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C178: Taneyev vs Kahn IV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Voltsz Diesel (ranked 2183 p4p, 3522 weight class) and Chris Coryatt (ranked 289 p4p, 417 weight class). Diesel comes into the arena with Outerspass - Frosty blaring out of the sound system. Coryatt has chosen Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston as his entrance music. Chris Coryatt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Voltsz Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diesel is able to avoid easily.
Diesel slips a straight right by Coryatt.
Coryatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coryatt lands a head kick. Diesel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coryatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Coryatt.
Coryatt's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Coryatt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Coryatt does no damage.
Coryatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diesel was well out of range. Poor timing from Coryatt.
Diesel looks to land a right hand but Coryatt moved out of range.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Coryatt keeps it at a distance.
Coryatt scores with a hook.
Coryatt misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt scores with a nice strike.
Coryatt lands with a cross.
Diesel jabs Coryatt right on the nose. Coryatt blinks but takes it well.
Coryatt with a nice calf kick.
Coryatt cracks Diesel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diesel connects with a jab.
Coryatt tries to score with a low kick but Diesel moves his leg out of the way.
Coryatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diesel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coryatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coryatt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diesel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coryatt's hands.
Coryatt misses with a two punch combination.
Diesel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diesel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coryatt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel drives through and clinches with Coryatt against the cage.
Coryatt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Diesel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Coryatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Coryatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coryatt tries to work over Diesel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diesel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coryatt is trying to break the clinch but Diesel is controlling him.
Diesel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Coryatt blocking some punches.
Coryatt is pushing Diesel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diesel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coryatt scores with a shot to the side of Diesel's head.
Coryatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Diesel.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Coryatt tries to circle away but Diesel has him pinned against the cage.
Coryatt takes a shot to the head.
Diesel lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Chris Coryatt has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coryatt trying to control the position but instead, Diesel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coryatt into the cage.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diesel lands a nice shot to the body.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coryatt working hard to break the clinch.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coryatt scores with a shot to the side of Diesel's head.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Coryatt breaks the clinch.
Diesel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coryatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch but Coryatt is having none of it.
Diesel tries to clinch but Coryatt moves out of range.
Coryatt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coryatt throws a lazy right hand but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diesel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diesel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coryatt.
Coryatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Coryatt.
Diesel tries to counter by clinching up but Coryatt breaks away and moves out of range.
Coryatt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diesel at a distance.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coryatt takes the fight into the clinch.
Coryatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Diesel.
Coryatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coryatt backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coryatt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coryatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Coryatt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diesel tries to clinch but Coryatt moves out of range.
Coryatt throws a leg kick
and Diesel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coryatt tries to land a leg kick but Diesel saw it coming and moves away.
Coryatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Coryatt pushes him off.
Coryatt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coryatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Coryatt tries to get set, Diesel tries to push him back and clinch up but Coryatt manages to avoid the attempt.
Coryatt cracks Diesel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coryatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coryatt. That's going to slow Diesel down.
Diesel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt working aggressively here.
Coryatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Coryatt controls the action.
Coryatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coryatt wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diesel misses with an elbow over the top.
Coryatt wants to stall.
A short left from Diesel.
Diesel throws an elbow but it misses.
Coryatt blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Coryatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Diesel has double underhooks.
Diesel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coryatt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coryatt lands an uppercut.
Diesel blocks the elbow strike.
Coryatt tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Coryatt back against the cage.
Coryatt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diesel up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coryatt blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diesel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coryatt blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coryatt blocks the elbow strike.
Coryatt lands a right hand.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coryatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Diesel controls his hands.
Diesel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coryatt.
A short right from Coryatt on the inside.
Diesel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Voltsz Diesel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diesel lands a body shot.
Diesel digs a right hand underneath Coryatt's ribcage. Coryatt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diesel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt managing to block the knees to the body from Diesel.
Diesel blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coryatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Coryatt gets through Diesel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coryatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Coryatt misses its intended target.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Coryatt pushes him off.
Coryatt lands a lovely overhand right.
Coryatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Coryatt is looking to slow Diesel down with leg kicks.
Diesel tries to clinch but Coryatt moves away
and Coryatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Coryatt circles away.
Coryatt swings for the body but Diesel moves out of range.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Coryatt throws out a counter right but Diesel avoids it with no problem.
Coryatt blocks a head kick by Diesel.
Diesel wants to clinch but Coryatt slips to the side
and Coryatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coryatt.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coryatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coryatt throws a low kick, looking for Diesel's leg but Diesel calmly moves out of range.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Coryatt keeps it at a distance.
Coryatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diesel tries to counter by clinching up but Coryatt breaks away and moves out of range.
Coryatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coryatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coryatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Coryatt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Coryatt misses with a wild body shot.
Diesel ducks under a wild hook from Coryatt.
Diesel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coryatt.
Diesel tries to clinch but Coryatt moves out of range.
Coryatt misses with a wild body shot.
Coryatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Diesel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coryatt manages to circle out of the way.
Coryatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diesel gets a clinch.
Diesel blocking some punches.
Coryatt lands a right hand.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diesel stalling in the clinch.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coryatt stalling the fight.
Coryatt slows down the pace here.
Coryatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coryatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diesel is trying to stall.
Coryatt blocks a body shot from Diesel.
Coryatt avoids the elbow strike from Diesel, against the cage.
Coryatt is trying to maintain a safe position but Diesel gets an underhook and turns Coryatt into the cage.
Diesel misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diesel.
Coryatt wants to stall.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Coryatt.
Diesel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Coryatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coryatt.
Coryatt tries a body shot but Diesel blocks it.
Coryatt gets through Diesel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coryatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coryatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diesel lands a nice shot to the body.
Diesel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coryatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coryatt trying to control the position but instead, Diesel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coryatt into the cage.
Diesel lands an elbow that stopped Coryatt in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel trying to stall but Coryatt improves his position.
Coryatt throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diesel misses with an elbow over the top.
Coryatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt throws a looping overhand right but Diesel ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coryatt throws an overhand right that lands on Diesel's shoulder, as Diesel tries to avoid the shot.
Diesel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coryatt.
Chris Coryatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coryatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diesel moves into the clinch.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voltsz Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coryatt tries a body shot but Diesel blocks it.
Good body shot from Diesel.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coryatt is trying to maintain a safe position but Diesel gets an underhook and turns Coryatt into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coryatt is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Diesel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diesel scores with a knee to the head.
Diesel crunches a lovely knee into Coryatt's ribcage.
Coryatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Coryatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Diesel.
Coryatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel has Coryatt pushed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coryatt misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diesel pushes off an throws an elbow but Coryatt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coryatt blocks a body shot from Diesel.
Coryatt tries a body shot but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diesel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diesel cracks Coryatt with a nice body shot.
A short right from Diesel.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coryatt backwards.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Coryatt.
Diesel throws an elbow that misses.
Chris Coryatt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coryatt blocks an uppercut.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Voltsz Diesel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coryatt 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Coryatt!
Chris Coryatt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaultier Girard (ranked 944 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 138 p4p, 171 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girard looks to land a combination but Kushnirov avoids it well.
Girard gets a takedown into half guard.
Kushnirov is looking for a sweep. Girard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kushnirov is controlling Girard's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Girard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov tries to roll over but Girard keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard trying to control from half guard but Kushnirov is working away.
Kushnirov is looking for a sweep. Girard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kushnirov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Kushnirov misses.
Girard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Girard feints and as Kushnirov raises his hands in defense, Girard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kushnirov keeping moving, preventing Girard from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Girard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kushnirov keeping moving, preventing Girard from controlling successfully.
Girard wants to stand but Kushnirov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kushnirov has his hands on Girard's head, controlling the position.
Kushnirov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov trying to control the position here.
Kushnirov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kushnirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Girard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kushnirov's guard.
Kushnirov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kushnirov keeping moving, preventing Girard from controlling successfully.
Kushnirov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kushnirov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kushnirov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Girard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Girard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Girard controlling the pace.
Kushnirov tries to roll over but Girard keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaultier Girard dominated that round.
That's time! Girard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Girard gets a double leg takedown into Kushnirov's guard.
Girard trying to control but Kushnirov is working from the bottom.
Kushnirov pulls Girard in close to prevent any damage.
Kushnirov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kushnirov is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov keeping moving, preventing Girard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov has control of Girard's left arm, preventing Girard from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Girard misses with a combination
and Kushnirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Girard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Girard looking to score a takedown here. Kushnirov is defending well but Girard drives through and ends up in Kushnirov's guard.
Kushnirov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Girard throws a sloppy strike and Kushnirov has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Girard is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Kushnirov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilya Kushnirov!
Ilya Kushnirov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Ojo (ranked 2401 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Sean Harrison (ranked 254 p4p, 182 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obi Ojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojo misses with a left hand
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ojo throws out the jab.
Harrison flicks out a counter leg kick but Ojo steps away.
Ojo misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Ojo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ojo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harrison drops Ojo with a beautiful combination! Ojo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harrison is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Obi Ojo has been cut.
Ojo throws a right hand that misses
and Harrison counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Ojo off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Harrison follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Ojo was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sean Harrison!
Sean Harrison 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 1510 p4p, 1087 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 202 p4p, 151 weight class). Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes throws a chopping leg kick but Mandiang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mandiang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mandiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang slips under a jab from Atunes.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from Mandiang.
As Mandiang backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mandiang tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang shoots in but Atunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Atunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mandiang.
Edison Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aboubacar Mandiang.
Mandiang fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atunes lands a head kick!
Atunes sends Mandiang crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Atunes is motioning to the referee to let Mandiang up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Mandiang is rocked!
Atunes clinches up with Mandiang and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandiang wants to stall.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Mandiang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mandiang.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandiang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
Mandiang looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Mandiang.
Mandiang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes lands a high kick!
That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Atunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes throws a hook but Mandiang blocks it.
Mandiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Atunes tries to avoid it but Mandiang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Atunes to the ground. Atunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Atunes jabs Mandiang right on the nose. Mandiang blinks but takes it well.
Mandiang is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes lands a big uppercut and Mandiang crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mandiang looks OK. Atunes waves Mandiang back to his feet!
Atunes scores with a push kick.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Mandiang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Mandiang tries to clinch up
and Atunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mandiang checks it well.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mandiang fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mandiang drives through and clinches with Atunes against the cage.
Mandiang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Atunes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Atunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Mandiang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Mandiang didn't see that one coming.
Atunes sends Mandiang crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Atunes is motioning to the referee to let Mandiang up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aboubacar Mandiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'He will probably die later. Now bring me Pekka .. where u at man tits let’s run it back pussy!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 949 p4p, 1294 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 67 p4p, 89 weight class). Crenshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Crenshaw saw that one coming.
Crenshaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crenshaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Crenshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Crenshaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crenshaw avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crenshaw pinned against the cage. Crenshaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crenshaw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crenshaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Crenshaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Crenshaw. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Crenshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Crenshaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Don Crenshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jackson.
Crenshaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw scores with a nice strike.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crenshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Crenshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Crenshaw lands a front kick.
Crenshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crenshaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Crenshaw takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crenshaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Crenshaw missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw connects with a high kick.
Jackson is rocked!
Crenshaw plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Jackson swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Jackson face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Crenshaw!
A relieved looking Don Crenshaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 605 p4p, 823 weight class) and Middle Finger (ranked 85 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pavlek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Finger has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Middle Finger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
Finger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger tries to score with a low kick but Pavlek moves his leg out of the way.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Finger throws a leg kick
and Pavlek counters with a low kick, right behind Finger 's knee.
Pavlek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Finger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finger misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Finger moved out of range nicely.
Finger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finger throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Pavlek misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlek looks to land a body kick but Finger moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick.
Pavlek lands a right hook to the body.
Finger throws a leg kick but Pavlek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavlek slips under a jab.
Pavlek is looking to chop away at Finger's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pavlek.
Finger with a nice calf kick.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finger.
Pavlek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finger.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Pavlek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
Finger tries to bum rush Pavlek with a series of wild strikes but Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger.
Pavlek throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finger! But no joy.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pavlek.
A big left from Pavlek misses.
A good leg kick by Finger.
Pavlek cracks a nice hook into Finger's ribs.
Pavlek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finger checks it well.
Pavlek tries to clinch but Finger is having none of it.
Finger misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek tried to counter with a leg kick but Finger avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Finger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finger with a nice calf kick.
Pavlek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finger's hands.
Pavlek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finger is out of range.
Finger catches Pavlek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Finger ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Pavlek lands a nice looking body shot.
Finger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavlek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Finger.
Finger moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Finger ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Finger swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlek.
Finger looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
Pavlek is looking to clinch.
Finger throws a shot to the body.
Pavlek 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finger misses the jab.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pavlek misses with a looping left.
Finger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finger throws a hook to the side of Pavlek's head but Pavlek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finger! But no joy.
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Finger scores with a leg kick.
Finger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finger throws a front kick aimed at Pavlek's knee but Pavlek avoids it well.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pavlek can pounce on him.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Finger.
Finger thumps Pavlek with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek tried to score with a low kick but Finger checks it.
Finger tried to score with a low kick but Pavlek checks it.
Pavlek moves into range and clinches up with Finger.
Finger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fingers head.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Finger controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlek.
A right hand to the body from Finger.
Finger working aggressively here.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Finger is working Pavlek over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Finger fails to land.
Finger lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finger has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Middle Finger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Finger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavlek throws a shot to the body.
Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Pavlek throws a wild body kick that Finger sees coming a mile off.
Finger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavlek.
A swing and a miss from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Pavlek.
Finger checks the leg kick.
Pavlek throws a nice looking combination but Finger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finger scores with a leg kick.
Finger misses with a looping right.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finger throws a leg kick that misses.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Finger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pavlek misses with a body kick.
Pavlek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a wild combination.
Finger throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pavlek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Pavlek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pavlek 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.
The fighters circling - Pavlek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Finger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
Finger moves out of range of the leg kick from Pavlek.
Finger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
Finger with the inside leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Finger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pavlek is able to avoid easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pavlek misses with a low kick as Finger jumps back.
Pavlek 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.
Finger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek darts in and clinches Finger up against the cage.
Pavlek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finger.
Finger throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finger misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Pavlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finger can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Finger lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Pavlek as the two fighters clinch.
Finger lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Finger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
Finger misses with a body punch.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Finger.
Jakov Pavlek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Finger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavlek.
Finger avoids a wild elbow strike from Pavlek.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Finger controls the action.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finger misses with a body punch.
Pavlek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavlek scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Finger avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Finger has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Finger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek cracks Finger with a nice body shot.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Finger.
Pavlek lands a shot to the body.
Finger is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Finger avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finger throws a head punch that misses.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finger blocks an elbow strike.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Finger.
Finger misses with the head strike.
Pavlek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finger's elbow.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Pavlek misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Finger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Finger.
Finger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finger throws out a powerful jab.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Finger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pavlek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pavlek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finger lands a jab to the head.
Finger moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Finger.
Finger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Pavlek there.
Pavlek slips a jab from Finger.
Finger misses with a straight left.
Pavlek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finger just manages to avoid it.
Finger slips under a jab from Pavlek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pavlek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finger scrambles back to his feet.
Middle Finger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlek misses with a two punch combination.
Pavlek takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Pavlek wants to slow Finger down by chopping away at his legs.
Pavlek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Finger avoids the body shot from Pavlek.
Finger moves forwards but Pavlek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Finger.
Finger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finger lands the left hand.
Pavlek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger throws a front kick aimed at Pavlek's knee but Pavlek avoids it well.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick
and Finger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pavlek's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek scores with a leg kick.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pavlek slips under a jab from Finger.
Pavlek tries a low kick but Finger avoids it.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek motions for Finger to come forward. Pavlek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek 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.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger slips a jab from Pavlek.
Finger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finger throws a hook but Pavlek avoids it easily.
Pavlek scores with a jab.
Finger blocks a jab.
Good work by Finger as he checks the leg kick.
Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlek misses the target.
Pavlek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a shot from downtown. Pavlek moves away and avoids it.
Pavlek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finger circles away quickly and effectively.
Finger moves out of range of the strikes.
Finger tries to keep at a distance but Pavlek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finger can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek pushes Finger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Finger.
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
Finger lands a shoulder strike.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finger prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Finger controls the action.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Finger avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finger misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Finger lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Finger avoiding damage as Pavlek throws knees to the body.
Finger managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finger blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Finger misses with the head strike.
Finger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finger pushes Pavlek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
Pavlek tries a body shot but Finger blocks it.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Finger.
Finger is working Pavlek over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Middle Finger.
Well Finger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Middle Finger!
A relieved looking Middle Finger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 317 p4p, 706 weight class) and Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 51 p4p, 99 weight class). Okongwu has chosen Killin Dem (ft. Zlatan) - Burna Boy as his entrance music. Tristan St. Gough could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isaiah Okongwu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough lands a left and a right that send Okongwu crashing to the mat, dazed. St. Gough thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Isaiah Okongwu has been cut.
BOOM! St. Gough lands a beautiful left hook that drops Okongwu. Okongwu tries to recover but St. Gough is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Okongwu lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 315 p4p, 515 weight class) and Yip Man Iii (ranked 47 p4p, 70 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Man Iii.
Perkele slips a straight right by Man Iii.
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man Iii looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele is looking to counter the offense by Man Iii and move into the clinch.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele clinches up against the cage.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Man Iii avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Man Iii avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Perkele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Perkele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Man Iii controls his hands.
I was talking to Perkele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Perkele.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Perkele trying to control the position but instead, Man Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkele into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Man Iii tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
Perkele is leaning against Man Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Man Iii avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
A short right from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Man Iii's ribcage. Man Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Man Iii.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
A head punch on the inside from Man Iii fails to land.
Perkele gets through Man Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii blocks an elbow strike.
Man Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Man Iii avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
A short right from Man Iii on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
A head punch on the inside from Man Iii fails to land.
Man Iii dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Perkele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Perkele.
Man Iii looks winded!
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele breaks from the clinch.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Man Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
Man Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man Iii defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele has Man Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Perkele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man Iii lands with a light punch inside.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Yip Man Iii has been cut.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkele tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man Iii can do to turn this around?
Perkele tries to clinch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Man Iii's head back.
A head kick from Perkele lands but Man Iii takes it in his stride.
Perkele fails to land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man Iii 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.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele is looking to counter the offense by Man Iii and move into the clinch.
Perkele tries to clinch up but Man Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Perkele.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii working aggressively here.
Perkele is leaning against Man Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkele manages to break the clinch.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Man Iii saw that one coming.
Perkele lands with a nice body kick.
Man Iii is breathing heavily.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Man Iii.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Man Iii.
Perkele wants to clinch.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man Iii throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Perkele defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Man Iii will feel that in the morning.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Man Iii's ribs.
Man Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man Iii.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Man Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Man Iii tries to avoid it.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Man Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Man Iii.
Perkele slips a jab from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkele circles away quickly and effectively.
Man Iii slips under a jab from Perkele.
Man Iii throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele instigates a clinch.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele lands a body punch.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii gets through Perkele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Man Iii lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele tries a body shot but Man Iii blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
A short right from Man Iii on the inside.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man Iii is rocked!
Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Man Iiis head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Perkele lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Man Iii to his knees! Perkele keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 265 p4p, 517 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 37 p4p, 74 weight class). Obaminator comes to the cage accompanied by Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa clinches up with Obaminator and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Obaminator moves out of range easily.
Obaminator misses with a head kick.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Obaminator counters with a nice uppercut.
Obaminator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Obaminator blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obaminator blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Obaminator just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Obaminator moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Obaminator tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Obaminator avoids it well.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obaminator counters with a good, hard body kick but Murhaa shrugs it off.
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obaminator gets through Murhaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Obaminator prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Obaminator controls the action.
Obaminator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obaminator lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa looks winded!
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Obaminator works the jab nicely.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Obaminator misses the target.
Obaminator throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Obaminator cracks Murhaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obaminator pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obaminator tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obaminator lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa wants to clinch
and Obaminator counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Obaminator Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Murhaa is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Barack Obaminator!
After winning the bout, Barack Obaminator 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 13 p4p, 55 weight class) and Mohammed Kahn (ranked 3 p4p, 10 weight class). Kahn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by كارتل مدان. Mohammed Kahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kahn. That's going to slow Taneyev down.
Taneyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Taneyev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kahn. That's going to slow Taneyev down.
Taneyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taneyev misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev walks into a stiff left hand from Kahn.
Taneyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Taneyev.
Kahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn rushes Taneyev and presses him up against the cage.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taneyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice straight punches there by Kahn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kahn.
Kahn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taneyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Good shot there by Taneyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taneyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taneyev lands a jab to Kahn's midsection.
Taneyev throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Kahn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kahn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body kick there by Kahn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taneyev looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Taneyev loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Kahn misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taneyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Taneyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kahn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Valentin Taneyev has been cut.
Kahn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taneyev lands a big head kick that sends Kahn tumbling to the mat! Taneyev takes a step backwards and waves Kahn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kahn is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taneyev counters with a crisp right that sends Kahn to the canvas! Taneyev follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Taneyev!
Valentin Taneyev retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Valentin Taneyev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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