil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gentil misses with a straight left.
Badass throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentil slips under a jab from Badass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gentil.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Badass.
Gentil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass misses the jab.
Badass backing away here, and Gentil unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentil, as that shot connected.
Gentil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gentil connects with a jab.
Gentil throws a push kick but Badass slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Badass.
Badass with a nice cross.
Gentil throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass throws a body kick that misses.
Gentil steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Badass moves out of range of the body kick from Gentil.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gentil tries to work over Badass's front leg with a kick but Badass checks it.
Badass appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Badass lands a slapping body shot.
Gentil throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
Gentil lands a nice looking body kick.
Badass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gentil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badass throws a right hand that Gentil ducks under and follows up with a left that Gentil also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gentil.
Badass moves out of range of the body kick from Gentil.
Gentil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badass throws a jab when Gentil was well out of range.
Gentil throws a hook but Badass avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gentil.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gentil.
Gentil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gentil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badass lands the left hand.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gentil.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
A big left from Gentil misses.
Gentil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Badass cracks Gentil with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Badass lands a nice looking body shot.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gentil now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gentil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Badass misses with an uppercut. Gentil saw that one coming.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Gentil to work.
Gentil breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badass.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Badass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gentil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gentil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Badass on the side of the head.
Badass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gentil.
Gentil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Badass counters with a quick kick to the body but Gentil blocks it.
Paulo Gentil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Badass checks a leg kick nicely.
Badass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gentil connects with a looping right hand.
Badass looks for the body kick but Gentil saw that one coming.
Badass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gentil circles away quickly and effectively.
Badass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gentil's hands.
Badass 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.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
Gentil misses with a looping right.
Badass throws a body punch but Gentil moves out of range.
Good work by Gentil as he checks the leg kick.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Gentil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gentil slips under a jab from Badass.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gentil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentil is looking to score with low kicks.
Badass's corner calls for a 1-2. Badass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valtteri Badass.
Well Badass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valtteri Badass!
Valtteri Badass 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 Jani Koskinen (ranked 925 p4p, 618 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 137 p4p, 96 weight class). Dwayne Haskins has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haskins.
Haskins lands a nice looking body shot.
Haskins misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskins's corner calls for a 1-2. Haskins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Koskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haskins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haskins ducks right into an uppercut from Koskinen.
Haskins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haskins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koskinen under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen stalks Haskins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haskins's face. Haskins staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Jab by Koskinen.
Haskins misses with an uppercut
and Haskins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haskins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Koskinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haskins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haskins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Haskins moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Koskinen cracks Haskins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koskinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Koskinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haskins sprawls and moves away.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Haskins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haskins throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Haskins throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
A big left from Haskins misses.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
A combination from Koskinen does no damage.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskinen backing away here, and Haskins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Koskinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen lands with a straight right. Haskins didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Haskins.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Haskins avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen jabs Haskins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Haskins.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Haskins is looking for the big counter here.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
Haskins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koskinen.
Haskins avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haskins does it's job there.
Haskins misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Haskins misses.
Haskins cracks Koskinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Haskins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koskinen at a distance.
Haskins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Koskinen.
Haskins slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Haskins fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haskins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins misses with a looping right.
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haskins.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Koskinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Haskins avoids nicely.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haskins throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Haskins dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Haskins closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Haskins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haskins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
Koskinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koskinen lands with a nice body kick.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koskinen. Koskinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Koskinen 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.
Haskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haskins thumps Koskinen with a low kick.
Koskinen defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
As Haskins tries to get set, Koskinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Haskins manages to avoid the attempt.
Haskins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Haskins seems unphased.
Haskins looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen throws a big counter combination but Haskins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Haskins coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen throws a head kick but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Haskins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskins misses with a hook.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Koskinen checks a low kick from Haskins.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Koskinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haskins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Koskinen should have avoided that one.
Koskinen walks into a jab.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskins is just out of range.
Haskins avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Haskins punishes Koskinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koskinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haskins throws a big shot that misses.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haskins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haskins moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haskins lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins flicks out a counter leg kick but Koskinen steps away.
Nice cross by Koskinen.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haskins's head backwards.
Koskinen throws a push kick but Haskins slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Haskins throws a hook but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Haskins avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Haskins is looking to land body kicks.
Haskins slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Haskins misses with a straight right.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.
Koskinen takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Haskins.
Haskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Haskins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins staying out of range there.
Haskins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haskins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen throwing a counter right hand but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Haskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Haskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koskinen throws a big counter combination but Haskins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Haskins lands.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskins is just out of range.
Haskins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koskinen backs up against the cage.
Koskinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Koskinen catches Haskins right on the button with a cross.
Haskins slips a straight right by Koskinen.
It seemed like Haskins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen throws a combination that misses
and Koskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haskins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Haskins misses with a wild combination.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koskinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Koskinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haskins is trying to stand up here but Koskinen is controlling him well.
Haskins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Koskinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskins tries to kick Koskinen off but Koskinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen wants to free his trapped foot but Haskins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haskins is trying to stand up here but Koskinen is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koskinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haskins can pounce on him.
Koskinen slips a jab from Haskins.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Haskins connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins tries a quick counter leg kick but Koskinen is wise to it.
Koskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen throws a hook but Haskins blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Haskins.
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haskins scores with a jab. Koskinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Koskinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins scores with the left hand. Koskinen knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Koskinen.
Koskinen takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
Haskins lands a jab-cross combination.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Haskins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koskinen is able to avoid easily.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen tries to counter with a takedown but Haskins is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Good leg kick by Haskins.
Haskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Koskinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Haskins.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koskinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haskins misses with a body punch.
Haskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen tries to stall but Haskins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haskins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haskins tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Haskins avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
Haskins is trying to push Koskinen away but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haskins is trying to break free.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the side of Haskins's head.
Haskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haskins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen is looking for a counter combo.
Haskins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koskinen's hands.
Koskinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haskins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Haskins lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haskins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haskins.
Haskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Koskinen should have avoided that one.
Haskins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haskins scoring well with a low kick there.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Koskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Koskinen moves out of range as Haskins strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Haskins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haskins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Haskins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herrick Sahrahsahe (ranked 709 p4p, 402 weight class) and Krsto Vujić (ranked 105 p4p, 73 weight class). Vujić has chosen Regeaton Montenegro as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herrick Sahrahsahe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krsto Vujić!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujić takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vujić checks a leg kick.
Vujić scores with a three punch combo!
Vujić throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Sahrahsahe tenderised Vujić's leg. Vujić is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vujić is able to avoid easily.
Sahrahsahe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sahrahsahe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sahrahsahe drops his hands momentarily and Vujić takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vujić fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vujić checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vujić connects with a body shot that sends Sahrahsahe's belly button to the back.
Sahrahsahe throws a jab when Vujić was well out of range.
Vujić uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sahrahsahe.
Vujić takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sahrahsahe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herrick Sahrahsahe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe cracks Vujić with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sahrahsahe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vujić.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vujić has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vujić throws a looping overhand right but Sahrahsahe ducks down to avoid it.
Sahrahsahe misses with a low kick.
Vujić checks a low kick from Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vujić to score with a decent uppercut.
Vujić works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vujić scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sahrahsahe. Vujić does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vujić works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sahrahsahe misses with a head kick.
Vujić jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sahrahsahe misses with a body shot.
Vujić throws a looping overhand right but Sahrahsahe ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vujić.
Vujić throws a hook to the side of Sahrahsahe's head but Sahrahsahe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krsto Vujić seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vujić fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sahrahsahe loads up on a big right hand but Vujić slips the punch.
Vujić swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sahrahsahe throws a head kick that misses.
Sahrahsahe looks to land a left hand but Vujić moved out of range nicely.
Vujić scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Vujić.
Sahrahsahe connects with a right hand. Vujić shakes it off.
Vujić tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vujić shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vujić takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sahrahsahe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vujić misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sahrahsahe misses.
Vujić on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sahrahsahe. Sahrahsahe obviously looking to wear him down.
Sahrahsahe throws a hook but Vujić avoids it easily.
Sahrahsahe moves out of range of the strikes.
Sahrahsahe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vujić dips to his left and cracks Sahrahsahe with an uppercut!
Sahrahsahe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vujić tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sahrahsahe was well out of range. Poor timing from Vujić.
Sahrahsahe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sahrahsahe. That's going to slow Vujić down.
Vujić connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sahrahsahe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sahrahsahe throws a one two combo.
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!
Sahrahsahe lands with a good body shot.
Vujić swings for the body but Sahrahsahe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić lands a jab to Sahrahsahe's midsection.
Vujić thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sahrahsahe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vujić.
Vujić waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sahrahsahe.
Vujić ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sahrahsahe misses the shot to the body.
Vujić throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sahrahsahe lands an overhand right.
Vujić feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sahrahsahes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sahrahsahe defending well as Vujić loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sahrahsahe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vujić blocks a jab.
Sahrahsahe moves out of range as Vujić strikes.
Sahrahsahe tried to counter with a leg kick but Vujić avoided it.
Vujić throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krsto Vujić will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vujić lands with an uppercut that bounces Sahrahsahe off the cage and back into range.
Vujić pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sahrahsahe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Vujić misses.
Vujić uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sahrahsahe.
Vujić scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vujić misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sahrahsahe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vujić has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sahrahsahe misses with a straight left.
Sahrahsahe slips a jab and a cross from Vujić.
Sahrahsahe throws a leg kick but Vujić moved away.
Vujić misses with a hook
and Sahrahsahe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sahrahsahe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vujić misses with a left hand
and Sahrahsahe counters with a one-two to the body.
Vujić connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sahrahsahe's hands.
Sahrahsahe punishes Vujić's body with a nice straight punch.
Vujić misses with a hook. Sahrahsahe ducked under it nicely.
Sahrahsahe misses with a leg kick
and Vujić counters with a straight right hand.
Sahrahsahe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sahrahsahe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krsto Vujić seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Vujić throws a hook but Sahrahsahe blocks it.
Vujić avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sahrahsahe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Krsto Vujić has been cut.
Sahrahsahe staying out of range there.
Sahrahsahe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vujić just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vujić.
Vujić swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vujić scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vujić fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sahrahsahe manages to avoid it.
Vujić throws a combination that misses
and Vujić takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vujić waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sahrahsahe.
Vujić darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vujić throws a body punch but Sahrahsahe moves out of range.
Sahrahsahe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vujić moves out of range as Sahrahsahe strikes.
Vujić throws a shot to the body.
Vujić lands a slapping body shot.
Vujić dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vujić smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sahrahsahe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vujić manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe loads up on a big right hand but Vujić slips the punch.
Vujić missing with a left hand there. Sahrahsahe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vujić thuds a left hand into Sahrahsahe's body.
Vujić misses with an uppercut. Sahrahsahe saw that one coming.
Vujić throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vujić throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sahrahsahe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vujić.
Vujić throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sahrahsahe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vujić's knee momentarily.
Vujić darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sahrahsahe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vujić is trying to control the action in half guard but Sahrahsahe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sahrahsahe tries to get to full guard but Vujić has control of the leg.
Vujić trying to control the action but Sahrahsahe is working from the bottom.
Sahrahsahe wants to control but Vujić is keeping busy.
Vujić takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Krsto Vujić will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Krsto Vujić's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sahrahsahe misses with a leg kick.
Vujić takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vujić slips under a jab from Sahrahsahe.
Vujić throws a hook but Sahrahsahe blocks it.
As Vujić backs away, Sahrahsahe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vujić connects with a body shot.
Sahrahsahe throws a leg kick but Vujić sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vujić misses with a two punch combination.
Vujić throws a jab but it's blocked by Sahrahsahe.
Vujić closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Vujić does it's job there.
Sahrahsahe tries to score with a low kick but Vujić moves his leg out of the way.
Sahrahsahe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vujić feints the counter takedown.
Sahrahsahe throws a lazy body kick
and Vujić counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vujić working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujić trying to control the position from guard on top but Sahrahsahe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vujić's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vujić's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vujić is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vujić wants to control from the top but Sahrahsahe keeps moving.
Sahrahsahe has his foot on Vujić's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vujić works his way back into a safe position though.
Herrick Sahrahsahe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vujić pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sahrahsahe is keeping the position for now.
Vujić has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vujić controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vujić wants to control from the top but Sahrahsahe keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sahrahsahe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sahrahsahe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sahrahsahe misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vujić misses the target.
A slow jab from Sahrahsahe misses its intended target.
Krsto Vujić is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Vujić misses.
It looked like Sahrahsahe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vujić.
Vujić connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sahrahsahe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sahrahsahe misses with a low kick.
Sahrahsahe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Vujić coming out on top.
Vujić's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Vujić. Beautiful body shot.
Vujić displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sahrahsahe throws out the jab.
Vujić lands a jab to Sahrahsahe's midsection.
Vujić lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sahrahsahe at a distance.
Vujić slips a straight right by Sahrahsahe.
Vujić fails to land the takedown.
Sahrahsahe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Sahrahsahe 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.
Nice takedown defense from Sahrahsahe. No joy for Vujić on that attempt.
Sahrahsahe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vujić connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Sahrahsahe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sahrahsahe.
Vujić lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sahrahsahe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vujić moves away from the strike by Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe misses with a wild body shot.
Vujić blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krsto Vujić comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vujić 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krsto Vujić!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Krsto Vujić made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Samsonov (ranked 743 p4p, 571 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 93 p4p, 74 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Samsonov.
Good standup being displayed there by Samsonov as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Jab by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samsonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samsonov's knee momentarily.
Donny Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Samsonov counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Samsonov's shoulder, as Samsonov tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Donowitz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donowitz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Samsonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samsonov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the head.
Samsonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Samsonov misses.
Samsonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Samsonov.
Donowitz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donowitz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Samsonov sprawling to the canvas! Samsonov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Donowitz finish him?!
It looks like Ivan Samsonov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Samsonov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samsonov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donowitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samsonov checks it well.
Samsonov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Donowitz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
Donowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Samsonov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Samsonov counters with a nice body shot.
Samsonov slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Samsonov slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Samsonov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Donowitz's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Samsonov tries to counter by clinching up but Donowitz breaks away and moves out of range.
Donowitz cracks Samsonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Donowitz does no damage.
As Donowitz looks to move away, Samsonov throws a big counter combo but Donowitz just gets out of the way.
Samsonov throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Samsonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donowitz sends Samsonov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Donowitz is motioning to the referee to let Samsonov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Samsonov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Samsonov misses.
Donowitz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Samsonov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a big right hand that sends Samsonov crashing to the mat! Donowitz stays standing though and waves Samsonov back to his feet!
Oh Samsonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donowitz circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Samsonov tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Donowitz wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ivan Samsonov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Путин убьет Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ñ Ð·Ð° Ñто поражение'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 263 p4p, 197 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 44 p4p, 38 weight class). Thomas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT. Johnson has chosen On The Run as his entrance music. 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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Johnson tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Thomas jabs at Johnson's body.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson stands up and waves to Thomas to follow him.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Donk. Johnson catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson scores 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!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Johnson wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Thomas misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but Thomas is wise to it.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thomas punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Johnson lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thomas misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Thomas.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson is rocked!
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Johnson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson 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.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Donk. Johnson catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson cracks Thomas with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Johnson thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
An out of breath Manny Johnson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 8 p4p, 106 weight class) and Vincent Lomax (ranked 2 p4p, 20 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax connects with a body shot that sends Hopkins's belly button to the back.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Lomax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lomax takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lomax closes the distance and clinches.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lomax.
Hopkins landing knees to the body.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Lomax.
Lomax looking to throw knees to the head but Hopkins is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Lomax's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
Lomax managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
Lomax looks winded!
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Lomax controls the action.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Lomax throws knees to the body.
Lomax misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lomax.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lomax backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopkins cracks Lomax with a nice body shot.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lomax takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lomax backwards.
Hopkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Hopkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hopkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hopkins obliges.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
Knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins presses Lomax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Lomax's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopkins as Lomax tries to tie him up.
Lomax has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hopkins obliges.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lomax is trying to maintain a safe position but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns Lomax into the cage.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lomax backwards.
Hopkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lomax backwards.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Lomax's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Lomax avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lomax is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
A short body shot lands from Hopkins as the two fighters clinch.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins crunches a lovely knee into Lomax's ribcage.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lomax backwards.
Hopkins crunches a lovely knee into Lomax's ribcage.
A short left from Hopkins.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Lomax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Hopkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lomax misses the body punch
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lomax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Lomax pushes him off.
Lomax is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hopkins with a body shot.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lomax can do to turn this around?
Lomax misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Lomax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Lomax managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Lomax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lomax's gas tank.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lomax is defending well for now.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lomax is breathing heavily.
Lomax managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Lomax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lomax's elbow.
Lomax taking a breather.
Lomax is looking to control Hopkins's arms but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lomax has his back to the cage.
Lomax is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hopkins has denied him.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lomax or not.
Hopkins works on Lomax's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lomax prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins crunches a lovely knee into Lomax's ribcage.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Lomax avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Giuseppe Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lomax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Lomax.
Hopkins gets through Lomax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Lomax trying to control the position but instead, Hopkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lomax into the cage.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Lomax's head.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lomaxs head.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
Lomax is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
Hopkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Lomax won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
Hopkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lomax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Lomax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lomax.
Hopkins crunches a lovely knee into Lomax's ribcage.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins gets through Lomax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopkins as Lomax tries to tie him up.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lomax working aggressively here.
Lomax has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Lomax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lomax managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Hopkins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Lomax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lomax with a nice cross.
Lomax slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Lomax moves into the clinch.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lomax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lomaxs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins working Lomax over with knees to the body.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Lomax avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lomax.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lomax avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Hopkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lomax takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Lomax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lomax's gas tank.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins pushes Lomax back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lomax takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lomax is defending well for now.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lomax or not.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax working Hopkins over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lomax.
Lomax managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lomax backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lomax obliges.
Lomax stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lomax working Hopkins over with knees to the body.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lomax is defending well for now.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Hopkins tries to work over Lomax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lomax creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Lomax.
Hopkins working Lomax over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lomax is defending well for now.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lomax blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Lomax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lomax lands a shot to the body.
Lomax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lomax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Lomax working Hopkins over with knees to the body.
Lomax crunches a lovely knee into Hopkins's ribcage.
Lomax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lomax obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopkins or not.
Lomax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomax avoids it.
Lomax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lomax.
Knees to the body from Lomax.
Lomax effectively controlling the action here.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lomax missing with knees to the body.
Lomax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lomax breaks from the clinch.
Lomax thuds a left hand into Hopkins's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Giuseppe Hopkins did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lomax scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Lomax misses
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.
Lomax ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
A little jabbing left from Lomax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vincent Lomax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Lomax.
A big left from Lomax misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lomax misses with a leg kick
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
As Lomax tries to get set, Hopkins tries to push him back and clinch up but Lomax manages to avoid the attempt.
Lomax lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lomax swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lomax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lomax tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vincent Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Lomax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Lomax throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lomax blocks a jab.
Lomax swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Lomax.
Hopkins jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomax.
A little jabbing left from Lomax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lomax circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lomax counters with a stiff right hand.
Lomax forces Hopkins back against the cage and clinches.
Lomax lands a knee to the body.
Hopkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lomax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Lomax tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Lomax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lomax.
A short right from Lomax.
Lomax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomax lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Lomax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Lomax avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Lomax controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Lomax scores with a shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
Lomax lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lomax dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lomax throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins throws a hook but Lomax avoids it easily.
Lomax looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomax.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lomax misses with a body shot
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a head kick that drops Lomax to the mat! Lomax scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lomax is rocked!
Lomax jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Lomax is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins checks a low kick from Lomax.
Hopkins looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hopkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lomax lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Lomax counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick from Lomax misses.
Lomax seems to have recovered his senses.
Lomax misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Lomax avoids it.
Lomax scores with a head kick.
Vincent Lomax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins is looking to counter punch.
Lomax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Lomax misses.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lomax connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
Lomax throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lomax fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopkins in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Lomax throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Lomax.
Lomax scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lomax looks for the body kick but Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lomax throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lomax throws a body kick that misses
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lomax misses with a body shot.
Lomax throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lomax takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lomax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hopkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Giuseppe Hopkins retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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