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DMMA 149 Kersikov vs Abarai 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 2036 p4p, 1902 weight class) and Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 219 p4p, 206 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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10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rahamies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomoguchi. That did some damage!
Tomoguchi works over Rahamies's head and body with a nice combination.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rahamies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomoguchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Rahamies's head.
Tomoguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomoguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Rahamies swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomoguchi.
Rahamies misses with a body kick.
Rahamies misses the jab.
Rahamies misses the shot to the body.
Tomoguchi clobbers Rahamies with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Rahamies tries to work over Tomoguchi's front leg with a kick but Tomoguchi checks it.
Rahamies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Rahamies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomoguchi.
Rahamies tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomoguchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot that snaps Rahamies's head back.
Tomoguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rahamies scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Tomoguchi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tomoguchi gets a clinch.
A short right from Tomoguchi on the inside.
Rahamies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomoguchi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Rahamies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomoguchi.
Rahamies looks to land a left hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomoguchi misses with a straight right.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Rahamies is looking to counter punch.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut.
Tomoguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahamies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomoguchi manages to avoid it.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses.
Tomoguchi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rahamies with the inside leg kick.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
Tomoguchi slips a jab from Rahamies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Rahamies half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rahamies throws a sloppy head kick and Tomoguchi moves out of range easily.
Tomoguchi blocks a leg kick.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi checks it.
Rahamies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Rahamies slips the punch.
Rahamies fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomoguchi on the side of the head.
Tomoguchi lands a slapping body shot.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi checks it.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Rahamies keeps it at a distance.
Tomoguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Tomoguchi has managed to clinch.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi is working Rahamies over against the cage.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahamies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomoguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Rahamies wants to break free but Tomoguchi has control.
Rahamies lands a left hand.
Rahamies lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomoguchi.
Rahamies manages to break the clinch.
Tomoguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Rahamies makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tomoguchi really felt that one!
Tomoguchi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rahamies had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rahamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tomoguchi avoids it.
Rahamies lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rahamies seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahamies.
Rahamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rahamies feints and then cracks Tomoguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomoguchi down.
Tomoguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's 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!
Tomoguchi clinches up against the cage.
Rahamies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomoguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rahamies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomoguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahamies lands the left hand.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies takes one to the chin there.
Rahamies lands a lovely overhand right.
Tomoguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rahamies throws a leg kick which misses Tomoguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomoguchi tries to avoid it.
Rahamies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch up but Rahamies circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahamies tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomoguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Tomoguchi cracks Rahamies with an open hand slap.
Rahamies misses with a leg kick.
Rahamies tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomoguchi is able to avoid easily.
Tomoguchi throws out a counter right but Rahamies avoids it with no problem.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rahamies.
Rahamies looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomoguchi gets a clinch.
Rahamies can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shinji Tomoguchi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rahamies blocks a jab.
Tomoguchi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tomoguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Rahamies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomoguchi.
Rahamies tries to bum rush Tomoguchi with a series of wild strikes but Tomoguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ilari Rahamies is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahamies misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi checks the leg kick.
Tomoguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rahamies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rahamies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomoguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Rahamies off the cage and back into range.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahamies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomoguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Rahamies lands with a left to the head.
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Rahamies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomoguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rahamies tries to keep at a distance but Tomoguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Rahamies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahamies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi scores with a shot to the side of Rahamies's head.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Rahamies.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
Rahamies misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi has Rahamies pressed against the cage, preventing Rahamies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahamies breaks the clinch.
Tomoguchi ducks right into an uppercut from Rahamies.
Tomoguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Tomoguchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Rahamies on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands with a right to the head.
Tomoguchi blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahamies wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahamies.
Rahamies breaks from the clinch.
Rahamies misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahamies.
Tomoguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rahamies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Rahamies.
Rahamies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Rahamies strikes.
Rahamies jabs at Tomoguchi's body.
Rahamies cracks Tomoguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tomoguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomoguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rahamies misses with a low kick as Tomoguchi jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
Nice uppercut there from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahamies lands with a hook. Tomoguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for Rahamies.
Tomoguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Rahamies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahamies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi.
Rahamies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
Rahamies feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi blocks a head kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tomoguchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rahamies with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tomoguchi.
Rahamies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rahamies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
Rahamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Tomoguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomoguchi with a hook.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahamies.
Rahamies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rahamies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
Tomoguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Rahamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahamies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Rahamies was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahamies 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.
Tomoguchi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rahamies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Tomoguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Rahamies was well out of range.
Rahamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Rahamies avoids it easily.
Tomoguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Rahamies is out of range.
Tomoguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies scores with a jab to the head.
Rahamies lands a jab to Tomoguchi's midsection.
Good shot there by Rahamies.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Rahamies throws a body kick.
Rahamies throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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 Ilari Rahamies 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!
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rahamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomoguchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahamies circles away.
Rahamies lands a leg kick that knocks Tomoguchi off balance momentarily.
Rahamies pushes Tomoguchi away with a front kick.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi misses the body punch
and Rahamies counters with a nice leg kick.
Rahamies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahamies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahamies throws a low kick but Tomoguchi avoids it.
Rahamies looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tomoguchi throws out a loose jab but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Rahamies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomoguchi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rahamies misses the shot to the body.
Tomoguchi scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomoguchi in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomoguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahamies scrambles back to his feet.
Rahamies lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rahamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Tomoguchi tests Rahamies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Rahamies - just one landing.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Rahamies looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Tomoguchi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rahamies.
Rahamies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tomoguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahamies tries to score with a low kick but Tomoguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Tomoguchi connects with a jab.
Rahamies lands a jab to the head.
Rahamies scores with a push kick.
Rahamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Rahamies half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tomoguchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomoguchi is just out of range.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tomoguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomoguchi.
Rahamies is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tomoguchi misses with a right hand
and Rahamies counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rahamies misses with a body kick.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
Rahamies is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Tomoguchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Rahamies connects with a nice looking jab.
Rahamies 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.
Rahamies tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Tomoguchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rahamies throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rahamies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch.
Rahamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Rahamies saw that one coming.
Rahamies feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rahamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rahamies.
Rahamies slips a jab from Tomoguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tomoguchi misses.
Rahamies scores with a leg kick.
Tomoguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahamies.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a head kick!
Tomoguchi takes one on the button.
Rahamies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Tomoguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Tomoguchi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rahamies.
Rahamies looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rahamies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Rahamies lands but Tomoguchi takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch up but Rahamies circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Tomoguchi blocks the low kick.
Tomoguchi avoids the head kick by Rahamies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick from Rahamies.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi moved away.
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot that snaps Rahamies's head back.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahamies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomoguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Rahamies on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tomoguchi missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the side of Rahamies's head but Rahamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tomoguchi moves out of range of the body kick from Rahamies.
Tomoguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomoguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rahamies counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies slips a jab and a cross from Tomoguchi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahamies controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilari Rahamies showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rahamies 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilari Rahamies!
An out of breath Ilari Rahamies thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 1756 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 250 p4p, 283 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Sefa - God's Plan. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
Le Franc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Le Franc cracks a nice hook into Kersikov's ribs.
Le Franc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Le Franc counters with a solid body kick.
Le Franc with a nice cross.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Le Franc manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc slips under a jab.
Le Franc was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Le Franc staying out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kersikov cracks Le Franc with an open hand slap.
Kersikov 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.
Le Franc misses with the combination.
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Franc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Le Franc.
It looked like Kersikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Le Franc scores with a punch to the head.
Le Franc tries to land a leg kick but Kersikov saw it coming and moves away.
Le Franc lands with an overhand left.
Le Franc throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Le Franc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Le Franc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Le Franc throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Le Franc.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a low kick.
Kersikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Franc throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Franc checks a leg kick.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Le Franc.
Le Franc smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guy Le Franc will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
Le Franc defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Le Franc checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from Le Franc misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Franc misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Franc has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Le Franc counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Franc scores with a hook to the body. Kersikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Franc throws out the jab.
Le Franc misses with a low kick.
Le Franc throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Franc bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kersikov's head.
Le Franc misses the jab.
Le Franc misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Franc cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Le Franc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Le Franc defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le Franc throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Guy Le Franc has been cut.
Le Franc drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyko Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Le Franc! But no joy.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Franc. Le Franc obviously looking to wear him down.
Le Franc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Franc misses with a right hand
and Le Franc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Le Franc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Le Franc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Le Franc lands with a shot to the body.
Le Franc fails to land with a series of punches.
Le Franc connects with a nice looking jab.
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 Boyko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guy Le Franc's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Le Franc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Franc.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Le Franc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc misses with a low kick.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Franc.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Le Franc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Le Franc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Le Franc as he connects with a hook.
Le Franc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le Franc lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Franc swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Le Franc! Kersikov lets Le Franc back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Le Franc is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Le Franc is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Le Franc seems to have recovered his senses.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Franc throws out the jab.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Le Franc.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Kersikov as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Franc.
Le Franc misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Franc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le Franc to score with a decent uppercut.
Le Franc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Le Franc jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Franc.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Franc.
Le Franc misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov counters with a left and a right... And another left! Le Franc is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyko Kersikov!
Boyko Kersikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donner Keil (ranked 1024 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Gunnar Kimura (ranked 153 p4p, 252 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keil scores with a kick to the body.
Kimura throws a body punch but Keil moves out of range.
Keil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Gunnar Kimura has been cut.
Keil checks a leg kick nicely.
Keil tries a head kick but it misses.
Keil misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Kimura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kimura throws out a loose jab but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil blocks a jab.
Kimura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Keil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kimura tries a low kick but Keil avoids it.
Donner Keil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keil throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Keil swinging wildly here.
Keil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimura's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil throws a shot to the body.
Keil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keil tries to move into range but Kimura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Kimura punishes Keil's body with a nice straight punch.
Keil throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Keil's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kimura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
Keil scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura swings widly with a right hand
and Keil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kimura.
Kimura swings widly with a right hand
and Keil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura avoids the body shot from Keil.
Kimura misses with a lunging right hand
and Keil counters with a nice uppercut.
Keil checks a leg kick.
Kimura throws a jab but it's blocked by Keil.
Keil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keil scores with a head kick.
Kimura misses with a hook.
Kimura connects with a jab.
Kimura scores with a jab to the head.
Kimura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kimura.
Keil scores with a body shot.
Keil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kimura. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Kimura misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kimura.
Kimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Gunnar Kimura's cut even more.
Kimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimura's head.
Kimura tries to land a leg kick but Keil saw it coming and moves away.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Kimura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keil throws the left hand but Kimura avoids the punch easily.
Kimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.
Kimura tests Keil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Donner Keil has been cut.
Kimura throws a jab when Keil was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kimura checks a leg kick.
Keil cracks Kimura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keil slips a straight right by Kimura.
Keil fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keil cracks Kimura with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kimura's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Kimura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keil throws a body kick that misses.
Kimura misses with an uppercut.
Keil looks to throw the jab but Kimura is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Kimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keil feints and then cracks Kimura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kimura down.
Keil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keil slips under a jab from Kimura.
Keil throws a head kick that Kimura semi-blocks.
Kimura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keil is able to avoid easily.
As Kimura backs away, Keil returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kimura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick by Keil misses
and Kimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kimura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donner Keil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kimura moves out of range of the body kick.
Donner Keil is winning the standup battle so far.
Keil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kimura. That's going to slow Keil down.
Keil scores with a nice head shot.
Keil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keil blocks a jab.
Keil misses with a kick to the body
enabling Kimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Keil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
Kimura throws a right hand that misses
and Keil counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Keil.
Keil thuds his shin into the meat of Kimura's side.
Keil moves away from the strike by Kimura.
Kimura throws a looping overhand right but Keil ducks down to avoid it.
Keil throws a front kick aimed at Kimura's knee but Kimura avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kimura misses with a hook to the body
and Keil counters with a straight right hand.
Keil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kimura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kimura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kimura might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keil has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kimura slips a jab from Keil.
Kimura misses with a hook
and Keil counters with a nice leg kick.
Kimura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keil to score with a decent uppercut.
Kimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keil.
Kimura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keil in his tracks.
Good shot there by Keil.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keil. That's going to slow Kimura down.
Keil throws out a loose jab but Kimura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil misses with a body kick.
Kimura throws out a loose jab but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kimura counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Kimura coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keil lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kimura will feel that in the morning.
Keil lands a jab to the head.
Keil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Keil staying out of range there.
Kimura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kimura throws out a powerful jab.
Kimura misses with a hook
and Keil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keil scores with a three punch combo!
Keil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheers as Keil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kimura doesn't seem phased though.
The cut above Gunnar Kimura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kimura misses with an uppercut.
Keil thows a body kick. Kimura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kimura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keil throws a leg kick but Kimura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Keil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimura blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keil. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keil misses with a body shot.
Kimura lands a nice hook to Keil's body. Keil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keil digs a good hook to Kimura's body.
Kimura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kimura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keil throws a right and a left that Kimura avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kimura there.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Keil.
Kimura looks to land a right hand but Keil moved out of range.
Kimura slips under a jab from Keil.
Kimura checks a leg kick.
Keil blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Keil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura throws a jab but it's blocked by Keil.
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
Keil throwing a counter right hand but Kimura manages to avoid it.
Kimura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kimura scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Keil finds it's way through Kimura's defenses.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kimura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keil.
Keil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimura throws a poor cross that misses
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimura blocks the body kick.
Kimura throws out a counter right but Keil avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kimura.
Keil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Keil.
Kimura misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donner Keil dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Keil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Keil moved away.
Keil lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Kimura.
Keil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kimura misses with a looping right.
Keil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keil.
A big right from Keil misses.
Kimura walks into a stiff left hand from Keil.
Keil 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.
Keil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura misses with a left hand
and Keil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kimura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keil.
Kimura throws a hook but Keil avoids it easily.
Kimura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Keil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Kimura misses.
Kimura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keil.
Kimura misses the body punch
and Keil counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keil checks a leg kick.
Keil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimura.
Keil throws a big shot that misses.
Kimura misses with a right hand
and Keil counters with a stiff right hand.
Kimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keil throws a hook but Kimura avoids it easily.
Keil moves out of range as Kimura strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kimura blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Keil.
Keil moves out of range of the strikes.
Keil misses with an uppercut
and Kimura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keil throws a leg kick which misses Kimura's front leg but catches the back leg as Kimura tries to avoid it.
Keil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kimura cracks Keil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keil lands a jab.
Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Keil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kimura checks the leg kick.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keil lands a jab.
Kimura scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura sends Keil crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kimura is motioning to the referee to let Keil up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Keil is rocked!
Keil connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Keil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keil tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keil moves away from the strike by Kimura.
Keil seems to have got his legs back now.
Keil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kimura.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Keil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kimura connects with a jab.
Kimura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keil scores with a jab.
Kimura drops Keil with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Keil looks back up at him and smiles so Kimura waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keil moves away.
Keil lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kimura takes a step back to recover.
Keil connects with a high kick.
Kimura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keil on the side of the head.
Kimura slips a straight right by Keil.
Keil scores with the left hand. Kimura knows he should have avoided that one.
Keil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Keil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Kimura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Keil! Kimura dives in looking to finish! Keil is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Kimura!
Gunnar Kimura tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 1405 p4p, 1484 weight class) and Thanos Doomsday (ranked 200 p4p, 217 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doomsday clinches up against the cage.
Kostov is looking to control Doomsday's arms but Doomsday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kostov has his back to the cage.
Doomsday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
Doomsday lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kostov avoids it.
Kostov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Doomsday trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday trying to land knees to the body.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostov managing to block the knees to the body from Doomsday.
Nice body punch from Kostov.
Kostov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday throws the left hand but Kostov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.
Kostov tries to keep at a distance but Doomsday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doomsday holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Doomsday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov lands with a left to the head.
Doomsday takes a shot to the head.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doomsday jumps guard but Kostov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kostov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doomsday is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kostov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doomsday successfully pulls guard.
Doomsday is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kostov defends well.
Doomsday looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doomsday trying to keep a closed guard but Kostov is proving a slippery customer.
Kostov throwing strikes from guard but Doomsday blocks nicely.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Kostov from controlling successfully.
Kostov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday has his foot on Kostov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kostov works his way back into a safe position though.
Doomsday working a defensive guard but Kostov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kostov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Doomsday's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kostov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kostov trying to control the action but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Doomsday manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Doomsday moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Doomsday being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doomsday controls Kostov momentarily but Kostov frees himself.
Doomsday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kostov is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thanos Doomsday dominated that round.
That's time! Kostov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doomsday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Kostov.
Doomsday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Doomsday 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doomsday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kostov lands a leg kick that knocks Doomsday off balance momentarily.
Kostov tests Doomsday's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kostov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Kostov misses its intended target.
Kostov sets himself, and Doomsday steps forward looking for the clinch! Kostov avoids it this time.
Doomsday takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch but Kostov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov cracks Doomsday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pavel Kostov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doomsday goes for a double leg but Kostov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kostov continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doomsday is defended easily by Kostov.
A quick step to the side and Kostov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kostov throws a shot from downtown. Doomsday moves away and avoids it.
Doomsday let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doomsday doesn't manage to clinch there - Kostov circles away.
Doomsday misses with a kick to the body.
Doomsday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kostov scores with a jab to the body.
Doomsday clinches up against the cage.
Kostov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostov misses with some punches.
Doomsday tries to pull guard but Kostov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pavel Kostov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thanos Doomsday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doomsday drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kostov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doomsday up against the cage.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostov is looking to break free of the clinch but Doomsday has double underhooks.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Doomsday misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kostov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov managing to block the knees to the body from Doomsday.
Doomsday is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kostov to keep the fight standing.
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday tries to clinch but Kostov moves out of range.
Doomsday clinches up with Kostov and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kostov.
Kostov is stalling here.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kostov avoids it.
Doomsday tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kostov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doomsday tries to pull guard but Kostov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kostov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostov misses the shot to the body.
Pavel Kostov is winning the standup battle so far.
Doomsday misses with a leg kick
and Kostov counters with a good low kick that Doomsday was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to clinch but Kostov slips to the side
and Doomsday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doomsday keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kostov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kostov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday tries to clinch but Kostov moves out of range.
Doomsday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Kostov.
Doomsday tries to clinch there but Kostov circles away.
Kostov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doomsday can do to turn this around?
Kostov throws a lazy uppercut
and Doomsday counters with a body kick.
Doomsday tries to clinch up
and Kostov counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Doomsday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Doomsday steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kostov.
Kostov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doomsday manages to avoid it.
Kostov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
Doomsday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doomsday misses with a body punch.
Kostov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostov misses with a body kick.
Kostov connects with the punch.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Kostov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostov. That's going to slow Doomsday down.
Doomsday doesn't manage to clinch there - Kostov circles away.
Kostov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kostov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doomsday's hands.
Kostov lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov looks to land a right hand but Doomsday moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kostov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doomsday doesn't seem phased though.
Doomsday is rocked!
Kostov misses with a straight right.
Doomsday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kostov was well out of range. Poor timing from Doomsday.
Kostov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kostov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doomsday is able to avoid easily.
Kostov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kostov throws a low kick but Doomsday moves out of range easily.
Doomsday 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.
Kostov throws a leg kick but Doomsday checks it.
Kostov sets himself, and Doomsday steps forward looking for the clinch! Kostov avoids it this time.
Kostov tries to keep at a distance but Doomsday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kostov wants to break free but Doomsday has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Kostov tries to work over Doomsday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov is trying to maintain a safe position but Doomsday gets an underhook and turns Kostov into the cage.
Kostov stalling in the clinch.
Doomsday connects with a knee to the head.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Kostov blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Doomsday avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov gets through Doomsday's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doomsday lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kostov breaks the clinch.
Kostov avoids the head kick by Doomsday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday avoids the body shot from Kostov.
Kostov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kostov with a jab.
Doomsday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doomsday as Kostov tries to tie him up.
Doomsday prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doomsday is keeping busy.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doomsday's elbow.
Doomsday connects with a knee to the head.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Kostov blocks with his arms.
Kostov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Kostov - that landed with a thud.
Kostov misses with some punches.
Doomsday misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doomsday closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kostov circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Kostov misses its target.
Doomsday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kostov. Kostov obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostov thows a body kick. Doomsday tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kostov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doomsday checks it well.
Kostov connects with a solid leg kick.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Kostov is avoiding it.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Kostov is avoiding it.
Kostov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doomsday with a poor takedown
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Kostov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kostov 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kostov!
After winning the bout, Pavel Kostov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyatt Wayne (ranked 1435 p4p, 1491 weight class) and Jach Bresnar (ranked 193 p4p, 200 weight class). Wayne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SOAD - Aerials. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hyatt Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Bresnar moved out of range.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
And Bresnar tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bresnar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bresnar moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wayne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Bresnar saw that one coming.
It seemed like Bresnar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bresnar avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Bresnar shoots in for a double leg but Wayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wayne cracks Bresnar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wayne has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bresnar to stand back up!
It looks like Jach Bresnar has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Bresnar moved out of range nicely.
Bresnar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Bresnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne cracks Bresnar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bresnar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wayne finish him?
Bresnar is rocked!
Wayne cracks Bresnar's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bresnar slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Wayne can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hyatt Wayne!
A very excited looking Hyatt Wayne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 1104 p4p, 1644 weight class) and Mr Mojo Risin (ranked 152 p4p, 220 weight class). McGraugh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CROM!!!!!. Risin has chosen L.A. Woman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey McGraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Mojo Risin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Risin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Risin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Risin misses with an uppercut.
Risin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGraugh.
Risin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Risin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGraugh drops his hands momentarily and Risin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Risin throws a leg kick which misses McGraugh's front leg but catches the back leg as McGraugh tries to avoid it.
Risin throws a hook to the side of McGraugh's head but McGraugh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Risin throws a body shot but no joy.
Risin falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGraugh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that McGraugh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McGraugh not doing much here.
McGraugh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Risin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraugh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGraugh throwing shots but Risin is blocking nicely.
McGraugh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McGraugh working Risin over with strikes.
Nice strikes from McGraugh there.
Risin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGraugh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Risin keeping moving, preventing McGraugh from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh throws a big elbow that misses.
McGraugh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGraugh is working Risin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Risin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGraugh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Risin's head.
McGraugh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGraugh wants to pass the guard but Risin is keeping the position.
McGraugh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Risin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McGraugh has Risin in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGraugh trying to keep a closed guard but Risin is proving a slippery customer.
McGraugh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four 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.
Risin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McGraugh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McGraugh controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Risin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGraugh.
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 Corey McGraugh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick lands for Risin.
McGraugh misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Risin.
McGraugh digs a good body shot into Risin's ribs.
Risin gets caught flat footed, as McGraugh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Risin manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
Risin gets through McGraugh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraugh fails to pull guard.
Risin breaks from the clinch.
Risin misses with a looping left.
Risin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from McGraugh.
McGraugh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Risin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Risin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGraugh has time to react.
McGraugh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Risin finds it's way round the side to connect with McGraugh's head.
McGraugh tries to move into range but Risin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Risin connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGraugh. McGraugh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Risin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Risin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Risin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Risin misses.
Risin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGraugh misses with a body shot
and Risin counters with a thumping low kick.
McGraugh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGraugh has his takedown stuffed
and Risin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGraugh misses the shot to the body.
Risin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Risin connects with a solid leg kick.
Risin throws a leg kick which misses McGraugh's front leg but catches the back leg as McGraugh tries to avoid it.
McGraugh scores with a shot to the body.
McGraugh misses the body punch
and Risin counters with an inside leg kick.
McGraugh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Risin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Risin connects with a single shot there.
McGraugh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGraugh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Risin counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Risin misses its intended target.
McGraugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Risin manages to avoid it.
Risin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Risin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGraugh's head.
Risin throws an overhand right that lands on McGraugh's shoulder, as McGraugh tries to avoid the shot.
McGraugh feinted with a counter takedown.
Risin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Risin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGraugh to score with a decent uppercut.
Mr Mojo Risin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Risin throws a leg kick but McGraugh checks it.
McGraugh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Risin pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGraugh is out of range and Risin settles back down.
Risin throws a right and a left that McGraugh avoids nicely.
Risin tried to score with a low kick but McGraugh checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh lands with a hook. Risin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Risin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGraugh.
McGraugh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGraugh checks a leg kick nicely.
McGraugh ducks under a wild hook from Risin.
McGraugh lands a jab to the nose.
Risin throws a leg kick but McGraugh sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Risin.
McGraugh throws a hook but Risin blocks it.
Risin tries a quick counter leg kick but McGraugh is wise to it.
Risin connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Risin.
Risin takes one to the chin there.
Risin sizes up McGraugh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Mojo Risin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McGraugh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
McGraugh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Risin's head backwards.
McGraugh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Risin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Risin.
McGraugh misses with a lunging right hand
letting Risin counter with a right hand.
Risin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGraugh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGraugh. Risin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by McGraugh.
Risin throws a sloppy body shot
so McGraugh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McGraugh throws an elbow that misses. Risin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGraugh's guard. Nice move by Risin!
McGraugh is trying to control the position but Risin postures up.
Risin won't allow McGraugh to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risin wants to stand but McGraugh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McGraugh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGraugh looking to control.
Risin won't allow McGraugh to sweep him here.
Risin gets to his feet - McGraugh follows without any prompting.
Mr Mojo Risin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGraugh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two 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.
McGraugh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Risin throws a leg kick but McGraugh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGraugh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Risin sprawls and moves away.
Mr Mojo Risin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraugh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGraugh. Risin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Risin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGraugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Risin manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from McGraugh misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGraugh.
McGraugh moves forwards but Risin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Risin.
Risin throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGraugh 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Risin. That's going to slow McGraugh down.
Risin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGraugh tries to counter with a takedown but Risin is quick to defend against it.
Risin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGraugh.
Risin misses with a low kick.
McGraugh misses with a body shot
letting Risin counter with a right hand.
A big right from Risin misses.
A low kick from Risin misses
and McGraugh counters with a takedown into side control.
Risin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGraugh avoids the body shot from Risin.
Risin throws a leg kick which misses McGraugh's front leg but catches the back leg as McGraugh tries to avoid it.
McGraugh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Risin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh throws a poor cross that misses
and Risin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Risin.
Risin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGraugh.
Risin cracks McGraugh with an open hand slap.
A big left from Risin misses.
Risin is looking to slow McGraugh down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Risin.
McGraugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Risin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Risin ducks right into an uppercut from McGraugh.
Risin looks to land a right hand but McGraugh moved out of range.
McGraugh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Risin was covering up waiting for the punch and McGraugh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Mojo Risin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Risin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Mojo Risin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mr Mojo Risin thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 624 p4p, 645 weight class) and Dick Ekelund (ranked 69 p4p, 73 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekelund loads up on a big right hand but Kofel slips the punch.
Kofel misses with a hook.
Ekelund throws a right hand that misses
and Kofel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ekelund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Ekelund misses.
Kofel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekelund is looking to clinch but Kofel is avoiding it.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Kofel keeps it at a distance.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Kofel moves out of range.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Kofel circles away.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Kofel circles away.
Kofel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.
Ekelund is looking to clinch but Kofel is avoiding it.
Ekelund takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ekelund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kofel can pounce on him.
Ekelund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kofel, pushing him back against the cage.
Ekelund is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kofel breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund looks to land a right hand but Kofel moved out of range.
Kofel looks to land a right hand but Ekelund moved out of range.
Kofel scores with a push kick.
Kofel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kofel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ekelund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kofel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Ekelund swinging wildly here.
Ekelund drives through and clinches with Kofel against the cage.
Kofel tries to pull guard but Ekelund won't allow it.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kofel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kofel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Ekelund is looking to clinch.
Kofel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ekelund's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kofel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ekelund scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekelund tries to clinch but Kofel moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kofel.
Ekelund moves in looking to clinch but Kofel pushes him off.
Kofel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekelund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel cracks Ekelund with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ekelund slips a jab from Kofel.
Nice shot by Ekelund.
Ekelund throws a hook but Kofel avoids it easily.
Kofel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ekelund is able to avoid easily.
Dick Ekelund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofel moves forwards but Ekelund connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Ekelund's shoulder, as Ekelund tries to avoid the shot.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Kofel is having none of it.
A slow jab from Ekelund misses its intended target.
Kofel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ekelund. That did some damage!
Kofel lands the left hand.
Kofel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund wants to clinch
and Kofel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ekelund's knee momentarily.
Ekelund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kofel.
Ekelund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kofel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ekelund has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ekelund swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kofel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ekelund's knee momentarily.
Ekelund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekelund tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ekelund just misses with a punch to the body.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekelund.
An attempted straight right counter from Kofel misses the target.
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Ekelund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kofel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ekelund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kofel.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Kofel tries a low kick but Ekelund avoids it.
Kofel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekelund throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel moves out of range as Ekelund strikes.
Ekelund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kofel takes one to the chin there.
Kofel stuns Ekelund with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ekelund clinches up with Kofel and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kofel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ekelund lands a shoulder strike.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Kofel jumps guard but Ekelund turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kofel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ekelund drives through and clinches with Kofel against the cage.
Kofel breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekelund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kofel can pounce on him.
Ekelund might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kofel sizes up Ekelund with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xylon Kofel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekelund fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ekelund lands a jab to Kofel's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ekelund.
Ekelund doesn't manage to clinch there - Kofel circles away.
Kofel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kofel throws a big shot that misses.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Ekelund.
Kofel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekelund's sensitive parts.
Ekelund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kofel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund avoids the head kick by Kofel.
Ekelund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kofel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xylon Kofel is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund checks a low kick from Kofel.
Ekelund throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kofel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kofel throws a hook but Ekelund avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekelund takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kofel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice straight punches there by Kofel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kofel.
Kofel keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekelund takes the fight into the clinch.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Kofel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kofel misses with a wild body shot.
Ekelund wants to clinch.
Kofel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ekelund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel tries to pull guard but Ekelund forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Kofel takes a shot to the head.
Kofel manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekelund throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kofel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kofel throws a leg kick which misses Ekelund's front leg but catches the back leg as Ekelund tries to avoid it.
Kofel cracks Ekelund with a good jab.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch but Kofel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kofel lands a jab to Ekelund's midsection.
Kofel moves forwards but Ekelund connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ekelund lands with an uppercut that bounces Kofel off the cage and back into range.
Kofel takes one to the chin there.
Kofel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekelund closes the distance but Kofel moves to the side
and Kofel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ekelund to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekelund shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kofel but Kofel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ekelund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ekelund misses with a straight left.
Ekelund throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Ekelund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kofel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Kofel is having none of it.
Ekelund scores with the left hand. Kofel knows he should have avoided that one.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch but Kofel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kofel scores with a jab to the head.
Ekelund swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekelund wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Kofel circles away.
Ekelund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
A little feinted left hand from Kofel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ekelund connects with a right hand. Kofel shakes it off.
Kofel circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kofel misses the target.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Kofel moves out of range.
Ekelund has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kofel finds it's way round the side to connect with Ekelund's head.
Ekelund throws a good cross that connects.
Ekelund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ekelund just manages to avoid it.
A cross from Kofel lands.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekelund was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Ekelund throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Kofel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kofel scores with a decent looking hook.
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 Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A cross from Ekelund lands.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Kofel moves out of range.
Ekelund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kofel can pounce on him.
Ekelund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kofel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekelund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
Kofel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kofel moves out of range as Ekelund strikes.
Ekelund misses with a hook
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kofel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ekelund keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kofel misses the shot to the body.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kofel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekelund throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Ekelund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kofel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Kofel misses with a hook. Ekelund ducked under it nicely.
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch but Kofel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ekelund instigates a clinch.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Kofel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekelund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ekelund blocks a leg kick.
Ekelund avoids the head kick by Kofel.
Ekelund is looking to clinch.
Kofel throws a leg kick but Ekelund sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ekelund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dick Ekelund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekelund.
Ekelund wants to clinch.
Ekelund closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Kofel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ekelund has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Donk. Ekelund catches Kofel right on the button with a cross.
Kofel misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Kofel as he connects with a hook.
Ekelund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kofel. Kofel obviously looking to wear him down.
Ekelund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
Ekelund fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel gets tackled into the cage by Ekelund. Ekelund maintains the clinch.
Kofel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekelund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kofel throws a big shot that misses.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
Ekelund pushes Kofel up against the cage in a clinch.
Kofel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kofel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kofel slips a jab from Ekelund.
Kofel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
Kofel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ekelund. That did some damage!
Ekelund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kofel throws a leg kick but Ekelund sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kofel. That snapped Ekelund's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ekelund throws a big shot that misses.
Ekelund with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Kofel circles away.
Ekelund defending well as Kofel loads up on a big left hand.
Ekelund is looking to clinch.
Kofel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ekelund on the side of the head.
Kofel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ekelund clinches.
Kofel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Kofel manages to break the clinch.
Ekelund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kofel. Kofel obviously looking to wear him down.
Ekelund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kofel's hands.
Ekelund throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xylon Kofel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kofel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xylon Kofel!
Xylon Kofel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gen Tenryu (ranked 1030 p4p, 534 weight class) and Ray Luciano (ranked 153 p4p, 70 weight class). Luciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SHORT PEOPLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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World class boxer
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Tenryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tenryu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Luciano.
Luciano scores with a three punch combo!
Luciano moves away from the strike by Tenryu.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenryu moves away.
Luciano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
Tenryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Luciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Tenryu checks the leg kick.
Tenryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Tenryu ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano is looking to land body kicks.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenryu moves away.
Tenryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Luciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Tenryu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tenryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Luciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenryu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Luciano manages to circle out of the way.
Luciano with the inside leg kick.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Tenryu.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Tenryu is looking to wear down Luciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano throws a leg kick but Tenryu moved away.
Tenryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano throws a leg kick that misses.
Luciano lands a jab to the nose.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu slips a straight right by Luciano.
Gen Tenryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tenryu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luciano as Tenryu tries to tie him up.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenryu controls his hands.
Tenryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Tenryu counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Tenryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano lands a right hand.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Tenryu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Tenryu.
A left hand lands to the body for Luciano.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano pulls Tenryu into guard.
Luciano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tenryu defends it easily.
Luciano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tenryu is looking to advance position but Luciano has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tenryu tries to hold on but Luciano postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tenryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Tenryu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Luciano.
Luciano gets tackled into the cage by Tenryu. Tenryu maintains the clinch.
Luciano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Luciano looking for a takedown.
Luciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tenryu walks away with a smile on his face. Luciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano throws out a counter right but Tenryu avoids it with no problem.
Luciano throws a front kick aimed at Tenryu's knee but Tenryu avoids it well.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Tenryu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Tenryu lands a jab to the nose.
Tenryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Luciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luciano throws a body punch but Tenryu moves out of range.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Luciano throws a right and a left that Tenryu avoids nicely.
Luciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tenryu's head.
Tenryu staying out of range there.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luciano 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.
Tenryu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ray Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Tenryu counters by clinching up.
Luciano blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Luciano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tenryu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Luciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenryu.
Tenryu tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Tenryu.
Luciano has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tenryu uses from the top position.
Tenryu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tenryu has managed to get both his arms back between Luciano's legs - danger averted.
Luciano working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tenryu has passed into half guard!
Tenryu decides to stand and escape the position.
Tenryu misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luciano lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Luciano coming out on top.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Luciano tries to get set, Tenryu tries to push him back and clinch up but Luciano manages to avoid the attempt.
Luciano scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano swings for the body but Tenryu moves out of range.
Luciano scores with a jab to the body.
Tenryu scores with a jab.
Luciano misses the jab.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tenryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Tenryu down.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Tenryu saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Tenryu throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tenryu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Luciano manages to circle out of the way.
Tenryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tenryu misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tenryu wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tenryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Tenryu slips a jab from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenryu throws out the jab.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tenryu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luciano.
Tenryu swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Tenryu slips under a jab.
Tenryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Tenryu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gen Tenryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Tenryu's head.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Tenryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tenryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tenryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
A jab lands there for Luciano.
Tenryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Tenryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Luciano breaks away and moves out of range.
Tenryu misses with a body shot
and Luciano counters with a left to the body.
Luciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice sprawl there from Tenryu as Luciano shoots in.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Tenryu moved out of range nicely.
Tenryu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Luciano thumps Tenryu with a low kick.
Tenryu avoids a kick to the body.
Tenryu lands with a shot to the body.
Ray Luciano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tenryu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luciano tries a low kick but Tenryu avoids it.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Tenryu counters by clinching up.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
Tenryu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tenryu or not.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Ray Luciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tenryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
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!
Tenryu tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
Luciano gets through Tenryu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luciano jumps guard but Tenryu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tenryu tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tenryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luciano or not.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Luciano controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luciano 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Luciano!
An out of breath Ray Luciano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuki Bakugo (ranked 964 p4p, 818 weight class) and Edward Grubbs (ranked 140 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsuki Bakugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grubbs throws an off balance right hand
and Bakugo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grubbs's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grubbs wants to stand but Bakugo is controlling the position.
Bakugo working some strikes from top position.
Bakugo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grubbs is keeping the position for now.
Bakugo prevents Grubbs from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grubbs is looking to stand back up but Bakugo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grubbs.
Grubbs is defending against the submission attempts here by Bakugo.
Bakugo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grubbs defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakugo is trying to control. Grubbs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grubbs wants to get back to his feet.
Bakugo is pressing down on Grubbs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grubbs is holding on for now.
Bakugo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grubbs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grubbs wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good shot there by Grubbs.
Grubbs looks to land a left hand but Bakugo moved out of range nicely.
Grubbs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grubbs swings widly with a right hand
so Bakugo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bakugo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bakugo stands up over Grubbs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bakugo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grubbs wants to stand up but Bakugo is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo trying to control the position from guard on top but Grubbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grubbs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grubbs wriggles free and stands up.
Grubbs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grubbs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grubbs leaves Bakugo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bakugo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bakugo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grubbs sprawls and moves away.
Bakugo slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Grubbs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grubbs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grubbs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakugo attempts a counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it well and moves away.
Jab from Grubbs.
Bakugo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bakugo showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakugo controlling the action here.
Bakugo is working for a submission of some sort.
Grubbs tries to kick Bakugo off but Bakugo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Grubbs will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grubbs misses with a hook
so Bakugo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grubbs keeping full guard, as Bakugo tries to pass.
Bakugo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grubbs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Grubbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bakugo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grubbs.
Grubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakugo.
Bakugo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bakugo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by Grubbs.
A big left from Grubbs misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grubbs throws a jab when Bakugo was well out of range.
Grubbs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakugo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grubbs.
Bakugo slips a straight right by Grubbs.
Grubbs misses the jab.
Bakugo attempts a counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it well and moves away.
Grubbs looks to throw the jab but Bakugo is out of range.
Bakugo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Edward Grubbs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bakugo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grubbs.
Bakugo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grubbs.
Bakugo drives through with a takedown into Grubbs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bakugo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grubbs keeping moving, preventing Bakugo from controlling successfully.
Bakugo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bakugo wants to control from the top but Grubbs keeps moving.
Bakugo throws a big elbow that misses.
Grubbs wants to stand up but Bakugo is controlling him.
Bakugo controlling from the top position.
Grubbs keeping moving, preventing Bakugo from controlling successfully.
Bakugo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grubbs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo stops Grubbs from standing up.
Bakugo 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.
Bakugo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grubbs misses with a straight left.
Bakugo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grubbs sprawls and moves away.
Grubbs lands with a shot to the body.
Grubbs throws a hook but Bakugo blocks it.
Bakugo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grubbs as he jumps to the side.
Edward Grubbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grubbs misses with a lunging right hand
and Bakugo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grubbs scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bakugo moves out of range as Grubbs strikes.
Grubbs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grubbs scores with a jab. Bakugo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grubbs throws a hook to the side of Bakugo's head but Bakugo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bakugo shoots in and bounces Grubbs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grubbs is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bakugo struggles to land a body shot inside as Grubbs controls his hands.
Bakugo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grubbs's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grubbs blocks a body shot from Bakugo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Grubbs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Bakugo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakugo attempts a counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it well and moves away.
Grubbs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakugo feinted with a counter takedown.
Grubbs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bakugo counters with a shoot takedown. Grubbs fights it but they end up in guard.
Bakugo looking to pass the guard.
Bakugo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grubbs's head.
Bakugo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bakugo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grubbs dives on top into guard.
Bakugo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grubbs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grubbs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grubbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bakugo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grubbs has managed to get both his arms back between Bakugo's legs - danger averted.
Bakugo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakugo has an active guard here but Grubbs has managed to pass into half guard.
Grubbs tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bakugo controls his leg.
Bakugo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grubbs wants to get back to his feet.
Bakugo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bakugo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Bakugo looking for a kimura from the bottom but Grubbs passes into side control!
Grubbs decides to stand back up.
Bakugo misses with a wild body shot.
Bakugo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grubbs.
Bakugo attempts a counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it well and moves away.
The fighters circling - Grubbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edward Grubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakugo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grubbs.
Bakugo tries to counter with a takedown but Grubbs is quick to defend against it.
Grubbs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grubbs throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakugo.
Bakugo tries to counter with a takedown but Grubbs is quick to defend against it.
Grubbs avoids the body shot from Bakugo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grubbs misses.
Grubbs throws the left hand but Bakugo avoids the punch easily.
Bakugo blocks a jab.
Bakugo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grubbs sprawls and moves away.
Grubbs looks to land a right hand but Bakugo moved out of range.
Grubbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edward Grubbs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grubbs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bakugo moves out of range as Grubbs strikes.
Bakugo tries to counter with a takedown but Grubbs is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Bakugo.
Grubbs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grubbs throws out a loose jab but Bakugo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grubbs throws an overhand right that lands on Bakugo's shoulder, as Bakugo tries to avoid the shot.
Katsuki Bakugo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grubbs.
Bakugo attempts a counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it well and moves away.
Grubbs throws a jab when Bakugo was well out of range.
Grubbs throws a looping overhand right but Bakugo ducks down to avoid it.
Bakugo dives in for a single leg takedown but Grubbs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grubbs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bakugo tries to work over Grubbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakugo tries to work over Grubbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakugo swings wildly with an uppercut but Grubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grubbs blocks a body shot from Bakugo.
Grubbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Grubbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grubbs 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Grubbs!
A victorious Edward Grubbs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 174 p4p, 237 weight class) and Renji Abarai (ranked 22 p4p, 33 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kersikov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix). 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 Renji Abarai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renji Abarai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Abarai.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Abarai moved out of range.
Abarai checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov 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.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Abarai manages to avoid it.
Kersikov defending well as Abarai loads up on a big left hand.
Abarai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Abarai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abarai misses with a body shot.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Abarai.
Abarai works the jab nicely.
Abarai throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abarai moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Abarai misses.
A clash of legs there as Abarai blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abarai.
Abarai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abarai's sensitive parts.
Abarai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Abarai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov slips a jab from Abarai.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Abarai ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Abarai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Abarai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Abarai misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Abarai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abarai lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abarai.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Abarai.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Abarai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Abarai slips a jab from Kersikov.
Abarai sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abarai slips a jab from Kersikov.
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abarai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kersikov back to the cage. Abarai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Renji Abarai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abarai misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Abarai moves out of range easily.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abarai.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Abarai.
Abarai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Abarai misses with a straight left.
Abarai ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Abarai misses the jab.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Abarai avoids it.
Abarai scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Abarai moved out of range nicely.
Abarai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abarai finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Abarai's knee but Abarai avoids it well.
Abarai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kersikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Abarai misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Abarai down.
Kersikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Abarai swinging wildly here.
A jab from Kersikov does it's job there.
Abarai misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Abarai punishes Kersikov's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abarai takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai scores with a body shot.
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Abarai looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abarai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Kersikov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abarai. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws out a powerful jab.
Kersikov walks into a straight right hand from Abarai.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abarai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abarai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abarai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abarai moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renji Abarai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Abarai sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Abarai ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Abarai lunges at Kersikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kersikov's hand.
Abarai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Kersikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Abarai should have avoided that one.
Abarai misses with a straight left.
Kersikov motions for Abarai to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abarai throws out a counter right but Kersikov avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Abarai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Abarai misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abarai.
Abarai digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abarai misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Abarai misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov cracks Abarai with an open hand slap.
Kersikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Abarai's head.
Abarai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abarai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kersikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abarai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Abarai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Renji Abarai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Abarai as he checks the leg kick.
Abarai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov 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.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Abarai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Abarai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abarai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abarai connects with a crisp jab.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Abarai.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abarai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abarai throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abarai lands with a cross.
Kersikov thumps Abarai with a low kick.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kersikov duly obliges.
Abarai throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Abarai.
Abarai blocks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Abarai. Those never looked like landing.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Abarai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abarai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abarai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kersikov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Abarai walks into a straight right hand from Kersikov.
Abarai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abarai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov 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 Abarai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abarai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Abarai avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abarai! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Abarai swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abarai's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abarai.
Abarai throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Abarai.
Kersikov is looking for a counter combo.
Abarai throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Abarai misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Kersikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abarai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kersikov cracks Abarai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abarai walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
Abarai cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Abarai is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Abarai moves out of range.
Abarai looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Abarai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abarai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abarai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abarai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Abarai jumps back.
Abarai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kersikov's head.
Abarai throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Abarai.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Abarai's shoulder, as Abarai tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Abarai with a series of wild strikes but Abarai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abarai lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abarai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renji Abarai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abarai clobbers Kersikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abarai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abarai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abarai scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abarai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abarai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abarai looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Abarai's head but Abarai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abarai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Abarai's head.
Abarai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abarai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abarai lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abarai.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Kersikov 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.
Abarai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abarai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kersikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abarai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Abarai down.
Abarai moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Abarai misses the jab.
Abarai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Abarai with a nice cross.
Kersikov moves out of range as Abarai strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Abarai does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Abarai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abarai takes one on the button.
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Abarai blocks the body kick.
Abarai throws a counter combo.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Abarai.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Abarai wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Abarai didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Abarai punishes Kersikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick lands for Abarai.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Abarai ducks down to avoid it.
Abarai throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Abarai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kersikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Abarai lands a lovely overhand right.
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Abarai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Abarai.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Abarai had a free shot at his head there.
Abarai throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Abarai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abarai lands a head shot.
Abarai misses the jab.
Kersikov tests Abarai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abarai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov throws a hook but Abarai avoids it easily.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Abarai's leg but Abarai calmly moves out of range.
Abarai throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abarai scores with a shot to the body.
Abarai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Abarai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kersikov. Kersikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abarai blocks a leg kick.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Abarai's head but Abarai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kersikov at a distance.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abarai misses with a body punch
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Abarai.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Abarai.
Abarai catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renji Abarai really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Abarai.
Abarai slips a jab from Kersikov.
Abarai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
Abarai throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Abarai throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Abarai moves out of range of the leg kick from Kersikov.
Abarai takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov moves out of range as Abarai throws a body kick.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Abarai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kersikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abarai.
Abarai throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov throws a hook but Abarai blocks it.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abarai misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Abarai ducked under it nicely.
Abarai scoring well with a low kick there.
Abarai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Abarai checks the leg kick.
Abarai tries to land a leg kick but Kersikov saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Abarai throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Abarai swinging wildly here.
Kersikov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abarai just manages to avoid it.
Kersikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov 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 Abarai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abarai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice side step and Abarai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kersikov lands with a hook. Abarai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abarai throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Abarai in the body.
Abarai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abarai tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abarai staying out of range there.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Abarai blocks a low kick nicely.
Abarai with a nice cross.
Abarai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abarai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Abarai is predictable there
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Abarai throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov tried to counter with a leg kick but Abarai avoided it.
Abarai lands a nice looking body shot.
Abarai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abarai throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Abarai avoids it well.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abarai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abarai misses with a leg kick
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Abarai lands with a cross.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Abarai misses with a double jab
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Abarai slips under a jab.
Abarai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kersikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Abarai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kersikov moves out of range as Abarai strikes.
Abarai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abarai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abarai throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Abarai throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Abarai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abarai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abarai defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kersikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abarai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov thumps Abarai with a low kick.
Abarai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Abarai missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abarai throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dmitri Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abarai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kersikov.
Abarai misses with the combination.
Kersikov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abarai.
Kersikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abarai.
Abarai throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abarai slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Abarai works Kersikov's body with a nice hook.
Abarai thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Abarai lands an overhand right.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abarai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai misses with a looping right.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Abarai moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Abarai's head.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Abarai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Abarai.
Kersikov tried to counter with a leg kick but Abarai avoided it.
Abarai wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov tests Abarai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abarai looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Dmitri Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renji Abarai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Abarai saw it coming and moves away.
Abarai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov slips a jab from Abarai.
Abarai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kersikov's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Abarai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abarai scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Kersikov finds it's way through Abarai's defenses.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abarai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kersikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abarai misses with a body kick.
Abarai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abarai.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abarai moves away.
Abarai tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Abarai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abarai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Abarai.
Abarai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abarai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abarai connects with a crisp jab.
Abarai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Abarai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abarai throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Abarai scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Abarai.
Abarai throws a sloppy body shot
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Renji Abarai has been cut.
Abarai connects with a leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Abarai throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Abarai avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abarai.
Abarai checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Abarai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abarai throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov misses with a few strikes there.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abarai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renji Abarai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abarai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renji Abarai!
Renji Abarai is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Renji Abarai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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