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Sucker Punch Pro Series 205 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 1917 p4p, 1799 weight class) and Lou Slugger (ranked 234 p4p, 220 weight class). Slugger has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lou Slugger enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Slugger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett shoots in and bounces Slugger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Slugger uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fett scores with a jab.
Slugger slips a straight right by Fett.
Slugger thinks about the counter body kick.
That kick from Slugger tenderised Fett's leg. Fett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slugger stuns Fett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slugger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slugger missing with a left hand there. Fett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Fett.
Slugger cracks Fett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slugger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Slugger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slugger connects with a right hand. Fett shakes it off.
Slugger scores with a nice body kick.
Fett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slugger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slugger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
enabling Slugger to counter with a crisp jab.
Slugger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lou Slugger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
and Slugger counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Fett! He's just covering up as Slugger starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Slugger!
Lou Slugger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoise Durnin (ranked 1574 p4p, 944 weight class) and Ali Amir (ranked 201 p4p, 129 weight class). Durnin comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. Amir has chosen Mastodon - Gobblers of Dregs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naoise Durnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Amir!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durnin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
Durnin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durnin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durnin throws a chopping leg kick but Amir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Amir throws a leg kick which misses Durnin's front leg but catches the back leg as Durnin tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Durnin.
Amir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Durnin.
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!
Amir avoids the head kick by Durnin.
Durnin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durnin misses with a wild combination.
Durnin fails to land with a series of punches.
Amir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durnin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin misses with a few strikes there.
Amir now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Durnin connects with a jab.
Durnin thows a body kick. Amir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Durnin misses with an uppercut
and Amir finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Durnin needs to keep his hands up - Amir had a free shot at his head there.
Durnin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Naoise Durnin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amir misses with a low kick as Durnin jumps back.
Durnin throws a head kick that misses.
Durnin misses with an uppercut. Amir saw that one coming.
Durnin throws a nice looking combination but Amir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Amir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Durnin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durnin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Amir.
Amir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Amir.
Amir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Amir connects with a looping right hand.
Durnin throws a series of punches but Amir avoids them all with ease.
Amir flicks out a counter leg kick but Durnin steps away.
Good exchange - Amir coming out on top.
Amir punishes Durnin's body with a nice straight punch.
Durnin ducks right into an uppercut from Amir.
Amir throws a leg kick but Durnin moved away.
Durnin misses with an uppercut
and Amir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durnin at a distance.
Amir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durnin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amir lands a big uppercut and Durnin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Durnin looks OK. Amir waves Durnin back to his feet!
 Durnin is rocked!
Durnin is aggressively charging in as Amir backs up avoiding any damage. Amir tosses out a jab and Durnin runs right into it face first! Durnin is out cold! Amir dropped down on all fours and is barking in Durnin's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ali Amir!
Ali Amir thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 474 p4p, 446 weight class) and Manco Capac (ranked 62 p4p, 60 weight class). Capac has chosen Iggy Pop - The Passenger as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manco Capac!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gentil avoids the body shot from Capac.
Gentil 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.
Capac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentil avoids the body shot from Capac.
Capac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gentil throws a lazy right hand but Capac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gentil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Capac throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Capac.
Gentil is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Capac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Capac.
As Capac backs away, Gentil returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Capac slips a jab from Gentil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gentil throws a leg kick
and Capac counters with a takedown into side control.
Capac trying to control the action but Gentil is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capac tries to move to mount but Gentil blocks the move with his legs.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Capac working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capac working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Capac tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Capac tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Capac has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Capac tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Capac happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Capac tries to move to mount but Gentil blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gentil keeps working.
Capac looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gentil is avoiding damage well.
Capac creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gentil sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Capac postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Check out the look on Capac's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Capac working the head with strikes.
Capac tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gentil's legs.
Capac prevents Gentil from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil prevents Capac from moving into mount.
Capac swings around for an armbar but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Capac's guard.
Gentil would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Capac wants to sweep here but Gentil controlling him for the moment.
Gentil wanted to stand there but Capac had control of the position.
Capac trying to control the position.
Capac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Capac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capac is still trying to improve position.
Capac controls Gentil momentarily but Gentil frees himself.
Capac has his feet on Gentil's thighs here. He's pushed Gentil off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gentil screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manco Capac!
Manco Capac seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 664 p4p, 608 weight class) and White Rain (ranked 98 p4p, 91 weight class). Rain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway jabs at Rain's body.
Holloway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rain checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holloway. That's going to slow Rain down.
Rain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holloway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holloway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rain, as that shot connected.
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Holloway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rain doesn't seem bothered though.
Holloway misses with a straight left.
Holloway 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!
Holloway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rain.
Holloway misses the body punch
and Rain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rain throws a low kick but Holloway moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holloway. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holloway is looking to wear down Rain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Holloway ducks down to avoid it.
Holloway checks the leg kick.
Holloway lands with a right hand.
Rain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holloway swings widly with a right hand
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holloway misses with a two punch combination.
Holloway throws a leg kick which misses Rain's front leg but catches the back leg as Rain tries to avoid it.
Rain scores with a head kick.
Holloway is rocked!
Holloway gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Rain gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Holloway is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Rain!
After winning the bout, White Rain 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Spong (ranked 1062 p4p, 817 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 145 p4p, 114 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spong.
Matti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Matti gets caught napping as Spong dives in and scores a takedown. Matti manages to retain guard.
Spong won't allow Matti to sweep him here.
Matti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Spong won't allow Matti to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong landing with the ground and pound.
Matti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spong landing with the ground and pound.
Matti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spong is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throwing strikes but missing.
Spong wants to pass the guard but Matti is keeping the position.
Matti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spong is one step ahead there.
Spong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spong connects with a couple of short punches.
Matti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two 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.
Spong wants to control from the top but Matti keeps moving.
Spong is looking to work some ground and pound but Matti has wrist control.
Spong postures up.
Matti controlling Spong's posture.
Spong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Matti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Matti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Matti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Matti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matti keeping moving, preventing Spong from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parta Matti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spong throws a right hand that misses
and Matti counters with a nice body shot.
Spong has his takedown stuffed
and Matti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spong swings for the body but Matti moves out of range.
Matti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spong misses with a body shot.
Spong throws out a loose jab but Matti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Matti slips the punch.
Spong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Spong finds it's way through Matti's defenses.
Spong shoots in and drives through. Matti sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Spong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matti misses with a body kick.
Matti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matti manages to avoid it.
A big left from Spong misses.
Matti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Matti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spong.
Matti throws a body shot but no joy.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong misses with a hook
and Matti counters with a straight right hand.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Parta Matti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by Spong.
Spong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matti's guard.
Matti has control of Spong's left arm, preventing Spong from doing any damage.
Daniel Spong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spong is looking to work some ground and pound but Matti has wrist control.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Matti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spong is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti controlling the position.
Matti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matti stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Spong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matti defends it easily.
Spong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matti controls the pace.
Spong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Spong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Matti is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Spong.
Spong is trying to improve his position.
Spong struggling a bit here.
Matti wants to stand but Spong is controlling his arm.
Matti remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Matti passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Spong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matti trying to control but Spong is having none of it.
Matti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spong is looking to get to half guard.
Matti trying to control but Spong is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matti controlling from the full mount.
Spong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matti controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spong can't escape the position.
Matti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spong wants to control but Matti is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Parta Matti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Matti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matti on his heels. He'll look to pass Matti's guard now, I'm sure.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Matti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matti trying to keep a closed guard but Spong is proving a slippery customer.
Matti has Spong pulled in close to control his posture.
Matti keeping full guard, as Spong tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong drops back, looking for a kneebar! Matti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Matti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Matti!
Matti controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti working away.
A lull in the action here.
Matti tries to move to mount but Spong blocks the move with his legs.
Matti takes a little break here. Spong wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Matti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Spong struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spong keeps Matti under control for a moment.
Spong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Matti wants to stand but Spong has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Spong is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spong is trying to maintain the position but Matti is very close to passing his half guard.
Matti tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spong.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spong, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Spong.
Spong gets the takedown into side control.
Matti struggling a bit here.
Matti is trying to improve his position.
Matti has one of Spong's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Matti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti is concentrating on defense, preventing Spong from advancing position.
Spong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spong in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Matti tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Spong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Spong!
An out of breath Daniel Spong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saúl Tacoronte (ranked 381 p4p, 648 weight class) and Willy Mataitai (ranked 59 p4p, 98 weight class). Saúl Tacoronte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saúl Tacoronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacoronte dodges the punch combination from Mataitai.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tacoronte clinches up with Mataitai and pushes him back against the cage.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacoronte controls his hands.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tacoronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tacoronte.
Tacoronte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
Tacoronte has a couple of punches blocked by Mataitai.
Tacoronte cracks Mataitai with a nice body shot.
Mataitai tries to work over Tacoronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
Mataitai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tacoronte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
Tacoronte lands with a light punch inside.
Tacoronte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataitai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacoronte's elbow.
We've been informed that Mataitai 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.
A short left from Mataitai.
Tacoronte misses with a punch to the body.
Mataitai throws an elbow but it misses.
Tacoronte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Tacoronte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mataitai swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacoronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Tacoronte.
Mataitai blocking some punches.
Mataitai stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
Mataitai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mataitai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacoronte is leaning against Mataitai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mataitai misses with a punch on the inside.
Tacoronte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mataitai prevents a body shot from Tacoronte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte has a couple of punches blocked by Mataitai.
Tacoronte lands with a light punch inside.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mataitai lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Mataitai.
Tacoronte tries to throw a body punch but Mataitai avoids it by throwing Tacoronte back against the cage.
Mataitai scores with a shot to the side of Tacoronte's head.
Mataitai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacoronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Mataitai controls his hands.
Tacoronte blocks an uppercut.
Tacoronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Tacoronte blocks an elbow strike from Mataitai.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Tacoronte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mataitai is keeping busy.
Tacoronte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mataitai.
Mataitai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mataitai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tacoronte blocks an elbow strike from Mataitai.
Tacoronte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Tacoronte.
Mataitai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacoronte blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai looking to stall.
Tacoronte misses with some punches.
Tacoronte presses Mataitai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tacoronte blocks an elbow strike from Mataitai.
Tacoronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mataitai's elbow.
Tacoronte misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai lands an elbow that stopped Tacoronte in his tracks for a moment.
Tacoronte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte has a couple of punches blocked by Mataitai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Mataitai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mataitai misses with a punch on the inside.
Mataitai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mataitai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tacoronte lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai lands with a right to the head.
Mataitai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacoronte's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacoronte controls his hands.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacoronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mataitai.
Tacoronte lands a hook that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
Mataitai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tacoronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Mataitai controls his hands.
Tacoronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Saúl Tacoronte will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mataitai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tacoronte.
Mataitai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tacoronte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tacoronte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Tacoronte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mataitai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tacoronte moves away.
Tacoronte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tacoronte slips under a jab from Mataitai.
A jab from Mataitai finds it's way through Tacoronte's defenses.
Tacoronte scores with a jab to the body.
Willy Mataitai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacoronte digs a good hook to Mataitai's body.
Tacoronte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tacoronte slips a jab from Mataitai.
Mataitai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacoronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Mataitai. That snapped Tacoronte's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tacoronte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tacoronte throwing a counter right hand but Mataitai manages to avoid it.
Mataitai lands a body shot.
Tacoronte misses with a body kick.
Mataitai clinches.
Tacoronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacoronte tries a body shot but Mataitai blocks it.
A body shot lands from Tacoronte.
Mataitai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Tacoronte blocking some punches.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
Tacoronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacoronte avoids a wild elbow strike from Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to work over Tacoronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mataitai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mataitai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mataitai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tacoronte misses with a punch to the body.
Tacoronte prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
Tacoronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacoronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Tacoronte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mataitai misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
A short uppercut from Tacoronte.
Mataitai lands a body punch.
Tacoronte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tacoronte tries to work over Mataitai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataitai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte dodges an elbow strike from Mataitai.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Mataitai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tacoronte or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Tacoronte takes an elbow to the temple.
Mataitai lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacoronte backwards.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai blocks a body shot from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mataitai is keeping busy.
Mataitai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Mataitai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tacoronte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Tacoronte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mataitai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tacoronte - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mataitai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tacoronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tacoronte lands a nice shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mataitai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tacoronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mataitai throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mataitai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacoronte's elbow.
Saúl Tacoronte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mataitai blocking some punches.
Tacoronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacoronte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mataitai throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacoronte.
Tacoronte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mataitais head.
Tacoronte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Tacoronte as the two fighters clinch.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacoronte controls his hands.
Tacoronte misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tacoronte fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
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 Saúl Tacoronte will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mataitai tries to clinch there but Tacoronte circles away.
Tacoronte cracks Mataitai with a good jab.
Tacoronte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mataitai takes a step back to recover.
Tacoronte moves into the clinch.
Tacoronte lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
Mataitai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mataitai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mataitai lands an elbow just above Tacoronte 's eye.
 It looks like Saúl Tacoronte has been cut.
Tacoronte lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataitai lands with a right to the head.
Tacoronte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tacoronte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mataitai.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tacoronte fails to land.
Mataitai misses with a punch on the inside.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Tacoronte.
Mataitai lands with a right to the head.
Mataitai misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Mataitai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tacoronte misses with some punches.
Tacoronte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
Tacoronte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
Tacoronte lands a hook that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Tacoronte.
Mataitai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mataitai blocks a body shot from Tacoronte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mataitai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mataitai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Mataitai misses with some punches.
Mataitai throws an elbow but it misses.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Tacoronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai scores with a shot to the side of Tacoronte's head.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Mataitai lands an elbow inside that Tacoronte shrugs off.
Tacoronte misses with a punch to the body.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Tacoronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacoronte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tacoronte misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mataitai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willy Mataitai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tacoronte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mataitai is keeping busy.
Tacoronte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai stalling in the clinch but Tacoronte improves position.
Tacoronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai cracks Tacoronte with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte scores with a shoulder strike.
Mataitai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mataitai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mataitai.
Mataitai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mataitai scores with a shot to the side of Tacoronte's head.
Tacoronte is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Tacoronte.
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!
Mataitai tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte misses with some punches.
Mataitai tries to work over Tacoronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataitai has Tacoronte pushed against the cage.
Tacoronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mataitai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mataitai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mataitai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataitai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tacoronte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tacoronte prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
A head punch on the inside from Tacoronte fails to land.
Tacoronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mataitai lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mataitai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mataitai lands an uppercut.
Mataitai lands an elbow that stopped Tacoronte in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willy Mataitai.
I think Tacoronte 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 983 p4p, 482 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 145 p4p, 70 weight class). Wieczorek comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Winged Hussars. Lukasz Wieczorek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukasz Wieczorek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian throws a one two combo.
It looks like Lukasz Wieczorek has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Grigorian. Those never looked like landing.
Grigorian darts in trying to clinch
and Grigorian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Wieczorek.
Grigorian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wieczorek.
It looks like Misak Grigorian has been cut.
Lukasz Wieczorek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieczorek swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wieczorek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigorian.
Wieczorek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grigorian's hands.
Wieczorek thuds his right hand into Grigorian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut
and Grigorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grigorian finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Wieczorek's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Grigorian falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Wieczorek!
Our winner, Lukasz Wieczorek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kersikov (ranked 158 p4p, 282 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 24 p4p, 43 weight class). Kersikov's entrance music is Head of the Table. A fine choice. Anderson has chosen Bassically by Tei Shi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson digs a good body shot into Kersikov's ribs.
Kersikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKersikov.
Kersikov throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Anderson feints a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
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.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Anderson 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.
Jab by Anderson.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson walks into a jab.
A left lands for Anderson.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Noah Anderson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov with a nice calf kick.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a front kick.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Kersikov. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson motions for Kersikov to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kersikov thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
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 Andrei Kersikov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson works Kersikov's body with a nice hook.
Anderson wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov throws a big counter combination but Anderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a front kick.
Anderson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Kersikov backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Kersikov manages to avoid it all.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crunch! Anderson slams his shin into Kersikov's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Anderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kersikov sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kersikov is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The cut above Noah Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Kersikov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Noah Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov checks a low kick from Anderson.
It looked like Kersikov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kersikov misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Noah Anderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Andrei Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kersikov wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Kersikov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Anderson avoids it.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noah Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson sends Kersikov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Anderson is motioning to the referee to let Kersikov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Kersikov shrugs it off.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Kersikov counters with a quick kick to the body but Anderson blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrei Kersikov's cut is getting worse.
Anderson throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Anderson scores with a counter punch that sends Kersikov to the canvas! Anderson smells blood - he's punishing Kersikov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kersikov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Anderson!
A victorious Noah Anderson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 59 p4p, 121 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 9 p4p, 18 weight class). Nickel comes into the arena with TISM - Greg the Stop Sign blaring out of the sound system. 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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa slips under a jab from Nickel.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukassa checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Jukassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickel tries to land a body kick
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukassa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickel to score with a decent uppercut.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickel swings for the body but Jukassa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Nickel misses
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nickel.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Nickel lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Nickel.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body. Jukassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nickel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickel scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nickel.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Jukassa just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Nickel connects with a nice looking jab.
Jukassa walks into a left hand.
Nickel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickel swings for the body but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nickel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Nickel both land. Nice combination.
Nickel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nickel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nickel catches Jukassa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jukassa moves forwards but Nickel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nickel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nickel throws a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel misses with a leg kick.
Nickel is looking to land body kicks.
Nickel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nickel jabs Jukassa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickel throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel throws a wild body kick that Jukassa sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Nickel does no damage.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Jukassa.
A lazy left from Nickel finds it's target.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukassa takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Nickel scores with a leg kick.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Nickel throws out a leg kick but Jukassa moves out of range and Nickel only half commits.
Nickel swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickel cracks Jukassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nickel 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel scores with a body shot.
Nickel tries a low kick but Jukassa avoids it.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickel is looking to chop away at Jukassa's legs.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nickel misses with a hook
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jukassa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nickel works Jukassa's body with a nice hook.
Nickel motions for Jukassa to come forward. Nickel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickel with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jukassa blocks a head kick by Nickel.
Jukassa misses with a hook. Nickel ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Nickel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel throws a low kick but Jukassa avoids it.
Nickel misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickel misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickel swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel throws a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukassa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jukassa checks a low kick from Nickel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nickel misses with a hook
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Nickel.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Nickel misses with a hook. Jukassa ducked under it nicely.
Nickel misses with a low kick as Jukassa jumps back.
Nickel scores with a nice right hand.
Jukassa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Jukassa as he checks the leg kick.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Nickel avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nickel is looking to slow Jukassa down with leg kicks.
Nickel misses with a leg kick
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Nickel avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Nickel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickel misses with a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickel misses with a left hand
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukassa takes one to the chin there.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Jukassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Nickel throws a low kick but Jukassa avoids it.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jukassa.
Nickel misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Nickel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jukassa throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
Nickel loads up on a big right hand but Jukassa slips the punch.
A lazy left from Nickel finds it's target.
Jukassa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Jukassa blocks the leg kick.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Nickel throws a solid leg kick but Jukassa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nickel.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Nickel avoids it with no problem.
Nickel slips under a jab from Jukassa.
Nickel cracks Jukassa with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel with the inside leg kick.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Nickel.
Nickel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jukassa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nickel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jukassa's head.
A big left from Jukassa misses.
Jukassa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jukassa's head.
Nickel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jukassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickel throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jukassa checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jukassa takes one on the button.
Nickel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jukassa is out of range and Nickel settles back down.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Jukassa.
Nickel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukassa.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickel with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Jukassa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Jukassa 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.
Jukassa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Nickel scores with a hook.
Nickel cracks Jukassa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jukassa missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nickel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jukassa.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nickel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jukassa blocks a leg kick.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zett Jukassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Nickel tenderised Jukassa's leg. Jukassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Jukassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nickel throws a big shot that misses.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nickel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jukassa moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jukassa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nickel has got the better of the exchanges.
Jukassa takes one on the button.
Nickel throws an overhand right that lands on Jukassa's shoulder, as Jukassa tries to avoid the shot.
Nickel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jukassa momentarily.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel is looking to slow Jukassa down with leg kicks.
Jukassa just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
Nickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jukassa can do to turn this around?
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Jukassa ducks down to avoid it.
Nickel throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jukassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickel looks to throw the jab but Jukassa is out of range.
Nickel misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Nickel.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Nickel.
Nickel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jukassa on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel moves away from the strike by Jukassa.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickel misses the target.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Nickel avoids it with no problem.
Nickel with a hook.
Nickel cracks Jukassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Nickel.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickel with a body shot.
Jukassa moves out of range of the leg kick from Nickel.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nickel lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickel 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Chip Nickel 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 8 p4p, 270 weight class) and A. Mere Con (ranked 2 p4p, 37 weight class). Keisuke Matsuzaka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con misses with a hook to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Con uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuzaka.
Nice shot by Con.
Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but Con moved out of range.
Matsuzaka drives through and clinches with Con against the cage.
Matsuzaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka 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.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Con blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsuzaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Con lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Con lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Con swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Con misses with some punches.
Con misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Con blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Con is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Con breaks the clinch.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Con is having none of it.
Matsuzaka lands a slapping body shot.
Con swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuzaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
Matsuzaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Con sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch there but Con circles away.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
A little feinted left hand from Matsuzaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsuzaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matsuzaka throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Con misses the target.
A slow jab from Con misses its intended target.
A big right from Con misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook. Con ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Matsuzaka is predictable there
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Matsuzaka moves away from the strike by Con.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
Matsuzaka wants to clinch up but Con keeps it at a distance.
Con appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Con thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuzaka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Matsuzaka throws a right hand that misses
enabling Con to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Con blocks it.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Con slips under a jab.
Con swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Con throws a nice looking combination but Matsuzaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Con is having none of it.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Con sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Con misses with a hook. Matsuzaka ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Con.
Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsuzaka throws a push kick but Con slaps the foot to one side.
Con takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Con fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matsuzaka clinches up against the cage.
Con breaks the clinch.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Matsuzaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Con.
Con scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Con 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!
Con misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Con throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsuzaka feints and then cracks Con's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Con down.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Matsuzaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Con takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
A good leg kick by Matsuzaka.
Con throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Con.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
Con cracks Matsuzaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Con is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matsuzaka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Con throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but A. Mere Con will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Con misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a chopping leg kick but Con manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matsuzaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsuzaka drops his hands momentarily and Con takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
A combination from Con does no damage.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut. Con saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Con releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Con's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Con counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Matsuzaka misses.
Nice body punch from Con.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Con stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matsuzaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Con misses the jab.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Con checks a leg kick nicely.
Con darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Con is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka feints and then cracks Con's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Con down.
A nice leg kick from Matsuzaka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Con throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A. Mere Con seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuzaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Matsuzaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con looks to land a left hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range nicely.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Con misses with a straight right.
As Con tries to get set, Matsuzaka tries to push him back and clinch up but Con manages to avoid the attempt.
Matsuzaka throws a front kick aimed at Con's knee but Con avoids it well.
Con misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Con.
Con stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matsuzaka lands with a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matsuzaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matsuzaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Matsuzaka.
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuzaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Con takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Con throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsuzaka can pounce on him.
Con moves out of range as Matsuzaka strikes.
Matsuzaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Con swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Matsuzaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka works Con's body with a nice hook.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a left hand
and Con counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Con walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Con throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Con looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsuzaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Con releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con checks a leg kick.
Matsuzaka 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.
Con with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Matsuzaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Con doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka missing with a left hand there. Con was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsuzaka throws an overhand right that lands on Con's shoulder, as Con tries to avoid the shot.
Con jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuzaka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matsuzaka.
Con misses with a jab to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a left to the body.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch
enabling Con to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Con circles away.
Con's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matsuzaka thuds a left hand into Con's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Con throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matsuzaka scores with a jab. Con acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Con lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Con takes one to the side of the head.
Con lands with a nice combination. Matsuzaka backs away looking to recover.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Con.
Con lands a jab to Matsuzaka's midsection.
Matsuzaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Con's sensitive parts.
Matsuzaka swings widly with a right hand
and Con counters with a straight right hand.
Con swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Matsuzaka misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Con ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Con avoids it easily.
Con misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con misses with a hook to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Con lands a body shot.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Con.
Matsuzaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuzaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Matsuzaka moves away and avoids it.
Matsuzaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Con throws out a counter right but Matsuzaka avoids it with no problem.
Con takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Con sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuzaka connects with a jab.
Matsuzaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Con.
A good leg kick by Matsuzaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Matsuzaka lands.
Con darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Nice defenses there by Con.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con staying out of range there.
Con looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Con scores with a hook to the body. Matsuzaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Con takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Con checks a low kick from Matsuzaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Matsuzaka 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.
A swing and a miss from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuzaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Con momentarily.
Con takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matsuzaka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Con on the side of the head.
Con uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Con lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsuzaka circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Matsuzaka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Con.
Con throws out a powerful jab.
Con clobbers Matsuzaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matsuzaka clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Con.
Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Matsuzaka pushes Con back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Con looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Con misses with a punch on the inside.
Con is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matsuzaka is keeping busy.
Con is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage.
Con looking to stall.
Con swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Con takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Con swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Con's elbow.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand.
Con has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Con.
Con lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Keisuke Matsuzaka did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka is looking to slow Con down with leg kicks.
Con lands a slapping body shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook. Con ducked under it nicely.
Con 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.
Matsuzaka lands a jab to Con's midsection.
Con throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con thuds a left hand into Matsuzaka's body.
Con misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Con finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsuzaka's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Con misses the target.
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range.
Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Con.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Con as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Con throws out a loose jab but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka with the inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matsuzaka throws a right hand that misses
and Con makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Con ducks down to avoid it.
Con swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Con misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Con paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsuzaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Con counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Con slips a jab from Matsuzaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka works Con's body with a nice hook.
Con rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsuzaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Con connects with a right hand. Matsuzaka shakes it off.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Con manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Con fails to land with a series of punches.
Con on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Con misses the body punch
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Con swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut. Con saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka cracks a nice hook into Con's ribs.
Matsuzaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Con fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuzaka is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka moves into the clinch.
Con wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsuzaka won't allow it.
Matsuzaka pushes Con back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Con trying to stall but Matsuzaka improves his position.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a left to the head.
Con is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow strike.
Matsuzaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand.
Matsuzaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Con breaks from the clinch.
Con takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Con.
It looked like Matsuzaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
Matsuzaka closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka working aggressively here.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Con misses with the head strike.
Con blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuzaka misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Con misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuzaka stalls.
Con swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Con lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Matsuzaka taking a breather.
Con swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Matsuzaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Matsuzaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matsuzaka blocks a jab.
A. Mere Con has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range.
Matsuzaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Con lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Matsuzaka.
Nice body punch from Con.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Con.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Con is trying to force a seperation but Matsuzaka has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka lands with a left to the head.
Matsuzaka pushes Con back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka lands a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka tries to throw a body punch but Con avoids it by throwing Matsuzaka back against the cage.
Con is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matsuzaka throws an elbow but misses.
Matsuzaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Con backwards.
Matsuzaka works on Con's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Con.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Con looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Con takes an elbow to the temple.
Con blocks an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsuzaka as Con tries to tie him up.
Con takes an elbow to the forehead.
Con tries to stall but Matsuzaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Con.
Matsuzaka being controlled against the cage.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands a shot to the body.
Con throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
Con's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Con's defenses.
A short left from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Con backwards.
A short left from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Con can't break the clinch.
Con tries to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling the position.
Con misses with a body punch.
Con tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Con misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsuzaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Con tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
Con misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Con's elbow.
Con lands a shoulder strike.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Con.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Con creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Con tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Con stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Con's elbow.
Con manages to break the clinch.
Con slips under a jab.
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!
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Con wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Con throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Con throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Con just manages to avoid it.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matsuzaka lands a jab to the nose.
Con fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Con misses with a double jab
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Matsuzaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsuzaka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka retains his welterweight title!
Keisuke Matsuzaka 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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