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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glover (ranked 2326 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Jingky Bacolod (ranked 117 p4p, 148 weight class). Bacolod is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Havana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Bacolod!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacolod moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Glover closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bacolod did well to prevent Glover getting side control.
Glover trying to control from Bacolod's half guard. Bacolod has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Glover preventing the sweep.
Bacolod wants to stand up but Glover is controlling him.
Bacolod has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glover can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bacolod wants to get back to his feet but Glover passes into half guard.
We've been hearing that Glover has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Glover works his way into side control.
Glover landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacolod keeps working.
Glover working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Glover is chipping away with strikes.
Glover cracks Bacolod with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Glover scores with punches from side control.
Bacolod manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bacolod trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Glover there.
Glover looks to land a strike but Bacolod avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bacolod has an active guard here but Glover has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bacolod is trying to maintain the position but Glover is very close to passing his half guard.
Bacolod tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Glover.
Glover slips a nice elbow through Bacolod's hands, connecting with Bacolod's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacolod slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glover works over Bacolod with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Glover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bacolod's head.
Glover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bacolod is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Glover lands a couple of elbows.
Glover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Glover is working Bacolod over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Glover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Glover stands up over Bacolod, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bacolod wants to control but Glover passes easily into half guard.
Glover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bacolod is trying to get back to full guard.
Glover trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod wants to control but Glover is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Glover.
Glover lands with a punch from half guard.
Glover content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Glover there.
Glover is nestled in close to Bacolod, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bacolod felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacolod is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Glover's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bacolod can do to turn this around?
Glover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bacolod is trying to defend but Glover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bacolod is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Glover's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Glover's back!
Bacolod trying to control momentarily.
Bacolod missing with punches from the back.
Dick Glover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glover manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bacolod's guard. Nice work there by Glover.
Glover trying to control but Bacolod is working from the bottom.
Bacolod has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Glover has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod tries to pull guard but Glover forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bacolod breaks from the clinch.
Bacolod fails with a takedown attempt.
Bacolod is looking to clinch.
Glover looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bacolod is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Glover pulls his head out easily.
Glover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacolod keeps working.
Glover drops an elbow to the side of Bacolod's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod is trying to stand.
Bacolod is looking to get back to full guard here but Glover has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bacolod can't do much from the bottom here.
Glover is putting a hurting on Bacolod here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bacolod on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bacolod taking punishment in the form of punches.
Glover working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacolod is looking for a sweep.
Bacolod wants to get back to his feet but Glover drags him back down.
Bacolod taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bacolod struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod tries to improve position but can't.
Bacolod taking punishment in the form of punches.
Glover creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Glover is putting a hurting on Bacolod here, landing some big shots from side control.
Glover landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bacolod is pushing Glover's head away, looking to escape. Glover manages to hold on to the position though.
Glover lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Glover working the ground and pound from side control.
 Bacolod is rocked!
Glover scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bacolod is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Glover can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Glover!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 2544 p4p, 3355 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 349 p4p, 432 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Duele El Carazon. Murphy has chosen Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Paddy Murphy enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Murphy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Murphy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Murphy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Murphy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Murphy has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez pulls Murphy in close to his closed guard and prevents Murphy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez is looking to pass into half guard but Murphy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murphy is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing good reports from Sanchez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Murphy trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Murphy cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Murphy scoring with some ground and pound.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Jesus Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanchez to the ground. Murphy is now in Sanchez's guard.
Murphy is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Murphy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
Murphy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Murphy won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Murphy is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
Murphy trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Murphy won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Murphy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sanchez on his heels. He'll look to pass Sanchez's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Sanchez won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murphy drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Murphy won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Paddy Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
Murphy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murphy trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Murphy managing to control the position.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez works his way into side control.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murphy, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Murphy is trying to escape and Sanchez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Murphy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sanchez! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Voronov (ranked 1192 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 180 p4p, 198 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blikstein manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Voronov on his heels. He'll look to pass Voronov's guard now, I'm sure.
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voronov wants to get back to his feet but Blikstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blikstein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voronov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Voronov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blikstein throws an elbow that misses. Voronov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blikstein's guard. Nice move by Voronov!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blikstein is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein lands a couple of elbows.
Voronov wants to stand and escape but Blikstein is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blikstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blikstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voronov is looking to stand up but Blikstein isn't so interested in that idea.
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blikstein wants to control from the top but Voronov keeps moving.
Blikstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voronov keeping moving, preventing Blikstein from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Voronov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blikstein throws a head kick but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov connects with a nice looking jab.
Yuri Voronov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Blikstein.
Blikstein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voronov swings for the body but Blikstein moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blikstein.
Blikstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voronov.
Blikstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blikstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronov.
Blikstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voronov lands a jab to the nose.
 It looks like Paulo Blikstein has been cut.
Voronov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blikstein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Yuri Voronov has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronov misses the target.
Voronov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronov blocks a head kick by Blikstein.
Blikstein throws a head kick that misses
and Voronov counters with a straight right hand.
Blikstein lands a high kick!
 Voronov is rocked!
Blikstein cracks Voronov with a left hook right on the temple and Voronov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Blikstein lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Voronov is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Blikstein!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Ahola (ranked 1285 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Tony Luciano (ranked 50 p4p, 65 weight class). Jarkko Ahola had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
Ahola throws a shot to the body.
Ahola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Ahola has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ahola lands a jab.
Ahola connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahola.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ahola misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahola.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahola misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Luciano.
Luciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahola.
Ahola cracks Luciano with a nice body shot.
A short left from Luciano.
Ahola tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Ahola back against the cage.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Ahola.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Ahola is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Ahola controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ahola or not.
Luciano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ahola seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luciano can turn it around.
Ahola presses Luciano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ahola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Luciano.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Ahola.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
Ahola tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Ahola.
Ahola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahola swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahola blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Luciano.
Luciano gets through Ahola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Luciano.
A right handed body shot lands from Luciano.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Ahola.
Luciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahola avoids the damage to the body.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Luciano gets through Ahola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Luciano.
Good body shot from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Ahola misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano lands a shot to the body.
Ahola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Luciano.
Still in the clinch, Luciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahola controls his hands.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Ahola controls the action.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Ahola.
A short left from Luciano.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Luciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ahola.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
Ahola prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahola is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luciano lands an uppercut.
Oh Ahola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola seems to have got his legs back now.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Luciano dips a shoulder and cracks Ahola with a mighty uppercut! Ahola falls back against the cage and Luciano unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ahola is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Luciano screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Luciano!
A relieved looking Tony Luciano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinero Chai (ranked 765 p4p, 1150 weight class) and Eero Jukola (ranked 108 p4p, 159 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Styles P - Off The Ghost. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 29 - 12 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eero Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai stuns Jukola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jukola closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chai manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jukola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jukola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jukola throws out the jab.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Jukola's head but Jukola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jukola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai misses with a hook. Jukola ducked under it nicely.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Jukola has managed to clinch.
Jukola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jukola blocking some punches.
Jukola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jukola lands a body punch.
A short right from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai lands a body punch.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Chai misses.
Jukola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jukola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chai is fending him off so far but Jukola persists. Nope, Chai circles away and we're back to standing.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jukola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jukola looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Jukola.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Jukola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jukola.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jukola throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jukola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jukola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jukola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jukola dives in for a single leg takedown but Chai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jukola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
Jukola missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jukola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jukola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Jukola.
Chai slips a jab from Jukola.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai throws a right and a left that Jukola avoids nicely.
Jukola defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukola is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jukola.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Jukola sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola avoids the head kick by Chai.
Jukola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chai's head.
Chai scores with a one two! Jukola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jukola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Jukola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukola.
Chai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chai slips a straight right by Jukola.
Chai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jukola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jukola moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jukola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jukola tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jukola just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
Jukola misses with some punches.
Chai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Jukola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jukola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jukola misses with a knee strike.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Jukola prevents a body shot from Chai.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jukola is looking to control Chai's arms but Chai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jukola has his back to the cage.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jukola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Jukola avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jukola moves out of range of the leg kick from Chai.
Jukola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Jukola on that attempt.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Pinero Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Jukola throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai looks to land a combination but Jukola avoids it well.
Pinero Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Jukola is looking to score with low kicks.
Jukola moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Jukola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Chai is looking to chop away at Jukola's legs.
A little jabbing left from Jukola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jukola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jukola is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.
Jukola drops an elbow to the side of Chai's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jukola wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jukola can do to turn this around?
Chai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jukola on the ground.
Jukola tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jukola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Jukola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Jukola has control of the leg.
Chai is trying to maintain the position but Jukola is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jukola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jukola tries to pass to full mount but Chai defends it.
Jukola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Jukola misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chai holds on and takes a little breather.
Jukola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Jukola blocks the body kick.
Jukola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chai lands a body shot.
Jukola lands with a left to the head.
Jukola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Jukola misses with the head strike.
Jukola pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jukola misses with a punch on the inside.
Jukola digs a right hand into Chai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chai's gas tank.
Chai lands a body punch.
A short left from Chai.
A left hand lands to the body for Chai.
Jukola is breathing heavily.
Chai working aggressively here.
Jukola has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Jukola blocks a body shot from Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eero Jukola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jukola takes a shot to the head.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
Chai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jukola is defending well for now.
Jukola tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Jukola.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jukolas head.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Jukola controls his hands.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Jukola tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Jukola misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Chai.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Chai - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chai throws a leg kick but Jukola sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Jukola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jukola throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Jukola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Jukola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chai counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Jukola.
Jukola shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Chai is looking to slow Jukola down with leg kicks.
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!
Chai connects with a right hand. Jukola shakes it off.
Jukola looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
As Jukola backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jukola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Jukola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jukola throws out the jab.
Jukola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Jukola checks the leg kick.
Chai throws a push kick but Jukola slaps the foot to one side.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Jukola moves out of range easily.
Jukola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukola scores with a body shot.
Jukola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chai but Chai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jukola blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Jukola does no damage.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jukola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Chai is looking to slow Jukola down with leg kicks.
Jukola throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukola shoots in looking for a takedown but Chai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jukola's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pinero Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Jukola.
Chai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Jukola misses.
Jukola ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Jukola looks for the body kick but Chai saw that one coming.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chai staying out of range there.
Jukola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Jukola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jukola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chai!
Jukola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jukola works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Jukola landing strikes.
Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
Chai is not content to let Jukola control the position.
Jukola working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws an elbow but Chai slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Jukola misses with the ground and pound.
Chai struggling a bit here.
Chai looks to move to half guard but instead Jukola has passed into mount! Damn!
Chai holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jukola tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jukola tries to control but Chai wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pinero Chai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
Our winner, Pinero Chai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 523 p4p, 715 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 83 p4p, 121 weight class). Philippe comes to the cage accompanied by Chant vaudou haitien. Tragedy has chosen Bury Me In Southern Ground by Rebel Son as his entrance music. Peguero Jean Philippe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tragedy.
We've been informed that Tragedy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tragedy swinging wildly here.
Tragedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Tragedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Tragedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tragedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Tragedy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tragedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Tragedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tragedy slips under a jab.
Tragedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Tragedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philippe counters with a two punch combo.
Philippe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Philippe misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tragedy slips under a jab.
Tragedy thows a leg kick but Philippe checks it
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
Tragedy looks for the body kick but Philippe saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Tragedy.
A head kick by Tragedy misses
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Tragedy misses the shot to the body.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy tried to score with a low kick but Philippe checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing.
Tragedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tragedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Philippe doesn't seem phased though.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Philippe misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Tragedy misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tragedy tries to score with a low kick but Philippe moves his leg out of the way.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a body punch
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tragedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tragedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Philippe blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe cracks Tragedy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tragedy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Philippe finish him?
Tragedy is rocked!
That has opened up Trage Tragedy's cut even more.
Tragedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Philippe avoids it well.
Tragedy seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the liver by Philippe. Beautiful body shot.
Tragedy looks winded!
Tragedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tragedy is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Philippe just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Tragedy has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Pound Town INC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Cervenka (ranked 447 p4p, 794 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 68 p4p, 111 weight class). Marek Cervenka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Pandens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandens misses with a leg kick
and Cervenka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandens.
Cervenka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pandens misses with a leg kick
and Cervenka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cervenka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cervenka walks into a straight right hand from Pandens.
Cervenka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pandens 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.
Cervenka has Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervenka landing knees to the body.
Pandens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cervenka works on Pandens's body with a couple of short punches.
Pandens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cervenka.
Cervenka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cervenka.
Pandens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cervenka backwards.
Pandens manages to break the clinch.
Cervenka scores with a jab.
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the body.
Cervenka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A quick step to the side and Cervenka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cervenka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cervenka lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka sizes up Pandens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cervenka throws a right hand that Pandens ducks under and follows up with a left that Pandens also avoids with ease.
As Cervenka backs off Pandens throws a huge counter combo but Cervenka manages to avoid it all.
Pandens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Cervenka misses with a body shot
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandens throws a shot to the body.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cervenka avoids the head kick by Pandens.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
Cervenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
Pandens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cervenka fails to land with a series of punches.
Cervenka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cervenka as he connects with a hook.
Pandens is looking to slow Cervenka down with leg kicks.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.
Cervenka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pandens punishes Cervenka's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cervenka.
Pandens digs a good hook to Cervenka's body.
Cervenka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pandens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Pandens.
Cervenka works Pandens's body with a nice hook.
Pandens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pandens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Pandens.
A little feinted left hand from Cervenka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandens moves out of range of the leg kick from Cervenka.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cervenka connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka wants to clinch.
Pandens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cervenka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Pandens misses.
Cervenka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Cervenka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cervenka tries to clinch
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandens misses with a hook. Cervenka ducked under it nicely.
Cervenka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pandens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cervenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
Cervenka half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pandens walks into a straight right hand from Cervenka.
Cervenka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Cervenka 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.
Nice uppercut there from Pandens.
Marek Cervenka is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandens throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cervenka misses the target.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
A nice combination there by Cervenka.
Cervenka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandens can do to turn this around?
A punch lands to the side of Pandens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cervenka avoids a kick to the body.
Pandens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Pandens moved out of range nicely.
Cervenka defending well as Pandens loads up on a big left hand.
Cervenka moves into range and clinches up with Pandens.
Pandens prevents a body shot from Cervenka.
Pandens blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Pandens on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cervenka misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cervenka's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cervenka working Pandens over with knees to the body.
Cervenka throws a punch but it's blocked by Pandens.
Pandens lands with a left to the head.
Cervenka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cervenka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pandens takes a shot to the head.
Cervenka tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandens avoids the damage to the body.
Pandens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandens.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cervenka.
Pandens manages to break the clinch.
Cervenka throws a combination that misses
and Pandens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cervenka throws a jab when Pandens was well out of range.
Pandens misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cervenka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervenka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pandens on the side of the head.
Pandens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cervenka. Cervenka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka closes the distance but Pandens moves to the side
enabling Pandens to counter with a crisp jab.
Cervenka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandens throws a fast counter high kick but Cervenka manages to duck under it in time.
Cervenka blocks a head kick by Pandens.
Pandens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cervenka checks a leg kick.
Pandens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cervenka counters with a left and a right that stings Pandens.
Cervenka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cervenka lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandens's head.
Cervenka lands with a straight right. Pandens didn't see that one coming.
Pandens throws a right hand that misses
and Cervenka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws a jab when Pandens was well out of range.
Pandens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cervenka counters with a straight right hand.
Cervenka throws a body punch but Pandens moves out of range.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Pandens unleashes a big counter combination but Cervenka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pandens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Pandens misses.
Pandens lands a nice hook to Cervenka's body. Cervenka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cervenka looks to clinch
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Marek Cervenka has been cut.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
Good exchange - Pandens coming out on top.
Cervenka takes the fight into the clinch.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cervenka counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cervenka connects with the punch.
Cervenka tries to clinch but Pandens is having none of it.
Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandens throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cervenka manages to avoid it.
Cervenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
Pandens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pandens swats away the attempt to clinch by Cervenka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka misses with a few strikes there.
Cervenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cervenka cracks Pandens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pandens swats away the attempt to clinch by Cervenka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Cervenka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marek Cervenka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cervenka throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pandens counter with a right hand.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cervenka.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka dips to his left and cracks Pandens with an uppercut!
Cervenka moves out of range as Pandens strikes.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cervenka scores with a jab.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Pandens moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Pandens saw that one coming.
Cervenka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cervenka, as that shot connected.
Pandens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Cervenka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandens misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandens misses with an uppercut
and Cervenka counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandens throws the kick towards the body but Cervenka avoids it.
Pandens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pandens slips a straight right by Cervenka.
A combination from Pandens does no damage.
Cervenka cracks Pandens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandens throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Cervenka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandens.
Pandens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cervenka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pandens throws a head kick but Cervenka moves out of range.
Cervenka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cervenka lands an overhand right.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Pandens ducks down to avoid it.
Pandens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandens thows a leg kick but Cervenka checks it
and Cervenka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cervenka.
Marek Cervenka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the side of Pandens's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cervenka fails to land.
Pandens misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pandens.
Cervenka blocks a body shot from Pandens.
Cervenka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Pandens.
Cervenka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pandens backwards.
Cervenka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cervenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pandens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pandens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandens blocks an uppercut.
Cervenka throws a head punch that misses.
Pandens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pandens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cervenka's elbow.
Pandens misses with some punches.
Pandens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens lands a body punch.
Pandens manages to break the clinch.
Cervenka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pandens counters with a nice leg kick.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Pandens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervenka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandens.
Cervenka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cervenka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cervenka takes one on the button.
Cervenka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandens scores with a shot to the body.
Pandens misses with a kick to the body
and Cervenka counters with a takedown into side control.
Azriel Pandens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marek Cervenka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pandens is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Cervenka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cervenka 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Cervenka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 364 p4p, 351 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 59 p4p, 56 weight class). Dickons kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sidung. 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Dickons.
Dickons digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Dickons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steve sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Dickons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dickons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dickons throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Dickons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dickons doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Dickons misses with a two punch combination.
Steve avoids the body shot from Dickons.
Jovan Dickons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickons works the jab nicely.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Dickons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Dickons.
Steve stuns Dickons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickons walks into a jab.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dickons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dickons works his way into full mount!
Steve tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steve is squirming around, avoiding Dickons's attempts to control the action.
Dickons goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Steve is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steve is aware though and is defending well.
Dickons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dickons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dickons looking for subs off his back but Steve has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dickons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Steve pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve trying to pass the guard but Dickons defending well.
Dickons looking for a kimura from the bottom but Steve passes into side control!
Dickons is letting Steve control him for a moment.
Dickons tries to improve position but can't.
Steve working away.
Dickons is looking for a sweep.
Steve staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dickons is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steve remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dickons tries to improve position but can't.
Steve content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steve working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Dickons dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dickons lands with an overhand left.
Dickons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steve circles away.
Steve appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dickons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickons misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve works the jab nicely.
No luck for Dickons with that takedown attempt.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Dickons tries to score with a low kick but Steve moves his leg out of the way.
Steve throws a hook but Dickons blocks it.
Stoner Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Dickons does it's job there.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dickons misses with a hook.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Dickons ducks down to avoid it.
Dickons misses with the body kick
and Steve counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dickons! Steve lets Dickons back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dickons is rocked!
It looks like Jovan Dickons has been cut.
Dickons throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoner Steve!
Stoner Steve decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 183 p4p, 313 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 8 p4p, 14 weight class). Hightower comes to the cage accompanied by The Power. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ihantala misses.
Ihantala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hightower has time to react.
Hightower misses with a combination
and Ihantala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hightower lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ihantala's sensitive parts.
Ihantala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala throws the kick towards the body but Hightower avoids it.
Ihantala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Ihantala has cracked Hightower with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Ihantala lands another huge swinging hook and Hightower tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Hightower, before Ihantala can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tali Ihantala!
After winning the bout, Tali Ihantala 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 DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 38 p4p, 144 weight class) and Zabit Hussein (ranked 6 p4p, 22 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein is looking to clinch but Matikainen is avoiding it.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Matikainen.
Hussein throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hussein.
Hussein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hussein, as that shot connected.
Hussein swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hussein lands with an uppercut that bounces Matikainen off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussein flicks out a counter leg kick but Matikainen steps away.
Matikainen is looking to clinch but Hussein is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Hussein.
Hussein misses with a hook.
Hussein connects with a looping right hand.
Hussein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hussein throws a body kick that misses
and Matikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussein misses with a looping right.
Matikainen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Matikainen moves away and avoids it.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Hussein.
Zabit Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen lands a really nice looking cross but Hussein seems unphased.
Hussein with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matikainen. Matikainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hussein throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Hussein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matikainen's sensitive parts.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Matikainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussein lands with a nice body kick.
Hussein misses with a kick to the body
and Matikainen counters with a two punch combo.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
and Matikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein is looking to clinch but Matikainen is avoiding it.
Matikainen slips under a jab from Hussein.
A shot to the liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Matikainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hussein throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
Matikainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matikainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussein lands a leg kick that knocks Matikainen off balance momentarily.
Hussein tries to clinch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen throws a quick counter head kick but Hussein was just out of range.
Matikainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hussein throws a poor cross that misses
and Matikainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matikainen needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein misses with a leg kick
and Matikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Matikainen misses the target.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Hussein has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hussein motions for Matikainen to come forward. Hussein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Hussein misses
and Matikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Matikainen moves away and avoids it.
Hussein throws a head kick that misses
and Matikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matikainen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Hussein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussein connects with a leg kick.
Hussein throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen throws a big counter combination but Hussein scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Hussein does it's job there.
Hussein throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Hussein tries to clinch but Matikainen is having none of it.
Hussein clinches up with Matikainen and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Hussein.
Matikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matikainen misses with some punches.
Matikainen breaks from the clinch.
Hussein misses with a double jab
letting Matikainen counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hussein, as that shot connected.
Hussein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussein can pounce on him.
Hussein throws a lazy uppercut
and Matikainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hussein connects with a body shot that sends Matikainen's belly button to the back.
Matikainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussein finds it's way round the side to connect with Matikainen's head.
Matikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hussein tries to land a front kick but Matikainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussein swings widly with a right hand
and Matikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zabit Hussein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hussein tries to bum rush Matikainen with a series of wild strikes but Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matikainen throwing a counter right hand but Hussein manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Hussein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matikainen doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein motions for Matikainen to come forward. Hussein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Matikainen moves away and avoids it.
It appears Matikainen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hussein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matikainen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Matikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matikainen walks away with a smile on his face. Hussein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hussein punishes Matikainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Hussein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hussein scores with a hook to the body. Matikainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Hussein.
Hussein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matikainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussein misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Matikainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hussein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Zabit Hussein has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein cracks Matikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Hussein.
Hussein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hussein tries to score with a low kick but Matikainen moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Hussein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussein.
Matikainen scores with a shot to the body.
Hussein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matikainen gets a clinch.
Matikainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hussein is trying to pull guard but Matikainen has him pressed against the cage.
Hussein lands a nice uppercut.
Hussein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Hussein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zabit Hussein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hussein cracks Matikainen with an open hand slap.
Hussein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matikainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussein clinches with his opponent.
Matikainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Matikainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hussein backwards.
Hussein lands with a right to the head.
Matikainen tries to break free but Hussein pushes him back against the cage.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Hussein.
Matikainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussein's elbow.
Hussein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussein misses with the head strike.
Hussein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matikainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein is trying to pull guard but Matikainen has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Matikainen on the inside.
Matikainen tries to break free but Hussein pushes him back against the cage.
Matikainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matikainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matikainen misses with a body punch.
Hussein blocking some punches.
Hussein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hussein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matikainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Matikainen is trying to force a seperation but Hussein has the dominant position.
Matikainen misses with the head strike.
Hussein scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussein keeps control of Matikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein blocks an uppercut.
Matikainen scores with a shot to the side of Hussein's head.
Matikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hussein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matikainens head.
Matikainen lands an uppercut.
Hussein lands with a light punch inside.
Matikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matikainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussein backwards.
Matikainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussein.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
DaMatti Matikainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matikainen tries a body shot but Hussein blocks it.
Hussein keeps control of Matikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matikainen misses with a body punch.
Hussein blocks a body shot from Matikainen.
Matikainen cracks Hussein with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussein.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matikainen.
Matikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matikainen needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
Hussein takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Matikainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hussein just manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Hussein coming out on top.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Hussein.
Hussein does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Hussein tenderised Matikainen's leg. Matikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hussein throws a leg kick but Matikainen checks it.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hussein throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussein cracks Matikainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Matikainen coming out on top.
Hussein throws out a leg kick but Matikainen moves out of range and Hussein only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Matikainen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein misses with a right hand
and Matikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zabit Hussein just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Zabit Hussein's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hussein lands a jab to Matikainen's midsection.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Hussein throws a leg kick which misses Matikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matikainen tries to avoid it.
Matikainen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a lunging right hand
and Matikainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matikainen lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussein closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein is trying to pull guard but Matikainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Hussein.
Matikainen tries to break free but Hussein pushes him back against the cage.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matikainen blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
Matikainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen takes one to the chin there.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Matikainen is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hussein catches Matikainen right on the button with a cross.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matikainen moves out of range as Hussein strikes.
Hussein cracks Matikainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hussein works Matikainen's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matikainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matikainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein tries to clinch but Matikainen is having none of it.
Hussein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hussein wants to clinch up but Matikainen keeps it at a distance.
Hussein is looking to land body kicks.
Matikainen lands a jab.
Matikainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussein.
A jab from Hussein misses.
Hussein connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a jab to the head.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hussein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Hussein is predictable there
and Matikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matikainen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hussein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matikainen. Matikainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Hussein coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Hussein dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Hussein's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Matikainen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
DaMatti Matikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Hussein lands.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein is looking to clinch but Matikainen is avoiding it.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Matikainen drops his hands momentarily and Hussein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matikainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein drives through and clinches with Matikainen against the cage.
Hussein blocks an uppercut.
Matikainen working aggressively here.
Hussein tries to throw a body punch but Matikainen avoids it by throwing Hussein back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with some punches.
Matikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matikainen scores with a shot to the side of Hussein's head.
Matikainen lands with a right to the head.
Hussein tries to pull guard but Matikainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Hussein drops back down to his feet.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Hussein controls the action.
Matikainen lands a shot to the body.
Matikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matikainen tries to throw a body punch but Hussein avoids it by throwing Matikainen back against the cage.
Hussein swings wildly with an uppercut but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a body punch.
Matikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen working aggressively here.
Hussein working aggressively here.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein throws a front kick aimed at Matikainen's knee but Matikainen avoids it well.
Hussein feints and then cracks Matikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matikainen down.
Hussein with the inside leg kick.
Hussein thuds a left hand into Matikainen's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Matikainen throws a jab when Hussein was well out of range.
Hussein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen tries to move into range but Hussein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Hussein there.
Hussein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hussein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Matikainen saw that one coming.
It looked like Matikainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Matikainen is out of range.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Matikainen walks into a left hand.
Hussein throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a body punch
and Matikainen counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein scores with a jab.
Matikainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussein.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matikainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hussein winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Hussein!
Zabit Hussein is the new lightweight champion!
Zabit Hussein bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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