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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edda Wees (ranked 25129 p4p, 5159 weight class) and Gazali Koekemoer (ranked 674 p4p, 564 weight class). Wees comes to the cage accompanied by “Vroom” by The FaNaTiX. Edda Wees had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edda Wees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gazali Koekemoer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wees on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wees doesn't manage to clinch there - Koekemoer circles away.
Wees fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koekemoer lands with a straight right. Wees didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wees is defended easily by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wees with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koekemoer to score with a decent uppercut.
Wees fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koekemoer avoids it really well and circles away.
Koekemoer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koekemoer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edda Wees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wees closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koekemoer counters with a nice leg kick.
Koekemoer thumps Wees with a low kick.
Koekemoer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koekemoer tests Wees's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Wees is rocked!
 It looks like Edda Wees has been cut.
Wees is looking to clinch but Koekemoer is avoiding it.
Gazali Koekemoer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wees takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koekemoer lands a big uppercut and Wees crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wees looks OK. Koekemoer waves Wees back to his feet!
Oh Wees is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wees tries to clinch but Koekemoer is having none of it.
Koekemoer weaves into range and cracks Wees right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Wees goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Koekemoer is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gazali Koekemoer!
Our winner, Gazali Koekemoer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Edda Wees had this to say: 'Im sorry to the fans and my sponsor, I wanted to put on a great show and get the win but tonight wasn't my night, congrats to my opponent he's a real fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 6054 p4p, 5730 weight class) and Radja Nainggolan (ranked 595 p4p, 577 weight class). The key to victory for Kimbo Wahwah has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Radja Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Radja Nainggolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nainggolan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wahwah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nainggolan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nainggolan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wahwah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nainggolan is fending him off so far but Wahwah persists. Nope, Nainggolan circles away and we're back to standing.
Wahwah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nainggolan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wahwah really is a fat lump.
Nainggolan throws a jab when Wahwah was well out of range.
Nainggolan lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kimbo Wahwah has been cut.
Wahwah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wahwah dives in and grabs Nainggolan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nainggolan pushes down on Wahwah's head and hops out.
Wahwah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Wahwah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nainggolan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wahwah somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Wahwah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah closes the distance but Nainggolan moves to the side
and Nainggolan counters with a huge left! Wahwah is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nainggolan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wahwah from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nainggolan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radja Nainggolan!
A victorious Radja Nainggolan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Henry Pageau (ranked 5321 p4p, 3454 weight class) and Kou Ueda (ranked 560 p4p, 430 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Henry Pageau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kou Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda drives through and clinches with Pageau against the cage.
Pageau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pageau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uedas head.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pageau is breathing heavily.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pageau.
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Pageau shrugs off.
Ueda misses with an elbow over the top.
Pageau managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pageau's elbow.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pageau avoids it.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueda prevents Pageau from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pageau.
Ueda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ueda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ueda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Joseph Henry Pageau has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueda throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but Pageau blocks with his arms.
Ueda misses with an elbow strike.
Pageau managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda tries to work over Pageau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pageau avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ueda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pageau's brow.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Ueda's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ueda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pageau lands a right hand.
Pageau managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Pageau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pageau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pageau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pageau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ueda tries to counter with a clinch but Pageau shakes him off and moves away.
Ueda tries to clinch but Pageau is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pageau.
Oooooh!!! Pageau has knocked Ueda down with a huge combo! Pageau steps away and waves a wobbly Ueda back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pageau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pageau throws a hook but Ueda blocks it.
Pageau keeps the fight on the outside.
Ueda forces Pageau back against the cage and clinches.
Pageau avoiding damage as Ueda throws knees to the body.
Pageau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pageau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pageau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pageau.
A low kick from Ueda is predictable there
and Pageau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pageau is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Pageau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ueda pushes Pageau away with a front kick.
Ueda with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Ueda.
Ueda throws a fast counter high kick but Pageau manages to duck under it in time.
Pageau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ueda.
Pageau is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ueda throws a leg kick
and Ueda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pageau throws a looping overhand right but Ueda ducks down to avoid it.
Pageau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Pageau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ueda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pageau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ueda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pageau.
Ueda tries a quick counter leg kick but Pageau is wise to it.
Pageau misses with a hook.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pageau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pageau.
Ueda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pageau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ueda moves out of range as Pageau strikes.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Pageau circles away.
Pageau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pageau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pageau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pageau lands the left hand.
Pageau misses with a hook.
Pageau sets himself, and Ueda steps forward looking for the clinch! Pageau avoids it this time.
Ueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ueda throws an elbow but it misses.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
Pageau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pageau avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Henry Pageau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Henry Pageau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pageau lands with an overhand left.
Ueda moves to clinch but Pageau breaks away
and Pageau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Pageau.
Pageau throws a hook but Ueda avoids it easily.
Pageau throws a jab when Ueda was well out of range.
Pageau clinches up with Ueda and pushes him back against the cage.
Pageau breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Pageau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ueda doesn't seem phased though.
Ueda wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueda looks to clinch
and Pageau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Pageau. That snapped Ueda's head back.
Kou Ueda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ueda closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pageau blocks an elbow strike from Ueda.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Pageau avoids the damage to the body.
Pageau lands with a light punch inside.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pageau.
Ueda misses with a punch to the body.
Ueda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pageau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Ueda lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pageau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ueda throws an elbow but misses.
Pageau managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Pageau blocks an elbow strike from Ueda.
Ueda landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
Ueda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ueda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pageau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pageau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueda misses with a body punch.
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!
Pageau avoiding damage as Ueda throws knees to the body.
Pageau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joseph Henry Pageau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ueda swings wildly with an uppercut but Pageau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pageau scores with a shot to the side of Ueda's head.
Pageau breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pageau keeps the fight on the outside.
Pageau throws out a loose jab but Ueda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pageau misses with an uppercut.
Ueda doesn't manage to clinch there - Pageau circles away.
Ueda ducks under a wild hook from Pageau.
Ueda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ueda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pageau staying out of range there.
Pageau misses the jab.
Ueda moves out of range as Pageau strikes.
Pageau throws a hook to the side of Ueda's head but Ueda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pageau throws out a loose jab but Ueda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pageau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ueda can do to turn this around?
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pageau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ueda defending well as Pageau loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda takes one to the chin there.
Pageau looks to land a right hand but Ueda moved out of range.
Pageau throws a good cross that connects.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Pageau pushes him off.
Pageau misses with a straight right.
Pageau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ueda is looking to clinch.
Pageau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ueda tries to clinch up but Pageau circles away and keeps his distance.
Pageau misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pageau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pageau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pageau looks to score with a jab to the body but Ueda is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Henry Pageau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Henry Pageau's cut.
That's time! Pageau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ueda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ueda defending well as Pageau loads up on a big left hand.
Pageau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pageau scores with a shot to the body.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pageau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pageau slaps away a takedown attempt from Ueda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pageau looks to land a right hand but Ueda moved out of range.
Pageau sizes up Ueda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Pageau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ueda connects with an inside leg kick.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Pageau pushes him off.
Ueda ducks under a wild hook from Pageau.
Ueda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ueda closes the distance but Pageau moves to the side
and Pageau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pageau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Pageau circles away.
Ueda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ueda throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Ueda.
Ueda moves away from the strike by Pageau.
Ueda tries to counter with a clinch but Pageau shakes him off and moves away.
Ueda misses with a head kick.
Ueda wants to clinch up but Pageau keeps it at a distance.
Ueda wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Pageau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Pageau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda throws a head kick that misses
letting Pageau counter with a right hand.
Donk. Pageau catches Ueda right on the button with a cross.
Ueda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ueda gets tackled into the cage by Pageau. Pageau maintains the clinch.
Kou Ueda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pageau scores with a hook to the body.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pageau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
Pageau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ueda ducks right into an uppercut from Pageau.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pageau with a nice cross.
Ueda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pageau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Pageau pushes him off.
Pageau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Pageau avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pageau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pageau avoids it.
Pageau managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Pageau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joseph Henry Pageau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pageau manages to break the clinch.
Ueda punishes Pageau's body with a nice straight punch.
Pageau cracks Ueda with a good jab.
A lazy left from Pageau finds it's target.
Ueda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pageau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Pageau coming out on top.
Pageau lands with an uppercut that bounces Ueda off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ueda tries to clinch
and Ueda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pageau throws a jab when Ueda was well out of range.
Pageau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Pageau circles away.
A combination from Pageau does no damage.
No joy there for Pageau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pageau scores with a nice strike.
Pageau throws a good cross that connects.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ueda is looking to clinch.
Kou Ueda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pageau lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Henry Pageau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pageau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Henry Pageau!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kody Thibodeaux (ranked 3428 p4p, 3013 weight class) and Taz FeoTeo (ranked 428 p4p, 384 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Taz FeoTeo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kody Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taz FeoTeo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux cracks FeoTeo with an open hand slap.
FeoTeo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
FeoTeo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
FeoTeo tests Thibodeaux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but FeoTeo avoids it easily.
FeoTeo staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux checks a low kick from FeoTeo.
Thibodeaux lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by FeoTeo. That's going to slow Thibodeaux down.
FeoTeo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by FeoTeo!
FeoTeo throws a low kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range easily.
FeoTeo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
FeoTeo misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
FeoTeo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
FeoTeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thibodeaux, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck FeoTeo on the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
FeoTeo flicks out a counter leg kick but Thibodeaux steps away.
FeoTeo thuds his shin into the meat of Thibodeaux's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Thibodeaux - just one landing.
Taz FeoTeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for FeoTeo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thibodeaux lands with a straight right. FeoTeo didn't see that one coming.
FeoTeo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Thibodeaux coming out on top.
FeoTeo looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range nicely.
FeoTeo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from FeoTeo. That one must have hurt.
FeoTeo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from FeoTeo.
Thibodeaux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from FeoTeo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
FeoTeo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
FeoTeo lands with a nice body punch.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. FeoTeo ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
FeoTeo stuns Thibodeaux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range nicely.
Thibodeaux avoids a kick to the body.
FeoTeo misses with a two punch combination.
Thibodeaux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
FeoTeo misses with the combination.
FeoTeo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux sizes up FeoTeo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
FeoTeo works over Thibodeaux's head and body with a nice combination.
FeoTeo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
FeoTeo tries to move into range but Thibodeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
FeoTeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but FeoTeo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. FeoTeo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
FeoTeo throws a body kick that misses.
FeoTeo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
FeoTeo misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux works FeoTeo's body with a nice hook.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
FeoTeo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from FeoTeo
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick.
FeoTeo moves forwards but Thibodeaux connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.
FeoTeo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo throws a knee to the head but misses.
FeoTeo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thibodeaux misses with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the leg kick from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo doesn't manage to clinch there - Thibodeaux circles away.
FeoTeo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thibodeaux will feel that in the morning.
Thibodeaux gets tackled into the cage by FeoTeo. FeoTeo maintains the clinch.
FeoTeo tries to land a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks with his arms.
Thibodeaux pushes FeoTeo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
FeoTeo breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
FeoTeo walks into a stiff left hand from Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thibodeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping FeoTeo under the eye.
FeoTeo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when FeoTeo was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taz FeoTeo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
FeoTeo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from FeoTeo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts FeoTeo, as that shot connected.
FeoTeo is looking to clinch.
FeoTeo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thibodeaux has time to react.
FeoTeo closes the distance and clinches.
FeoTeo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
FeoTeo throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as FeoTeo throws knees to the body.
FeoTeo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from FeoTeo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from FeoTeo.
Thibodeaux leaning against his opponent.
FeoTeo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
FeoTeo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FeoTeo misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch.
FeoTeo scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but FeoTeo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
FeoTeo digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
FeoTeo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
FeoTeo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
FeoTeo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
FeoTeo lands a knee to the head.
FeoTeo tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from FeoTeo - that landed with a thud.
FeoTeo tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
FeoTeo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from FeoTeo.
A knee to the head by FeoTeo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
FeoTeo can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
FeoTeo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
FeoTeo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
FeoTeo misses with a body punch.
FeoTeo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks it.
FeoTeo can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of FeoTeo's head but FeoTeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
FeoTeo is looking to land body kicks.
FeoTeo looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range nicely.
FeoTeo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Nice uppercut lands for Thibodeaux. That snapped FeoTeo's head back.
FeoTeo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but FeoTeo checks it well.
FeoTeo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
FeoTeo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux is out of range.
FeoTeo throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux avoids them all with ease.
FeoTeo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
FeoTeo takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
FeoTeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
FeoTeo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from FeoTeo is predictable there
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
FeoTeo throws a head kick that misses.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by FeoTeo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the head.
FeoTeo tries to clinch
and FeoTeo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
FeoTeo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
FeoTeo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and FeoTeo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from FeoTeo misses
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
FeoTeo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
FeoTeo slips a jab and a cross from Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kody Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux lands a jab-cross combination.
FeoTeo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
FeoTeo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz FeoTeo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
FeoTeo swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
FeoTeo looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
FeoTeo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the leg kick from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by FeoTeo. That's going to slow Thibodeaux down.
FeoTeo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
FeoTeo throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux moves forwards but FeoTeo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
FeoTeo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
FeoTeo tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
FeoTeo slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thibodeaux under the eye.
Crunch! FeoTeo slams his shin into Thibodeaux's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from FeoTeo does no damage.
FeoTeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
FeoTeo tries to bum rush Thibodeaux with a series of wild strikes but Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from FeoTeo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FeoTeo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back to recover.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent FeoTeo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
FeoTeo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from FeoTeo there as he acknowledges the shot.
FeoTeo connects with a crisp jab.
FeoTeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
FeoTeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for FeoTeo.
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
Thibodeaux throws out a loose jab but FeoTeo uses good head movement to avoid it.
FeoTeo misses with a double jab
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
FeoTeo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping right.
That kick from FeoTeo tenderised Thibodeaux's leg. Thibodeaux is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
FeoTeo moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but FeoTeo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by FeoTeo.
FeoTeo throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
FeoTeo tries to clinch up.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
FeoTeo throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but FeoTeo moved out of range nicely.
FeoTeo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thibodeaux with a body shot.
FeoTeo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
FeoTeo throws the kick towards the body but Thibodeaux avoids it.
A jab from FeoTeo misses.
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but FeoTeo ducks down to avoid it.
FeoTeo throws a low kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from FeoTeo. Thibodeaux shrugs it off though.
FeoTeo swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux lands a head shot.
FeoTeo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but FeoTeo blocks it.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces FeoTeo off the cage and back into range.
FeoTeo looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
FeoTeo throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donk. FeoTeo catches Thibodeaux right on the button with a cross.
Thibodeaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from FeoTeo.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but FeoTeo blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from FeoTeo misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. FeoTeo saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from FeoTeo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
FeoTeo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
FeoTeo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
FeoTeo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
FeoTeo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice body punch.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as FeoTeo throws a body kick.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. FeoTeo moves away and avoids it.
Kody Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
FeoTeo scores with a nice body kick.
FeoTeo misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux misses with a two punch combination.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on FeoTeo's shoulder, as FeoTeo tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
FeoTeo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
FeoTeo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from FeoTeo.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kody Thibodeaux.
I think FeoTeo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz FeoTeo!
Taz FeoTeo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nata Lie (ranked 3196 p4p, 2924 weight class) and Kosami Akagawa (ranked 407 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nata Lie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lie avoids the body shot from Akagawa.
Akagawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lie throws a good cross that connects.
Akagawa blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Akagawa.
Akagawa throws a body kick that misses.
Lie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Akagawa manages to circle out of the way.
Akagawa defending well as Lie loads up on a big left hand.
Lie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akagawa moves away.
Lie misses with an uppercut. Akagawa saw that one coming.
Akagawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Akagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akagawa misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Akagawa misses
and Lie counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Kosami Akagawa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akagawa. Lie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lie misses with an uppercut. Akagawa saw that one coming.
Lie misses with an uppercut.
Lie lands a lovely overhand right.
Lie just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a body kick that misses.
Akagawa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lie is out of range.
Akagawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akagawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lie.
Lie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lie.
Lie misses with a looping right.
Lie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akagawa.
Lie has closed the distance and engaged Akagawa in a clinch.
Lie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lie.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Lie tries a body shot but Akagawa blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lie fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lie avoids it.
Lie misses with the head strike.
Akagawa tries to work over Lie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lie managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Lie tries a body shot but Akagawa blocks it.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Akagawa on the inside.
Lie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lie misses with some punches.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Lie breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a head kick but Lie moves out of range.
Lie takes a swing at Akagawa's ribcage but misses.
Lie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akagawa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lie rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Lie misses.
Lie backing away here, and Akagawa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Akagawa misses with a head kick.
Akagawa's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akagawa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lie tries to counter by clinching up but Akagawa breaks away and moves out of range.
Akagawa throws a leg kick but Lie checks it.
Lie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akagawa misses with a wild body shot.
Akagawa tries to score with a low kick but Lie moves his leg out of the way.
Lie has managed to clinch.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Lie blocks with his arms.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lie is defending well for now.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lie blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akagawa is trying to pull guard but Lie has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lie.
Lie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Lie misses with some punches.
Lie avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Akagawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Lie pushes Akagawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lie avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Lie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akagawa dodges the punch combination from Lie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nata Lie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosami Akagawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lie misses the target.
Lie moves out of range of the body kick.
Akagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Akagawa misses
and Lie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses.
Lie misses with a series of wild punches.
Akagawa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lie lands a right hook to the body.
Nata Lie is winning the standup battle so far.
Akagawa throws a sloppy head kick and Lie moves out of range easily.
Lie misses the jab.
Lie dips to his left and cracks Akagawa with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Akagawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Lie moves into the clinch.
Lie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Lie.
Akagawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Lie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lie avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Lie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lie scores with a shot to the side of Akagawa's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Lie blocks with his arms.
Lie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lie connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Lie.
Lie takes a swing at Akagawa's ribcage but misses.
Akagawa moves in looking to clinch but Lie pushes him off.
Akagawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akagawa misses with a head kick.
Akagawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akagawa can do to turn this around?
Lie throws a hook to the side of Akagawa's head but Akagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akagawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lie avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akagawa defending well as Lie loads up on a big left hand.
Akagawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akagawa jabs at Lie's body.
Akagawa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lie is out of range.
Lie throws a hook but Akagawa blocks it.
Akagawa tries to counter with a clinch but Lie shakes him off and moves away.
Lie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akagawa misses with a head kick.
Akagawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akagawa momentarily.
Akagawa moves out of range as Lie strikes.
Lie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Lie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akagawa blocks a body shot from Lie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lie misses with a punch on the inside.
Lie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Lie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akagawas head.
A head punch on the inside from Lie fails to land.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Lie is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Lie.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lie blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa blocks an uppercut.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Lie lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nata Lie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kosami Akagawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lie moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akagawa.
Lie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Lie misses its intended target.
Akagawa misses the body punch
and Akagawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Lie as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Lie.
Akagawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akagawa scores with a spinning back kick!
Lie takes the fight into the clinch.
Akagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Akagawa.
Lie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nata Lie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lie breaks from the clinch.
Akagawa with a nice calf kick.
Lie misses with a straight right.
Akagawa slips a jab from Lie.
Lie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Akagawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akagawa.
Akagawa slips a straight right by Lie.
Lie misses with a hook. Akagawa ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lie misses the target.
Akagawa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lie blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by Lie.
Lie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akagawa can pounce on him.
Lie misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lie finds it's target.
Lie throws out a loose jab but Akagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akagawa! But no joy.
Akagawa looks for the body kick but Lie saw that one coming.
Lie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akagawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Akagawa throws a shot to the body.
Akagawa slips under a jab from Lie.
Akagawa throws a head kick but Lie moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akagawa 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 Lie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akagawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Akagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lie.
Lie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lie misses the jab.
Lie sets himself, and Akagawa steps forward looking for the clinch! Lie avoids it this time.
Akagawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akagawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lie scores with a sloppy right hand. Akagawa should have avoided that one.
Lie misses with a body shot.
Akagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Lie moves into range and clinches up with Akagawa.
Lie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akagawa missing with knees to the body.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lie is defending well for now.
Nata Lie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Lie.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Lie blocks it.
Lie avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Lie avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lie is defending well for now.
Akagawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lie is defending well for now.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nata Lie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lie 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nata Lie!
A victorious Nata Lie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orn Frostulfsson (ranked 1862 p4p, 2715 weight class) and Heke Jogert (ranked 267 p4p, 345 weight class). Heke Jogert acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Orn Frostulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heke Jogert!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Jogert.
Jogert moves in looking to clinch but Frostulfsson pushes him off.
Frostulfsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jogert throws a poor cross that misses
and Frostulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Heke Jogert has been cut.
Jogert connects with a leg kick.
Frostulfsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jogert feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frostulfssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frostulfsson lands a big uppercut and Jogert crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jogert looks OK. Frostulfsson waves Jogert back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frostulfsson walks into a left hand.
Jogert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frostulfsson slips under a jab.
Jogert scores with the left hand. Frostulfsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jogert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frostulfsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heke Jogert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frostulfsson misses with a straight right.
Jogert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frostulfsson.
Jogert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogert connects with a leg kick.
Frostulfsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jogert.
Frostulfsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jogert.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frostulfsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jogert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jogert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jogert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Frostulfsson misses its intended target.
Jogert tries to clinch but Frostulfsson is having none of it.
Jogert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frostulfsson is looking for a counter combo.
Jogert tries to clinch there but Frostulfsson circles away.
Frostulfsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jogert throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Frostulfsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Heke Jogert's cut even more.
Frostulfsson looks to land a right hand but Jogert moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frostulfsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jogert gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frostulfsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jogert connects with a looping right hand.
Jogert clinches up against the cage.
Jogert swings wildly with an uppercut but Frostulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jogert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jogert cracks Frostulfsson with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jogert fails to land.
Frostulfsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jogert - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frostulfsson.
Jogert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jogert presses Frostulfsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frostulfsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jogerts head.
Frostulfsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jogert.
Jogert lands a nice uppercut.
Jogert throws a head punch that misses.
Frostulfsson blocks an uppercut.
Frostulfsson tries to circle away but Jogert has him pinned against the cage.
Jogert scores with a shoulder strike.
Frostulfsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jogert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jogert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frostulfsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jogert misses with a hook
and Frostulfsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jogert thinking.
Frostulfsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jogert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jogert throws the left hand but Frostulfsson avoids the punch easily.
Jogert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frostulfsson.
Jogert is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Frostulfsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jogert slips a straight right by Frostulfsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Frostulfsson.
The cut above Heke Jogert's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frostulfsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jogert.
Jogert throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jogert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frostulfsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jogert sizes up Frostulfsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jogert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frostulfsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frostulfsson throws a hook but Jogert avoids it easily.
Jogert misses the jab.
Jogert wants to clinch
and Frostulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heke Jogert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heke Jogert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frostulfsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jogert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frostulfsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jogert connects with a looping right hand.
Frostulfsson ducks right into an uppercut from Jogert.
Frostulfsson misses with a body shot.
Jogert thuds his shin into the meat of Frostulfsson's side.
Jogert moves into the clinch.
Jogert throws a punch but it's blocked by Frostulfsson.
Frostulfsson lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frostulfsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frostulfsson lands a nice uppercut.
Jogert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frostulfsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jogert misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frostulfsson.
Frostulfsson scores with a shot to the side of Jogert's head.
Frostulfsson tries to work over Jogert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frostulfsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frostulfsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jogert tries to work over Frostulfsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frostulfsson.
Jogert is working Frostulfsson over against the cage.
Jogert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frostulfsson backwards.
Frostulfsson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jogert fails to land.
Jogert swings wildly with an uppercut but Frostulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frostulfsson blocking some punches.
Frostulfsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frostulfsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frostulfsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jogert has a couple of punches blocked by Frostulfsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Frostulfsson fails to land.
Frostulfsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jogert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frostulfsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jogert backwards.
Jogert struggles to land a body shot inside as Frostulfsson controls his hands.
A short right from Jogert.
Jogert misses with a body punch.
Frostulfsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jogert lands with a left to the head.
Jogert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jogert keeps control of Frostulfsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frostulfsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frostulfsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jogert backwards.
Jogert swings wildly with an uppercut but Frostulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frostulfsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frostulfsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jogert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frostulfssons head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jogert blocks an uppercut.
Frostulfsson blocks an uppercut.
Frostulfsson lands a nice uppercut.
Frostulfsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frostulfsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heke Jogert's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jogert misses with a punch on the inside.
Jogert lands a hook that snaps the head of Frostulfsson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jogert fails to land.
Frostulfsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jogert lands a nice uppercut.
Frostulfsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frostulfsson blocks a head kick by Jogert.
Frostulfsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jogert.
Jogert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frostulfsson's hands.
Jogert lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jogert throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Frostulfsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Frostulfsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jogert.
An attempted straight right counter from Frostulfsson misses the target.
Jogert doesn't manage to clinch there - Frostulfsson circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jogert.
Jogert tries to clinch up.
Frostulfsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jogert lands a jab to the nose.
Heke Jogert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Jogert.
Frostulfsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jogert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frostulfsson.
Jogert slips a jab from Frostulfsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heke Jogert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heke Jogert's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Frostulfsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jogert tried to score with a low kick but Frostulfsson checks it.
Frostulfsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jogert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Frostulfsson throws a hook to the side of Jogert's head but Jogert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frostulfsson misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jogert! But no joy.
Jogert lands a nice looking body shot.
Jogert avoids the body shot from Frostulfsson.
Jogert misses with a head kick.
It looked like Frostulfsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jogert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jogert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frostulfsson's head.
Nice straight punches there by Jogert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jogert.
Jogert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jogert tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frostulfsson is able to avoid easily.
Frostulfsson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogert tries to land a body kick
letting Frostulfsson counter with a right hand.
Jogert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frostulfsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jogert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jogert scores with a jab to the body.
Frostulfsson walks into a stiff left hand from Jogert.
Frostulfsson cracks Jogert with a good jab.
Frostulfsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jogert.
Frostulfsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jogert is looking to land body kicks.
Frostulfsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jogert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frostulfsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jogert.
Frostulfsson ducks under a wild hook from Jogert.
Jogert throws an off balance right hand
and Frostulfsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Heke Jogert's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Orn Frostulfsson!
A relieved looking Orn Frostulfsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icarus Aphelios (ranked 3022 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Knuckle Sandwhich (ranked 386 p4p, 243 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Icarus Aphelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckle Sandwhich!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aphelios closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandwhich did well to prevent Aphelios getting side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Aphelios's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Aphelios not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sandwhich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aphelios takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aphelios is controlling the pace.
Aphelios takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandwhich is staying active underneath Aphelios, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sandwhich won't allow Aphelios to pass to mount.
Aphelios prevents Sandwhich from improving his position.
Aphelios missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwhich wants to get back to full guard.
Aphelios thows a huge punch but Sandwhich dodges it nicely.
Aphelios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aphelios stalling.
Aphelios 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.
Sandwhich regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aphelios.
Aphelios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aphelios looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aphelios throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sandwhich working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aphelios lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sandwhich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aphelios throws a strike but Sandwhich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sandwhich postures up.
Sandwhich passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Aphelios manages to get to full guard.
Sandwhich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aphelios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios controls Sandwhich momentarily but Sandwhich frees himself.
Sandwhich preventing the sweep.
Aphelios striking off his back but it's not causing Sandwhich any problems.
Aphelios controls Sandwhich momentarily but Sandwhich frees himself.
Aphelios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandwhich is one step ahead there.
Aphelios working a defensive guard here.
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.
Aphelios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandwhich manages to get himself to full guard.
Aphelios is in close to Sandwhich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sandwhich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aphelios controls the pace.
Aphelios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandwhich pulls Aphelios in close to prevent any damage.
Sandwhich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aphelios is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Icarus Aphelios dominated that round.
That's time! Aphelios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aphelios shoots in and bounces Sandwhich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aphelios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aphelios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandwhich can do to turn this around?
Aphelios controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aphelios lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aphelios trying to control but Sandwhich is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwhich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aphelios.
Aphelios is working Sandwhich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sandwhich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aphelios postures up in Sandwhich's guard and throws a big left but Sandwhich blocks it.
Aphelios 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.
Aphelios is working Sandwhich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aphelios is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aphelios throws a big elbow that misses.
Aphelios stands and throws Sandwhich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios trying to control the position but Sandwhich is working away.
Sandwhich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aphelios.
Aphelios looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sandwhich is avoiding damage well.
Aphelios working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sandwhich is not content to let Aphelios control the position.
Aphelios working the strikes but Sandwhich uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sandwhich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aphelios.
Aphelios scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sandwhich is refusing to be controlled, as Aphelios sits in half guard.
Aphelios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Aphelios there.
Sandwhich felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aphelios lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aphelios thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Aphelios there.
Icarus Aphelios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aphelios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aphelios is trying to control. Sandwhich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios thows a huge punch but Sandwhich dodges it nicely.
Aphelios is trying to control the action in half guard but Sandwhich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sandwhich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aphelios scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Aphelios seems content to control.
Sandwhich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aphelios scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aphelios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aphelios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aphelios controlling the action here.
Sandwhich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aphelios.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aphelios is trying to control the action in half guard but Sandwhich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Icarus Aphelios dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sandwhich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich swings wildly with an uppercut but Aphelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandwhich stops a takedown attempt from Aphelios.
Aphelios managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Aphelios avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
Aphelios manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Aphelios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandwhich has momentary wrist control but Aphelios slips an elbow through the middle.
Aphelios throwing strikes from guard but Sandwhich blocks nicely.
Aphelios lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandwhich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandwhich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aphelios advances position into side control!
Aphelios tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Aphelios.
Aphelios misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aphelios is working Sandwhich over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sandwhich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios is trying to ground and pound but Sandwhich uses the momentary lack of control by Aphelios to regain half guard.
Aphelios not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aphelios lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandwhich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aphelios.
Aphelios thows a huge punch but Sandwhich dodges it nicely.
Aphelios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aphelios is looking to take a break and control but Sandwhich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aphelios connects with a nice short shot to Sandwhich's temple.
Aphelios throwing shots but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Aphelios is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knuckle Sandwhich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aphelios is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aphelios throwing shots but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Aphelios is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandwhich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aphelios.
Sandwhich trying to hold on to Aphelios's head to control him but Aphelios postures up.
Aphelios is trying to control. Sandwhich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandwhich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aphelios looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sandwhich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aphelios.
Sandwhich is looking to control Aphelios's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sandwhich avoid being mounted?
Aphelios wants to control but Sandwhich is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandwhich has hold of Aphelios's hands but Aphelios slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aphelios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Icarus Aphelios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, if Aphelios 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Icarus Aphelios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aphelios, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Icarus Aphelios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jules Ann (ranked 2399 p4p, 974 weight class) and Seppo Maki (ranked 317 p4p, 144 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Ann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ann just misses with a punch to the body.
Ann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Maki.
Maki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ann.
Good exchange - Ann coming out on top.
Ann misses with a low kick.
Maki misses with a looping left.
Ann misses the jab.
Ann looks to land a body kick but Maki moved away.
Maki scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ann.
Ann walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maki.
Ann misses the jab.
Maki moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maki throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ann wants to stall.
Ann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ann misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ann fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maki slowing the pace effectively.
Maki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maki pushes Ann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Ann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maki lands a right hand.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maki.
A short uppercut from Ann.
Ann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ann lands a nice uppercut.
Ann misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ann has a couple of punches blocked by Maki.
Maki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maki misses with some punches.
Maki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ann prevents a body shot from Maki.
Maki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maki.
Maki cracks Ann with a nice body shot.
Ann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ann misses with some punches.
Ann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ann.
Maki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ann backwards.
Maki misses with some punches.
Ann throws a punch but it's blocked by Maki.
Maki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maki working aggressively here.
A short right from Ann.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ann lands a body punch.
Ann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Maki.
Ann tries to stall but Maki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Maki.
Maki misses with a punch to the body.
Ann struggles to land a body shot inside as Maki controls his hands.
Maki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ann backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Ann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ann tries a body shot but Maki blocks it.
Maki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maki fails to land.
A short uppercut from Maki.
Maki lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Maki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki scores with a shoulder strike.
Ann misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Maki as the two fighters clinch.
Maki misses with a punch on the inside.
Maki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ann is rocked!
Maki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Ann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ann lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maki.
Maki has a couple of punches blocked by Ann.
Ann seems to have got his legs back now.
Ann is working Maki over against the cage.
Maki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ann working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Maki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Maki.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ann takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Maki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ann is able to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ann throws a right hand that misses
and Maki counters with a low kick, right behind Ann 's knee.
Maki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Ann.
Ann looks to throw the jab but Maki is out of range.
Maki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Ann misses.
Maki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ann moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ann.
Ann looks to score with a jab to the body but Maki is just out of range.
Jules Ann is winning the standup battle so far.
Maki slips under a jab from Ann.
Maki feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot by Maki.
Ann thuds his right hand into Maki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maki scoring well with a low kick there.
Maki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ann throws a jab but it's blocked by Maki.
Maki closes the distance and clinches.
Ann prevents a body shot from Maki.
Ann blocking some punches.
Maki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maki working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Maki.
Ann gets through Maki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ann scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Ann misses the target.
Maki misses with a looping right.
Ann clobbers Maki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maki counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Maki.
Nice cross by Maki.
Maki throws a lazy right hand but Ann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ann misses with an uppercut. Maki saw that one coming.
Ann walks into a jab.
Maki connects with a leg kick.
Maki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ann misses with a low kick as Maki jumps back.
Maki throws out a counter right but Ann avoids it with no problem.
Ann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ann moves out of range of the leg kick from Maki.
Maki thumps Ann with a low kick.
Maki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ann throws a sloppy body shot
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ann moves away from the strike by Maki.
A big right from Ann misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maki. That's going to slow Ann down.
Maki misses with a straight left.
Maki loads up on a big right hand but Ann slips the punch.
Ann feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ann wants to slow Maki down by chopping away at his legs.
Ann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ann.
Maki feints a counter leg kick.
Ann throws an off balance right hand
and Maki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a hook to the side of Ann's head but Ann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maki connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maki cracks Ann with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ann falls to his knees and Maki doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Maki!
Seppo Maki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honza Hohol (ranked 1547 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Ikku Kurokawa (ranked 224 p4p, 332 weight class). Ikku Kurokawa 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ikku Kurokawa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohol shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kurokawa's guard.
Hohol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hohol connects with a couple of short punches.
Hohol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kurokawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohol passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hohol lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kurokawa down.
Hohol tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kurokawa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kurokawa tries to bench press Hohol off him but Hohol keeps the position.
Kurokawa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hohol.
Hohol looks up at the clock and then as Kurokawa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hohol smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohol is putting a hurting on Kurokawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurokawa is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hohol is working Kurokawa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hohol in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hohol content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kurokawa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hohol's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurokawa is looking to improve his position.
Kurokawa has hold of Hohol's hands but Hohol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hohol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kurokawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hohol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kurokawa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kurokawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hohol gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hohol preventing the sweep.
Hohol wants to control from the top but Kurokawa keeps moving.
Hohol 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.
Kurokawa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hohol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hohol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hohol is posturing up here but Kurokawa has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hohol tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hohol has to tap! Slick submission there by Kurokawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ikku Kurokawa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Beckwith (ranked 851 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Raja Jooseppi (ranked 52 p4p, 141 weight class). Rudy Beckwith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135
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146
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raja Jooseppi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckwith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jooseppi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jooseppi throws a jab but it's blocked by Beckwith.
As Jooseppi tries to get set, Beckwith tries to push him back and clinch up but Jooseppi manages to avoid the attempt.
Beckwith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jooseppi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jooseppi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beckwith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jooseppi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckwith manages to avoid it.
Beckwith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jooseppi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckwith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Beckwith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckwith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jooseppi.
Jooseppi connects with a body shot that sends Beckwith's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jooseppi. Beckwith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckwith drives through and clinches with Jooseppi against the cage.
Jooseppi tries to work over Beckwith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beckwith prevents a body shot from Jooseppi.
Jooseppi lands a right hand.
Jooseppi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Beckwith is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jooseppi to the mat. Jooseppi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Beckwith trying to control but Jooseppi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jooseppi has his foot on Beckwith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beckwith works his way back into a safe position though.
Jooseppi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beckwith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beckwith tries to free his leg and advance position but Jooseppi is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith 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.
Jooseppi working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jooseppi misses with a straight right.
Jooseppi throws a jab when Beckwith was well out of range.
Beckwith half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Beckwith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beckwith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beckwith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jooseppi walks away with a smile on his face. Beckwith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beckwith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith slips under a jab.
Beckwith feinted with a counter takedown.
Jooseppi misses with a hook. Beckwith ducked under it nicely.
Beckwith drives through and clinches with Jooseppi against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jooseppi.
A bit of stalling here from Jooseppi.
Jooseppi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Beckwith pulls guard successfully.
Jooseppi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beckwith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jooseppi has managed to get both his arms back between Beckwith's legs - danger averted.
Jooseppi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beckwith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jooseppi is pushing down on Beckwith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Beckwith is fighting to maintain full guard but Jooseppi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Beckwith is not content to let Jooseppi control the position.
Beckwith trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Beckwith wants to improve his position but Jooseppi is controlling well.
Beckwith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jooseppi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jooseppi's back!
Beckwith is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jooseppi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jooseppi trying to control the hands but Beckwith breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jooseppi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Beckwith's guard. Nice work there by Jooseppi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jooseppi tries to free his leg and advance position but Beckwith is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raja Jooseppi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beckwith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beckwith is looking to counter the offense by Jooseppi and move into the clinch.
Beckwith feints and as Jooseppi raises his hands in defense, Beckwith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jooseppi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beckwith defends it easily.
Beckwith passes Jooseppi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jooseppi is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jooseppi is looking to control Beckwith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jooseppi avoid being mounted?
Beckwith uses his free foot to push down on Jooseppi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jooseppi.
Rudy Beckwith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jooseppi wants to control but Beckwith is having none of it.
Beckwith content just to control the position here.
Beckwith trying to control but Jooseppi is having none of it.
Beckwith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jooseppi is just holding on here. Beckwith manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jooseppi showing good submission defense here.
Beckwith looking to break Jooseppi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jooseppi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Beckwith will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jooseppi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Beckwith off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Beckwith is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jooseppi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jooseppi defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Beckwith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jooseppi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jooseppi wants to get up but he can't break Beckwith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jooseppi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith has his feet on Jooseppi's thighs here. He's pushed Jooseppi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jooseppi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rudy Beckwith!
Rudy Beckwith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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