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MMAHKI 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Minoko (ranked 25129 p4p, 24840 weight class) and Mike Duffy (ranked 628 p4p, 619 weight class). Mike Duffy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Minoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minoko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duffy swivels and escapes.
Duffy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minoko throws out the jab.
Minoko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Duffy wants to stand back up but Minoko manages to pass into side control.
Minoko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Duffy is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoko is putting a hurting on Duffy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Minoko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Duffy's legs.
Minoko scoring with punches and elbows.
Duffy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoko trying to control the action but Duffy is working from the bottom.
Duffy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Minoko grinds an elbow into Duffy's temple.
Minoko cracks Duffy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Minoko lands an elbow.
Minoko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duffy is trying to buck Minoko off.
Duffy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Duffy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Minoko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duffy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Minoko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minoko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet but Minoko drags him back down.
Duffy explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minoko ducks under a wild hook from Duffy.
Minoko has a takedown stuffed.
Minoko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Minoko throws a right and a left that Duffy avoids nicely.
Mike Duffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Minoko is avoiding it.
Minoko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duffy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Minoko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minoko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Takashi Minoko has been cut.
Minoko scores with a sloppy right hand. Duffy should have avoided that one.
Minoko fails to land the takedown.
Duffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minoko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy misses with a looping left.
Minoko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duffy.
Minoko fails with a takedown attempt.
Minoko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duffy wants it to stay on the feet.
Minoko sets himself, and Duffy steps forward looking for the clinch! Minoko avoids it this time.
Minoko is breathing heavily.
Minoko dives in for a single leg takedown but Duffy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Minoko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duffy walks away with a smile on his face. Minoko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Minoko circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Minoko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Minoko has a takedown stuffed.
Duffy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Duffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Duffy tries to get set, Minoko tries to push him back and clinch up but Duffy manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy lands a left and a right that send Minoko crashing to the mat, dazed. Duffy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Minoko is rocked!
Duffy steps in with a hook that catches Minoko right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Duffy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Minoko looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Duffy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Joshua (ranked 25030 p4p, 6137 weight class) and Kevon Artell (ranked 632 p4p, 590 weight class). Peter Joshua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevon Artell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artell throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshua slips a straight right by Artell.
Artell slaps away a takedown attempt from Joshua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Artell scores with a hook.
Joshua throws a nice looking combination but Artell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joshua rushes Artell and presses him up against the cage.
Artell lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Peter Joshua has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Joshua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Artell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joshua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artell.
Joshua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Artell scoring well with a low kick there.
Artell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Artell.
Kevon Artell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artell misses the jab.
Joshua tries to clinch there but Artell circles away.
Artell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Joshua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Artell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Artell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artell.
Artell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joshua.
Artell thumps Joshua with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artell lands a nice hook to Joshua's body. Joshua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Artell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshua moves away.
Joshua tries to counter by clinching up but Artell breaks away and moves out of range.
Artell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joshua rather than just go for the knockout.
Joshua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artell circles away quickly and effectively.
Joshua is breathing heavily.
Artell cracks Joshua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joshua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joshua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Artell dips to his left and cracks Joshua with an uppercut!
Artell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshua manages to avoid it.
Artell takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Artell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Artell throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Artell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artell lands a big right hand that sends Joshua crashing to the mat! Artell stays standing though and waves Joshua back to his feet!
Joshua is rocked!
Artell lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Joshua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joshua looks up at the clock. Bad move! Artell lands a right hand from hell, dropping Joshua. Artell pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevon Artell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Parsley (ranked 5359 p4p, 5805 weight class) and Miguel Garces (ranked 501 p4p, 514 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garces's choice of entrance music: Light into the Darkness. Miguel Garces is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Parsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsley misses with an uppercut.
Parsley pushes Garces up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garces.
Parsley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garces is trying to keep an underhook but Parsley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Garces kicks off Parsley and gets to his feet.
Garces has Parsley up against the cage in a 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!
Garces lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Brian Parsley has been cut.
Garces has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Parsley is trying to keep an underhook but Garces manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Garces wants to stand but Parsley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Garces really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parsley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garces prevents Parsley from improving his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Parsley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Parsley is looking to improve his position.
Garces wants to take a breather but Parsley is having none of it.
Garces tries to pass the half guard into mount. Parsley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garces's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garces's back!
Parsley connects with a big shot to the side of Garces's head.
Parsley lands shots from the back.
Parsley is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Garces has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Garces trying to control the hands but Parsley breaks the grip.
Garces takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Parsley scores with punches to the body.
Parsley trying to control momentarily.
Garces is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Parsley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parsley wants to control but Garces is keeping busy.
Parsley is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Garces with him. Garces is trying to defend but Parsley has an arm under the chin now! Garces grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Parsley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yung Brady (ranked 3000 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 312 p4p, 345 weight class). Brady comes to the cage accompanied by The Requiem . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yung Brady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Brady counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Brady misses.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Brady moved out of range.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brady.
Wilson misses the jab.
Brady fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brady.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brady cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady staying out of range there.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brady.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brady is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brady.
Brady slips under a jab from Wilson.
Brady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brady takes one to the side of the head.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Brady to counter with a crisp jab.
Brady connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Jerome Wilson has been cut.
BOOM! Brady lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wilson. Wilson tries to recover but Brady is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wilson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yung Brady!
Yung Brady is the new heavyweight champion!
Yung Brady 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Jones (ranked 25199 p4p, 2806 weight class) and Michael Dewire (ranked 614 p4p, 353 weight class). Dewire has chosen Come With Me Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Dewire is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Dewire!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewire lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dewire.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dewire has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Dewire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dewire lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dewire connects with a decent elbow.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dewire on the ground.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones being controlled for a moment.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dewire working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dewire working the ground and pound from side control.
Dewire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dewire cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The referee asks Dewire politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dewire prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewire scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Dewire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones is trying to escape the position but Dewire is controlling the position.
Dewire passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Dewire controlling from mount.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dewire postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jones bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dewire and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Dewire!
After winning the bout, Michael Dewire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sato Sayama (ranked 1833 p4p, 5024 weight class) and Noritaka Migo (ranked 240 p4p, 456 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sato Sayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noritaka Migo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Migo scores with a hook.
Migo checks the leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sayama. Migo shrugs it off though.
Migo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Migo needs to keep his hands up - Sayama had a free shot at his head there.
Migo blocks the body kick.
Sayama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sayama moves into the clinch successfully.
Sayama gets through Migo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayama lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Sayama.
Sayama tries to work over Migo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayama misses with the head strike.
Sayama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sayama misses with the head strike.
Migo wants to get back to striking at distance but Sayama won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Migo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sayama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Migo avoids it.
Sayama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Migo letting Sayama take a breather here.
Sayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Migo avoids the damage to the body.
Sayama prevents Migo from breaking the clinch.
Sayama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Migo.
Sayama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sayama has Migo pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Migo up against the cage.
Sayama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sayama for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sayama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sayama gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sato Sayama.
Migo misses with the combination.
Sayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Migo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayama.
Migo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sayama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Migo.
Migo misses with a double jab.
Sayama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayama moves out of range as Migo strikes.
Sayama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Migo checks a leg kick nicely.
Migo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sayama's hands.
Migo scores with a decent looking hook.
Sayama blocks a jab.
Sayama motions for Migo to come forward. Sayama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Migo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sayama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sayama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sayama clinches up with Migo and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Migo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Migo wants to break free but Sayama has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sayama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Migo avoiding damage as Sayama throws knees to the body.
Migo avoiding damage as Sayama throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Migo is trying to break the clinch but Sayama is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Sayama - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Sayama.
A shot in the inside from Sayama.
Migo being controlled against the cage.
Migo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sayama lands a knee to the body.
Migo looks winded!
Sayama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sayama misses with a body punch.
Sayama lands with a short shot to the head.
Sayama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Migo or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Sayama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A good leg kick by Sayama.
Migo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayama counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Sayama, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayama with a hook.
Migo throws a nice looking combination but Sayama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Migo cracks Sayama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sayama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Sayama coming out on top.
Migo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Migo misses with a double jab
and Sayama counters with a leg kick.
Sayama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayama throws a front kick that sends Migo stumbling back into the cage.
Sayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Migo can do to turn this around?
Sayama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayama.
Migo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayama finds it's way round the side to connect with Migo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama slips a straight right by Migo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayama. That's going to slow Migo down.
Sayama slips under a jab from Migo.
Migo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Migo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sayama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sayama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sayama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Migo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sayama connects with a solid leg kick.
Sato Sayama is winning the standup battle so far.
Migo throws a right and a left that Sayama avoids nicely.
Migo misses with an uppercut
and Sayama counters with a leg kick.
Migo avoids the head kick by Sayama.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noritaka Migo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Migo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sayama. Sayama obviously looking to wear him down.
Migo throws a right hand that Sayama ducks under and follows up with a left that Sayama also avoids with ease.
Sayama misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Migo tries to bum rush Sayama with a series of wild strikes but Sayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayama throws a hook but Migo avoids it easily.
Sayama takes the fight into the clinch.
Sato Sayama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Migo controls his hands.
Migo is trying to break free.
Sayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Migo controls his hands.
Sayama lands a left hand.
Migo tries to circle away but Sayama has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Sayama.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sayama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sayama working Migo over with knees to the body.
Migo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sayama on the inside.
Sayama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sayama pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sayama misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Migo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sayama trying to land knees to the body.
Migo avoiding damage as Sayama throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sayama.
Sayama lands an uppercut.
 Migo is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sayama.
Sayama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayama scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Sayama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sayama lands a nice uppercut.
Migo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayama finish him?
Migo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayama lands a nice knee to the body.
Migo seems to have recovered his senses.
Sayama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Sayama - that landed with a thud.
Sayama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Migo up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Sayama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sayama throws a head kick that Migo semi-blocks.
Sayama moves out of range as Migo strikes.
Noritaka Migo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayama ducks under a wild hook from Migo.
Sayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Migo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Migo blocks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sayama - that will leave a mark!
Migo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Sayama.
A punch combination from Migo misses.
Sayama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Migo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sayama misses with a low kick.
Migo throws a series of punches but Sayama avoids them all with ease.
Sayama tries to bum rush Migo with a series of wild strikes but Migo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Migo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Sayama.
A head kick misses from Sayama.
Migo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sayama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Sayama, right into the meat of the thigh.
Migo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sayama with the inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sayama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sayama scores with a push kick.
Migo avoids the head kick by Sayama.
Migo misses with the combination.
Migo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Migo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sayama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Migo if he has to take too many more of those.
Sayama throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Sayama misses.
Sayama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sayama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Migo.
Sayama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sayama.
Noritaka Migo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sayama stalling the fight.
Sayama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayama tries a body shot but Migo blocks it.
Sayama tries a body shot but Migo blocks it.
Sayama is leaning against Migo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Sayama.
Sato Sayama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Migo tries to break the clinch but Sayama is controlling the position.
Migo is trying to push Sayama away but Sayama has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sayama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Migo is defending well for now.
Migo takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Migo working hard to break the clinch.
Migo takes a shot to the head.
Migo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Migo misses with a punch to the body.
Sayama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Migo's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sato Sayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sato Sayama!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sato Sayama made sure he mentioned Northern Zombie, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Noritaka Migo spoke after the fight, saying 'maybe I lost but at least, I fought for the show for you !'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leef Ung (ranked 2726 p4p, 3074 weight class) and Deanthony Pederson (ranked 329 p4p, 365 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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196
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leef Ung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ung shoots in for a takedown but Pederson shows good takedown defense.
Pederson with the counter takedown but Ung avoids it easily.
Pederson swings widly with a right hand
and Ung counters with a shoot takedown. Pederson fights it but they end up in guard.
Pederson trying to control the position.
Pederson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ung lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ung trying to control the position from guard on top but Pederson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pederson is controlling Ung's posture.
Our spies down at at Triumph Over Fear inform us that Pederson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pederson looking for a triangle here. Ung is fighting it but it looks tight! Pederson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ung is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tai Kina (ranked 1952 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Hassan Al Hikmah (ranked 240 p4p, 345 weight class). Hassan Al Hikmah has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tai Kina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hassan Al Hikmah!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kina looking to score a takedown here. Al Hikmah is defending well but Kina drives through and ends up in Al Hikmah's guard.
Kina with a nice head shot there.
Kina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Hikmah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kina controls from within his opponent's guard.
Al Hikmah 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.
Kina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kina controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kina is in close to Al Hikmah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Al Hikmah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Al Hikmah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kina stays in close to Al Hikmah's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kina distracts Al Hikmah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kina with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kina lands a couple of elbows.
Kina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Al Hikmah is trying to keep Kina in close.
Kina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kina engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kina scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Al Hikmah has momentary wrist control but Kina slips an elbow through the middle.
Kina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kina postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kina passes Al Hikmah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kina working the head and body with strikes.
Kina controlling the pace.
Kina is nestled in close to Al Hikmah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kina lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kina working Al Hikmah over with strikes.
Kina passes to side control.
Al Hikmah is looking to reverse the position.
Kina is staying tight to Al Hikmah's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kina working the head with strikes.
Kina works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kina trying to control the action but Al Hikmah is working from the bottom.
Al Hikmah struggling a bit here.
We've been informed that Al Hikmah has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Al Hikmah wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kina working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kina scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Al Hikmah to see if he's OK.
Kina 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.
Al Hikmah tries to buck Kina off but Kina is having none of it.
Kina landing a few strikes.
Al Hikmah is trying to improve his position.
Kina lands a nice forearm strike.
Kina cracks Al Hikmah with a big elbow.
Kina working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Kina advances to full mount.
Kina has hold of Al Hikmah's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Al Hikmah manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
BOOM! Kina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kina postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Al Hikmah looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Kina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al Hikmah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Kina misses its intended target.
Al Hikmah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Hikmah throws a hook but Kina blocks it.
Al Hikmah cracks Kina with an open hand slap.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Al Hikmah enables Kina to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Al Hikmah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kina keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Al Hikmah's head.
Kina passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kina trying to control the action but Al Hikmah is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kina working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kina in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kina working the head and body with strikes.
Kina working the ground and pound.
Kina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Hikmah can do to turn this around?
Kina advances to full mount.
Kina looking for a guillotine from mount but Al Hikmah is having none of it.
Kina lands a nice shot to the head.
Kina is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kina!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tai Kina!
Tai Kina gave a mention to Northern Zombie in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fury Tyson (ranked 925 p4p, 3388 weight class) and Carlton Draught (ranked 114 p4p, 359 weight class). Tyson's entrance music is Bad Pigs. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carlton Draught enters the cage!
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7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fury Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlton Draught!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Draught's head.
It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Draught moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Draught gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Draught wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Draught turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Draught manages to end up in side control.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Draught has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tyson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Draught yanks on the arm and Tyson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Draught.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlton Draught!
A relieved looking Carlton Draught thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pepper Brooks (ranked 1759 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Filip Yumashev (ranked 102 p4p, 95 weight class). Brooks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pump Up The Jam. 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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28
146
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20
139
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Brooks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks has Yumashev up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yumashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yumashev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yumashev.
Yumashev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Yumashev fails to land.
Yumashev gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yumashev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yumashev throws a body kick that misses.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Yumashev is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yumashev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yumashev takes one on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Brooks as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yumashev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yumashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yumashev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks clinches.
Yumashev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yumashev lands with a nice body punch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yumashev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yumashev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yumashev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yumashev misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Yumashev misses with a straight right.
Brooks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yumashev's head backwards.
Yumashev avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Yumashev throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Yumashev misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yumashev walks into a jab.
Brooks tests Yumashev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Yumashev is avoiding it.
Yumashev gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brooks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brooks darts in and clinches Yumashev up against the cage.
Yumashev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yumashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks is stalling here.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Yumashev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pepper Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yumashev.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Yumashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yumashev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks lands a glancing blow to the side of Yumashev's head.
Yumashev slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Yumashev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yumashev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yumashev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Yumashev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yumashev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Yumashev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks cracks Yumashev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brooks tries to clinch but Yumashev moves away
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yumashev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brooks is rocked!
Yumashev ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Brooks out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Filip Yumashev!
Filip Yumashev is the new bantamweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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