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WVT 73: Ihantala v Melendov 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Ross (ranked 4243 p4p, 2687 weight class) and Devon Jackson (ranked 521 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Ross in the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ross appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Ross drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Ross takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson throws a head kick that Ross semi-blocks.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ross's head.
 Ross is rocked!
A head kick from Jackson lands but Ross takes it in his stride.
Oh Ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Ross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson stuns Ross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle, before Jackson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ross's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jackson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Devon Jackson!
Devon Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 1835 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 238 p4p, 205 weight class). Haudegen comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Magnus Larsen enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Haudegen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haudegen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haudegen throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Larsen. Those never looked like landing.
Haudegen looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Haudegen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsen can pounce on him.
Larsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Haudegen tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsen loads up on a big right hand but Haudegen slips the punch.
Haudegen takes one to the chin there.
Larsen throws a hook but Haudegen blocks it.
Nice jab there from Haudegen.
A shot to the liver by Larsen. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsen, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Haudegen's shoulder, as Haudegen tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Haudegen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haudegen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haudegen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Haudegen moved out of range.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Svalbard Haudegen has been cut.
Larsen throws a hook to the side of Haudegen's head but Haudegen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haudegen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Haudegen.
Larsen defending well as Haudegen loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen throws a hook but Haudegen avoids it easily.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Haudegen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haudegen looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Haudegen pushes Larsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Haudegen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haudegen pushes Larsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haudegen tries a body shot but Larsen blocks it.
Haudegen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Haudegen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Larsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larsen lands with a right to the head.
Larsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larsen works on Haudegen's body with a couple of short punches.
Haudegen cracks Larsen with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsen tries to work over Haudegen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haudegen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Haudegen.
Larsen looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Haudegen fails to land.
Haudegen throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsen.
Haudegen pulls guard successfully.
Larsen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haudegen keeping moving, preventing Larsen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larsen defends it easily.
Haudegen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Larsen is aware though and is defending well.
Haudegen is trying to keep Larsen in close.
Haudegen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haudegen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Larsen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Larsen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haudegen.
Larsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Haudegen.
Haudegen is working for a kimura here but Larsen manages to reverse the position and he's now in Haudegen's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Larsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svalbard Haudegen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larsen swings for the body but Haudegen moves out of range.
Haudegen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haudegen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Larsen lands but Haudegen takes it in his stride.
Larsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haudegen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haudegen passes to full mount!
Haudegen looking to secure an arm triangle but Larsen defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haudegen has hold of Larsen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Larsen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen tries to hold on but Haudegen postures up.
Larsen working to try and regain half guard.
Haudegen has control of Larsen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Larsen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Haudegen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Larsen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haudegen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Larsen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haudegen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Larsen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Haudegen has hold of Larsen's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Larsen tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Haudegen cranks the arm and Larsen screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Larsen, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Svalbard Haudegen!
During a confident post fight interview, Svalbard Haudegen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 1473 p4p, 1802 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 220 p4p, 264 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scaletta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Immanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scaletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scaletta.
Immanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scaletta is defending well for now.
Scaletta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Immanuel after a bit of a struggle.
I was talking to Immanuel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scaletta breaks the clinch.
Scaletta fails with the takedown.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Scaletta.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
Scaletta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Immanuel defends it nicely.
Immanuel is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Immanuel throws a big counter combination but Scaletta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scaletta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Scaletta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Immanuel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Scaletta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Immanuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scaletta.
Scaletta wants to work for an arm triangle but Immanuel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta controlling the action here.
Scaletta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Immanuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scaletta.
Scaletta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Scaletta trying to mount his opponent but Immanuel defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel wants to control but Scaletta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scaletta performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scaletta is trying for a kimura here. Immanuel looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Scaletta wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vito Scaletta!
A victorious Vito Scaletta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Yeshua Immanuel was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 1846 p4p, 2425 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 240 p4p, 300 weight class). Theodore Nouveau acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nouveau trying to control the position but instead, Mazzariello has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nouveau into the cage.
Nouveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nouveau is looking to break free of the clinch but Mazzariello has double underhooks.
Mazzariello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nouveau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mazzariello prevents Nouveau from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Mazzariello.
Nouveau is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazzariello is working Nouveau over against the cage.
Nouveau fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello lands with a right to the head.
Mazzariello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzariello will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nouveau up against the cage.
Mazzariello lands a right hand.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nouveau is trying to pull guard but Mazzariello has him pressed against the cage.
Nouveau has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mazzariello regains guard immediately.
Mazzariello controlling Nouveau's posture.
Nouveau slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau lands a couple of elbows.
Nouveau postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mazzariello is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nouveau, into his guard.
Mazzariello throws a strike but Nouveau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mazzariello is pulling down on Nouveau's head. It's preventing any offense from Nouveau, at least for the moment.
Mazzariello is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau working some strikes from top position.
Mazzariello is pulling down on Nouveau's head to control his posture.
Mazzariello working for a triangle but Nouveau defends it easily.
Mazzariello looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau wants to control from the top but Mazzariello keeps moving.
Mazzariello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mazzariello not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nouveau trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzariello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nouveau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mazzariello's head.
Mazzariello keeping moving, preventing Nouveau from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazzariello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mazzariello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Delbert Mazzariello dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mazzariello with a jab.
Nouveau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mazzariello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nouveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mazzariello enables Nouveau to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mazzariello manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nouveau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nouveau wants to pass the guard but Mazzariello is keeping the position.
Mazzariello manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nouveau manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mazzariello tries to free his leg and advance position but Nouveau is retaining full guard.
Nouveau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mazzariello prevents Nouveau from getting back to his feet.
Mazzariello stays in close to Nouveau's body and controls the position.
Mazzariello passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mazzariello cracks Nouveau with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mazzariello wants to control but Nouveau is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello working the head and body with strikes.
Mazzariello scoring with punches from side control.
Mazzariello controls the position from side control.
Mazzariello scoring with punches from side control.
Nouveau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nouveau keeps working.
Mazzariello tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mazzariello has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mazzariello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nouveau can do to turn this around?
Nouveau is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mazzariello is controlling him well.
Nouveau takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nouveau throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nouveau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nouveau is not content to let Mazzariello control the position.
Delbert Mazzariello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mazzariello is working Nouveau over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nouveau manages to get back to half guard.
Mazzariello not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mazzariello is looking to advance position but Nouveau won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nouveau wants to control but Mazzariello is keeping busy.
Nouveau is not content to let Mazzariello control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Delbert Mazzariello dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mazzariello moves into the clinch successfully.
Mazzariello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mazzariello misses with an elbow over the top.
Nouveau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mazzariello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nouveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazzariello taking a breather.
Mazzariello blocks an elbow strike from Nouveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzariello's elbow.
Mazzariello misses with a punch to the body.
Nouveau missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello scores with a shoulder strike.
Nouveau wants to break free but Mazzariello has control.
Nouveau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mazzariello lands a left hand.
Nouveau is trying to break the clinch but Mazzariello has him pressed against the cage.
Nouveau tries to pull guard but Mazzariello forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mazzariello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nouveau tries to circle away but Mazzariello has him pinned against the cage.
Nouveau stalling the fight.
Mazzariello lands an uppercut.
Nouveau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mazzariello pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mazzariello with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau tries to clinch up.
Nouveau throws a sloppy head kick and Mazzariello moves out of range easily.
Mazzariello fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nouveau just manages to avoid it.
Mazzariello lands a nice hook to Nouveau's body. Nouveau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mazzariello gets caught flat footed, as Nouveau shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nouveau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mazzariello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nouveau wants to stand but Mazzariello has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nouveau stands up from Mazzariello's guard - Nouveau perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau fails with the takedown.
Delbert Mazzariello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Nouveau tries to clinch up.
Nouveau with a poor takedown
enabling Mazzariello to counter with a crisp jab.
Nouveau with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mazzariello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nouveau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mazzariello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Delbert Mazzariello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mazzariello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nouveau in his tracks.
Mazzariello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mazzariello has Nouveau up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Mazzariello as the two fighters clinch.
Nouveau wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazzariello won't allow it.
Nouveau has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mazzariello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mazzariello pushes Nouveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nouveau jumps guard but Mazzariello stands there with Nouveau around his waist. Nouveau gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Theodore Nouveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nouveau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nouveau trying to control the position but instead, Mazzariello has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nouveau into the cage.
Nouveau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Delbert Mazzariello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mazzariello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delbert Mazzariello!
During a confident post fight interview, Delbert Mazzariello thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Theodore Nouveau spoke after the fight, saying 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 1098 p4p, 981 weight class) and Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 167 p4p, 142 weight class). Brandstatter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Maestro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Den Born throws a quick counter head kick but Brandstatter was just out of range.
Brandstatter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Den Born sprawls well. Van Den Born wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandstatter gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Den Born throws an off balance right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandstatter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandstatter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Den Born sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brandstatter somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Den Born circles away.
Brandstatter tries to clinch up but Van Den Born circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Den Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Den Born lands with a slapping head kick.
Crunch! Brandstatter slams his shin into Van Den Born's torso.
Brandstatter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut. Brandstatter saw that one coming.
Van Den Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandstatter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandstatter is defended easily by Van Den Born.
Ko Van Den Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Brandstatter.
Brandstatter swinging wildly here.
Brandstatter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brandstatter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that misses.
Van Den Born throwing a counter right hand but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Den Born throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brandstatter avoids it.
Brandstatter rushes Van Den Born and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Den Born working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Brandstatter fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandstatter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Den Born walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brandstatter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Den Born takes one on the button.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Den Born enables Brandstatter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Den Born manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Den Born keeping full guard, as Brandstatter tries to pass.
Brandstatter stands up and waves to Van Den Born to follow him.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandstatter defending well as Van Den Born loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter shoots in but no luck this time.
Brandstatter shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Den Born manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandstatter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brandstatter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandstatter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Den Born - the referee stops the clock and Brandstatter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Den Born. Brandstatter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Den Born with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brandstatter looks winded!
Nice uppercut there from Van Den Born.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That kick from Van Den Born tenderised Brandstatter's leg. Brandstatter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Den Born scores with a hook to the body. Brandstatter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandstatter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Den Born swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Van Den Born tenderised Brandstatter's leg. Brandstatter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brandstatter tries to land a front kick but Van Den Born steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ko Van Den Born is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Den Born displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brandstatter.
Nice shot lands for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born tries to score with a low kick but Brandstatter moves his leg out of the way.
Van Den Born throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Den Born swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandstatter shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Den Born manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandstatter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brandstatter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brandstatter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Den Born drops Brandstatter with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Brandstatter! Van Den Born dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ko Van Den Born!
A very excited looking Ko Van Den Born made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 1923 p4p, 1943 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 81 p4p, 98 weight class). Biff Raper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roman Ship's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Ship lands with a right hand.
Ship lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ship avoids the head kick by Raper.
Ship with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Ship scores with a nice strike.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ship throws a big shot that misses.
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Ship jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ship swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ship's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ship's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raper misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ship.
Ship with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ship misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice uppercut there from Ship.
Raper looks to land a body kick but Ship moved away.
Raper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
Ship checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ship doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ship changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raper needs to keep his hands up - Ship had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raper!
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!
Raper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ship tries to clinch but Raper moves away
and Raper counters with a three punch combo that has Ship backing up. Ship nods at Raper to acknowledge the strikes.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper lands with a hook. Ship tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper moves out of range of the strikes.
Raper throws a series of punches but Ship moves out of range.
Ship 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.
Raper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ship throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raper misses with a kick to the body.
Ship blocks a head kick by Raper.
Raper tries to move into range but Ship moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ship is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Ship there.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Ship.
Raper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
And Ship tries to counter it with a takedown but Raper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raper throws a right and a left that Ship avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper moves out of range as Ship strikes.
Ship defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Raper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ship circles away quickly and effectively.
Ship changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ship avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Ship.
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ship throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Ship's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ship moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raper lands a jab to Ship's midsection.
Ship throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ship with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper is looking to wear down Ship with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ship throws a right hand that misses
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Ship scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ship works Raper's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ship misses the target.
Raper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raper misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ship connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ship can do to turn this around?
Ship connects with a body shot.
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ship misses with a straight right.
Raper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ship connects with a jab.
Ship moves out of range of the body kick.
Ship jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ship misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raper.
Ship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ship jabs Raper right on the nose. Raper blinks but takes it well.
Ship with 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!
Ship tests Raper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raper slips under a jab from Ship.
Ship misses with a wild body shot.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Ship.
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raper slips a jab from Ship.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper throws a wild body kick that Ship sees coming a mile off.
Ship throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper thows a body kick. Ship tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ship moves out of range as Raper throws a body kick.
Raper takes one to the side of the head.
Raper tries to move into range but Ship moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ship slips under a jab.
Ship lands a nice shot to the body.
Raper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ship jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raper misses with a series of wild punches.
Biff Raper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ship tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ship looks to land a left hand but Raper moved out of range nicely.
Raper swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper fakes the leg kick and cracks Ship in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Ship will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Ship's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ship scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raper in his tracks.
Ship takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ship blocks the body kick.
Ship ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ship throws the left hand but Raper avoids the punch easily.
Ship moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raper dips to his left and cracks Ship with an uppercut!
Ship drops his hands momentarily and Raper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Roman Ship's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ship fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raper throws a right and a left that Ship avoids nicely.
Ship fails with a takedown attempt.
Raper missing with a left hand there. Ship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ship feints the counter takedown.
Raper looks for the body kick but Ship saw that one coming.
Raper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raper walks into a straight right hand from Ship.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Raper moves away from the strike by Ship.
Raper appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship slips a jab and a cross from Raper.
Ship uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raper has time to react.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Raper walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ship cracks Raper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raper tries to land a body kick
and Ship counters with a takedown into side control.
Raper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Raper manages to get back to half guard.
Raper trying to control here.
Ship controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ship wants to control but Raper is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raper is defending against the submission attempts here by Ship.
Ship is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raper defends it well.
Raper trying to hold on to Ship's head to control him but Ship postures up.
Ship wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working.
Ship is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Ship.
I think Ship has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Ship!
Roman Ship 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 378 p4p, 797 weight class) and Akuma Manivong (ranked 22 p4p, 42 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akuma Manivong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Manivong is predictable there
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand.
Manivong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Svyatogor sprawls well initially but Manivong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Svyatogor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Manivong tries to free his leg and advance position but Svyatogor is retaining full guard.
Manivong drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Svyatogor dives on top into guard.
Svyatogor trying to control the position from guard on top but Manivong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manivong is on top in guard.
Manivong throws a big elbow that misses.
Svyatogor keeping full guard, as Manivong tries to pass.
Svyatogor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manivong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor is trying to control the position but Manivong postures up.
Svyatogor keeping moving, preventing Manivong from controlling successfully.
Manivong slips nicely into half guard.
Manivong wants to advance to full mount but Svyatogor doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Manivong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svyatogor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manivong looking to sit in guard and control but Svyatogor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Svyatogor trying to control the position from guard on top but Manivong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svyatogor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manivong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Svyatogor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Svyatogor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Svyatogor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Svyatogor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manivong wants to sweep but no luck.
Svyatogor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Manivong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Svyatogor controlling from the top position.
Manivong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Svyatogor passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manivong is trying to get back to full guard.
Svyatogor is trying to control. Manivong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manivong is trying to get back to full guard.
Svyatogor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Svyatogor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manivong is pressing down on Svyatogor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manivong trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manivong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Svyatogor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Manivong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Manivong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Manivong!
Svyatogor can't do much from the bottom here.
Manivong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Svyatogor has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svyatogor wants to control but Manivong postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manivong tries to score with some ground and pound. Svyatogor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Manivong is trying to get an arm triangle but Svyatogor is defending well.
Manivong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma Manivong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Manivong throws a right hand that Svyatogor ducks under and follows up with a left that Svyatogor also avoids with ease.
Manivong misses with a hook.
Manivong throws a leg kick but Svyatogor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manivong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svyatogor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Svyatogor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manivong throws the kick towards the body but Svyatogor avoids it.
Manivong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Manivong misses.
Svyatogor misses with a looping left.
Manivong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manivong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svyatogor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong misses with a shot to the body
and Manivong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manivong staying out of range there.
Svyatogor jabs at Manivong's body.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manivong with a poor takedown
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svyatogor works the jab nicely.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svyatogor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manivong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Svyatogor lands a glancing blow to the side of Manivong's head.
Manivong tries for a takedown but Svyatogor circles away easily
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws out a loose jab but Manivong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manivong misses with a right hand
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manivong throws a head kick that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Manivong! Svyatogor lets Manivong back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Manivong is rocked!
Svyatogor throws a lazy right hand but Manivong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svyatogor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manivong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manivong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Svyatogor throws a lazy right hand but Manivong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manivong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manivong counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manivong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svyatogor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manivong sprawling to the canvas! Manivong rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Svyatogor finish him?!
Manivong is still on wobbly legs! Can Svyatogor finish him?
Svyatogor misses with a left hand
and Manivong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manivong seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Svyatogor - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Svyatogor. Beautiful body shot.
Svyatogor lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manivong wants to clinch
and Svyatogor counters with a nice right hand that sends Manivong toppling to the canvas! Manivong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Svyatogor finish him?!
Manivong is rocked!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Manivong misses with an uppercut
and Svyatogor counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Svyatogor!
Dimitri Svyatogor really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 584 p4p, 655 weight class) and Seelow Heights (ranked 90 p4p, 102 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dylan Peterson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dylan Peterson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seelow Heights!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heights scoring well with a low kick there.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Heights counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peterson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson is nestled in close to Heights, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heights holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heights's head.
Peterson throws a strike but Heights avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heights pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Heights lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heights controls the pace.
Heights preventing the sweep.
Peterson controls Heights momentarily but Heights frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard.
Heights trying to control the position.
Heights keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson is working Heights over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Heights uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Heights!
Heights engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heights's guard.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heights preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson trying to control but Heights is working from the bottom.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson stands up over Heights, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heights misses with a looping left.
Heights walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Heights sprawls well.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Heights on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heights keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Heights uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Heights ducks down to avoid it.
Heights looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heights swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heights moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Heights moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Heights saw that one coming.
Heights pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson tries to bum rush Heights with a series of wild strikes but Heights uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Peterson.
Heights cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heights has time to react.
Heights throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heights moves away.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Heights, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Heights against the cage but Heights circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heights can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heights, as that shot connected.
Heights slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Heights counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson throws a jab when Heights was well out of range.
Peterson backing away here, and Heights unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson walks into a jab.
Peterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heights takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Heights taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peterson misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heights sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Peterson prevents Heights from getting the reversal.
Seelow Heights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Heights sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Heights blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heights trying to control here.
Heights slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson postures up in Heights's guard and throws a big left but Heights blocks it.
Heights wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Peterson forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heights keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heights has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peterson is working away from the top position though.
Heights is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heights bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Heights engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Heights waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Heights throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Heights looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson feinted with a counter takedown.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heights tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heights to the ground. Heights escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Heights avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Heights throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Heights tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Heights struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to advance to mount but Heights instead regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heights's head.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heights defending well though.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Heights regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Heights looking to control.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Heights blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Peterson throws a strike but Heights rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heights swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Heights keeps moving.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heights is on top in guard.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heights puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Heights is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peterson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to control but Heights is having none of it.
Heights throwing strikes here but Peterson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Peterson tries to hold on but Heights postures up.
Peterson can't escape the position.
Peterson wants to hold on but Heights pushes him away.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heights wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Heights misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Peterson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 309 p4p, 231 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 19 p4p, 12 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu instigates a clinch.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.
Maestre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maestre throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maestre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Veainu clinches.
Maestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Maestre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maestre lands with a left to the head.
Maestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Maestre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Veainu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maestre tries to break free but Veainu pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Veainu.
Maestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu lands a left hand.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veainu.
Veainu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maestre is breathing heavily.
Veainu is working Maestre over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Veainu.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Maestre's ribcage. Maestre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veainu is leaning against Maestre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veainu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Veainu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maestres head.
Veainu lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu cracks Maestre with a nice body shot.
Veainu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veainu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veainu lands with a short shot to the head.
Veainu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veainu lands a body punch.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
A right handed body shot lands from Veainu.
Veainu lands an uppercut.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maestre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veainu can turn it around.
Veainu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veainu lands a nice uppercut.
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
A short body shot lands from Veainu as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Veainu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Maestre's ribcage. Maestre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
Maestre is rocked!
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Maestre's ribcage. Maestre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Veainu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Veainu.
Veainu cracks Maestre with a nice body shot.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Veainu.
Veainu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veainu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Veainu scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veainu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veainu is leaning against Maestre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Maestre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veainu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maestre! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Veainu is unloading with more strikes now! Maestre drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vunipola Veainu!
In defeat, Luis Maestre stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just lost to the best man on earth. 18-0 is something that very few fighters achieve. I look forward to watching this legend pave his way through history '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 5 p4p, 98 weight class) and Zheko Melondov (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Melondov has chosen Exploration of Space by Cosmic Gate 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheko Melondov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melondov throws a lazy right hand but Ihantala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Melondov misses with a body shot.
Ihantala is looking to counter punch.
Melondov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melondov lands a big head kick that sends Ihantala tumbling to the mat! Melondov takes a step backwards and waves Ihantala back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tali Ihantala has been cut.
Melondov throws a head kick that misses.
Ihantala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Melondov just manages to avoid it.
Ihantala scores with a hook to the body. Melondov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melondov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ihantala thinks about countering with a head kick.
Melondov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Melondov throws a jab when Ihantala was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ihantala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ihantala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Melondov misses.
Melondov clinches with his opponent.
Melondov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melondov has a couple of punches blocked by Ihantala.
Melondov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ihantala controls his hands.
Ihantala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ihantala 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.
Ihantala breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ihantala. Melondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melondov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Melondov misses the target.
Melondov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Melondov throws the kick towards the body but Ihantala avoids it.
Ihantala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Melondov looks to throw a body kick
and Ihantala counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melondov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Melondov slams his shin into Ihantala's torso.
Ihantala is breathing heavily.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Melondov misses with a hook. Ihantala ducked under it nicely.
Melondov swings for the body but Ihantala moves out of range.
Ihantala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melondov.
It looked like Ihantala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Melondov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melondov throws a sloppy head kick and Ihantala moves out of range easily.
It looked like Ihantala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melondov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ihantala counters with a good low kick that Melondov was not able to check.
Melondov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ihantala.
Ihantala appears to be looking for a big counter.
Melondov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melondov blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Melondov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zheko Melondov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ihantala blocks the body kick.
Melondov throws a head kick but Ihantala moves out of range.
Ihantala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Melondov connects with a single shot there.
Ihantala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ihantala swings widly with a right hand
and Melondov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ihantala thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melondov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ihantala.
Melondov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov misses with a hook
and Ihantala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ihantala lands a glancing blow to the side of Melondov's head.
Melondov throws a combination that misses
and Ihantala counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ihantala moves out of range as Melondov strikes.
Melondov misses with a body shot
and Ihantala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Melondov's knee momentarily.
Melondov takes one to the side of the head.
Ihantala getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Melondov misses.
Melondov jabs Ihantala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ihantala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ihantala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ihantala lands a left and a right that send Melondov crashing to the mat, dazed. Ihantala thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Melondov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ihantala flashes Melondov a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Melondov's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Melondov crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Ihantala punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala retains his super heavyweight title!
Tali Ihantala 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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