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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 993 p4p, 1655 weight class) and Osama Akharraz (ranked 148 p4p, 240 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pinochet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Need a Pinochet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akharraz.
A cross from Akharraz lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet walks into a left hand.
Pinochet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akharraz moves away.
Akharraz throws an off balance right hand
and Pinochet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akharraz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinochet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinochet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Pinochet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Pinochet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pinochet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz looking to stall.
Pinochet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz misses with a kick to the body
and Pinochet counters with a leg kick.
Pinochet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pinochet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinochet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Pinochet moves out of range easily.
Akharraz takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinochet blocks the leg kick.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Pinochet moves away
and Pinochet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akharraz misses with a straight left.
Pinochet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz.
It looked like Pinochet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet misses the shot to the body.
Pinochet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Pinochet moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinochet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akharraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinochet.
Akharraz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pinochet counters with a leg kick.
Akharraz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akharraz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinochet.
A low kick from Akharraz is predictable there
and Pinochet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with an uppercut. Pinochet saw that one coming.
We've been told by Pinochet's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinochet misses the target.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz clinches up with Pinochet and pushes him back against the cage.
Pinochet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akharraz misses with a combination
and Pinochet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinochet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Pinochet moves out of range.
Pinochet moves out of range as Akharraz strikes.
Pinochet 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.
Akharraz misses with a jab to the body
and Pinochet counters with a nice body shot.
Pinochet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
Pinochet cracks Akharraz with a hook to the temple - Akharraz is on wobbly legs here! Pinochet swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Akharraz falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pinochet wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augusto Pinochet!
A less than humble Augusto Pinochet misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Moura (ranked 2349 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 299 p4p, 295 weight class). Hilly has chosen Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10] 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallid Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moura moves away from the strike by Hilly.
Moura shoots in looking for a takedown but Hilly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hilly wants to counter the offense by Moura and move into the clinch position.
Moura tries for a takedown but Hilly circles away easily
and Hilly counters with a nice right hand that sends Moura toppling to the canvas! Moura scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hilly finish him?!
 Moura is rocked!
Moura is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Hilly doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Moura crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Moura's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Hilly!
Bill Hilly very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 1180 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Josh Roffen (ranked 174 p4p, 534 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedegaard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hedegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roffen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hedegaard is controlling him.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Roffen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard won't allow Roffen to get back to his feet.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Roffen keeps moving.
Hedegaard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hedegaard wants to pass the guard but Roffen is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard postures up and lands a big shot to Roffen's brow.
Hedegaard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roffen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hedegaard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hedegaard throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Roffen to counter with a crisp jab.
Roffen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hedegaard dives in for a single leg takedown but Roffen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roffen unleashes a big counter combination but Hedegaard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roffen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roffen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Hedegaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hedegaard tries to pull guard but Roffen won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roffen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roffen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roffen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roffen throws a right and a left that Hedegaard avoids nicely.
Hedegaard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedegaard missing with a left hand there. Roffen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roffen connects with a body shot that sends Hedegaard's belly button to the back.
Roffen misses the shot to the body.
Roffen stuffs the takedown.
Roffen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hedegaard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roffen to the ground. Hedegaard is now in Roffen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roffen has his feet on Hedegaard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Roffen throws a right and a left that Hedegaard avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roffen.
Roffen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roffen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedegaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Roffen.
Roffen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedegaard.
Josh Roffen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roffen looks to land a combination but Hedegaard avoids it well.
Hedegaard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roffen gets caught flat footed, as Hedegaard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roffen keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Hedegaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roffen wants to stand and escape but Hedegaard is having none of it.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Roffen keeps moving.
Hedegaard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hedegaard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roffen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hedegaard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hedegaard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roffen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hedegaard is controlling him well.
Hedegaard is looking to take a break and control but Roffen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roffen wants to get back to his feet but Hedegaard drags him back down.
Hedegaard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hedegaard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roffen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hedegaard trying to control the action but Roffen is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Roffen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hedegaard shoots in but Roffen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hedegaard throws a sloppy head kick and Roffen moves out of range easily.
Roffen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roffen gets a clinch.
Hedegaard tries to score a body lock takedown but Roffen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hedegaard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hedegaard wants to take the fight to the mat but Roffen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Hedegaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hedegaard wants a takedown.
Hedegaard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hedegaard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Roffen can't fight it off and eventually Hedegaard manages to take the fight to the floor. Roffen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roffen wants to stand and escape but Hedegaard is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen is wriggling around but Hedegaard manages to pass to half guard.
Hedegaard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard is trying to control. Roffen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roffen wants to get back to his feet.
Hedegaard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hedegaard seems to be working for a kimura but Roffen defends the submission attempt.
Roffen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Hedegaard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hedegaard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hedegaard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hedegaard is working for a guillotine from mount but Roffen frees his head quite easily.
Roffen is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard has control of Roffen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roffen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Roffen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hedegaard swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Hedegaard!
Simon Hedegaard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1042 p4p, 2966 weight class) and Vern Schullacks (ranked 153 p4p, 409 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schullacks walks into a left hand.
Schullacks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schullacks thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Schullacks.
 It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
Schullacks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schullacks throws a good cross that connects.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
Vern Schullacks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schullacks 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.
Schullacks loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Schullacks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schullacks misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Schullacks misses with a body shot.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Schullacks saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schullacks. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schullacks lands a right hook to the body.
Gomez digs a good body shot into Schullacks's ribs.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Schullacks ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schullacks thuds a left hand into Gomez's body.
Nice body punch from Schullacks.
Schullacks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.
Schullacks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schullacks checks the leg kick.
Schullacks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Gomez slips a jab from Schullacks.
Carlos Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schullacks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schullacks misses the jab.
It looked like Gomez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schullacks.
Schullacks takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Schullacks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez misses with a hook. Schullacks ducked under it nicely.
Schullacks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schullacks slips under a jab from Gomez.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schullacks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schullacks throws a right hand that misses
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Schullacks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schullacks avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Schullacks ducks down to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schullacks 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.
Schullacks throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Schullacks misses.
Schullacks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schullacks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomez quickly recovers to half guard.
Schullacks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
Schullacks controlling the action here.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Schullacks is controlling well.
Schullacks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schullacks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Schullacks prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Schullacks working for a guillotine from mount but Gomez is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez wants to hold on but Schullacks pushes him away.
Schullacks looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomez is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Schullacks locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gomez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vern Schullacks!
Our winner, Vern Schullacks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 600 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 86 p4p, 227 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev tries to close the distance and clinch but Rees Mogg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krisko Kurtev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees Mogg throws a body punch but Kurtev moves out of range.
Rees Mogg throws out a loose jab but Kurtev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rees Mogg misses with a looping left.
Kurtev clinches up with Rees Mogg and pushes him back against the cage.
Rees Mogg throws an elbow that misses.
Rees Mogg tries to work over Kurtev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurtev is working for takedown but Rees Mogg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kurtev pulls Rees Mogg into guard.
Kurtev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Our spies down at at MY YARD Resurrect inform us that Kurtev has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rees Mogg trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg 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.
Kurtev keeping full guard, as Rees Mogg tries to pass.
Rees Mogg gets to his feet - Kurtev follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg misses with a straight left.
Rees Mogg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurtev! But no joy.
Rees Mogg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rees Mogg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rees Mogg swinging wildly here.
Kurtev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rees Mogg's half guard.
Kurtev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rees Mogg wants to get back to full guard.
Rees Mogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurtev.
Kurtev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kurtev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg is trying to control but can't.
Kurtev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rees Mogg defending well though.
Kurtev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kurtev is thwarting Rees Mogg's attempts to control the position.
Kurtev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kurtev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rees Mogg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurtev is working away from the top position though.
Kurtev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rees Mogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurtev.
Rees Mogg is staying active underneath Kurtev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kurtev lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rees Mogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurtev.
Rees Mogg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurtev.
Kurtev is thwarting Rees Mogg's attempts to control the position.
Rees Mogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurtev.
Kurtev with the ground and pound but Rees Mogg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kurtev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurtev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rees Mogg keeping moving, preventing Kurtev from controlling successfully.
Kurtev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rees Mogg trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurtev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kurtev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Rees Mogg blocks nicely.
Kurtev throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rees Mogg has momentary wrist control but Kurtev slips an elbow through the middle.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Rees Mogg blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krisko Kurtev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kurtev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rees Mogg is trying to maintain the position but Kurtev is very close to passing his half guard.
Kurtev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kurtev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rees Mogg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kurtev thows a huge punch but Rees Mogg dodges it nicely.
Kurtev working over Rees Mogg with some ground and pound. Rees Mogg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kurtev throwing shots but Rees Mogg is blocking nicely.
Kurtev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rees Mogg's head.
Kurtev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurtev.
Rees Mogg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kurtev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kurtev trying to control the action but Rees Mogg is working from the bottom.
Kurtev working Rees Mogg over with strikes.
Kurtev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rees Mogg to regain full guard.
Kurtev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev 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.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev throws a big right hand that misses.
Rees Mogg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurtev trying to control but Rees Mogg is working from the bottom.
Kurtev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kurtev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kurtev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krisko Kurtev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kurtev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rees Mogg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurtev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rees Mogg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Krisko Kurtev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rees Mogg clinches up against the cage.
Rees Mogg can't break the clinch.
Kurtev looking for a takedown.
Kurtev jumps guard but Rees Mogg stands there with Kurtev around his waist. Kurtev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rees Mogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rees Mogg working aggressively here.
Rees Mogg prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacob Rees Mogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Rees Mogg lands a shoulder strike.
Kurtev wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rees Mogg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kurtev's brow.
Kurtev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rees Mogg prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rees Mogg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kurtev wants a takedown.
Rees Mogg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Kurtev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurtev fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg lands a nice elbow.
Rees Mogg misses with some punches.
Rees Mogg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rees Mogg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Krisko Kurtev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kurtev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rees Mogg did well to prevent Kurtev getting side control.
Kurtev winds up and cracks Rees Mogg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kurtev thows a huge punch but Rees Mogg dodges it nicely.
Rees Mogg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kurtev trying to control but Rees Mogg is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rees Mogg working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurtev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kurtev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kurtev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurtev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rees Mogg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurtev postures up in Rees Mogg's guard and throws a big left but Rees Mogg blocks it.
Kurtev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacob Rees Mogg 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.
Kurtev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurtev landing with the ground and pound.
Rees Mogg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurtev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurtev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rees Mogg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jacob Rees Mogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rees Mogg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rees Mogg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kurtev has a takedown stuffed.
Kurtev shoots in for a double leg but Rees Mogg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krisko Kurtev 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.
Rees Mogg moves into the clinch.
Kurtev blocking some punches.
Rees Mogg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rees Mogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurtev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurtev pulls guard successfully.
Kurtev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rees Mogg is one step ahead there.
Rees Mogg postures up.
Kurtev has his hands on Rees Mogg's head, controlling the position.
Rees Mogg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kurtev holds on and takes a little breather.
Rees Mogg won't allow Kurtev to sweep him here.
Rees Mogg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kurtev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rees Mogg is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kurtev closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rees Mogg lands a nice elbow.
Rees Mogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Rees Mogg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krisko Kurtev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurtev 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krisko Kurtev!
An out of breath Krisko Kurtev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jacob Rees Mogg had this to say: 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sight (ranked 1449 p4p, 663 weight class) and Chief Queef (ranked 216 p4p, 99 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Queef!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queef shoots in for a double leg but Sight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Queef is defended easily by Sight.
Sight 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.
Queef moves into range and clinches up with Sight.
Queef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Queef tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Queef somewhat.
Paul Sight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Queef.
Sight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Queef moves out of range as Sight strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by Sight's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sight lands a jab to the head.
Queef looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sight lands a right hand from hell, dropping Queef. Sight pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Sight!
An out of breath and clearly excited Paul Sight thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 1057 p4p, 749 weight class) and Pertti Naulakko (ranked 159 p4p, 110 weight class). Naulakko has chosen Amon Amarth - First Kill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pertti Naulakko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesare Tiramanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Naulakko there.
Naulakko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiramanti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Naulakko manages to circle out of the way.
Naulakko thows a leg kick but Tiramanti checks it
and Tiramanti counters by clinching up.
Naulakko tries to break the clinch but Tiramanti is controlling the position.
Tiramanti breaks the clinch.
Naulakko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naulakko misses with a right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Naulakko cracks Tiramanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naulakko works the jab nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Tiramanti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jab from Naulakko.
Tiramanti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Naulakko quickly recovers to half guard.
Naulakko has one foot on Tiramanti's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Naulakko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiramanti on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Naulakko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti lands a body shot.
Pertti Naulakko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naulakko ducks right into an uppercut from Tiramanti.
Naulakko connects with the punch.
A big left from Naulakko misses.
Tiramanti takes a swing at Naulakko's ribcage but misses.
Naulakko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiramanti.
Naulakko swings widly with a right hand
and Tiramanti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiramanti breaks from the clinch.
Tiramanti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Naulakko throws a hook but Tiramanti blocks it.
Tiramanti slips a straight right by Naulakko.
Naulakko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiramanti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naulakko.
Tiramanti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naulakko lands with a cross.
Naulakko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiramanti.
Naulakko thuds a left hand into Tiramanti's body.
Pertti Naulakko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramanti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Naulakko momentarily.
Naulakko tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiramanti slips a straight right by Naulakko.
Naulakko misses the shot to the body.
As Naulakko tries to get set, Tiramanti tries to push him back and clinch up but Naulakko manages to avoid the attempt.
Tiramanti throws a right hand that Naulakko ducks under and follows up with a left that Naulakko also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naulakko. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naulakko misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tiramanti controlling the pace.
Naulakko wants to get back to his feet.
Tiramanti stalling.
Tiramanti prevents Naulakko from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tiramanti trying to control but Naulakko is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tiramanti prevents Naulakko from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naulakko throws a body punch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Naulakko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Naulakko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiramanti misses with a looping left.
Naulakko throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiramanti.
A nice combination there by Tiramanti.
Naulakko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiramanti.
Naulakko throws a jab when Tiramanti was well out of range.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Naulakko moves out of range.
Naulakko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiramanti is looking to wear down Naulakko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Naulakko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiramanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naulakko thows a leg kick but Tiramanti checks it
and Tiramanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naulakko lands a jab.
Naulakko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pertti Naulakko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulakko lands a jab.
Tiramanti takes the fight into the clinch.
Naulakko can't find room to land a body shot as Tiramanti controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Naulakko.
Tiramanti prevents Naulakko from breaking the clinch.
Tiramanti breaks from the clinch.
Tiramanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiramanti with a nice cross.
Naulakko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiramanti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Naulakko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Naulakko lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiramanti manages to avoid it.
Naulakko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiramanti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naulakko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti misses with the combination.
Naulakko cracks Tiramanti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naulakko misses with a right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naulakko thinking.
Naulakko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiramantis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naulakko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Tiramanti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Naulakko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiramanti checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tiramanti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiramanti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Naulakko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiramanti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naulakko. Naulakko obviously looking to wear him down.
Naulakko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Naulakko.
Tiramanti lands a lovely overhand right.
Naulakko scores with a body shot.
Naulakko swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti moves away from the strike by Naulakko.
Tiramanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naulakko.
Tiramanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No joy there for Tiramanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naulakko scores with a nice head shot.
Naulakko throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiramanti misses the target.
Tiramanti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Naulakko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Naulakko swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Naulakko looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
Naulakko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naulakko misses with a jab to the body
and Tiramanti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Naulakko 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!
Naulakko throws out a loose jab but Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naulakko scores with a punch to the head.
Naulakko loads up on a big right hand but Tiramanti slips the punch.
Tiramanti fails to land with a series of punches.
Naulakko swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Naulakko.
Naulakko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naulakko misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naulakko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naulakko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tiramanti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Naulakko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tiramanti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naulakko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiramanti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naulakko is trying to defend but Tiramanti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Naulakko is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiramanti stalling away here and it's allowed Naulakko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti wants to control from the top but Naulakko keeps moving.
Tiramanti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naulakko is keeping the position for now.
Naulakko wants to stand and escape but Tiramanti is having none of it.
Pertti Naulakko 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.
Tiramanti tries to free his leg and advance position but Naulakko is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cesare Tiramanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Tiramanti as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Naulakko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiramanti doesn't seem phased though.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naulakko.
Tiramanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naulakko circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiramanti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiramanti just misses with a punch to the body.
Naulakko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Naulakko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Naulakko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiramanti misses its target.
Naulakko checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko lands a right hook to the body.
Naulakko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
A jab from Naulakko does it's job there.
Naulakko throws a lazy right hand but Tiramanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiramanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Naulakko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naulakko looks for the body kick but Tiramanti saw that one coming.
Naulakko digs a good hook to Tiramanti's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti misses with a combination
and Naulakko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naulakko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Naulakko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naulakko 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Naulakko!
Pertti Naulakko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 244 p4p, 989 weight class) and Horace Cuba (ranked 38 p4p, 128 weight class). Luke Mad Onion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Horace Cuba's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion closes the distance and pushes Cuba back into the cage.
Mad Onion lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuba won't want to take too many of those.
Cuba looks winded!
Mad Onion lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Horace Cuba has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad Onion obliges.
Mad Onion lands a right hand.
Mad Onion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuba blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Mad Onion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuba blocks a head kick by Mad Onion.
A low kick lands for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cuba on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad Onion lands a big head kick that sends Cuba tumbling to the mat! Mad Onion takes a step backwards and waves Cuba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Cuba is rocked!
That has opened up Horace Cuba's cut even more.
Mad Onion rushes Cuba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuba is still on wobbly legs! Can Mad Onion finish him?
Knees to the body from Mad Onion.
Clinched against the cage, Mad Onion lands a big elbow that drops Cuba! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cuba is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Mad Onion!
Our winner, Luke Mad Onion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 288 p4p, 498 weight class) and Bill Cosby (ranked 37 p4p, 72 weight class). Bill Cosby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Furnum Pullum has been cut.
Cosby has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cosby drops Pullum with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pullum looks back up at him and smiles so Cosby waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pullum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pullum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pullum.
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!
Pullum moves out of range of the strikes.
Pullum looks to throw the jab but Cosby is out of range.
Cosby cracks Pullum with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pullum looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cosby finish him?
Pullum is rocked!
Pullum misses with a takedown attempt - Cosby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pullum drops his hands momentarily. Cosby doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Pullum staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Pullum doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby is the new middleweight champion!
Bill Cosby tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 85 p4p, 224 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 12 p4p, 36 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Gothic Line has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zeta Knox's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Line.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Knox defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
Line catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Line is looking to land body kicks.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Line.
Line throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line throws a nice inside leg kick.
Line goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line throws a leg kick that misses.
Gothic Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox moves out of range as Line throws a body kick.
A big left from Knox misses.
Line looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Line misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox cracks Line with an open hand slap.
Line lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Line stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Line displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Line lands a jab to the nose.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Line avoids the body shot from Knox.
Line misses with a hook.
Line fakes the leg kick and cracks Knox in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Line connects with the punch.
Line avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Line.
Line misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Line swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Line uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Line throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Line lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Line.
Line closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Line.
Line lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Line connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox sends Line crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knox is motioning to the referee to let Line up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Line is rocked!
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Line's hands.
Line is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Line is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Line drops his hands momentarily. Knox doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Line staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Line doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox retains his heavyweight title!
Zeta Knox took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Savage Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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