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WVT 137: Ryoto v Matikainen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 2887 p4p, 2753 weight class) and Xue Fang (ranked 113 p4p, 141 weight class). Bill Goldberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xue Fang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg throws a series of punches but Fang moves out of range.
Fang slips a jab and a cross from Goldberg.
Fang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fang misses the shot to the body.
Goldberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fang, as that shot connected.
Goldberg misses with a few strikes there.
Fang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goldberg has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 Goldberg is rocked!
Fang is stalking Goldberg. Goldberg circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Fang, and it's lights out! Goldberg really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xue Fang!
A relieved looking Xue Fang 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 2419 p4p, 2588 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 393 p4p, 413 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Ruttu.
Ruttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Ruttu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruttu misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Ruttu.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Ruttu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruttu.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murphy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruttu is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paddy Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Ruttu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Ruttu misses.
Ruttu moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruttu throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruttu as he jumps to the side.
Murphy drives through with a takedown into Ruttu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruttu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murphy trying to control but Ruttu is working from the bottom.
Ruttu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruttu tries to get out of the position.
Ruttu has his feet on Murphy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruttu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy 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.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Ruttu throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruttu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reino Ruttu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Murphy.
Ruttu throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Ruttu 's knee.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruttu. That snapped Murphy's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruttu.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruttu.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruttu.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruttu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Reino Ruttu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Ruttu connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Ruttu with a nice calf kick.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Ruttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murphy cracks Ruttu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruttu.
Ruttu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Ruttu.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Ruttu throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Murphy is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Ruttu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruttu finish him?
Ruttu slips under a jab from Murphy.
A quick step to the side and Ruttu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy dives in and grabs Ruttu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruttu pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
A big right from Ruttu misses.
Nice shot by Ruttu.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murphy - that will leave a mark!
Ruttu closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Murphy! Ruttu dives in looking to finish! Murphy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reino Ruttu!
After winning the bout, Reino Ruttu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Rally (ranked 3728 p4p, 5546 weight class) and Benson Bonanza (ranked 425 p4p, 508 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benson Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from O Rally.
O Rally connects with a jab.
O Rally scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
O Rally jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonanza walks into a stiff left hand from O Rally.
Bonanza takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for O Rally. That snapped Bonanza's head back.
O Rally misses with a looping left.
O Rally throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonanza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for O Rally with that takedown attempt.
O Rally throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by O Rally as he connects with a hook.
O Rally ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Rally shoots for a takedown but Bonanza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonanza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Rally lands with a good body shot.
O Rally jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
O Rally throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonanza.
O Rally feints a jab promting Bonanza to slip. O Rally then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonanza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bonanza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Rally to score with a decent uppercut.
O Rally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson Bonanza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally scores with a hook to the body. Bonanza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonanza sprawls well. He's pushed O Rally's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by O Rally as he connects with a hook.
O Rally throws a good cross that connects.
O Rally takes a swing at Bonanza's ribcage but misses.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
O Rally scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
Sean O Rally seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Rally works the jab nicely.
Good exchange - O Rally coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally lands a body shot.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Rally jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
A jab from O Rally does it's job there.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
O Rally lands the left hand.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Rally connects with the punch.
O Rally cracks Bonanza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Rally.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
O Rally catches Bonanza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bonanza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Rally finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonanza's head.
O Rally jabs Bonanza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonanza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonanza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Rally.
O Rally turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Rally lands with a nice combination. Bonanza backs away looking to recover.
O Rally throws a series of punches but Bonanza avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Rally dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Rally dives in and grabs Bonanza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonanza pushes down on O Rally's head and hops out.
O Rally lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bonanza takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - O Rally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Rally is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonanza.
No luck for O Rally with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as O Rally lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonanza doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from O Rally misses the target.
O Rally displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally throws a jab when Bonanza was well out of range.
Bonanza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Rally lands with a right hand.
O Rally uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonanza has time to react.
Bonanza tries to move into range but O Rally moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Rally lands a head shot.
O Rally with a poor takedown
and Bonanza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Rally throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Rally misses with a takedown attempt - Bonanza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally throws a hook to the side of Bonanza's head but Bonanza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Rally fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Bonanza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - O Rally scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like O Rally has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A punch combination from O Rally misses.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Rally jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
A jab from O Rally finds it's way through Bonanza's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Bonanza as O Rally shoots in.
A nice side step and Bonanza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonanza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Rally moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBonanza.
Bonanza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza moves out of range of the strikes.
O Rally misses with an uppercut.
O Rally is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonanza can do to turn this around?
O Rally shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by O Rally. Beautiful body shot.
O Rally lands the left hand.
O Rally keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from O Rally misses.
Bonanza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Rally scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Rally swings for the body but Bonanza moves out of range.
Bonanza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rally throws a nice looking combination but Bonanza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Rally, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rally. Bonanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Rally misses with a body punch
and Bonanza counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Rally changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Rally dips to his left and cracks Bonanza with an uppercut!
O Rally connects with a body shot.
O Rally lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonanza circles away quickly and effectively.
O Rally shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonanza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Rally's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Rally 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!
O Rally jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
O Rally connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonanza momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bonanza might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Rally has got the better of the exchanges.
O Rally scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from O Rally misses.
O Rally lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from O Rally.
O Rally shoots in and drives through. Bonanza sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rally lands with a straight right. Bonanza didn't see that one coming.
O Rally fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonanza manages to avoid it.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonanza takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally lands with a hook. Bonanza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Rally rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bonanza counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Rally.
Bonanza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Rally lands a jab to Bonanza's midsection.
O Rally fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Bonanza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Rally is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice sprawl there from Bonanza as O Rally shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Bonanza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Rally.
Bonanza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Rally.
Benson Bonanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonanza sprawls well. He's pushed O Rally's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Rally throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Rally just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonanza walks into a left hand.
O Rally wants to land a leg kick but Bonanza is out of range.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
Bonanza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from O Rally.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally tries to score with a low kick but Bonanza moves his leg out of the way.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Rally really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Rally.
Despite the aggression on Bonanza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Rally throws a series of punches but Bonanza moves out of range.
Bonanza throws a counter combo.
O Rally lands a jab to the nose.
O Rally misses with a hook.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sean O Rally is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rally throws a solid leg kick but Bonanza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Rally.
O Rally tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Rally throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by O Rally. Beautiful body shot.
O Rally takes a swing at Bonanza's ribcage but misses.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
O Rally fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonanza avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonanza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sean O Rally is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rally lunges at Bonanza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonanza's hand.
O Rally is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Rally throws a right hand that Bonanza ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonanza also avoids with ease.
Bonanza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Rally lands an overhand right.
Bonanza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Rally throws a big shot that misses.
Bonanza slips a jab from O Rally.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Rally showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Rally 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Rally!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 2256 p4p, 1712 weight class) and Seelow Heights (ranked 372 p4p, 282 weight class). Zaire comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seelow Heights!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire wants to clinch.
Zaire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heights.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heights paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heights 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.
Heights tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Heights.
Heights takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Zaire misses
and Heights counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Zaire.
Heights swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heights. That's going to slow Zaire down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heights lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heights misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Heights gets tackled into the cage by Zaire. Zaire maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights manages to break the clinch.
Zaire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heights, pushing him back against the cage.
Heights wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heights pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch but Heights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Heights 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zaire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heights.
Zaire seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Heights throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
It looked like Zaire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire misses with a few strikes there.
Heights appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Heights circles away.
Heights scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaire should have avoided that one.
Zaire tries to clinch up but Heights circles away and keeps his distance.
Heights is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zaire rather than just go for the knockout.
Zaire misses with a double jab
and Heights counters with a left to the body.
Heights lands a nice looking body shot.
Heights tries to land a front kick but Zaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heights paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heights stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire letting Heights take a breather here.
Zaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaire is looking to clinch.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses
and Heights counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heights works the jab nicely.
Zaire throws an off balance right hand
and Heights counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses.
Heights throws a shot to the body.
Zaire throws a low kick but Heights avoids it.
Heights with a nice calf kick.
Heights scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heights fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Heights slips a jab and a cross from Zaire.
Heights is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zaire with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heights lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zaire tries to clinch up.
Zaire tries to clinch but Heights is having none of it.
Heights cracks Zaire with a good jab.
Heights looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
As Heights looks to move away, Zaire throws a big counter combo but Heights just gets out of the way.
Zaire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seelow Heights dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heights looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heights scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaire doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaire throws a right hand that Heights ducks under and follows up with a left that Heights also avoids with ease.
Heights throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Zaire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Heights swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heights throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Heights looks to move away, Zaire throws a big counter combo but Heights just gets out of the way.
No joy there for Zaire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heights cracks Zaire with an open hand slap.
Zaire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaire thuds a left hand into Heights's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Heights.
A nice leg kick from Heights, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zaire throws a poor cross that misses
and Heights counters with a nice body kick.
Heights lands a really nice looking cross but Zaire seems unphased.
Heights fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heights swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heights throws a sloppy body shot
and Zaire counters with a three punch combo that has Heights backing up. Heights nods at Zaire to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Heights, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heights slips a jab and a cross from Zaire.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Heights 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Heights circles away.
Zaire tries to clinch there but Heights circles away.
Heights has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Heights does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Zaire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heights now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heights paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaire blocks the leg kick.
Zaire moves in looking to clinch but Heights pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire thows a leg kick but Heights checks it
and Heights counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Zaire! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Heights!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seelow Heights!
Seelow Heights seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1844 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 244 p4p, 240 weight class). Bleak's entrance music is Du Hast - Rammstein. A fine choice. Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chase the bag (King Von). Ryan Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wulfgang Bleak's chin.
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Bleak takes one to the chin there.
Anderson cracks Bleak with an open hand slap.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Bleak walks into a left hand.
Bleak walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bleak takes one on the button.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bleak doesn't seem phased though.
Bleak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bleak. Bleak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bleak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bleak. Bleak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Bleak takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson 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.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bleak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bleak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bleak throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleak. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Bleak didn't see that one coming.
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!
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Bleak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Bleak's defenses.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bleak circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Bleak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bleak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Bleak counters with a quick kick to the body but Anderson blocks it.
Bleak tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Bleak walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson jabs Bleak right on the nose. Bleak blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Bleak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bleak slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Bleak knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Bleak.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bleak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bleak under the eye.
Bleak slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Bleak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bleak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bleak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Bleak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
It looked like Bleak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Anderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bleak slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Bleak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Bleak shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bleak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Bleak tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Bleak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bleak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson throws a hook but Bleak blocks it.
Bleak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bleak.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Bleak moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Bleak takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleak jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bleak takes one on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bleak, as that shot connected.
A head kick by Bleak misses
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bleak doesn't seem phased though.
Bleak drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Bleak seems unphased.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Anderson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Bleak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anderson cracks Bleak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a right hand that Bleak ducks under and follows up with a left that Bleak also avoids with ease.
Bleak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bleak on the side of the head.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bleak misses with a looping left.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
Bleak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bleak scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Bleak's defenses.
A punch lands to the side of Bleak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Bleak's defenses.
Anderson throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson moves out of range as Bleak strikes.
Bleak just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bleak takes one to the chin there.
Bleak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Bleak moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Bleak is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bleak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Bleak drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bleak might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bleak.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Bleak.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Bleak knows he should have avoided that one.
Bleak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Bleak slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Bleak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bleak scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bleak on the side of the head.
Donk. Anderson catches Bleak right on the button with a cross.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson cracks Bleak with an open hand slap.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson throws a hook but Bleak avoids it easily.
Bleak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Bleak misses the target.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Bleak.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tests Bleak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bleak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson lands a head kick. Bleak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson catches Bleak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bleak misses with a body shot.
Anderson with a hook.
Bleak moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Bleak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Bleak moves out of range easily.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bleak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Bleak.
A jab from Bleak misses.
Bleak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Wulfgang Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Bleak scores with a head kick.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Bleak.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Bleak avoids it with no problem.
Anderson lands with a hook. Bleak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bleak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Bleak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Bleak slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bleak.
Anderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bleak.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Bleak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bleak.
Bleak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bleak moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Bleak blocks a jab.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Bleak knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Bleak moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Bleak counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bleak tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Anderson!
An out of breath Ryan Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Wulfgang Bleak had this to say: 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 1194 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 68 p4p, 63 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Neves!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves misses with a takedown attempt
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Pulkkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neves on the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands a left and a right that send Neves crashing to the mat, dazed. Pulkkinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Neves is rocked!
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that drops Neves like a sack of potatoes! Pulkkinen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sepi Pulkkinen!
A pretty intense looking Sepi Pulkkinen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Ahola (ranked 654 p4p, 728 weight class) and Takeda Shida (ranked 33 p4p, 42 weight class). Jarkko Ahola has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahola misses with a body shot.
Ahola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shida.
Shida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahola throws a body punch but Shida moves out of range.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahola.
Shida throws a counter combo.
Ahola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jarkko Ahola 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.
Shida throws a hook but Ahola avoids it easily.
Ahola lands a jab to the nose.
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shida! But no joy.
Ahola throws a lazy uppercut
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Shida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
Ahola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shida.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Ahola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shida looks to land a left hand but Ahola moved out of range nicely.
Shida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahola.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shida! But no joy.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Ahola throws the left hand but Shida avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida slips a straight right by Ahola.
Shida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shida was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahola.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahola.
Shida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shida sizes up Ahola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shida looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahola is just out of range.
Shida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahola throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shida blocks a jab.
Shida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shida moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shida momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ahola. That snapped Shida's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida swings for the body but Ahola moves out of range.
Ahola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ahola throws a lazy uppercut
and Shida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahola at a distance.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola sizes up Shida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahola throws a hook but Shida blocks it.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Shida moved out of range nicely.
Ahola throws a combination that misses
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahola misses the jab.
Ahola lands a head shot.
Ahola lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shida.
Shida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola throws a jab when Shida was well out of range.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Shida moved out of range nicely.
Shida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ahola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shida counters with a nice right hand that sends Ahola toppling to the canvas! Ahola scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Shida finish him?!
BOOM! Shida lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ahola. Ahola tries to recover but Shida is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ahola lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeda Shida!
After winning the bout, Takeda Shida 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 136 p4p, 715 weight class) and Gregory Motts (ranked 9 p4p, 37 weight class). Gregory Motts told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vargas.
Motts rushes Vargas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vargas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Motts's elbow.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas misses with a body punch.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Vargas has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Motts misses with some punches.
Vargas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Motts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Motts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Motts struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
Motts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Motts.
Motts misses with the head strike.
Motts working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas lands with a light punch inside.
Vargas tries to land knees in the clinch but Motts avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Vargas.
Motts tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Motts lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas with a knee to the head.
Vargas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottss head.
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Motts.
Motts tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargas lands a good knee to the midsection. Motts won't want to take too many of those.
Motts looks winded!
Motts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vargas obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas struggles to land a body shot inside as Motts controls his hands.
Motts prevents a body shot from Vargas.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Vargas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Motts working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Motts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vargas lands with a right to the head.
Motts lands a nice shot to the body.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Motts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Motts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Motts swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Motts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
Vargas throws a punch but it's blocked by Motts.
Motts lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Motts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Motts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Vargas misses with the head strike.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Motts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vargas swings wildly with an uppercut but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motts throws a head punch that misses.
Motts blocks a body shot from Vargas.
A short body shot lands from Motts as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Motts.
Motts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Motts.
Nice body punch from Motts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Motts.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Motts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Motts misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body.
Vargas swings wildly with an uppercut but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Motts's ribcage.
Motts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas tries to throw a body punch but Motts avoids it by throwing Vargas back against the cage.
Motts blocking some punches.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Motts lands a nice shot to the body.
Vargas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Motts fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas misses with a knee strike.
Vargas misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Arturo Vargas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arturo Vargas's cut.
That's time! Vargas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vargas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Motts.
A little feinted left hand from Vargas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vargas throws a hook but Motts avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Motts misses.
Motts misses with a hook.
Motts misses with a left hand
and Vargas counters with a stiff right hand.
Motts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts misses with a hook
and Vargas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Motts! Vargas lets Motts back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Motts is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from Vargas.
Motts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vargas counters with a nice right hand that sends Motts toppling to the canvas! Motts scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vargas finish him?!
Motts is still on wobbly legs! Can Vargas finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas lands an uppercut, right on the button! Motts tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Vargas!
A very excited looking Arturo Vargas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Fedetenko (ranked 67 p4p, 344 weight class) and Ryder Young (ranked 6 p4p, 20 weight class). Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ryder Young told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladamir Fedetenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fedetenko ducks under a wild hook from Young.
A quick step to the side and Fedetenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Fedetenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Fedetenko walks into a jab.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fedetenko manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Fedetenko.
Fedetenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Fedetenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fedetenko avoids the body shot from Young.
Fedetenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Young throws a hook but Fedetenko blocks it.
Fedetenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Fedetenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young misses with an uppercut. Fedetenko saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young swings for the body but Fedetenko moves out of range.
Fedetenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedetenko looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Fedetenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
It looks like Vladamir Fedetenko has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young sends Fedetenko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Young is motioning to the referee to let Fedetenko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fedetenko is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedetenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedetenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young scores with a body shot.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Fedetenko moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Fedetenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fedetenko.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedetenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Fedetenko misses its target.
Fedetenko throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fedetenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Fedetenko misses.
Fedetenko avoids the body shot from Young.
Fedetenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryder Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedetenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko connects with a jab.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young misses with a shot to the body
and Fedetenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fedetenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Fedetenko misses the shot to the body.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedetenko moves away.
Young throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fedetenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fedetenko lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Fedetenko moves away and avoids it.
Fedetenko lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fedetenko looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Fedetenko tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Young misses
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Fedetenko counters with a nice right hand that sends Young toppling to the canvas! Young scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fedetenko finish him?!
Young is rocked!
Fedetenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Fedetenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fedetenko thuds a left hand into Young's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryder Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladamir Fedetenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Young takes a swing at Fedetenko's ribcage but misses.
Fedetenko ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Fedetenko tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.
Fedetenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young throws a jab when Fedetenko was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fedetenko misses the target.
Fedetenko throws a big shot that misses.
Fedetenko lands a jab to the head.
Young misses with a shot to the body
and Fedetenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fedetenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Fedetenko tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Still in the clinch, Fedetenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fedetenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedetenko misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedetenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedetenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Fedetenko - that landed with a thud.
Fedetenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fedetenkos head.
Fedetenko letting Young take a breather here.
Fedetenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Fedetenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fedetenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedetenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Good body shot from Fedetenko.
Fedetenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedetenko crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
Fedetenko can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young avoiding damage as Fedetenko throws knees to the body.
Vladamir Fedetenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young blocks a body shot from Fedetenko.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedetenko.
Fedetenko scores with a hook to the body.
Fedetenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young avoiding damage as Fedetenko throws knees to the body.
Fedetenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedetenko misses with a body punch.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fedetenko backwards.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young is breathing heavily.
Fedetenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
It looks like Ryder Young has been cut.
Fedetenko misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Fedetenko.
Fedetenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fedetenko lands a knee to the head.
Fedetenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Fedetenko.
Fedetenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Fedetenko misses with a body punch.
Fedetenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Fedetenko is working Young over against the cage.
Fedetenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Fedetenko gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fedetenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Fedetenko misses with a body punch.
Fedetenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Fedetenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fedetenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fedetenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Fedetenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Young 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.
Fedetenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedetenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fedetenko lands with a left to the head.
Fedetenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fedetenko.
Fedetenko lands with a right to the head.
Young prevents a body shot from Fedetenko.
Fedetenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedetenko finish him?
Fedetenko misses with a knee to the head.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Fedetenko gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Fedetenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Fedetenko counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Young out cold! What a finish! Fedetenko is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladamir Fedetenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladamir Fedetenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ryder Young spoke after the fight, saying 'I don’t know mate. Someone said the pub was this way but I don’t see a fucking bar, do you?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 2 p4p, 92 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 1 p4p, 15 weight class). Takahashi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SMOKING & THINKING. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Matikainen sizes up Takahashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Matikainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takahashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Matikainen tries to break free but Takahashi pushes him back against the cage.
Matikainen blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Matikainen is trying to push Takahashi away but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takahashi digs a right hand underneath Matikainen's ribcage. Matikainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matikainen misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Takahashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen tries to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Takahashi presses Matikainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Takahashi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi lands with a shot to the body.
Takahashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matikainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takahashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Matikainen counters with a three punch combo that has Takahashi backing up. Takahashi nods at Matikainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick
and Matikainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Takahashi moved out of range nicely.
Takahashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matikainen is trying to break free.
A short right from Matikainen.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Matikainen avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
Takahashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matikainen's efforts to push away.
Takahashi keeps control of Matikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matikainen.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Matikainen.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Matikainen blocks it.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matikainen smiles and moves away.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Takahashi lands with a cross.
Matikainen walks into a left hand.
Takahashi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Matikainen flicks out a counter leg kick but Takahashi steps away.
Takahashi darts in and clinches Matikainen up 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!
Takahashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matikainen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takahashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at Matikainen's legs.
Takahashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
The fighters circling - Matikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Matikainen tries to get set, Takahashi tries to push him back and clinch up but Matikainen manages to avoid the attempt.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and Matikainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Matikainen 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.
Takahashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matikainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Takahashi presses Matikainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takahashi lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matikainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matikainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi lands a left hand.
Takahashi digs a right hand underneath Matikainen's ribcage. Matikainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matikainen prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi has Matikainen pressed against the cage, preventing Matikainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takahashi.
Ryoto Takahashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matikainen blocks an uppercut.
Matikainen lands a shoulder strike.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matikainen is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling him.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
Matikainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matikainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matikainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Matikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a body shot.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Matikainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Matikainen misses.
Takahashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi is looking to slow Matikainen down with leg kicks.
Matikainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a body kick.
Takahashi blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow Matikainen down.
Takahashi digs a good hook to Matikainen's body.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takahashi checks it well.
Takahashi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick
and Matikainen counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matikainen throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
Takahashi is looking to counter the offense by Matikainen and move into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow Matikainen down.
Matikainen throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi is looking to counter the offense by Matikainen and move into the clinch.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Matikainen circles away.
Matikainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takahashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takahashi defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
Takahashi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Takahashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Matikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Matikainen takes one on the button.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
Takahashi jabs Matikainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Matikainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takahashi with the inside leg kick.
Matikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen lands a head shot.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Matikainen circles away.
Takahashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takahashi tries to counter by clinching up but Matikainen breaks away and moves out of range.
Takahashi defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matikainen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matikainen misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ryoto Takahashi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takahashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and Matikainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Takahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Matikainen is just out of range.
Matikainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Takahashi with a body shot.
Takahashi is looking to land body kicks.
Takahashi tries to land a leg kick but Matikainen saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takahashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takahashi connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Takahashi lands.
Matikainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takahashi counters by clinching up.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matikainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takahashi lands a right hand.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Matikainen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
As Matikainen tries to get set, Takahashi tries to push him back and clinch up but Matikainen manages to avoid the attempt.
Matikainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takahashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi tries a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a leg kick
and Takahashi counters by clinching up.
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matikainen lands with a right to the head.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
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!
Takahashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen looks for the body kick but Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Matikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Matikainen connects with a right hand. Takahashi shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Takahashi.
Takahashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matikainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Takahashi.
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Takahashi moves out of range.
Matikainen throws a low kick but Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Takahashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takahashi. Takahashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Matikainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takahashi's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi had his way with DaMatti Matikainen in that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Takahashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
DaMatti Matikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takahashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takahashi moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Takahashi is looking to counter the offense by Matikainen and move into the clinch.
Matikainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Takahashi is looking to counter the offense by Matikainen and move into the clinch.
Matikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Takahashi is looking to counter the offense by Matikainen and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi thuds his right hand into Matikainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
Matikainen misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen 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.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Matikainen lands a leg kick that knocks Takahashi off balance momentarily.
Matikainen ducks right into an uppercut from Takahashi.
Matikainen misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takahashi.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matikainen blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takahashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takahashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Matikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Takahashi as the two fighters clinch.
Matikainen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Matikainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi tries to work over Matikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahashi is working Matikainen over against the cage.
Matikainen blocks an uppercut.
Matikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matikainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
Takahashi throws out a powerful jab.
Takahashi sizes up Matikainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takahashi.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi blocks a leg kick.
Takahashi avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Ryoto Takahashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Matikainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Takahashi moved away.
Takahashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matikainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Matikainen misses.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryoto Takahashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takahashi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Ryoto Takahashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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