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SYN 953 Maluga vs. Leifsson 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domenico Mazziotti (ranked 1582 p4p, 1318 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 210 p4p, 174 weight class). Mazziotti's entrance music is Welcome to the party - Pop Smoke. A fine choice. Domenico Mazziotti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Domenico Mazziotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun throws the left hand but Mazziotti avoids the punch easily.
Mazziotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasamsun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mazziotti swivels and escapes.
Mazziotti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasamsun counters with a nice body shot.
Kasamsun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Kasamsun misses its intended target.
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
Mazziotti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mazziotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasamsun throws out the jab.
Kasamsun misses with a hook to the body
and Mazziotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mazziotti lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Mazziotti misses.
Mazziotti misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
A jab from Kasamsun misses.
A slow jab from Mazziotti misses its intended target.
Mazziotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kasamsun lands with an overhand left.
Kasamsun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazziotti stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mazziotti momentarily.
Kasamsun catches Mazziotti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mazziotti misses with a body shot.
Kasamsun with the counter takedown but Mazziotti avoids it easily.
Kasamsun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mazziotti throws a hook but Kasamsun blocks it.
Kasamsun cracks Mazziotti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kasamsun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mazziotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mazziotti digs a good body shot into Kasamsun's ribs.
Mazziotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mazziotti avoids the body shot from Kasamsun.
Mazziotti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kasamsun.
Domenico Mazziotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irong Kasamsun.
Mazziotti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
Mazziotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasamsun is just out of range.
Kasamsun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mazziotti throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mazziotti throws a right and a left that Kasamsun avoids nicely.
Kasamsun feints the counter takedown.
Mazziotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mazziotti looks to throw the jab but Kasamsun is out of range.
Kasamsun with the counter takedown but Mazziotti avoids it easily.
Kasamsun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazziotti.
Kasamsun looks for a takedown but Mazziotti sprawls well.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mazziotti tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mazziotti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kasamsun loads up on a big right hand but Mazziotti slips the punch.
Mazziotti throws a leg kick but Kasamsun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mazziotti ducks right into an uppercut from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Mazziotti's ribcage but misses.
Kasamsun misses with a looping left.
Mazziotti is looking to counter punch.
Mazziotti stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasamsun. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazziotti cracks Kasamsun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mazziotti throws a nice looking combination but Kasamsun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mazziotti throws a series of punches but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Mazziotti throws a body punch but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mazziotti scores with a body shot.
Kasamsun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazziotti circles away quickly and effectively.
Mazziotti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kasamsun back to the cage. Mazziotti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good standup being displayed there by Kasamsun as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Mazziotti misses.
Mazziotti swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun misses with an uppercut.
Mazziotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazziotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mazziotti walks into a straight right hand from Kasamsun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti tries to bum rush Kasamsun with a series of wild strikes but Kasamsun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasamsun scores with a hook to the body. Mazziotti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasamsun misses with an uppercut. Mazziotti saw that one coming.
Kasamsun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasamsun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazziotti.
Domenico Mazziotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasamsun fails with the takedown.
Kasamsun throws a body punch but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kasamsun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazziotti.
Kasamsun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mazziotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mazziotti.
Kasamsun looks to land a right hand but Mazziotti moved out of range.
Kasamsun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mazziotti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mazziotti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazziotti looks to land a left hand but Kasamsun moved out of range nicely.
Mazziotti lands with a nice body punch.
Kasamsun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mazziotti tries to bum rush Kasamsun with a series of wild strikes but Kasamsun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domenico Mazziotti dominated that 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.
Kasamsun jabs Mazziotti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mazziotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazziotti throws a leg kick
and Kasamsun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Kasamsun misses.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Mazziotti.
As Mazziotti backs off Kasamsun throws a huge counter combo but Mazziotti manages to avoid it all.
Mazziotti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Domenico Mazziotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazziotti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Mazziotti blocks nicely.
Mazziotti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mazziotti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Mazziotti blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mazziotti wants to stand up but Kasamsun is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti misses with a double jab.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Mazziotti's ribcage but misses.
Mazziotti is looking to counter punch.
Kasamsun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kasamsun throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazziotti.
Kasamsun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazziotti throwing a counter right hand but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Mazziotti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mazziotti.
Kasamsun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mazziotti is not content to let Kasamsun control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun tries to score with some ground and pound. Mazziotti controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kasamsun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mazziotti works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mazziotti tries to kick Kasamsun off but Kasamsun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kasamsun misses with a head shot. Mazziotti uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasamsun trying to control but Mazziotti is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun wants to control from the top but Mazziotti keeps moving.
Kasamsun postures up in Mazziotti's guard and throws a big left but Mazziotti blocks it.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kasamsun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mazziotti finds it's way round the side to connect with Kasamsun's head.
Mazziotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasamsun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasamsun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mazziotti ducks under a wild hook from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun lands with a hook. Mazziotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasamsun has time to react.
Mazziotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kasamsun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mazziotti misses with a wild combination.
Mazziotti throws a series of punches but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Mazziotti darts in trying to clinch
and Kasamsun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kasamsun swings for the body but Mazziotti moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasamsun looks to land a right hand but Mazziotti moved out of range.
Mazziotti slips a jab and a cross from Kasamsun.
No luck for Kasamsun with that takedown attempt.
Mazziotti drops his hands momentarily and Kasamsun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Irong Kasamsun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kasamsun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Domenico Mazziotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasamsun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Kasamsun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Kasamsun misses.
Kasamsun throws a hook but Mazziotti blocks it.
Kasamsun missing with a left hand there. Mazziotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasamsun cracks Mazziotti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mazziotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasamsun looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazziotti is just out of range.
Mazziotti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kasamsun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazziotti.
As Kasamsun looks to move away, Mazziotti throws a big counter combo but Kasamsun just gets out of the way.
Kasamsun scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasamsun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mazziotti throws a low kick, looking for Kasamsun's leg but Kasamsun calmly moves out of range.
Kasamsun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kasamsun closes the distance and clinches up with Mazziotti, looking for a takedown. Kasamsun pushes Mazziotti against the cage but Mazziotti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Kasamsun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazziotti circles away.
Kasamsun throws an overhand right that lands on Mazziotti's shoulder, as Mazziotti tries to avoid the shot.
Mazziotti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasamsun.
A shot to the liver by Mazziotti. Beautiful body shot.
Kasamsun connects with a body shot.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mazziotti sprawls well. Mazziotti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
Domenico Mazziotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irong Kasamsun.
Kasamsun slips a straight right by Mazziotti.
Mazziotti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kasamsun misses with a body shot.
Mazziotti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Kasamsun misses.
Mazziotti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasamsun misses the shot to the body.
Mazziotti defending well as Kasamsun loads up on a big left hand.
Kasamsun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mazziotti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kasamsun doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazziotti is looking to clinch.
Kasamsun throws a looping overhand right but Mazziotti ducks down to avoid it.
Kasamsun lunges at Mazziotti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mazziotti's hand.
Mazziotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasamsun.
A little feinted left hand from Mazziotti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazziotti misses with the combination.
Kasamsun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mazziotti under the eye.
No joy there for Mazziotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mazziotti is trying to defend but Kasamsun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kasamsun throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mazziotti to regain full guard.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti wants to stand and escape but Kasamsun is having none of it.
Kasamsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
Mazziotti keeping full guard, as Kasamsun tries to pass.
Kasamsun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kasamsun chips away with some ground and pound.
Kasamsun postures up in Mazziotti's guard and throws a big left but Mazziotti blocks it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kasamsun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Kasamsun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasamsun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazziotti slips under a jab.
Kasamsun throws an overhand right that lands on Mazziotti's shoulder, as Mazziotti tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Kasamsun misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun lands a head shot.
Kasamsun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasamsun lands with a nice body punch.
Kasamsun fails with a takedown attempt.
Mazziotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasamsun throws a body punch but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kasamsun on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irong Kasamsun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kasamsun 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Irong Kasamsun decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 926 p4p, 1426 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 79 p4p, 133 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan throws a lazy right hand but Yukinobu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yukinobu with the counter takedown but Hassan avoids it easily.
Yukinobu misses with a hook. Hassan ducked under it nicely.
Yukinobu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hassan avoids it really well and circles away.
Yukinobu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yukinobu tests Hassan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hassan scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Hassan scores with a body shot.
Hassan swings for the body but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Hassan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yukinobu takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Hassan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hassan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yukinobu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hassan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hassan pinned against the cage. Hassan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yukinobu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hassan defends it nicely.
Hassan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamaoka Yukinobu.
Hassan lands a right hook to the body.
Yukinobu defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu blocks a jab.
Yukinobu defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Hassan misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Hassan misses with a straight right.
Yukinobu looks to throw a body kick
and Hassan counters with a stiff right hand.
Yukinobu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hassan did well to prevent Yukinobu getting side control.
Hassan wants to stand back up but Yukinobu manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yukinobu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hassan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hassan prevents Yukinobu from moving into mount.
Hassan is trying to get back to his feet.
Yukinobu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hassan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yukinobu tries to score with some ground and pound. Hassan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yukinobu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yukinobu wants to control but Hassan is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but Yukinobu drags him back down.
Hassan is not content to let Yukinobu control the position.
Hassan is trying to buck Yukinobu off.
Yukinobu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hassan is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yukinobu staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yukinobu tries to score with some ground and pound. Hassan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hassan sneaks out the side door and pushes Yukinobu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Yukinobu ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Hassan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yukinobu slips under a jab.
Yukinobu checks a leg kick.
Yukinobu slips a jab from Hassan.
Yukinobu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hassan takes a swing at Yukinobu's ribcage but misses.
Yukinobu misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Hassan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that 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.
Nice body kick from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu blocks a low kick nicely.
Yukinobu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hassan circles away.
Hassan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hassan throws a head kick but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Yukinobu tries for a takedown but Hassan circles away easily
and Hassan counters with a straight right hand.
Hassan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yukinobu is out of range.
It seemed like Yukinobu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yukinobu takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
Hassan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hassan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hassan - that will leave a mark!
Yukinobu misses with an uppercut. Hassan saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yukinobu takes one to the chin there.
Yukinobu lands a nice hook to Hassan's body. Hassan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Yukinobu misses.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hassan misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on Yukinobu's shoulder, as Yukinobu tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abduwali Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Yukinobu misses.
Yukinobu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hassan throws a leg kick that misses.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Yukinobu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yukinobu duly obliges.
Hassan tests Yukinobu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hassan misses with a low kick as Yukinobu jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu takes one to the chin there.
Yukinobu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Yukinobu misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hassan.
Yukinobu misses with a hook.
Yukinobu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yukinobu throws a jab when Hassan was well out of range.
Yukinobu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hassan misses with an uppercut. Yukinobu saw that one coming.
Yukinobu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Yukinobu slips the punch.
Hassan thuds a left hand into Yukinobu's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hassan.
Yukinobu throws a hook but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan tries to land a leg kick but Yukinobu saw it coming and moves away.
Hassan misses the jab.
Hassan throws a sloppy head kick and Yukinobu moves out of range easily.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Yukinobu ducks down to avoid it.
Yukinobu slips a jab from Hassan.
Yukinobu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hassan misses with a hook. Yukinobu ducked under it nicely.
Yukinobu looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
Hassan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yukinobu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yukinobu misses with a right hand
and Hassan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yukinobu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassan.
Hassan misses with a body shot
and Yukinobu counters by clinching up.
Yukinobu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yukinobu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hassan defends it nicely.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamaoka Yukinobu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.
Hassan cracks Yukinobu with an open hand slap.
Yukinobu misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hassan misses the target.
A left lands for Hassan.
Yukinobu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hassan throwing a counter right hand but Yukinobu manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Hassan as Yukinobu shoots in.
It looked like Hassan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yukinobu tries to land a front kick but Hassan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abduwali Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yukinobu defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Hassan throws out a loose jab but Yukinobu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yukinobu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yukinobu blocks a jab.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yukinobu moves away.
Yukinobu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan ducks right into an uppercut from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Hassan avoids it.
Hassan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yukinobu misses the jab.
Hassan misses the jab.
Hassan misses with a straight right.
Yukinobu wants to counter with a clinch but Hassan pushes him away.
Yukinobu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yukinobu scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yukinobu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hassan throws a jab when Yukinobu was well out of range.
Yukinobu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yukinobu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Hassan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yukinobu can do to turn this around?
A bone on bone clash there as Yukinobu blocks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Yukinobu there.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassan misses with a hook. Yukinobu ducked under it nicely.
Hassan slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yukinobu swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
Yukinobu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan ducks right into an uppercut from Yukinobu.
Donk. Yukinobu catches Hassan right on the button with a cross.
Hassan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yukinobu.
Hassan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hassan throws a low kick, looking for Yukinobu's leg but Yukinobu calmly moves out of range.
A lazy left from Yukinobu finds it's target.
Hassan misses with a straight left.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hassan circles away quickly and effectively.
Yukinobu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hassan quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hassan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yukinobu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yukinobu wants to control but Hassan is keeping him busy.
Yukinobu stops Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Hassan is staying active underneath Yukinobu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan is trying to stand back up but Yukinobu is controlling him
Yukinobu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yukinobu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hassan defends it well.
Hassan is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Yukinobu misses the target.
Yukinobu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yukinobu misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hassan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hassan tries a low kick but Yukinobu avoids it.
Hassan lands a glancing blow to the side of Yukinobu's head.
Yamaoka Yukinobu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abduwali Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan motions for Yukinobu to come forward. Hassan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yukinobu misses with a leg kick.
Yukinobu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yukinobu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hassan.
Hassan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hassan throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Hassan misses.
Yukinobu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hassan misses with a looping left.
Hassan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yukinobu throws a lazy right hand but Hassan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yukinobu throws an off balance right hand
and Hassan counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yukinobu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hassan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yukinobu throws a hook to the side of Hassan's head but Hassan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Hassan scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hassan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hassan with a jab.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
Hassan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yukinobu scores with a shot to the body.
Hassan misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Yukinobu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yukinobu throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.
Yukinobu goes for a double leg but Hassan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hassan continues to drive forward.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamaoka Yukinobu.
Yukinobu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hassan.
A cross from Yukinobu lands.
Yukinobu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yukinobu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hassan misses with a straight right.
A big left from Yukinobu misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hassan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yukinobu slips under a jab.
Hassan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yukinobu moves out of range as Hassan throws a body kick.
Yukinobu blocks a low kick nicely.
Yukinobu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.
Hassan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hassan moves out of range of the strikes.
Yukinobu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yukinobu.
Hassan scoring well with a low kick there.
Yukinobu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hassan thumps Yukinobu with a low kick.
Hassan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yukinobu. Yukinobu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Abduwali Hassan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hassan, 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 Sosuke Kotani 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... Abduwali Hassan!
After the big win, Abduwali Hassan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaquan Woods (ranked 510 p4p, 553 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 64 p4p, 68 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaquan Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods scores with a jab. Tai Kung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods misses with a hook to the body
and Tai Kung counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
Woods throws a shot to the body.
Woods moves into range and connects with a jab.
Woods lands a nice looking body kick.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai Kung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Woods.
Woods with a jab.
Tai Kung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tai Kung's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Tai Kung throws a fast counter high kick but Woods manages to duck under it in time.
Tai Kung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods misses with a double jab
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods lands an overhand right.
Shaquan Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Tai Kung misses the target.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the head.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woods.
Woods misses with a double jab
and Tai Kung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods throws a shot to the body.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Tai Kung tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Tai Kung back against the cage.
Tai Kung avoiding damage.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woods.
Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Tai Kung as he checks the leg kick.
Woods darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tai Kung throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tai Kung momentarily.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung cracks Woods with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Woods.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tai Kung throws out the jab.
Tai Kung avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods with a hook.
Woods lands with a kick to the temple. Tai Kung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Woods has closed the distance and engaged Tai Kung in a clinch.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Tai Kung's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tai Kung working hard to break the clinch.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Woods.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Woods's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Woods.
Tai Kung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tai Kung looking to stall.
Tai Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woods throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tai Kung walks into a left hand.
Tai Kung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Woods connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tai Kung scrambles back to his feet.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods tries to score with a low kick but Tai Kung moves his leg out of the way.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Tai Kung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Woods!
Tai Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods motions for Tai Kung to come forward. Woods throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaquan Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods tries a low kick but Tai Kung avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai Kung 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.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tai Kung throws out the jab.
Tai Kung misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Tai Kung is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tai Kung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woods darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woods scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tai Kung can do to turn this around?
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Woods.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tai Kung.
Woods scores with a jab to the head.
Tai Kung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woods to score with a decent uppercut.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Tai Kung off the cage and back into range.
Tai Kung takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tai Kung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Woods.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Tai Kung blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Tai Kung should have avoided that one.
Woods tries to clinch but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tai Kung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Woods misses.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods cracks Tai Kung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tai Kung takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Woods connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tai Kung. Tai Kung circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woods throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tai Kung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woods connects with a right hand. Tai Kung shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods cracks Tai Kung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woods moves out of range as Tai Kung strikes.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
Tai Kung blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woods misses with a two punch combination.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods connects with a jab.
Woods lands a jab.
Tai Kung throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Tai Kung defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Tai Kung off the cage and back into range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Woods - that will leave a mark!
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods moves out of range as Tai Kung strikes.
Tai Kung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A lazy left from Woods finds it's target.
Tai Kung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Woods slips a jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods lands a right hook to the body.
Tai Kung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Woods throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Woods on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Woods.
Woods misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woods ducks right into an uppercut from Tai Kung.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tai Kung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woods, as that shot connected.
Woods slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tai Kung walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods with a nice calf kick.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tai Kung let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes a kick to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
A cross from Tai Kung lands.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tai Kung misses with a looping left.
Woods blocks a low kick nicely.
Woods swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Tai Kung pushes him off.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Manolito Tai Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Woods swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Woods cracks Tai Kung with a good jab.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tai Kung's sensitive parts.
Tai Kung defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tai Kung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woods.
Tai Kung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tai Kung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaquan Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquan Woods!
Shaquan Woods seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 277 p4p, 228 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 27 p4p, 20 weight class). Duvernay comes to the cage accompanied by Le Vent Nous Portera. Tax Payer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Finnish Tax Payer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Duvernay misses its target.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tax Payer misses with a left hand
and Duvernay counters with a left to the body.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Duvernay moved away.
Duvernay clinches.
Tax Payer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Tax Payer scores with a body shot.
Tax Payer moves into the clinch.
Tax Payer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike.
Duvernay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tax Payer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duvernays head.
I was talking to Duvernay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tax Payer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duvernay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duvernay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tax Payer swings wildly with an uppercut but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands an elbow just above Tax Payer 's eye.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the side of Duvernay's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tax Payer blocks an uppercut.
Tax Payer lands a left hand.
Tax Payer is trying to pull guard but Duvernay turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tax Payer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tax Payer throws a lazy uppercut
and Duvernay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tax Payer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tax Payer pushes Duvernay up against the cage in a clinch.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Tax Payer lands a right hand.
Duvernay blocks an uppercut.
Tax Payer lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
Duvernay takes a shot to the head.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tax Payer blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duvernay.
Tax Payer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Duvernay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tax Payer can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Tax Payer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay scores with a shoulder strike.
Tax Payer misses with a body punch.
Duvernay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tax Payer is trying to pull guard but Duvernay has him pressed against the cage.
Duvernay blocks a body shot from Tax Payer.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it misses.
Tax Payer gets through Duvernay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Duvernay throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
Duvernay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tax Payer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tax Payer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duvernay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tax Payer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duvernay moves into the clinch successfully.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
Duvernay blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tax Payer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch.
Duvernay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Duvernay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick.
Tax Payer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tax Payer blocks the body kick.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer lands a front kick.
Tax Payer misses with a straight right.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvernay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duvernay misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duvernay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tax Payer flicks out a counter leg kick but Duvernay steps away.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
Tax Payer walks into a stiff left hand from Duvernay.
Tax Payer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Duvernay looks to throw a body kick
enabling Tax Payer to counter with a crisp jab.
Duvernay has Tax Payer up against the cage in a clinch.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tax Payer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tax Payer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tax Payer delivers a nice body kick.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the head.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick
and Tax Payer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duvernay slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a looping overhand right but Duvernay ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Duvernay pushes Tax Payer up against the cage in a clinch.
Tax Payer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tax Payer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Tax Payer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tax Payer fails to pull guard.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the side of Duvernay's head.
Tax Payer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tax Payer is working Duvernay over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvernay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Tax Payer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tax Payer.
Tax Payer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duvernay. Duvernay obviously looking to wear him down.
Evan Duvernay is winning the standup battle so far.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Duvernay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Tax Payer just misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses
and Duvernay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
Tax Payer works the jab nicely.
Duvernay is looking to clinch but Tax Payer is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duvernay.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Tax Payer misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duvernay misses with a looping left.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Tax Payer.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tax Payer moves away.
Duvernay closes the distance and clinches.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duvernay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tax Payer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
Tax Payer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duvernay counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that Duvernay semi-blocks.
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Duvernay misses with a hook to the body
and Tax Payer counters with a good low kick that Duvernay was not able to check.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
Duvernay misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duvernay.
Duvernay tries to clinch but Tax Payer is having none of it.
Tax Payer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duvernay. Duvernay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tax Payer tries to score with a low kick but Duvernay moves his leg out of the way.
Tax Payer lands a head shot.
Duvernay moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from Tax Payer
and Duvernay counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Jab from Tax Payer.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Duvernay lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy left from Duvernay finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the body kick.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tax Payer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duvernay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duvernay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvernay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer looks to throw the jab but Duvernay is out of range.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a straight right.
Tax Payer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from Tax Payer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
Duvernay doesn't manage to clinch there - Tax Payer circles away.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay moves out of range of the body kick.
Tax Payer delivers a nice body kick.
Tax Payer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick from Tax Payer lands but Duvernay takes it in his stride.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Tax Payer ducks down to avoid it.
Duvernay is looking to clinch but Tax Payer is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tax Payer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tax Payer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duvernay is looking to counter punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Tax Payer scores with a four punch combination!
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Duvernay misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Duvernay. Beautiful body shot.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Tax Payer misses with a straight right.
Duvernay avoids the head kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
Duvernay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duvernay connects with a body shot that sends Tax Payer's belly button to the back.
Tax Payer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tax Payer.
Duvernay slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
Duvernay connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay tries to clinch up but Tax Payer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Tax Payer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Duvernay.
Duvernay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duvernay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tax Payer.
Duvernay wants to clinch
and Tax Payer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the body.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tax Payer can pounce on him.
Duvernay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duvernay lands an elbow inside that Tax Payer shrugs off.
Tax Payer has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
Tax Payer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Duvernay misses.
As Duvernay backs off Tax Payer throws a huge counter combo but Duvernay manages to avoid it all.
Duvernay moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvernay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay scores with a jab.
Tax Payer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duvernay lands with a straight right. Tax Payer didn't see that one coming.
Tax Payer rushes Duvernay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duvernay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
Evan Duvernay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Tax Payer lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvernay.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
Duvernay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duvernay tries to throw a body punch but Tax Payer avoids it by throwing Duvernay back against the cage.
Tax Payer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tax Payer.
Duvernay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duvernay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tax Payer's elbow.
Tax Payer lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay scores with a shoulder strike.
Duvernay misses with an elbow strike.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Tax Payer letting Duvernay take a breather here.
Duvernay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Tax Payer as the two fighters clinch.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Tax Payer lands a body shot.
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvernay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tax Payer to score with a decent uppercut.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tax Payer with a nice cross.
Duvernay throws a lazy right hand but Tax Payer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay throws a shot from downtown. Tax Payer moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay darts in trying to clinch
and Duvernay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvernay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tax Payer momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick.
Duvernay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Duvernay - just one landing.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Tax Payer throws a sloppy head kick and Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Tax Payer misses with a body kick.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
Duvernay misses with a body kick.
Duvernay lands a leg kick that knocks Tax Payer off balance momentarily.
Duvernay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tax Payer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duvernay's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duvernay lands a right hook to the body.
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 Evan Duvernay.
Well Duvernay 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
An out of breath Evan Duvernay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 229 p4p, 323 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 28 p4p, 38 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov lunges at Izmaylov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Izmaylov's hand.
Izmaylov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov works Izmaylov's body with a nice hook.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Izmaylov is just out of range.
Izmaylov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov slips a straight right by Izmaylov.
Petrov throws a head kick but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov thuds his shin into the meat of Petrov's side.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but Izmaylov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Izmaylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Petrov scores with a hook.
Izmaylov lands a big right hand that sends Petrov crashing to the mat! Izmaylov stays standing though and waves Petrov back to his feet!
 Petrov is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izmaylov counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrov throws the left hand but Izmaylov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Izmaylov slips under a jab from Petrov.
Izmaylov misses with a straight right.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Izmaylov ducks down to avoid it.
Izmaylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Izmaylov thinks about the counter body kick.
Izmaylov connects with the punch.
Izmaylov lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Izmaylov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov misses with a shot to the body
and Izmaylov counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Izmaylov under the eye.
Izmaylov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov throws a hook but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Izmaylov tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrov is wise to it.
Izmaylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Izmaylov moves away and avoids it.
Izmaylov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Izmaylov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Izmaylov pushes Petrov away with a front kick.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Izmaylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Izmaylov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vasil Petrov's cut is getting worse.
Izmaylov swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Izmaylov is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
Izmaylov avoids the body shot from Petrov.
An inside leg kick lands from Izmaylov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Izmaylov's leg. Izmaylov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Izmaylov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Petrov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Izmaylov follows Petrov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Potemkin Izmaylov!
After winning the bout, Potemkin Izmaylov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 303 p4p, 234 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 15 p4p, 13 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Branko instigates a clinch.
Liu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Branko is trying to drag Liu to the mat but Liu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Branko tries to score a body lock takedown but Liu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Branko is trying to pull guard but Liu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Branko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Branko shoots in looking for a takedown but Liu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Branko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Branko moves away and avoids it.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Branko.
Branko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Liu stuffs the takedown attempt from Branko. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Liu.
Branko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu thuds his right hand into Branko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liu misses with a right hand
and Branko counters with a takedown into side control.
Branko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Branko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Branko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Branko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Liu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Branko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liu has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Liu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Branko's guard! Nice work there by Liu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branko working for a triangle but Liu defends it easily.
Liu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Branko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Liu has managed to get both his arms back between Branko's legs - danger averted.
Liu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Branko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Branko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Branko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Liu defend it? Branko steps over the head and cranks it - Liu is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Branko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davdio Branko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 92 p4p, 156 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 15 p4p, 23 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar misses with a left hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Moore has knocked Escobar down with a huge combo! Moore steps away and waves a wobbly Escobar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Escobar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Escobar's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Moore before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Moore!
Angelo Moore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 53 p4p, 79 weight class) and Winston Todd (ranked 8 p4p, 12 weight class). Dionisy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Voodoo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Todd's choice of entrance music: Piano Man. 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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionisy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dionisy slips a straight right by Todd.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Dionisy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Dionisy moves his leg out of the way.
Winston Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Dionisy avoids the head kick by Todd.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Dionisy moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Dionisy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd 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.
Todd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Todd slips under a jab from Dionisy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dionisy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Todd - the referee stops the clock and Dionisy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Todd. Dionisy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dionisy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dionisy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Dionisy moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Dionisy.
Dionisy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Todd misses with a hook. Dionisy ducked under it nicely.
Dionisy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dionisy slips under a jab.
Jab from Dionisy.
Dionisy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dionisy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Todd tests Dionisy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Todd jabs at Dionisy's body.
Dionisy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Dionisy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd lands with a straight right. Dionisy didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Todd lands.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dionisy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dionisy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Dionisy down.
Todd throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook.
Todd scores with a shot to the body.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd misses with a kick to the body.
Todd scores with a nice strike.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dionisy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd wants to land a leg kick but Dionisy is out of range.
Dionisy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd misses with a leg kick
enabling Dionisy to counter with a crisp jab.
Todd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dionisy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dionisy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Todd.
Todd throws a body punch but Dionisy moves out of range.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Todd throws a hook but Dionisy avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Todd misses
and Dionisy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd 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.
Dionisy throws a head kick that misses.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Dionisy moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Dionisy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.
Todd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dionisy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dionisy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Dionisy is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dionisy misses with a right hand
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
Dionisy looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Dionisy takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy throws a poor cross that misses
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dionisy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Todd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dionisy doesn't seem bothered though.
Dionisy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dionisy.
Todd throws a right hand that misses
and Dionisy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Todd misses with a kick to the body
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Todd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Todd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Dionisy.
Dionisy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todd is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Dionisy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Todd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Todd walks into a stiff left hand from Dionisy.
Todd lands a body shot.
Dionisy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Todd defending well as Dionisy loads up on a big left hand.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook.
Dionisy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dionisy was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Dionisy ducks right into an uppercut from Todd.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Todd in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Todd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dionisy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Todd.
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dionisy. That did some damage!
Todd throws a body punch but Dionisy moves out of range.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dionisy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Todd stalks Dionisy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dionisy's face. Dionisy staggers backwards, shaken.
Dionisy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Todd throws a series of punches but Dionisy avoids them all with ease.
Crunch! Todd slams his shin into Dionisy's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd slips under a jab.
Winston Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dionisy moves out of range of the strikes.
Dionisy tried to counter with a leg kick but Todd avoided it.
Dionisy lands with a good body shot.
Todd misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Dionisy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dionisy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Todd misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dionisy misses the target.
Todd stuns Dionisy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Todd misses with a hook.
Dionisy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Todd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dionisy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Todd throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Dionisy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Todd connects with a single shot there.
A low kick lands for Dionisy.
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dionisy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Todd drops his hands momentarily and Dionisy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dionisy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dionisy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Todd throws a right hand that misses
and Dionisy counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dionisy walks into a left hand.
Dionisy swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Nice shot by Todd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd takes a swing at Dionisy's ribcage but misses.
Dionisy defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Dionisy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Todd feints and then cracks Dionisy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dionisy down.
Dionisy throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Dionisy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dionisy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Todd feints and then cracks Dionisy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dionisy down.
Dionisy throws a wild body kick that Todd sees coming a mile off.
Dionisy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dionisy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
Dionisy moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy throws a leg kick
and Todd counters with a low kick, right behind Dionisy 's knee.
Dionisy misses with a right hand
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Todd.
Todd clobbers Dionisy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dionisy moves out of range of the strikes.
Dionisy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dionisy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Todd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Todd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Todd defending well as Dionisy loads up on a big left hand.
Dionisy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
Dionisy dips to his left and cracks Todd with an uppercut!
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Dionisy's knee but Dionisy avoids it well.
Dionisy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dionisy misses with a hook. Todd ducked under it nicely.
Todd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dionisy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick lands for Todd.
Dionisy jabs at Todd's body.
Dionisy looks to land a body kick but Todd moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dionisy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Todd - the referee stops the clock and Dionisy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Todd. Dionisy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dionisy lands a head shot.
Dionisy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Dionisy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Dionisy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dionisy cracks Todd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dionisy dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Dionisy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Dionisy misses.
Todd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dionisy throws a leg kick
enabling Todd to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dionisy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dionisy. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd throws a jab when Dionisy was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd really dominated that round.
That's time! Dionisy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Todd cracks Dionisy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dionisy throws a push kick but Todd slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Todd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dionisy takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Todd.
Todd throws a shot to the body.
Dionisy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dionisy is able to avoid easily.
Dionisy scores with a nice strike.
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dionisy can pounce on him.
Dionisy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dionisy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Todd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dionisy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dionisy.
Dionisy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Todd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Todd connects with a nice looking jab.
Todd throws a jab when Dionisy was well out of range.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd lands a head shot.
Dionisy moves out of range as Todd throws a body kick.
Dionisy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Todd at a distance.
Dionisy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dionisy misses with a body kick.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy slips a straight right by Todd.
Todd lands a jab to Dionisy's midsection.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Dionisy saw that one coming.
Dionisy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Todd just manages to avoid it.
Todd misses with an uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Todd's knee momentarily.
Dionisy staying out of range there.
Todd misses with a body shot
and Dionisy counters with a nice leg kick.
Dionisy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Todd. That one must have hurt.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Dionisy.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Dionisy.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Dionisy counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dionisy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd scores with a kick to the body.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
Dionisy delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd slips under a jab.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dionisy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dionisy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Dionisy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dionisy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dionisy scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Dionisy blocks the low kick.
Dionisy cracks Todd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Todd lunges at Dionisy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dionisy's hand.
Dionisy scores with a nice right hand.
Dionisy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dionisy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big left from Dionisy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dionisy.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dionisy tried to counter with a leg kick but Todd avoided it.
Dionisy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd tries to land a leg kick but Dionisy saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dionisy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Todd feints a counter leg kick.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dionisy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Dionisy moves away and avoids it.
Dionisy moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Todd.
Todd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dionisy is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Dionisy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a leg kick.
Dionisy throwing a counter right hand but Todd manages to avoid it.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Dionisy throwing a counter right hand but Todd manages to avoid it.
Cerberus Dionisy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Todd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dionisy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Todd.
Dionisy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Todd if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Dionisy scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy checks a low kick from Todd.
Dionisy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dionisy.
Dionisy throws a big counter combination but Todd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Todd digs a good hook to Dionisy's body.
Winston Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dionisy misses with a low kick.
Todd tried to score with a low kick but Dionisy checks it.
Dionisy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A left lands for Todd.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Dionisy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Dionisy lands.
Dionisy looks to land a body kick but Todd moved away.
Todd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Todd lands.
Dionisy throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Dionisy misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd blocks the body kick.
Todd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dionisy.
Dionisy misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Todd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Todd!
Winston Todd 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 21 p4p, 106 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 4 p4p, 24 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vice's choice of entrance music: Vice. Miami Vice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ernest Graves's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and Vice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vice cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graves fails with a takedown attempt.
Vice throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vice.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Vice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Graves is rocked!
It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
Graves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Graves fails with a takedown attempt.
Graves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vice's half guard.
Vice kicks off Graves and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vice cracks Graves with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Graves looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vice finish him?
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vice 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 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miami Vice!
After winning the bout, Miami Vice thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class) and Leif Leifsson (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Maluga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JUNGLE. Kilo Maluga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 50 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leif Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maluga lands with a cross.
 It looks like Leif Leifsson has been cut.
Maluga throws out a powerful jab.
Leifsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maluga counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson wants to clinch
and Maluga comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Leifsson stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Maluga is on him like rabid pit bull! Leifsson slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Kilo Maluga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Leif Leifsson spoke after the fight, saying 'DEFEAT WAS INEVITABLE, ONE WHO CAN’T IMPROVE FROM DEFEAT IS ONE WHO IS NOT WORTHY. THE WARLORD WILL BE BACK!'.
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