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MMAHKI 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 5165 p4p, 4510 weight class) and Kotetsu Yama (ranked 472 p4p, 443 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yama!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama cracks a nice hook into Griffin's ribs.
Yama works Griffin's body with a nice hook.
Griffin pushes Yama up against the cage in a clinch.
Yama can't get the takedown.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Yama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yama but Yama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yama stuns Griffin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yama gets a takedown into half guard.
Yama prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Griffin is looking to control Yama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Yama manages to move to mount!
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!
Yama cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffin tries to hold on but Yama pushes him away.
Griffin holds on, trying desperately to control.
Yama landing strikes from the mount and Griffin is in trouble!
Griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Yama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
 Griffin is rocked!
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Griffin is working hard here to advance position.
Yama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Oh Griffin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yama lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffin wants to control but Yama is having none of it.
Yama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yama loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Griffin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Yama land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Yama stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotetsu Yama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 4426 p4p, 5627 weight class) and Tommy Gun (ranked 451 p4p, 495 weight class). Ivan Drago had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago throws a series of punches but Gun moves out of range.
Drago seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago sends Gun crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Drago is motioning to the referee to let Gun up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Gun is rocked!
 It looks like Tommy Gun has been cut.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gun.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gun's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gun's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
A determined Ivan Drago didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Angle (ranked 4275 p4p, 5571 weight class) and Luguentz Hoffman (ranked 359 p4p, 407 weight class). Luguentz Hoffman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Luguentz Hoffman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Determined |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luguentz Hoffman !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman gets caught napping as Angle dives in and scores a takedown. Hoffman manages to retain guard.
Hoffman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Angle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Angle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Angle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Angle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Angle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angle distracts Hoffman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle stays in close to Hoffman 's body and controls the position.
Hoffman has momentary wrist control but Angle slips an elbow through the middle.
Angle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Angle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angle connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Angle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Angle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Angle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Angle is stalling in the full guard.
Angle is working Hoffman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Angle chips away with some ground and pound.
Angle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Angle working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle chips away with some ground and pound.
Angle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Angle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Angle is in close to Hoffman 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Angle sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angle with a nice head shot there.
Angle controlling from the top position.
Angle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoffman for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Angle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Angle working some strikes from top position.
Hoffman has momentary wrist control but Angle slips an elbow through the middle.
Angle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Angle cracks Hoffman with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Angle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoffman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Angle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Angle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Angle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoffman 's head.
Hoffman being controlled here, momentarily.
Angle works over Hoffman with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Angle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benjamin Angle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Angle working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle taking a breather here.
Hoffman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Angle advances to full mount.
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.
Angle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Angle with good strikes from the mount here!
Angle content just to control the position here.
Angle with good strikes from the mount here!
Angle controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Angle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Angle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoffman ?
Hoffman is rocked!
Angle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hoffman is still in real trouble! Can Angle finish him?
Angle dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Angle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoffman hang on?
Angle lands a big elbow - Hoffman is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hoffman is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benjamin Angle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gatis Ginters (ranked 4228 p4p, 4882 weight class) and Dechapon Sitsongrit (ranked 432 p4p, 458 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gatis Ginters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dechapon Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Ginters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ginters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Ginters is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Ginters's ribcage. Ginters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is working Ginters over against the cage.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit pushes Ginters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ginters is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Ginters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit lands a big right hand that drops Ginters! The killer instinct kicks in and Sitsongrit finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dechapon Sitsongrit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tacarante (ranked 4694 p4p, 4308 weight class) and Bob Wehadababy (ranked 227 p4p, 215 weight class). The key to victory for Saul Tacarante has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Wehadababy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacarante jabs Wehadababy right on the nose. Wehadababy blinks but takes it well.
Wehadababy takes one on the button.
Tacarante works the jab nicely.
Tacarante jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tacarante cracks a nice hook into Wehadababy's ribs.
A jab from Tacarante finds it's way through Wehadababy's defenses.
Tacarante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tacarante keeps the fight on the outside.
Tacarante connects with a body shot that sends Wehadababy's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tacarante jabs at Wehadababy's body.
Tacarante with a hook.
Wehadababy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wehadababy is rocked!
Wehadababy dives in for a single leg takedown but Tacarante sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wehadababy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tacarante finish him?
Tacarante cracks Wehadababy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wehadababy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tacarante finish him?
Tacarante walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wehadababy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tacarante swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wehadababy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Tacarante!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ijin Yu (ranked 4288 p4p, 4845 weight class) and Hojo Taneuji (ranked 485 p4p, 523 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijin Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hojo Taneuji!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu feints and then cracks Taneuji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taneuji down.
Taneuji swings widly with a right hand
and Yu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taneuji gets a clinch.
Yu being controlled against the cage.
Taneuji has a couple of punches blocked by Yu.
Taneuji misses with the head strike.
Yu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taneuji wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneuji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneuji misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Yu counter with a right hand.
Ijin Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taneuji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taneuji.
Taneuji takes the fight into the clinch.
Yu manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yu!
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taneuji.
Taneuji misses with a wild combination.
As Taneuji looks to move away, Yu throws a big counter combo but Taneuji just gets out of the way.
Taneuji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Taneuji throws an off balance right hand
and Yu counters with a three punch combo that has Taneuji backing up. Taneuji nods at Yu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taneuji tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taneuji is rocked!
Yu drops Taneuji with a huge uppercut! Taneuji drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Yu is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ijin Yu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papi Chichilla (ranked 4408 p4p, 3966 weight class) and Roger Collins (ranked 439 p4p, 422 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papi Chichilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Collins!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tries to clinch there but Chichilla circles away.
Chichilla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chichilla's corner calls for a 1-2. Chichilla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Collins is rocked!
Chichilla steps in with a hook that catches Collins right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Chichilla follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Collins looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papi Chichilla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toutius Sextius (ranked 3573 p4p, 24316 weight class) and Enokentiy Klimov (ranked 458 p4p, 612 weight class). Sextius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 40 to 1. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toutius Sextius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enokentiy Klimov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sextius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klimov's head.
Sextius misses with an uppercut. Klimov saw that one coming.
Sextius drops Klimov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Klimov looks back up at him and smiles so Sextius waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A big left from Klimov misses.
Sextius sends Klimov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sextius is motioning to the referee to let Klimov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Klimov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sextius finds Klimov's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Klimov flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Sextius lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Klimov will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toutius Sextius!
A victorious Toutius Sextius 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 Kangaroo Jack (ranked 3787 p4p, 3493 weight class) and Jaxen Christ (ranked 344 p4p, 326 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kangaroo Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jack in his tracks.
Christ connects with a crisp jab.
Christ takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Christ finds it's way through Jack's defenses.
Jack is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Christ.
Oh Jack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christ slips a straight right by Jack.
Christ misses with the combination.
Christ finds Jack's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jack flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Christ lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jack will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaxen Christ!
Jaxen Christ thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sato Sayama (ranked 4643 p4p, 2385 weight class) and Jorge Pena (ranked 447 p4p, 302 weight class). Jorge Pena is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sato Sayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Pena!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena feints a jab promting Sayama to slip. Pena then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sayama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Sayama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayama.
Sayama slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sayama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayama keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayama throws a wild body kick that Pena sees coming a mile off.
Pena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pena throws a series of punches but Sayama avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Sayama.
A lazy left from Sayama finds it's target.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayama counters with a straight right hand.
Sayama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayama.
Pena looks winded!
Sayama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sayama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sayama scores with a nice strike.
Pena darts in trying to clinch
and Sayama counters with an outside leg kick.
Sayama delivers a nice body kick.
Pena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayama jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sayama.
Pena blocks the body kick.
Sayama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pena's sensitive parts.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Sayama moved out of range nicely.
Sayama thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sayama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pena's head.
Jorge Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayama scores with a nice strike.
Sayama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sayama scores with a leg kick.
Sayama throws a head kick that misses.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayama.
Sayama lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pena will feel that in the morning.
Sayama scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
Sayama tried to counter with a leg kick but Pena avoided it.
Sayama lands a head shot.
Sayama keeps Pena at a distance using the push kick.
Sayama throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Sayama looks to land a body kick but Pena moved away.
Sayama looks to land a body kick but Pena moved away.
Pena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sayama.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayama.
Sayama moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayama circles away quickly and effectively.
Sayama thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pena looks to land a combination but Sayama avoids it well.
Pena takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sayama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayama connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayama. That's going to slow Pena down.
Sayama circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Sayama.
Sayama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pena momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayama connects with an inside leg kick.
Pena wants to clinch.
Pena lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pena drives through and clinches with Sayama against the cage.
Sayama lands with a left to the head.
Sayama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sayama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sayama delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Sayama.
Sayama misses with a head kick.
Pena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Sayama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pena throws a push kick but Sayama slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayama.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sayama thuds his shin into the meat of Pena's side.
Sayama lands an overhand right.
Sayama throws a leg kick but Pena moved away.
Sayama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Pena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Pena swinging wildly here.
Pena swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sayama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pena. Pena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayama lands a nice hook to Pena's body. Pena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pena takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sayama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato Sayama is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayama keeps Pena at a distance using the push kick.
Sayama lands with an overhand left.
Sayama avoids the head kick by Pena.
Sayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Sayama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayama. That one must have hurt.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Sayama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Pena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sayama 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.
Sayama pushes Pena away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayama.
Pena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pena takes a step back to recover.
Sayama thumps Pena with a low kick.
Sayama scores with a punch to the head.
Sayama lands with a slapping head kick.
Pena is rocked!
Sayama scores with a hook.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sayama eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A lazy body kick from Pena
and Sayama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sayama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sayama throws a nice head kick!
Sayama scores with a head kick. Pena tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pena is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayama finish him?
Sayama keeps Pena at a distance using the push kick.
Pena seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to bum rush Sayama with a series of wild strikes but Sayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sayama tried to counter with a leg kick but Pena avoided it.
Pena 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.
Good exchange - Sayama coming out on top.
Sayama scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sayama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pena on the side of the head.
Sayama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sayama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pena has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayama finds it's way round the side to connect with Pena's head.
Sayama lands a nice looking body shot.
Sayama digs a good hook to Pena's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pena if he has to take too many more of those.
Sayama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jorge Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Sayama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sayama.
A shot to the liver by Sayama. Beautiful body shot.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayama.
A jab from Sayama finds it's way through Pena's defenses.
Pena walks into a stiff left hand from Sayama.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Sayama.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayama. That's going to slow Pena down.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Sayama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Sayama dominated that second round.
That's time! Sayama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayama.
Sayama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pena takes a step back to recover.
Sayama thuds his shin into the meat of Pena's side.
Sayama with a nice calf kick.
Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayama.
Pena has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sayama.
Pena misses with a combination
letting Sayama counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sayama.
Sayama cracks Pena with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Sayama. Beautiful body shot.
Pena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Sayama.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Both fighters circling a little - Sayama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sayama thuds his shin into the meat of Pena's side.
Sayama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sayama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pena's head.
Sayama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sayama throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Sayama cracks Pena with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena throws a leg kick but Sayama checks it.
Sayama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pena takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena 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.
Sayama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sayama looks for the body kick but Pena saw that one coming.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sayama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
As Pena backs away, Sayama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayama. That one must have hurt.
Sato Sayama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sayama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pena's head.
Sayama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayama scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pena throws a series of punches but Sayama avoids them all with ease.
Sayama throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayama counters with a straight right hand.
Sayama lands a leg kick that knocks Pena off balance momentarily.
Sayama scores with the left hand. Pena knows he should have avoided that one.
Sayama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sayama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Pena misses
and Sayama counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pena tries to land a leg kick but Sayama saw it coming and moves away.
As Pena backs away, Sayama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sayama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sayama connects with a looping right hand.
Sayama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sayama fakes the leg kick and cracks Pena in the body.
Sayama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sayama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pena throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sayama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sayama!
Jorge Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sato Sayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sato Sayama!
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