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DMMA Friday Night Fights VIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 4286 p4p, 3706 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 534 p4p, 479 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pawlikowski doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thrawn with a knee to the head.
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pawlikowski looks winded!
Thrawn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thrawn lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pawlikowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a good knee to the midsection. Pawlikowski won't want to take too many of those.
Our sources have told us that Thrawn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
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!
Thrawn lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
 Pawlikowski is rocked!
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pawlikowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrawn finish him?
Thrawn jerks Pawlikowski's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Pawlikowski drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Thrawn goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Thrawn because Pawlikowski was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Grand Admiral Thrawn took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Sinisterra (ranked 2236 p4p, 1816 weight class) and Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 275 p4p, 241 weight class). Tannenbaum has chosen Andrea Bocelli: O Tannenbaum as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Tannenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinisterra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tannenbaum feints a counter leg kick.
Tannenbaum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sinisterra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sinisterra throws a sloppy body shot
and Tannenbaum counters with a straight right hand.
Sinisterra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sinisterra misses with a two punch combination.
Sinisterra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinisterra misses with a right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tannenbaum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Tannenbaum looks to move away, Sinisterra throws a big counter combo but Tannenbaum just gets out of the way.
Sinisterra missing with a left hand there. Tannenbaum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinisterra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tannenbaum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Sinisterra's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tannenbaum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sinisterra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tannenbaum. Tannenbaum obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinisterra misses the target.
Sinisterra throws a shot from downtown. Tannenbaum moves away and avoids it.
Sinisterra throws a push kick but Tannenbaum slaps the foot to one side.
Sinisterra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sinisterra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tannenbaum counters with a good low kick that Sinisterra was not able to check.
Tannenbaum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sinisterra swings widly with a right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a left to the body.
Tannenbaum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinisterra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tannenbaum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tannenbaum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Sinisterra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sinisterra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with an inside leg kick.
Tannenbaum throws an off balance right hand
and Tannenbaum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tannenbaum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sinisterra tried to counter with a leg kick but Tannenbaum avoided it.
Tannenbaum misses with a low kick.
Tannenbaum lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Sinisterra catches Tannenbaum right on the button with a cross.
Tannenbaum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinisterra manages to avoid it.
Sinisterra throws a leg kick but Tannenbaum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luis Sinisterra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinisterra just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinisterra misses with a straight left.
A jab from Sinisterra misses.
Sinisterra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sinisterra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tannenbaum to score with a decent uppercut.
Luis Sinisterra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra cracks Tannenbaum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sinisterra staying out of range there.
Sinisterra misses with a body shot
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice body shot.
Tannenbaum is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Sinisterra misses.
Sinisterra misses with a combination
and Tannenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Sinisterra throws a lazy right hand but Tannenbaum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinisterra connects with a solid leg kick.
Tannenbaum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Tannenbaum dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tannenbaum takes a swing at Sinisterra's ribcage but misses.
Sinisterra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tannenbaum jabs at Sinisterra's body.
Tannenbaum shoots in and drives through. Sinisterra sprawls well.
Tannenbaum throws a body punch but Sinisterra moves out of range.
Sinisterra moves away from the strike by Tannenbaum.
Sinisterra throws a series of strikes that have Tannenbaum backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tannenbaum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sinisterra throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinisterra. Tannenbaum does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinisterra misses with a lunging right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a left to the body.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Tannenbaum looks to move away, Sinisterra throws a big counter combo but Tannenbaum just gets out of the way.
Sinisterra misses with an uppercut. Tannenbaum saw that one coming.
A combination from Sinisterra does no damage.
Sinisterra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tannenbaum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sinisterra throws a nice looking combination but Tannenbaum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tannenbaum throws a right hand that Sinisterra ducks under and follows up with a left that Sinisterra also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra drops his hands momentarily and Tannenbaum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tannenbaum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinisterra thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice combination there by Sinisterra.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannenbaum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinisterra.
Sinisterra takes a swing at Tannenbaum's ribcage but misses.
Klaus Tannenbaum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tannenbaum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tannenbaum looks to land a body kick but Sinisterra moved away.
Sinisterra throws out a powerful jab.
Sinisterra looks to score with a jab to the body but Tannenbaum is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice body shot.
Sinisterra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tannenbaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinisterra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tannenbaum.
Sinisterra swings widly with a right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice leg kick.
Tannenbaum misses with a body shot
and Sinisterra counters with a left and a right that stings Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum is looking to chop away at Sinisterra's legs.
Sinisterra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinisterra misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tannenbaum shoots in for a takedown but Sinisterra shows good takedown defense.
Sinisterra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tannenbaum lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinisterra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tannenbaum.
Sinisterra misses with a hook
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice leg kick.
Sinisterra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Sinisterra. Those never looked like landing.
Sinisterra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tannenbaum dodges the punch combination from Sinisterra.
Tannenbaum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Sinisterra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tannenbaum connects with a looping right hand.
Tannenbaum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sinisterra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sinisterra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tannenbaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sinisterra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tannenbaum throws a big counter head kick but Sinisterra avoids it with no problem.
Tannenbaum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinisterra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinisterra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum stalks Sinisterra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sinisterra's face. Sinisterra staggers backwards, shaken.
Tannenbaum blocks a head kick by Sinisterra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum looks to land a right hand but Sinisterra moved out of range.
Tannenbaum misses with a leg kick
letting Sinisterra counter with a right hand.
Tannenbaum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tannenbaum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice cross by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum swings for the body but Sinisterra moves out of range.
Tannenbaum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sinisterra circles away quickly and effectively.
Tannenbaum digs a good body shot into Sinisterra's ribs.
Sinisterra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tannenbaum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinisterra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tannenbaum misses with the combination.
Tannenbaum slips under a jab.
Tannenbaum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sinisterra lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinisterra tries to bum rush Tannenbaum with a series of wild strikes but Tannenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinisterra throws a wild body kick that Tannenbaum sees coming a mile off.
Tannenbaum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinisterra counters with a three punch combo that has Tannenbaum backing up. Tannenbaum nods at Sinisterra to acknowledge the strikes.
Luis Sinisterra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tannenbaum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinisterra tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tannenbaum manages to circle out of the way.
Tannenbaum with a hook.
Sinisterra throws a right and a left that Tannenbaum avoids nicely.
Tannenbaum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tannenbaum works the jab nicely.
Tannenbaum throws a shot to the body.
Tannenbaum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinisterra.
A little jabbing left from Tannenbaum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sinisterra tries to land a leg kick but Tannenbaum saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinisterra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tannenbaum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tannenbaum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sinisterra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tannenbaum throws a head kick that Sinisterra semi-blocks.
Tannenbaum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sinisterra throws a right hand that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sinisterra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinisterra misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Tannenbaum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tannenbaum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Tannenbaum!
Klaus Tannenbaum was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Jimenez (ranked 3262 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 418 p4p, 325 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 Cuervo Oquendo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuervo Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Oquendo misses with a looping right.
Jimenez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oquendo throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Jimenez attempts a counter takedown but Oquendo avoids it well and moves away.
Jimenez cracks Oquendo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that Jimenez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A left lands for Oquendo.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jimenez. That did some damage!
Oquendo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oquendo moves away.
Oquendo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oquendo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez trying to control the position but Oquendo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oquendo can't do much from the bottom here.
Jimenez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oquendo, who protects the arm well.
Oquendo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jimenez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Oquendo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oquendo keeps working.
Oquendo tries to bench press Jimenez off him but Jimenez keeps the position.
Jimenez tries to move to mount but Oquendo blocks the move with his legs.
Jimenez working away.
Jimenez advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oquendo is controlling an arm, preventing Jimenez from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Oquendo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oquendo working to try and regain half guard.
Jimenez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jimenez seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Oquendo is holding on tight.
Oquendo tries to hold on but Jimenez pushes him away.
Oquendo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jimenez mounts Oquendo! Really nice guard pass there!
Jimenez trying to control but Oquendo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is trying desperately to improve position.
Oquendo has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jimenez's lack of action.
Oquendo is staying active underneath Jimenez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oquendo is trying to stand back up but Jimenez is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez is keen to just control but Oquendo is a slippery customer.
Oquendo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Oquendo is looking for a sweep. Jimenez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oquendo scores with a hook to the body. Jimenez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oquendo lands with a shot to the body.
Oquendo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick
and Jimenez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oquendo!
Who's going to make the next move?
Jimenez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Oquendo's legs.
Jimenez wants to control but Oquendo is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo is looking for a sweep.
Jimenez trying to control the action but Oquendo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo is trying to improve his position.
Roberto Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimenez wants to control but Oquendo is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oquendo can't do much from the bottom here.
Jimenez trying to control the action but Oquendo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jimenez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oquendo!
Jimenez wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jimenez is working for a guillotine from mount but Oquendo frees his head quite easily.
Oquendo is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
Oquendo tries to lock up and control but Jimenez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jimenez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oquendo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oquendo!
Jimenez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Oquendo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oquendo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jimenez won't allow Oquendo to sweep him here.
Jimenez trying to control but Oquendo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jimenez advances position into side control!
Oquendo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oquendo prevents Jimenez from improving position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez moves into full mount!
Jimenez has control of Oquendo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oquendo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Jimenez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Oquendo misses with a body shot
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimenez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jimenez shoots in but no luck this time.
Oquendo misses with a straight left.
Jimenez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oquendo misses with a straight right.
Oquendo cracks Jimenez with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Oquendo misses.
Jimenez moves out of range as Oquendo strikes.
Jimenez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oquendo connects with a right hand. Jimenez shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but Oquendo won't allow it.
Jimenez pulls guard successfully.
Jimenez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oquendo wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Oquendo wants to stand but Jimenez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oquendo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jimenez looking for a guillotine here but Oquendo defends easily.
Jimenez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oquendo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jimenez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oquendo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jimenez looking for a guillotine here but Oquendo defends easily.
Oquendo content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo stopping the sweep attempt from Jimenez.
Oquendo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oquendo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oquendo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oquendo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oquendo scores with a nice right hand.
Jimenez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oquendo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oquendo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jimenez under the eye.
Oquendo lands a jab.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oquendo dips to his left and cracks Jimenez with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cuervo Oquendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jimenez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Jimenez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Billingsly (ranked 2782 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Jurumin Silva (ranked 337 p4p, 351 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jurumin Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the body shot from Billingsly.
Billingsly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Billingsly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Billingsly's guard.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva is keen to just control but Billingsly is a slippery customer.
Billingsly is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Billingsly is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Billingsly is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Billingsly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Billingsly tries to get out of the position.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Billingsly is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billingsly is not content to let Silva control the position.
Billingsly tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Billingsly wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billingsly keeps working.
Silva not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Billingsly is defending well.
Billingsly tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Billingsly is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billingsly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Billingsly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Billingsly.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Billingsly can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Billingsly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Billingsly tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is stalling here. Billingsly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Billingsly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to roll over but Billingsly keeps him under control.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jurumin Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Billingsly punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Billingsly tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Billingsly back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Billingsly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Billingsly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva jumps guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Billingsly tries to pass.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Billingsly seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Billingsly.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Billingsly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Billingsly dives on top into guard.
Billingsly advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
Billingsly content to control rather than advance.
Jurumin Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Billingsly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Billingsly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Billingsly has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Billingsly is one step ahead there.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Billingsly is aware though and is defending well.
Billingsly tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Billingsly postures up.
Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Billingsly is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
Billingsly working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Billingsly off him but Billingsly keeps the position.
Silva tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Billingsly easily slips into full mount!
Silva wants to hold on but Billingsly pushes him away.
Billingsly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but Billingsly postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chad Billingsly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly scores with a decent looking hook.
Billingsly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Billingsly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva moves to clinch but Billingsly breaks away
and Billingsly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Billingsly dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva tries to clinch but Billingsly moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Billingsly pushes him off.
Billingsly forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Billingsly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billingsly misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billingsly being controlled against the cage.
Billingsly working aggressively here.
Silva prevents a body shot from Billingsly.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Billingsly lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A body shot lands from Billingsly.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Billingsly lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Billingsly fails to land.
Billingsly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Billingsly as Silva tries to tie him up.
Billingsly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is trying to drag Billingsly to the mat but Billingsly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva tries to pull guard but Billingsly holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Billingsly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Billingsly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Billingsly as the two fighters clinch.
Chad Billingsly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billingsly's elbow.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Billingsly avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Stalling in the clinch from Billingsly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Billingsly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Billingsly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billingsly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Billingsly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Billingsly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billingsly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly lands a body shot.
Silva working aggressively here.
Billingsly lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Billingsly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billingsly lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Billingsly.
Silva blocking some punches.
Billingsly lands an uppercut.
Billingsly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Billingsly working aggressively here.
Billingsly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Billingsly.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Billingsly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Billingsly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Billingsly!
Chad Billingsly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dick Dolla Douchebag logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Four (ranked 1836 p4p, 2481 weight class) and Gunnar Kimura (ranked 258 p4p, 347 weight class). Gunnar Kimura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Four takes the fight into the clinch.
Four has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kimura uses from the top position.
Kimura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Four has a closed guard, preventing Kimura from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kimura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Four working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kimura has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four looking for submissions off his back.
Four is looking to improve his position.
Four is working hard here to advance position.
Kimura tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Four wants to improve his position but Kimura is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kimura is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Four might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kimura wants to stand but Four has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws an overhand right that lands on Four's shoulder, as Four tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Four will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kimura throws a big shot that misses.
Four scores with a takedown into Kimura's guard.
Kimura manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Four ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Four.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Kimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Four.
Kimura throws a low kick, looking for Four's leg but Four calmly moves out of range.
Four tries to counter with a takedown but Kimura is quick to defend against it.
Kimura thows a leg kick but Four checks it
and Four counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a body punch but Four moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kimura misses the target.
Four tries to counter with a takedown but Kimura is quick to defend against it.
Kimura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Four under the eye.
Kimura misses with a straight left.
Four tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Kimura.
Four moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Four's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kimura wants to break free but Four has control.
Four is trying to pull guard but Kimura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Four jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kimura walks away with a smile on his face. Four gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panda Four. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Four steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
Four takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kimura scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Kimura dominated that round.
That's time! Four's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Four.
Four prevents Kimura from escaping the position.
Four goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kimura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Four's guard! Nice work there by Kimura!
Kimura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kimura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Four's hands.
 It looks like Panda Four has been cut.
Kimura has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Four is landing a low percentage of strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Kimura.
Four takes the fight into the clinch.
Four jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kimura walks away with a smile on his face. Four gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Four moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Four bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kimura is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Four is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kimura tries to escape but Four is in control.
Four goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kimura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Four's guard! Nice work there by Kimura!
Four looking for a guillotine here but Kimura defends easily.
Four throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Four, up you get!
Four shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kimura as he avoids it easily.
Four keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimura.
Four tries to counter with a takedown but Kimura is quick to defend against it.
Four fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panda Four. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Four tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Four tries to move into range but Kimura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Four fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kimura, pushing him back against the cage.
Four tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kimura just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four is trying to pull guard but Kimura has him pressed against the cage.
Four decides to pull guard.
Kimura wants to stand but Four is controlling his posture from full guard.
Four looking for a guillotine here but Kimura defends easily.
Four throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kimura uses it to pass to side control.
Kimura decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to land a leg kick but Four saw it coming and moves away.
Four tries to counter with a takedown but Kimura is quick to defend against it.
Kimura lands a right hook to the body.
Kimura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Four.
Kimura misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Four does a little dance to reset his feet.
Four clinches up with Kimura and pushes him back against the cage.
Four fails to pull guard.
Four tries to pull guard but Kimura won't allow it.
Four jumps guard but Kimura stands there with Four around his waist. Four gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Panda Four's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kimura connects with a crisp jab.
Four closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura throws a shot from downtown. Four moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Kimura misses.
Four shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kimura as he avoids it easily.
Gunnar Kimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Four darts in trying to clinch
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimura tries to land a front kick but Four steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kimura looks to throw the jab but Four is out of range.
Kimura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fours jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panda Four's cut is getting worse.
Kimura lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Four head around and knocks him out cold! Kimura hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Kimura!
Gunnar Kimura 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ball (ranked 2177 p4p, 2186 weight class) and Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 277 p4p, 279 weight class). Asteroid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Anabolic Asteroid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tobias Ball's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ball walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asteroid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Asteroid staying out of range there.
Ball lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asteroid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ball.
Asteroid misses with the combination.
Ball defending well as Asteroid loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asteroid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ball fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asteroid gets a clinch.
Ball takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball can't get the takedown.
Asteroid stops a takedown attempt from Ball.
Asteroid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asteroid.
Ball is trying to drag Asteroid to the mat but Asteroid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Ball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asteroid trying to land knees to the body.
Ball misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ball goes for a takedown in the clinch but Asteroid prevents it.
Ball lands a nice shot to the body.
Asteroid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ball is trying to break free.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Asteroid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Asteroid misses with a body punch.
Ball lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asteroid pushes Ball back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asteroid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ball will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid is trying to stand.
Ball is trying to control the action in half guard but Asteroid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Asteroid is looking to escape.
Asteroid 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asteroid manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ball moves out of range as Asteroid strikes.
Ball appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ball scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asteroid misses the jab.
Ball takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Asteroid slips under a jab from Ball.
Asteroid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Asteroid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ball is standing up over Asteroid. Asteroid looks to escape but Ball dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asteroid is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Asteroid trying to remain calm as Ball controls from the top position.
Asteroid is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Asteroid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
Nice defenses there by Ball.
Asteroid checks the leg kick.
Jab from Ball.
Asteroid takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball connects with an inside leg kick.
Ball catches Asteroid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asteroid moves out of range of the strikes.
Ball scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asteroid misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tobias Ball will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Asteroid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asteroid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ball counters with a three punch combo that has Asteroid backing up. Asteroid nods at Ball to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ball.
Ball doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Asteroid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ball is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ball shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asteroid pinned against the cage. Asteroid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Asteroid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Ball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball shoots in for a takedown but Asteroid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Asteroid slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Asteroid.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Asteroid! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ball.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ball fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asteroid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ball tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asteroid was well out of range. Poor timing from Ball.
Ball is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ball thumps Asteroid with a low kick.
Ball takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tobias Ball is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Ball finds it's way through Asteroid's defenses.
Ball connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asteroid's hands.
Asteroid drops his hands momentarily and Ball takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Ball there.
Asteroid has Ball up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Ball's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid working Ball over with knees to the body.
Asteroid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ball avoiding damage as Asteroid throws knees to the body.
Asteroid blocks an uppercut.
Ball tries for a takedown but Asteroid manages to get underhooks.
Ball wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ball goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asteroid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asteroid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ball drops down looking for an ankle pick but Asteroid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Asteroid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asteroid moves into the clinch successfully.
Ball on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
Asteroid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asteroid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asteroid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ball's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball pushes Asteroid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ball tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ball blocks an elbow strike.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ball working aggressively here.
Ball is looking for a takedown.
Asteroid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ball wants to get back to striking at distance but Asteroid won't allow it.
Ball managing to block the knees to the body from Asteroid.
A right hand to the body from Ball.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Ball misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ball escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tobias Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asteroid on the side of the head.
Asteroid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ball with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball closes the distance and clinches up with Asteroid, looking for a takedown. Ball pushes Asteroid against the cage but Asteroid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Asteroid unleashes a big counter combination but Ball bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ball is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Ball works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Asteroid takes the fight into the clinch.
Ball on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ball has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Asteroid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ball lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ball misses with a looping left.
Asteroid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anabolic Asteroid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ball throws a leg kick
and Asteroid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ball goes for a double leg but Asteroid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Asteroid continues to drive forward.
Ball lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the head but Ball blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anabolic Asteroid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ball's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ball looks to throw the jab but Asteroid is out of range.
Asteroid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ball is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Asteroid's half guard.
Ball works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tobias Ball overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Asteroid is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Asteroid can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Asteroid wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ball raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ball putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Asteroid squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ball lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Asteroid really wants to buck Ball off and get back to his feet.
Ball landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses with a head shot.
Ball wants to control the pace but Asteroid is squirming around nicely.
Asteroid wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Poor strikes thrown by Ball there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Asteroid wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ball 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.
Ball thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Asteroid wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ball raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asteroid's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Asteroid is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ball lands a nice shot to the head.
Asteroid wants to try and get back to his feet.
Asteroid is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ball cracks Asteroid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Asteroid is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Asteroid really wants to buck Ball off and get back to his feet.
Ball is landing with some decent strikes but Asteroid is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ball is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Asteroid can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Asteroid's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ball trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Asteroid wants to get back to his feet.
Ball scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Asteroid squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asteroid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ball.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ball has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tobias Ball!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 739 p4p, 609 weight class) and Kratos Karumaa (ranked 45 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kratos Karumaa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karumaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hohenthal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karumaa backwards.
Karumaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hohenthal has picked Karumaa up - he's going for a ride! Hohenthal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal prevents Karumaa from improving his position.
Hohenthal working over Karumaa with some ground and pound. Karumaa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Hohenthal connects with a nice short shot to Karumaa's temple.
Hohenthal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hohenthal trying to control the pace.
Hohenthal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hohenthal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal wants to control but Karumaa is keeping him busy.
Hohenthal thows a huge punch but Karumaa dodges it nicely.
Hohenthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hohenthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hohenthal is looking to advance position but Karumaa won't allow it.
Hohenthal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karumaa defending well though.
Hohenthal throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karumaa to regain full guard.
Hohenthal 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.
Hohenthal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hohenthal chips away with some ground and pound.
Hohenthal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hohenthal throws a big elbow that misses.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Karumaa keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hohenthal throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karumaa jabs Hohenthal right on the nose. Hohenthal blinks but takes it well.
Karumaa throws a hook but Hohenthal blocks it.
Karumaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick from Karumaa, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa loads up on a big right hand but Hohenthal slips the punch.
Karumaa throws a low kick, looking for Hohenthal's leg but Hohenthal calmly moves out of range.
Karumaa misses with a low kick as Hohenthal jumps back.
Hohenthal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karumaa misses with an uppercut. Hohenthal saw that one coming.
Kratos Karumaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hohenthal misses with a hook
and Karumaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karumaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hohenthal fails with a takedown attempt.
Karumaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hohenthal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karumaa feints and then cracks Hohenthal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hohenthal down.
Hohenthal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karumaa defends well and Hohenthal ends up having to push Karumaa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hohenthal blocks an uppercut.
Karumaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hohenthal's elbow.
Karumaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hohenthal lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands a body punch.
Karumaa lands a body punch.
Hohenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Karumaa controls his hands.
Hohenthal is trying to break the clinch but Karumaa is controlling him.
Hohenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Karumaa controls the action.
Karumaa throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohenthal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karumaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karumaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karumaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karumaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohenthal is looking to control Karumaa's arms but Karumaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hohenthal has his back to the cage.
Karumaa pushes Hohenthal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karumaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karumaa throws a head punch that misses.
Karumaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal is trying to stall.
Hohenthal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kratos Karumaa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Hohenthal misses.
Hohenthal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karumaa.
Hohenthal throws a jab when Karumaa was well out of range.
Karumaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Karumaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Karumaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karumaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Karumaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hohenthal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hohenthal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hohenthal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karumaa can pounce on him.
Hohenthal throws a shot from downtown. Karumaa moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karumaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hohenthal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hohenthal shoots in looking for a takedown but Karumaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hohenthal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karumaa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karumaa but Karumaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karumaa throws a head kick that misses
and Hohenthal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hohenthal lands with an uppercut that bounces Karumaa off the cage and back into range.
Karumaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohenthal moves away.
It looked like Hohenthal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hohenthal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karumaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Karumaa works the jab nicely.
Hohenthal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karumaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Hohenthal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hohenthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karumaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karumaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hohenthal.
Hohenthal darts in looking for a takedown but Karumaa gets double underhooks and turns Hohenthal into the cage.
Hohenthal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarumaa.
Hohenthal blocks an uppercut.
Hohenthal throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal tries to stall but Karumaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hohenthal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hohenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karumaa's elbow.
Karumaa manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karumaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Hohenthal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the side of Karumaa's head but Karumaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karumaa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hohenthal eats them both and turns towards Karumaa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karumaa throws a front kick that sends Hohenthal stumbling back into the cage.
Hohenthal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karumaa can pounce on him.
Hohenthal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karumaa.
Hohenthal loads up on a big right hand but Karumaa slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Karumaa.
Hohenthal throws a jab but it's blocked by Karumaa.
Karumaa misses with an uppercut
and Hohenthal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Karumaa.
Kratos Karumaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal keeps the fight on the outside.
Karumaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hohenthal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karumaa throws out a leg kick but Hohenthal moves out of range and Karumaa only half commits.
Kratos Karumaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karumaa misses with a wild combination.
Hohenthal throwing a counter right hand but Karumaa manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karumaa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karumaa 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 Hohenthal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hohenthal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karumaa dips to his left and cracks Hohenthal with an uppercut!
Karumaa lands with a right hand.
Karumaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karumaa motions for Hohenthal to come forward. Karumaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karumaa throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hohenthal counter with a right hand.
Karumaa scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa connects with a leg kick.
Karumaa catches Hohenthal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Karumaa.
Karumaa is looking to clinch but Hohenthal is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karumaa looks to clinch
and Hohenthal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karumaa tries to clinch but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Karumaa - just one landing.
Hohenthal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karumaa.
A left lands for Hohenthal.
 It looks like Kratos Karumaa has been cut.
Hohenthal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hohenthal dives in and grabs Karumaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karumaa pushes down on Hohenthal's head and hops out.
Karumaa pushes Hohenthal up against the cage in a clinch.
Karumaa has a couple of punches blocked by Hohenthal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Karumaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kratos Karumaa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karumaa thows a body kick. Hohenthal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hohenthal misses the jab.
Karumaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karumaa lands a jab to the nose.
Karumaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hohenthal shoots for a double leg takedown but Karumaa sprawls well. He's pushed Hohenthal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karumaa! But no joy.
Karumaa throws a shot from downtown. Hohenthal moves away and avoids it.
Karumaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karumaa jabs Hohenthal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karumaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Karumaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karumaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Hohenthal in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hohenthal will feel that in the morning.
Karumaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hohenthal slips a jab from Karumaa.
Hohenthal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hohenthal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hohenthal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karumaa tries to clinch but Hohenthal moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hohenthal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karumaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the side of Karumaa's head but Karumaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karumaa throws a good cross that connects.
Hohenthal scores with a nice head shot.
Hohenthal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hohenthal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lennart Hohenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal missing with a left hand there. Karumaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karumaa moves into the clinch.
Hohenthal pushes Karumaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hohenthal lands a shot to the body.
Karumaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Karumaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hohenthal controls his hands.
Hohenthal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hohenthal misses with a body punch.
Karumaa manages to break the clinch.
Karumaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Hohenthal misses with a straight left.
A low kick lands for Karumaa.
Karumaa digs a good body shot into Hohenthal's ribs.
Karumaa jabs Hohenthal right on the nose. Hohenthal blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Karumaa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hohenthal under the eye.
Karumaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karumaa clobbers Hohenthal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hohenthal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hohenthal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarumaa.
Karumaa with the inside leg kick.
Hohenthal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karumaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hohenthal is looking to counter punch.
Karumaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hohenthal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a good cross that connects.
Karumaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hohenthal.
Karumaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Hohenthal.
It looked like Hohenthal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karumaa connects with a right hand. Hohenthal shakes it off.
Karumaa slips a jab and a cross from Hohenthal.
Karumaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Karumaa.
Karumaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karumaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hohenthal blocks a head kick by Karumaa.
Karumaa is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Hohenthal misses its target.
Hohenthal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hohenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karumaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hohenthal.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karumaa - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Karumaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karumaa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Karumaa!
Kratos Karumaa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Bowers (ranked 1304 p4p, 923 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 184 p4p, 131 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Bowers.
Bowers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bowers dips to his left and cracks Hurry with an uppercut!
Bowers misses with an uppercut
and Bowers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Art Bowers has been cut.
We've been told by Bowers's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hurry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Art Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowers throws an overhand right that lands on Hurry's shoulder, as Hurry tries to avoid the shot.
Bowers throws a series of punches but Hurry moves out of range.
Hurry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bowers throws a sloppy head kick
and Hurry counters with a crisp one two that drops Bowers! Hurry thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bowers to his feet! Bowers is in big trouble!
 Bowers is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hurry. Hurry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Bowers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bowers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hurry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurry throws out a counter right but Bowers avoids it with no problem.
Bowers seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab from Bowers.
Bowers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowers slips under a jab.
Hurry throws a right and a left that Bowers avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowers throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurry! But no joy.
Hurry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hurry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bowers. That one must have hurt.
Bowers throws the left hand but Hurry avoids the punch easily.
Bowers misses with a double jab
and Hurry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bowers just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowers scores with a nice head shot.
Bowers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hurry lands a jab to the head.
Bowers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hurry circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowers lands a really nice looking cross but Hurry seems unphased.
Bowers throws a shot from downtown. Hurry moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bowers.
Hurry defending well as Bowers loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Hurry.
Hurry throws out a counter right but Bowers avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Hurry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowers throws a hook but Hurry blocks it.
Bowers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bowers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hurry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Hurry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurry misses with a straight left.
Bowers throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowers misses with a hook
and Hurry counters with a huge left! Bowers is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hurry isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bowers from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hurry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Never Hurry!
Never Hurry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 516 p4p, 765 weight class) and Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 78 p4p, 113 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Bol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin thows a leg kick but Bol checks it
and Bol counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bol throws a shot to the body.
Bol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bol blocks a jab.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bol moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bol.
Bol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martin misses with a hook
enabling Bol to counter with a crisp jab.
Bol throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Bol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bol manages to avoid it.
Martin looks to throw a body kick
and Bol counters with a nice right hand that sends Martin toppling to the canvas! Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bol finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin looks to clinch
and Bol counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol jabs at Martin's body.
A big left from Bol misses.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bol counters with a crisp right hand that drops Martin! Bol lets Martin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Martin is rocked!
Martin digs a good hook to Bol's body.
Bol throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bol throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin lands a front kick.
Good shot there by Bol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bol catches Martin right on the button with a cross.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Yar Bol has been cut.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bol with a nice cross.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Bol sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Bol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Bol digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Martin misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bol was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martin.
Bol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
letting Bol counter with a right hand.
Martin throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bol to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bol scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yar Bol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yar Bol's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bol missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin fakes the leg kick and cracks Bol in the body.
Bol slips a jab from Martin.
Bol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bol, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Bol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bol throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin moves away from the strike by Bol.
Bol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin slips under a jab from Bol.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bol throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Bol throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Bol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bol half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Bol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bol steps away.
Bol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bol throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bol.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Bol moved out of range.
Bol misses with an uppercut.
Bol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin scores with a kick to the body.
Bol throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Martin misses.
Bol appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bol moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Bol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bol lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Bol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 telegraphed right hand from Bol misses the target.
Martin misses with the body kick
and Bol counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Bol is predictable there
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin tries to move into range but Bol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yar Bol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yar Bol's cut.
That's time! Bol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Martin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bol backs up against the cage.
Bol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin moves away from the strike by Bol.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Bol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bol is just out of range.
Bol misses the jab.
Yar Bol is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bol misses with a left hand
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bol.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Bol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a hook
and Bol counters with a nice uppercut.
Bol lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks to throw a body kick
and Bol counters with an inside leg kick.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Bol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bol checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Bol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin defending well as Bol loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bol throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Martin's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Bol dives in looking to finish as Martin flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Bol's strikes! Bol is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Martin's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Martin was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yar Bol!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 536 p4p, 514 weight class) and Kazuki Takeda (ranked 84 p4p, 77 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocksaw throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Rocksaw misses with a wild body shot.
Takeda slips a jab from Rocksaw.
Takeda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rocksaw counters with a series of strikes. Takeda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rocksaw throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Rocksaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda misses with a hook. Rocksaw ducked under it nicely.
Takeda misses with an uppercut
and Rocksaw counters with a straight right hand.
Takeda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksaw swings for the body but Takeda moves out of range.
Takeda misses the jab.
Jab from Rocksaw.
Takeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocksaw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takeda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rocksaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rocksaw looks to land a body kick but Takeda moved away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Takeda has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rocksaw misses with a body shot.
Takeda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rocksaw misses with a left hand
and Takeda counters with a shoot takedown. Rocksaw fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Takeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takeda throwing strikes from guard but Rocksaw blocks nicely.
Rocksaw keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Takeda drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rocksaw looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rocksaw looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rocksaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rocksaw working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Takeda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rocksaw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rocksaw trying to control the action but Takeda is working from the bottom.
Rocksaw prevents Takeda from improving his position.
Takeda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeda actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Takeda is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rocksaw is tapping! Great win for Takeda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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