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SYN 878 Peterson vs. Sector II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 1088 p4p, 1559 weight class) and Tempe Gorge (ranked 61 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gorge's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Gorge throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
Golovkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Golovkin misses with a hook
and Gorge counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Golovkin is fending him off so far but Gorge persists. Nope, Golovkin circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golovkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gorge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gorge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gorge misses the shot to the body.
Golovkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gorge slips a jab from Golovkin.
A left lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorge circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Gorge's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gorge has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Golovkin blocks the low kick.
Golovkin scores with a leg kick.
Golovkin throws out a leg kick but Gorge moves out of range and Golovkin only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses.
Gorge looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin tries to land a leg kick but Gorge saw it coming and moves away.
Golovkin wants to land a leg kick but Gorge is out of range.
And Gorge tries to counter it with a takedown but Golovkin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the body.
Gorge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golovkin is able to avoid easily.
Golovkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
A little jabbing left from Gorge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin lands a leg kick that knocks Gorge off balance momentarily.
Golovkin throws out a leg kick but Gorge moves out of range and Golovkin only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Golovkin as he connects with a hook.
Gorge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge misses with a wild combination.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gorge looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Gorge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Golovkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gorge at a distance.
Gorge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin lands a leg kick that knocks Gorge off balance momentarily.
Golovkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Golovkin does no damage.
Gorge counters with a body kick.
Golovkin throws a leg kick which misses Gorge's front leg but catches the back leg as Gorge tries to avoid it.
Golovkin connects with a single shot there.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Gorge ducks down to avoid it.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorge is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Golovkin works over Gorge's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice leg kick from Golovkin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorge throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gorge counter with a right hand.
Golovkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golovkin throws a solid leg kick but Gorge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Golovkin.
Gorge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gorge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovkin blocks a head kick by Gorge.
Golovkin tried to score with a low kick but Gorge checks it.
Golovkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Gorge catches Golovkin right on the button with a cross.
Gorge looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Golovkin connects with a jab.
A cross from Gorge lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gorge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gorge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Golovkin moves forwards but Gorge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Golovkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gorge counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gorge's sensitive parts.
Golovkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
It looks like Golovkin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gorge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut
and Gorge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gorge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorge 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.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gorge dips to his left and cracks Golovkin with an uppercut!
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin tests Gorge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Golovkin jabs Gorge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golovkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Golovkin digs a good body shot into Gorge's ribs.
Golovkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Golovkin with the inside leg kick.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gorge thuds a left hand into Golovkin's body.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Golovkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Golovkin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorge swings for the body but Golovkin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a body punch
and Gorge counters with a head kick.
Gorge wants to land a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gorge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Golovkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge tried to score with a low kick but Golovkin checks it.
A low kick from Gorge is predictable there
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Gorge looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Golovkin misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gorge.
Gorge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Golovkin scores with a nice head shot.
Golovkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Golovkin is looking to chop away at Gorge's legs.
Golovkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gorge counters with a head kick. That will keep Golovkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorge goes for a double leg but Golovkin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golovkin continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Golovkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Golovkin - just one landing.
Golovkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gorge looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorge.
Gorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorge slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Gorge is out of range.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Gorge throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Gorge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Golovkin.
Gorge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Golovkin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Golovkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vadim Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorge throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Gorge.
Golovkin thuds his right hand into Gorge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gorge misses with a body shot.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Gorge is out of range.
Golovkin swings for the body but Gorge moves out of range.
Golovkin tries to score with a low kick but Gorge moves his leg out of the way.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Gorge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golovkin as he jumps to the side.
Vadim Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Gorge.
Golovkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golovkin moves away.
Gorge throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Golovkin. Beautiful body shot.
Golovkin is looking to slow Gorge down with leg kicks.
Golovkin lunges at Gorge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gorge's hand.
Golovkin motions for Gorge to come forward. Golovkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golovkin throws a leg kick
and Golovkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golovkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorge's head backwards.
Golovkin throws a leg kick that misses.
Gorge throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gorge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Golovkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Golovkin scores with a leg kick.
Gorge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golovkin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gorge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gorge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gorge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Golovkin.
Golovkin works Gorge's body with a nice hook.
Gorge blocks a jab.
Golovkin misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Golovkin.
Gorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Golovkin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin digs a good body shot into Gorge's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Gorge backs away, Golovkin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Golovkin, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorge misses the target.
Gorge moves forwards but Golovkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Gorge. That snapped Golovkin's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gorge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body. Gorge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gorge looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Golovkin lands a really nice looking cross but Gorge seems unphased.
Gorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
Gorge moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golovkin.
Good work by Golovkin as he checks the leg kick.
Gorge throws a right and a left that Golovkin avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin is looking to slow Gorge down with leg kicks.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Tempe Gorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Golovkin blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Golovkin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Golovkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gorge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gorge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Golovkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorge.
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
Golovkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Golovkin misses with a low kick.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorge can do to turn this around?
Gorge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gorge misses with a hook
and Golovkin counters with an inside leg kick.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a low kick but Gorge avoids it.
Golovkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gorge misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Gorge moved out of range.
Gorge tries a head kick but it misses.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Golovkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Golovkin.
Gorge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Golovkin tries to avoid it but Gorge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Golovkin to the ground. Golovkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gorge misses with a body kick.
Gorge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Gorge.
Gorge looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Gorge takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golovkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golovkin connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin throws a low kick, looking for Gorge's leg but Gorge calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Golovkin does it's job there.
Golovkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovkin slips a jab from Gorge.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Golovkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Golovkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gorge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Golovkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gorge walks forward, straight into a front kick from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golovkin 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin!
Vadim Golovkin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 1671 p4p, 1986 weight class) and No Way (ranked 212 p4p, 246 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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18 - 19 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 48 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way clobbers Riku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Lazuran Riku has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Way. Riku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riku connects with a solid leg kick.
Riku just misses with a punch to the body.
Riku lands a nice shot that snaps Way's head back.
Riku lands a nice hook to Way's body. Way takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riku lands a right hook to the body.
Way cracks Riku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riku lands with a straight right. Way didn't see that one coming.
Riku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Way throws out the jab.
Way misses with a hook
and Riku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Way sends Riku crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Way is motioning to the referee to let Riku up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Riku is rocked!
Riku tries to move into range but Way moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Riku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Way throws a shot from downtown. Riku moves away and avoids it.
Way throws a right hand that misses
and Riku counters with a slapping leg kick.
Way throws an overhand right that has Riku reeling! Way follows up with more punches and Riku is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). No Way!
An out of breath and clearly excited No Way thanked MKFC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 737 p4p, 535 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 106 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karpo.
Rishkinov scores with the left hand. Karpo knows he should have avoided that one.
Karpo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rishkinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Rishkinov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karpo is out of range.
Rishkinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karpo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rishkinov.
Karpo throws a big counter combination but Rishkinov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rishkinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karpo is looking for a counter combo.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rishkinov works the jab nicely.
Rishkinov tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Karpo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karpo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rishkinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Rishkinov tenderised Karpo's leg. Karpo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rishkinov shoots in and bounces Karpo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Karpo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rishkinov has passed into side control.
Rishkinov trying to control the position but Karpo is working away.
Karpo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rishkinov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karpo is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Rishkinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpo trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is looking for a kimura here.
Karpo moves into full guard.
Karpo keeping moving, preventing Rishkinov from controlling successfully.
Rishkinov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rishkinov trying to control but Karpo is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karpo is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle here but Karpo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rishkinov is looking for a sweep.
Rishkinov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Karpo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rishkinov is trying to work for a sweep but Karpo has mounted him!
Karpo is landing with some decent strikes but Rishkinov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rishkinov is working to get back to half guard.
Karpo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rishkinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Karpo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo controlling the pace for now.
Rishkinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karpo unloading with bombs!
Rishkinov regains half guard.
Rishkinov trying to control from the bottom.
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!
Karpo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rishkinov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Rishkinov.
Karpo is looking for a counter combo.
Rishkinov throws a hook but Karpo avoids it easily.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Rishkinov throws a wild body kick that Karpo sees coming a mile off.
Karpo is looking for a counter combo.
Karpo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karpo throws a head kick but Rishkinov moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Rishkinov misses
and Karpo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rishkinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karpo. That did some damage!
Karpo moves away from the strike by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov throws a sloppy body shot
and Karpo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rishkinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karpo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rishkinov. Karpo shrugs it off though.
Rishkinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rishkinov tries a low kick but Karpo avoids it.
Rishkinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karpo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karpo throws a jab when Rishkinov was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karpo. That did some damage!
Karpo misses with a straight right.
Rishkinov shoots in and drives through. Karpo sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Rishkinov.
Karpo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rishkinov throws a combination that misses
and Karpo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rishkinov.
It looked like Karpo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Karpo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rishkinov scores with a head kick.
Rishkinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karpo avoids the head kick by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov cracks Karpo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rishkinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karpo, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws the kick towards the body but Karpo avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Karpo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Rishkinov misses.
As Rishkinov looks to move away, Karpo throws a big counter combo but Rishkinov just gets out of the way.
Rishkinov fakes the leg kick and cracks Karpo in the body.
Karpo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karpo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rishkinov to the mat! Rishkinov manages to get full guard.
Rishkinov working for submissions but it's allowed Karpo to get to half guard.
Karpo trying to control the action but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Hannu Karpo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rishkinov wants to improve his position but Karpo is controlling well.
Rishkinov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov wants to control but Karpo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rishkinov won't allow Karpo to pass to mount.
Rishkinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rishkinov is trying to maintain the position but Karpo is very close to passing his half guard.
Karpo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rishkinov tries to roll over but Karpo keeps him under control.
Rishkinov trying to control from the bottom.
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
Rishkinov wants to control but Karpo is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rishkinov wants to improve his position but Karpo is controlling well.
Rishkinov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karpo trying to mount his opponent but Rishkinov defends it.
Well, if Karpo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rishkinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Rishkinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karpo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Rishkinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rishkinov.
Hannu Karpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rishkinov cracks Karpo with an open hand slap.
Rishkinov throws a lazy head kick
and Karpo counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rishkinov.
Karpo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karpo counters with a one-two to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karpo counters with a one-two to the body.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karpo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karpo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karpo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov connects with the punch.
Rishkinov lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Rishkinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov moves away from the strike by Karpo.
Rishkinov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karpo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rishkinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karpo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick but Karpo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rishkinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karpo. That did some damage!
Rishkinov lands an overhand right.
Rishkinov punishes Karpo's body with a nice straight punch.
Rishkinov lands a body shot.
A low kick lands for Rishkinov.
Karpo avoids a kick to the body.
Rishkinov scoring well with a low kick there.
Rishkinov misses with a body kick.
Karpo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rishkinov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rishkinov shoots for a takedown but Karpo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karpo is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Karpo.
Karpo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karpo avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Karpo there.
 It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
Rishkinov fakes the leg kick and cracks Karpo in the body.
Karpo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rishkinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Karpo's head.
Rishkinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karpo misses with a looping left.
Karpo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rishkinov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karpo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rishkinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karpo defends it nicely.
Karpo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hannu Karpo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serhey Rishkinov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo wants to clinch.
Karpo moves out of range as Rishkinov throws a body kick.
Rishkinov throws a body kick that misses
and Karpo counters with a nice uppercut.
Karpo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rishkinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karpo.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karpo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rishkinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rishkinov enables Karpo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rishkinov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rishkinov seems keen to control Karpo's posture.
Rishkinov working a defensive guard here.
Karpo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rishkinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rishkinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karpo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rishkinov wants to sweep here but Karpo controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Karpo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rishkinov trying to control from the bottom.
Karpo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karpo drops an elbow to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov wants to get back to full guard.
Karpo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rishkinov 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
A less than humble Serhey Rishkinov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilmerr Fudd (ranked 1147 p4p, 1307 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 159 p4p, 179 weight class). James Noir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilmerr Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fudd on the side of the head.
It looks like Wilmerr Fudd has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Fudd. Beautiful body shot.
James Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noir with a hook.
Noir lands a left and a right that send Fudd crashing to the mat, dazed. Noir thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fudd is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fudd shoots in and drives through. Noir sprawls well.
Oh Fudd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noir throws a shot to the body.
Fudd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fudd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noir pinned against the cage. Noir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Noir gets caught napping as Fudd dives in and scores a takedown. Noir manages to retain guard.
Fudd seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fudd doesn't defend quickly enough and Noir has managed to lock this one up! Can Fudd escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Noir on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Noir!
An out of breath James Noir 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 Juha Niska (ranked 618 p4p, 406 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 93 p4p, 65 weight class). Hallbjornsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Herr Mannelig kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niska rushes Hallbjornsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niska missing with knees to the body.
Hallbjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niska is trying to pull guard but Hallbjornsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hallbjornsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hallbjornsson avoiding damage as Niska throws knees to the body.
Niska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hallbjornsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niska's elbow.
Niska tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallbjornsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hallbjornsson presses Niska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hallbjornsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niska is trying to trip Hallbjornsson. He has hold of a leg but Hallbjornsson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Niska persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Niska trying to control but Hallbjornsson is working from the bottom.
Hallbjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hallbjornsson, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallbjornsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska looking to pass the guard.
Hallbjornsson 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.
Hallbjornsson has control of Niska's left arm, preventing Niska from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hallbjornsson keeping full guard, as Niska tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hallbjornsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A leg kick checked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Niska is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hallbjornsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Hallbjornsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niska has been working on his balance at IMMAC Training Facilityâ„¢ ($50/week), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson blocks a jab.
Hallbjornsson thinks about the counter body kick.
Niska darts in and clinches Hallbjornsson up against the cage.
Niska blocks a body shot from Hallbjornsson.
Niska misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallbjornsson.
Niska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallbjornsson is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallbjornsson.
Niska working aggressively here.
Niska tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallbjornsson avoids the damage to the body.
Niska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hallbjornsson smiles and moves away.
Niska misses with a body kick.
Niska is looking to clinch but Hallbjornsson is avoiding it.
Hallbjornsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hallbjornsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niska moves out of range as Hallbjornsson strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallbjornsson lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson avoids a kick to the body.
Hallbjornsson scores with a nice body kick.
Niska closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hallbjornsson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Niska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallbjornsson is looking to slow Niska down with leg kicks.
Hallbjornsson checks a leg kick.
Niska throws a leg kick
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niska's knee momentarily.
Adils Hallbjornsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson feints a counter leg kick.
Niska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niska throws a body punch but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hallbjornsson misses.
Hallbjornsson connects with a looping right hand.
Niska defending well as Hallbjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Hallbjornsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niska.
Niska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska feints and then cracks Hallbjornsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallbjornsson down.
Nice jab there from Niska.
Niska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hallbjornsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left and a right from Niska both land. Nice combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hallbjornsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Niska has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Niska and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Niska throws a poor cross that misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice body shot.
Hallbjornsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niska wants to clinch
and Hallbjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niska tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson is having none of it.
Niska tries to clinch but Hallbjornsson is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adils Hallbjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Niska cracks Hallbjornsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Niska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Niska.
Niska throws a leg kick but Hallbjornsson checks it.
Niska backing away here, and Hallbjornsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Niska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hallbjornsson but Hallbjornsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hallbjornsson feints a counter leg kick.
Hallbjornsson scores with a head kick. Niska tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Juha Niska has been cut.
Hallbjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niska was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallbjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Niska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hallbjornsson counter with a right hand.
Niska throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hallbjornsson punishes Niska's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson lands with a shot to the body.
Niska misses the jab.
Niska takes a swing at Hallbjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick which misses Niska's front leg but catches the back leg as Niska tries to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson lands with a shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niska.
Niska is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hallbjornsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Niska tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Niska shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Niska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallbjornsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Niska takes a step back to recover.
Niska takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallbjornsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallbjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Niska misses with a series of wild punches.
Hallbjornsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Niska steps away.
Hallbjornsson digs a good hook to Niska's body.
Hallbjornsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Niska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hallbjornsson throws a shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson lands an overhand right.
Niska lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hallbjornsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Hallbjornsson tenderised Niska's leg. Niska is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska throws an off balance right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild combination.
Niska will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Niska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hallbjornsson momentarily.
Niska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hallbjornsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Niska steps away.
Niska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hallbjornsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hallbjornsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niska throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallbjornsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Niska throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hallbjornsson throws a nice head kick!
Hallbjornsson connects with a high kick.
Hallbjornsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hallbjornsson.
Niska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hallbjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hallbjornsson throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Niska coming out on top.
Hallbjornsson lands a leg kick that knocks Niska off balance momentarily.
Niska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hallbjornsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson with a nice cross.
Niska tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hallbjornsson swivels and escapes.
Niska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hallbjornsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hallbjornsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adils Hallbjornsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juha Niska's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallbjornsson can pounce on him.
Hallbjornsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niska. Hallbjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hallbjornsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallbjornsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hallbjornsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hallbjornsson misses with the body kick
and Niska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niska throws an off balance right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Niska fails with the takedown.
Niska shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hallbjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hallbjornsson throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
And Niska counters with a quick kick to the body but Hallbjornsson blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hallbjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niska throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Niska.
Hallbjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallbjornsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Niska is wise to it.
Niska throws an off balance right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hallbjornsson. Niska shrugs it off though.
Niska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hallbjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallbjornsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hallbjornsson!
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hallbjornsson can pounce on him.
Hallbjornsson with a nice calf kick.
Niska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niska wants to clinch
and Hallbjornsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juha Niska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Niska misses with an uppercut
and Hallbjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallbjornsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Niska.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Niska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Niska shoots in but Hallbjornsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hallbjornsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hallbjornsson lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Hallbjornsson lands.
Niska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hallbjornsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Niska off the cage and back into range.
Hallbjornsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niska.
Niska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niska throws a right hand that misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a left and a right that stings Niska.
Niska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Niska looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallbjornsson.
Niska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Niska is rocked!
Hallbjornsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hallbjornsson. That's going to slow Niska down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallbjornsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Niska's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska wants to clinch up but Hallbjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Niska takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallbjornsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niska backing away here, and Hallbjornsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hallbjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niska.
Niska backing away here, and Hallbjornsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Niska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Niska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson with the inside leg kick.
Hallbjornsson stuns Niska with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hallbjornsson connects with a leg kick.
Niska ducks right into an uppercut from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Niska is predictable there
and Hallbjornsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Niska thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adils Hallbjornsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niska misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adils Hallbjornsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hallbjornsson 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adils Hallbjornsson!
An out of breath Adils Hallbjornsson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 132 p4p, 228 weight class) and Domenico Mazziotti (ranked 20 p4p, 26 weight class). Reinikainen's entrance music is Viimeinen päivä. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mazziotti's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the party - Pop Smoke. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Domenico Mazziotti!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mazziotti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Reinikainen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mazziotti takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Reinikainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mazziotti misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reinikainen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mazziotti defends well and Reinikainen ends up having to push Mazziotti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reinikainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazziotti controls his hands.
Mazziotti working aggressively here.
Reinikainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artturi Reinikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mazziotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Mazziotti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Mazziotti fails to land.
Mazziotti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reinikainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Reinikainen lands a big head kick that sends Mazziotti tumbling to the mat! Reinikainen takes a step backwards and waves Mazziotti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Mazziotti is rocked!
It looks like Domenico Mazziotti has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a hook. Mazziotti ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mazziotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mazziotti is still on wobbly legs! Can Reinikainen finish him?
Mazziotti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mazziotti seems to have recovered his senses.
Mazziotti throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Mazziotti slips a jab and a cross from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reinikainen cracks Mazziotti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mazziotti stuns Reinikainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Reinikainen catches Mazziotti right on the button with a cross.
Mazziotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
Mazziotti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti throws a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head but Reinikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinikainen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mazziotti misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reinikainen misses with a hook.
Reinikainen loads up on a big right hand but Mazziotti slips the punch.
Mazziotti throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Mazziotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mazziotti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mazziotti scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mazziotti misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazziotti misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazziotti misses the target.
Reinikainen feinted with a counter takedown.
Reinikainen moves into range and clinches up with Mazziotti.
Mazziotti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reinikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Mazziotti.
Reinikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazziotti.
Reinikainen with a nice cross.
Mazziotti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reinikainen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reinikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reinikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinikainen closes the distance but Mazziotti moves to the side
and Mazziotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reinikainen throws a lazy right hand but Mazziotti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reinikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Mazziotti off the cage and back into range.
Mazziotti walks into a stiff left hand from Reinikainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domenico Mazziotti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reinikainen cracks Mazziotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mazziotti slips under a jab.
Reinikainen misses with a wild combination.
Mazziotti blocks a jab.
Reinikainen drops Mazziotti with a beautiful combination! Mazziotti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reinikainen is looking for the KO!
Mazziotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reinikainen.
A little jabbing left from Mazziotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reinikainen misses with a hook. Mazziotti ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazziotti catches Reinikainen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a looping right.
Reinikainen cracks Mazziotti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mazziotti scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazziotti. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Mazziotti.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Mazziotti.
Reinikainen throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Mazziotti misses.
Reinikainen feinted with a counter takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Reinikainen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reinikainen with a jab.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reinikainen has closed the distance and engaged Mazziotti in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazziotti.
Reinikainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinikainen throws a head punch that misses.
Mazziotti lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Reinikainen.
Mazziotti breaks the clinch.
Mazziotti scores with a sloppy right hand. Reinikainen should have avoided that one.
Reinikainen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mazziotti defends well and Reinikainen ends up having to push Mazziotti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mazziotti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reinikainen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Mazziotti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reinikainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reinikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mazziotti momentarily.
Good exchange - Mazziotti coming out on top.
Mazziotti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazziotti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands a big right hand that sends Mazziotti crashing to the mat! Reinikainen stays standing though and waves Mazziotti back to his feet!
That has opened up Domenico Mazziotti's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Reinikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mazziotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazziotti throws a big shot that misses.
Mazziotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Domenico Mazziotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinikainen wants to clinch
and Mazziotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazziotti lunges at Reinikainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reinikainen's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Domenico Mazziotti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Reinikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazziotti is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazziotti! But no joy.
Reinikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Reinikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reinikainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reinikainen slips under a jab from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinikainen is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazziotti throws an off balance right hand
and Mazziotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reinikainen lands with a kick to the temple. Mazziotti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reinikainen tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazziotti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mazziotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Reinikainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reinikainen misses with a left hand
and Mazziotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mazziotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reinikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mazziotti counters with a nice right hand that sends Reinikainen toppling to the canvas! Reinikainen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mazziotti finish him?!
Reinikainen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinikainen cracks Mazziotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Reinikainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mazziotti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Domenico Mazziotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Mazziotti throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Mazziotti throws a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head but Reinikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinikainen throwing a counter right hand but Mazziotti manages to avoid it.
Reinikainen throws a series of punches but Mazziotti moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mazziotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mazziotti drops Reinikainen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Reinikainen looks back up at him and smiles so Mazziotti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Reinikainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinikainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mazziotti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mazziotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Reinikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reinikainen defending well as Mazziotti loads up on a big left hand.
Reinikainen throwing a counter right hand but Mazziotti manages to avoid it.
Mazziotti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mazziotti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reinikainen on the side of the head.
Mazziotti throws a right hand that misses
and Mazziotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artturi Reinikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazziotti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mazziotti slips a jab from Reinikainen.
Mazziotti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some wild striking there from Mazziotti.
Reinikainen throwing a counter right hand but Mazziotti manages to avoid it.
Reinikainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mazziotti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mazziotti misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazziotti misses with a straight left.
It looked like Reinikainen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domenico Mazziotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reinikainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 272 p4p, 204 weight class) and Demir Kocak (ranked 51 p4p, 37 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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman misses with a takedown
and Kocak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goodman thinking.
Goodman wants to clinch up but Kocak keeps it at a distance.
Goodman darts in trying to clinch
and Kocak counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Goodman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kocak, pushing him back against the cage.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kocak.
Good body shot from Kocak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocak misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Goodman tries a body shot but Kocak blocks it.
Kocak misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Goodman.
Kocak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocak lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodman tries to work over Kocak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman blocking some punches.
Kocak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goodman blocks it with crossed arms.
Kocak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocak counters with a low kick, right behind Goodman 's knee.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman misses with a leg kick
and Kocak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goodman moves into range and clinches up with Kocak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Kocak lands a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Goodman has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good body shot from Kocak.
Kocak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Kocak avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak blocking some punches.
Kocak misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocak.
Kocak breaks from the clinch.
Goodman throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Goodman
and Kocak counters with a nice body kick.
Kocak jabs at Goodman's body.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Kocak is looking to slow Goodman down with leg kicks.
Kocak lands a jab to the head.
Kocak with a nice calf kick.
Kocak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goodman closes the distance but Kocak moves to the side
and Kocak counters with a monster head kick that knocks Goodman out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Demir Kocak!
After the fight, Demir Kocak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 62 p4p, 161 weight class) and Wilfredo Wild (ranked 11 p4p, 20 weight class). Wild has chosen Cypress Hill - Trouble 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 30 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wild misses.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Wild is out of range.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Wild circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wild scores with a decent looking hook.
Wild misses with a right hand
and Crosby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilds head.
Crosby 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.
Crosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Crosby lands a left hand.
Wild ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wild no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild being controlled here, momentarily.
Crosby continues to stall.
Wild has his foot on Crosby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crosby works his way back into a safe position though.
Crosby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wild looking for a guillotine here but Crosby defends easily.
Wild looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wild looking for a guillotine here but Crosby defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wild has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crosby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wild being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crosby defends it easily.
Crosby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wild keeping moving, preventing Crosby from controlling successfully.
Wild working for a triangle but Crosby defends it easily.
Crosby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crosby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wild keeping moving, preventing Crosby from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wild is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crosby 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.
Crosby gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wild takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
Wild throws the left hand but Crosby avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Crosby misses its target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wild misses with a right hand
and Wild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wild throws a hook but Crosby avoids it easily.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dany Crosby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crosby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wild.
Crosby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crosby lands a right hook to the body.
Wild swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crosby counters with a nice uppercut.
Wild throws a good cross that connects.
We've been informed that Wild has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wilfredo Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Crosby as he connects with a hook.
Crosby swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
As Wild backs away, Crosby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crosby moves out of range as Wild strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild moves out of range of the strikes.
Crosby slips a jab from Wild.
Crosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crosby lands a nice shot that snaps Wild's head back.
Wild slips a straight right by Crosby.
A jab from Crosby misses.
Wild's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crosby under the eye.
Wild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wild throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.
Wild cracks Crosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Crosby misses with a hook to the body
and Wild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crosby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wild throws a jab when Crosby was well out of range.
Crosby connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Wild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wild lands a nice shot that snaps Crosby's head back.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Crosby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wild's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Crosby avoids the body shot from Wild.
Wilfredo Wild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wild takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crosby misses with a hook
and Wild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crosby drops Wild with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wild looks back up at him and smiles so Crosby waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wild is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Wild was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wild might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wild misses with a hook
and Crosby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Wild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crosby circles away quickly and effectively.
Crosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wild can do to turn this around?
Jab by Wild.
Crosby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Crosby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wild.
A cross from Crosby lands.
Wild throws a hook but Crosby avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Wild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crosby.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Wild manages to avoid it.
Crosby throws an off balance right hand
and Wild counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby doesn't manage to clinch there - Wild circles away.
Crosby misses with a right hand
letting Wild counter with a right hand.
Crosby avoids the body shot from Wild.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby scores with a sloppy right hand. Wild should have avoided that one.
A jab from Crosby misses.
Crosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wild.
Crosby avoids the body shot from Wild.
Crosby misses with an uppercut
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Wild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Wild throws an off balance right hand
enabling Crosby to counter with a crisp jab.
Wild scores with a nice strike.
Crosby slips under a jab.
It looked like Crosby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wild.
Nice straight punches there by Wild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws a hook but Wild avoids it easily.
A big right from Wild misses.
Crosby seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wild throws a right hand that Crosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Crosby also avoids with ease.
Wild misses with an uppercut. Crosby saw that one coming.
Wild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crosby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crosby on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
Wild scores with a hook.
Wild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby throws a body punch but Wild moves out of range.
Wild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crosby on the side of the head.
Crosby scores with a nice strike.
Wild throws a right hand that misses
and Crosby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wild misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wild misses the target.
Wild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crosby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wild lands with a nice body punch.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Wild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Wild really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
That's time! Crosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Wild with a hook.
Crosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crosby tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.
Wild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wild on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wild moves away.
Crosby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wild lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wild throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Crosby misses the target.
It seemed like Wild was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wild lands with a right hand.
Wild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crosby moves into the clinch.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Wild.
Crosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wild lands a nice uppercut.
Crosby lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wild lands a nice uppercut.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Wild tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby pushes Wild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wild misses with the head strike.
Crosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wild is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosby finish him?
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Wild seems to have recovered his senses.
Crosby has a couple of punches blocked by Wild.
Crosby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crosby lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby gets through Wild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dany Crosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wild lands a body shot.
Wild can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wild misses with a punch on the inside.
Wild misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wild.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosby scores with a shot to the side of Wild's head.
Wild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Crosby.
Wild throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wild.
Crosby gets through Wild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wild tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Wild back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Crosby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wild throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wild blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Wild blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Wild tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Wild back against the cage.
Wild blocking some punches.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
Crosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wild throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
Wild is trying to pull guard but Crosby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Crosby - that landed with a thud.
Wild is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dany Crosby had his way with Wilfredo Wild in that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crosby moves into the clinch successfully.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Crosby lands a body punch.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crosby breaks from the clinch.
Crosby circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wild to the canvas! Wild doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Crosby keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dany Crosby!
Dany Crosby thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 65 p4p, 149 weight class) and Summa Sector (ranked 12 p4p, 24 weight class). Sector has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sector is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Sector is defending well.
Peterson is trying to work for a kimura but Sector is defending well.
Peterson 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.
Sector avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson prevents Sector from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sector is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Peterson 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.
Sector is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson prevents Sector from standing back up.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Sector is trying to stand back up but Peterson is controlling him
Sector taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Sector tries to kick Peterson off but Peterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but Sector is blocking nicely.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson 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.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson stops Sector from getting back to his feet.
Sector keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sector tries to kick Peterson off but Peterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sector defending well though.
Sector has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sector looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sector is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson wants to pass to mount but Sector is defending the position.
Peterson stops Sector from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sector is trying to stand.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sector tries to kick Peterson off but Peterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but Sector defending well.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson prevents Sector from standing back up.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sector is defending against the submission attempts here by Peterson.
Sector has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Peterson is on him like a limpet, forcing Sector back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sector swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector stops a takedown attempt from Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sector avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sector pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sector lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sector fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
A shot in the inside from Sector.
A hook to the body from Sector.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sector pushes Peterson off looking to stand but Peterson dives back in and keeps control.
Sector has one foot on Peterson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands with a right hand.
Sector stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sector misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Sector is quick to defend against it.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sector.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sector's head.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sector defends it nicely.
Sector looks to clinch
and Peterson counters with a two punch combo.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Sector sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson has Sector pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sector manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sector lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sector.
Peterson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sector is defending well.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sector avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sector's head.
Sector scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sector.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick by Sector misses
and Sector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sector is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Sector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sector swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Sector keeps him there for the moment.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sector fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sector.
Sector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector counters with a three punch combo that has Peterson backing up. Peterson nods at Sector to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sector.
Sector swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sector defending against the ground and pound.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Peterson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peterson working the head with strikes.
Peterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sector is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson cracks Sector with a big right hand but Sector just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Peterson.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Sector on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Peterson working the ground and pound.
Peterson in side control, throwing shots but Sector defends.
Sector is pushing Peterson's head away, looking to escape. Peterson manages to hold on to the position though.
Peterson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson cracks Sector with a big right hand but Sector just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sector sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sector is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Peterson trying to control the action but Sector is working from the bottom.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Sector is trying to buck Peterson off.
Sector on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peterson scores with punches from side control.
Sector is trying to buck Peterson off.
Peterson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sector will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector is looking to get back to his feet here but Peterson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sector's back.
Peterson cracks Sector with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sector from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Peterson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
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!
Sector trying to get back to his feet but Peterson is in full control for now.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sector can do to turn this around?
The referee is taking a good look at Sector as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Peterson!
Peterson is landing with strikes from the back.
Sector is trying to stand back up.
Sector takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sector walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sector counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sector misses the target.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Sector moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Sector fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector walks into a jab.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sector changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector is looking to clinch.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Sector moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sector getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sector to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson gets tackled into the cage by Sector. Sector maintains the clinch.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Sector breaks the clinch.
Sector lands a jab to Peterson's midsection.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peterson is in close to Sector's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Sector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peterson gets through Sector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sector ducks right into an uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Sector knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sector sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sector slips the punch.
Sector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Peterson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sector.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sector connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peterson scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Peterson. Beautiful body shot.
Sector defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Sector.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Sector sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sector manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sector throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Sector.
Sector scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sector misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Sector counters by moving into the clinch.
Sector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Sector lands a shoulder strike.
Sector misses with some punches.
Summa Sector seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sector misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Sector is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sector is trying to stand back up but Peterson is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summa Sector really dominated that round.
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.
Sector scores with a three punch combo!
Peterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sector wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Peterson misses its target.
Peterson works Sector's body with a nice hook.
Peterson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sector tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peterson is in Sector's guard.
Sector wants to stand up but Peterson is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sector manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sector gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sector tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Sector lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Sector scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson lands a head shot.
Sector takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sector looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sector throws out a powerful jab.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sector but Sector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sector as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sector throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summa Sector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sector.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Sector throws out a powerful jab.
Sector misses with a looping left.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Sector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sector!
Sector is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peterson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sector taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peterson prevents Sector from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is dominant here and he's now got Sector's back!
Sector is taking damage to the body and head.
Sector is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Peterson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Can Sector hold on?! Peterson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Peterson landing with strikes.
Sector trying to get back to his feet but Peterson is in full control for now.
Peterson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but Peterson has full control of the position and if anything, Sector has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Peterson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Peterson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sector could be in trouble here!
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson connects with a big shot to the side of Sector's head.
Peterson lands shots from the back.
Peterson has Sector flattened out and is raining down punches.
Sector covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Peterson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sector is rocked!
Sector trying to get back to his feet but Peterson is in full control for now.
Sector is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Peterson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Peterson.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sector is trying to remain composed but Peterson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sector could be in trouble here!
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson had his way with Summa Sector in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sector takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Summa Sector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sector seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Sector's guard.
Peterson postures up in Sector's guard and throws a big left but Sector blocks it.
Sector manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A short right from Sector on the inside.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sector scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sector lands with a short shot to the head.
Sector gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sector avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sector scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sector lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Sector lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sector.
Sector lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sector.
Sector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
Sector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sector's elbow.
Peterson tries to break free but Sector pushes him back against the cage.
Peterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sector just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sector misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands with a light punch inside.
Sector lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Sector scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sector lands an uppercut.
Sector breaks from the clinch.
Peterson defending well as Sector loads up on a big left hand.
Sector misses with a body shot.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sector pinned against the cage. Sector gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sector clinches.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands a right hand.
Peterson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sector wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sector pushes Peterson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sector connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Sector to counter with a crisp jab.
Sector waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Sector lands a big uppercut and Peterson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Peterson looks OK. Sector waves Peterson back to his feet!
Peterson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sector has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
Good body shot from Sector.
Peterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Peterson with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Sector on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Peterson's jaw. Peterson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sector does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Summa Sector!
A very excited looking Summa Sector made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 3 p4p, 29 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Ho Joy
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut.
Caunt lands a nice hook to Ho Joy's body. Ho Joy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy throws a fast counter high kick but Caunt manages to duck under it in time.
Ho Joy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Joy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Joy lands with a kick to the temple. Caunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Caunt.
Caunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho Joy swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caunt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHo Joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from Ho Joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caunt. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Ho Joy as he checks the leg kick.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
Ho Joy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Ho Joy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ho Joy staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a nice body kick.
Ho Joy scores with a head kick. Caunt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Caunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Ho Joy's leg. Ho Joy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caunt cracks Ho Joy with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Joy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caunt blocks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ho Joy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Caunt has got the better of the exchanges.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Joy.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Ho Joy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Caunt 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caunt.
Caunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho Joy can do to turn this around?
Ho Joy looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Ho Joy moved out of range.
Ho Joy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Joy throws a head kick that misses.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho Joy's head.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caunt misses with a right hand
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caunt lands with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caunt. That one must have hurt.
Caunt connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Ho Joy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho Joy just manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy swings widly with a right hand
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caunt!
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
Caunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caunt's hands.
Ho Joy keeps Caunt at a distance using the push kick.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Joy! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some bone on bone action there as Ho Joy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Ho Joy.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Joy.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Ho Joy down.
Ho Joy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Ho Joy's leg but Ho Joy calmly moves out of range.
Ho Joy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Joy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ho Joy works Caunt's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Caunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Joy on the side of the head.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Caunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Joy throws a fast counter high kick but Caunt manages to duck under it in time.
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Caunt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHo Joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Ho Joy down.
Caunt throws a low kick but Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
It looked like Caunt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy lands with a cross.
Dick Caunt's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Ho Joy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Joy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whack! Ho Joy lands a heavy head kick that drops Caunt. The ref tackles Ho Joy to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Caunt was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Do Ho Joy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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