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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 15390 p4p, 3836 weight class) and Chetnik Borg Eleven (ranked 276 p4p, 146 weight class). Borg Eleven has chosen The Borg; resistance is futile as his entrance music. Chetnik Borg Eleven has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lyle Alzado's chin.
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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 35 - 49 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chetnik Borg Eleven!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg Eleven waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Alzado. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Alzado to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
 It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Borg Eleven slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alzado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borg Eleven on the ground.
Borg Eleven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Eleven stays in close to Alzado's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
It looks like Borg Eleven might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lyle Alzado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alzado throws a series of punches but Borg Eleven avoids them all with ease.
Alzado throws a poor cross that misses
and Borg Eleven counters with a huge left! Alzado is in big trouble! He's backing up but Borg Eleven isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Alzado from any more damage. A dominating finish by Borg Eleven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chetnik Borg Eleven!
A very excited looking Chetnik Borg Eleven rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Petrov (ranked 3622 p4p, 5889 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 426 p4p, 534 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Aaron Petrov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 41 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Thayer's head.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Thayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Thayer lands a high kick!
Thayer doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
A left lands for Thayer.
Petrov lands with a hook. Thayer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thayer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thayer trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thayer wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Petrov wants to stand and escape but Thayer is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer advances to half guard.
Petrov tries to kick Thayer off but Thayer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Petrov pushes Thayer off but Thayer dives into side control.
Thayer has hold of Petrov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Petrov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Thayer cranks the arm and Petrov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Petrov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thad Thayer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Elkins (ranked 2838 p4p, 3487 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 361 p4p, 419 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Elkins lands a jab to the head.
Elkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strdoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Elkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elkins misses with a left hand
and Strdoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elkins throws the left hand but Strdoza avoids the punch easily.
Strdoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Elkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strdoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elkins thinking.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Strdoza is just out of range.
Strdoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strdoza manages to avoid it.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Strdoza's head.
Strdoza staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Strdoza misses.
Elkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Strdoza is just out of range.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strdoza moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
Elkins scores with a jab.
Elkins misses with a jab to the body
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Elkins backing up. Elkins nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Elkins throws a body punch but Strdoza moves out of range.
No joy there for Elkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strdoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elkins.
Elkins misses with a left hand
and Strdoza counters with a nice body shot.
Strdoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Elkins misses the shot to the body.
Strdoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins throws a combination that misses
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strdoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Elkins backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Elkins manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza slips under a jab from Elkins.
Elkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Strdoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Strdoza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elkins with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Strdoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Strdoza moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elkins.
Elkins misses with a hook
and Strdoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Elkins throws a body punch but Strdoza moves out of range.
Elkins scores with a body shot.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strdoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elkins throws out the jab.
Elkins misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a series of strikes. Elkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Elkins.
Elkins misses with a hook
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
Elkins scores with a three punch combo!
Donk. Elkins catches Strdoza right on the button with a cross.
Elkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strdoza counters with a series of strikes. Elkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Elkins is rocked!
Elkins misses the body punch
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Elkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Strdoza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elkins misses with a right hand
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Elkins backing up. Elkins nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Elkins misses the jab.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Elkins throws out a loose jab but Strdoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Elkins backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Elkins manages to avoid it all.
Strdoza is working the combinations to good effect here.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
Elkins misses with a shot to the body
and Strdoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Strdoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strdoza counters with a huge left! Elkins is in big trouble! He's backing up but Strdoza isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Elkins from any more damage. A dominating finish by Strdoza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Strdoza!
Chad Strdoza 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 Torraso Fisticuffs (ranked 2780 p4p, 2126 weight class) and Hao Qiang (ranked 147 p4p, 110 weight class). Fisticuffs comes to the cage accompanied by All Eyez On Me - Tupac. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent MT
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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 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torraso Fisticuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang connects with a solid leg kick.
Fisticuffs is looking to clinch.
Qiang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fisticuffs checks it well.
Fisticuffs moves into range and clinches up with Qiang.
Fisticuffs throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Fisticuffs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fisticuffs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Fisticuffs.
Qiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Qiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fisticuffs 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.
Fisticuffs pushes Qiang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fisticuffs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Qiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fisticuffs.
Qiang working some nice short punches in 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!
A head punch on the inside from Fisticuffs fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Fisticuffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fisticuffs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisticuffs.
Qiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisticuffs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisticuffs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fisticuffs fails to land.
Qiang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fisticuffs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qiang misses with the head strike.
Qiang lands with a light punch inside.
Fisticuffs blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qiang.
Qiang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Qiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fisticuffs swings wildly with an uppercut but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fisticuffs backwards.
Qiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisticuffs backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qiang.
Fisticuffs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qiang scores with a shoulder strike.
Fisticuffs is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Fisticuffs fails to land.
Oh Fisticuffs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Qiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Fisticuffs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Qiang.
Fisticuffs seems to have got his legs back now.
Fisticuffs is breathing heavily.
Qiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fisticuffs misses with a body punch.
Qiang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Qiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisticuffs misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fisticuffs's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fisticuffs drops to his knees and Qiang pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hao Qiang!
Hao Qiang 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Reefer (ranked 1231 p4p, 1794 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 178 p4p, 248 weight class). Corona has chosen Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Corona.
Reefer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corona can pounce on him.
Reefer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reefer misses with a looping right.
Corona misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Reefer's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Corona tries to clinch up.
Corona misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Reefer.
Crunch! Corona slams his shin into Reefer's torso.
Reefer lands a jab to Corona's midsection.
Reefer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
Corona appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reefer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reefer misses with a left hand
and Corona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reefer missing with a left hand there. Corona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick from Corona.
Reefer misses with a leg kick
and Corona counters with a two punch combo.
Reefer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
Reefer misses the shot to the body.
Corona tries a head kick but it misses.
Reefer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reefer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corona's sensitive parts.
Reefer throws a body kick that misses.
Reefer swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Reefer misses with a looping left.
Reefer slips a straight right by Corona.
Reefer throws the kick towards the body but Corona avoids it.
Reefer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reefer.
Corona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corona manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reefer stopping the sweep attempt from Corona.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reefer stopping the sweep attempt from Corona.
Reefer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reefer continues to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reefer has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Corona to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Reefer is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Corona pulls down on the head and he's put Reefer to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona 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 Johan Joestar (ranked 1002 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 50 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joestar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coda - Bloody Stream. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Joestar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tchusuk throws a big shot that misses.
Tchusuk takes a swing at Joestar's ribcage but misses.
Joestar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tchusuk.
Joestar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tchusuk avoids it.
Joestar throws a jab but it's blocked by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joestar in his tracks.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
Joestar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tchusuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joestar.
Joestar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joestar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Tchusuk misses
and Tchusuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Joestar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tchusuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joestar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joestar throwing a counter right hand but Tchusuk manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Tchusuk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joestar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tchusuk jabs at Joestar's body.
Joestar is looking to slow Tchusuk down with leg kicks.
Joestar avoids the head kick by Tchusuk.
It looked like Joestar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that misses
and Joestar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Joestar misses with a hook.
Joestar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tchusuk doesn't seem bothered though.
Tchusuk looks winded!
Tchusuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tchusuk tries to land a front kick but Joestar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joestar slips a jab from Tchusuk.
Joestar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tchusuk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Joestar lands.
Joestar scores with a nice body kick.
Joestar throws a front kick that sends Tchusuk stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joestar.
Tchusuk walks into a jab.
Joestar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tchusuk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joestar.
Joestar throws a head kick that misses.
Joestar with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Joestar.
Joestar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tchusuk manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joestar. That did some damage!
Joestar tries a head kick but it misses.
Joestar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tchusuk throws out a counter right but Joestar avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Joestar.
Tchusuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joestar tests Tchusuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Kenny Tchusuk's cut even more.
Joestar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joestar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that misses
letting Joestar counter with a right hand.
Joestar throws a body shot but no joy.
Tchusuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joestar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joestar slips a straight right by Tchusuk.
Joestar is looking to counter the offense by Tchusuk and move into the clinch.
Donk. Joestar catches Tchusuk right on the button with a cross.
Joestar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The cut above Kenny Tchusuk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joestar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tchusuk misses with a straight left.
Tchusuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Joestar counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tchusuk! Joestar lets Tchusuk back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Tchusuk is rocked!
Joestar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joestar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tchusuk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joestar sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Tchusuk's defenses. It connects perfectly with Tchusuk's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Joestar!
After the fight, Johan Joestar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Red Eagle (ranked 1344 p4p, 1029 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 72 p4p, 55 weight class). Usko Unbelivable has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbelivable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Unbelivable fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unbelivable takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Red Eagle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Unbelivable wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Red Eagle, who protects the arm well.
Unbelivable tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Unbelivable has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Unbelivable is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Red Eagle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Unbelivable has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Red Eagle is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Unbelivable yanks on the arm and Red Eagle is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Unbelivable.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Usko Unbelivable!
Usko Unbelivable took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 480 p4p, 642 weight class) and Cynical Christoph (ranked 72 p4p, 95 weight class). Gunnar Bloodaxe 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bloodaxe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Christoph.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christoph.
Bloodaxe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bloodaxe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodaxe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bloodaxe lands a lovely overhand right.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Christoph checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christoph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice strike.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot
and Christoph counters with a nice body kick.
Christoph 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloodaxe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe misses with a lunging right hand
and Christoph counters with a stiff right hand.
Christoph ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Christoph misses with a hook.
Christoph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook to the body
and Christoph counters with a slapping leg kick.
Christoph misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Bloodaxe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodaxe tries to work over Christoph's front leg with a kick but Christoph checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoph scores with a head kick. Bloodaxe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Gunnar Bloodaxe has been cut.
Christoph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Christoph misses
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bloodaxe throws a body punch but Christoph moves out of range.
Christoph is trying to counter with his kicks.
Christoph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodaxe throwing a counter right hand but Christoph manages to avoid it.
Christoph wants to clinch.
Bloodaxe half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe swings widly with a right hand
and Christoph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christoph cracks Bloodaxe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bloodaxe connects with an inside leg kick.
Christoph with a nice calf kick.
Nice shot by Bloodaxe.
Good exchange - Bloodaxe coming out on top.
Christoph is rocked!
Christoph thuds his right hand into Bloodaxe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christoph is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloodaxe finish him?
Christoph looks to throw a body kick
and Bloodaxe 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 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Bloodaxe!
Our winner, Gunnar Bloodaxe, 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 Dylan Peterson (ranked 293 p4p, 231 weight class) and Rich Mahogany (ranked 48 p4p, 37 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mahogany's choice of entrance music: Dio - We Rock. 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 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson sets himself, and Mahogany steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
Mahogany takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Mahogany seems unphased.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahogany on the side of the head.
Peterson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mahogany avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson working over Mahogany with some ground and pound. Mahogany looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mahogany tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mahogany is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson works over Mahogany with some ground and pound from guard.
Peterson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahogany manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mahogany wants to stand and escape but instead Peterson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mahogany working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson distracts Mahogany with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mahogany wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Mahogany.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson works over Mahogany with some ground and pound from guard.
Mahogany manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard.
Mahogany is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Peterson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Peterson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany working a defensive guard here.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mahogany has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahogany is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson passes Mahogany's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson 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.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peterson throws a jab when Mahogany was well out of range.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahogany takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mahogany is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Mahogany is quick to defend against it.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahogany counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahogany is just out of range.
Mahogany doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
It seemed like Mahogany was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Mahogany scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Peterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Mahogany on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahogany slips a straight right by Peterson.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Mahogany slips the punch.
Peterson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mahogany looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mahogany is looking for a sweep.
Mahogany is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Mahogany taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahogany can do to turn this around?
Peterson prevents Mahogany from improving his position.
Mahogany manages to get to full guard.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Mahogany.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peterson tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
Mahogany throws a strike but Peterson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mahogany trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard.
Mahogany working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Mahogany bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson controls Mahogany momentarily but Mahogany frees himself.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mahogany is one step ahead there.
Mahogany slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson is trying to control Mahogany's posture but Mahogany avoids it.
Mahogany wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peterson, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson defending well as Mahogany loads up on a big left hand.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Mahogany ducks down to avoid it.
Mahogany is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Peterson dives in and grabs Mahogany's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahogany pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peterson throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Mahogany holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Mahogany.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahogany lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Mahogany lands with a left to the head.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dylan Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahogany tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Mahogany sprawls well.
Mahogany throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Mahogany slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson sets himself, and Mahogany steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahogany moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with a beautiful punch that sends Peterson to the canvas!
Peterson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahogany has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peterson is proving hard to escape from.
Oh Peterson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahogany controls the pace.
Rich Mahogany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mahogany throwing strikes from guard but Peterson blocks nicely.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson has a closed guard, preventing Mahogany from standing up.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Mahogany trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson 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.
Mahogany postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Peterson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mahogany working a defensive guard here.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Mahogany is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Peterson frees his head nicely. Oh but Mahogany has switched to an armbar! Peterson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rich Mahogany!
A victorious Rich Mahogany thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 9 p4p, 25 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by SMOKING & THINKING. Ryoto Takahashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takahashi darts in and clinches Corassa up against the cage.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Corassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corassa tries to move into range but Takahashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takahashi tries to clinch
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Takahashi blocks the leg kick.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Takahashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body kick.
Takahashi clinches up against the cage.
Takahashi keeps control of Corassa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takahashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Corassa blocks it.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Corassa breaks from the clinch.
Takahashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Corassa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi looks for the body kick but Corassa saw that one coming.
A low kick from Takahashi misses
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Corassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
A big left from Corassa misses.
A shot to the liver by Takahashi. Beautiful body shot.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahashi cracks Corassa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corassa moves out of range of the leg kick from Takahashi.
Corassa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takahashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takahashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takahashi connects with a jab.
Corassa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takahashi loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corassa moves forwards but Takahashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corassa avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Corassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takahashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Corassa misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi misses with a body shot
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corassa counters with a left to the body.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Corassa slaps the foot to one side.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Corassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corassa takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takahashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corassa has time to react.
Takahashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Takahashi - just one landing.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corassa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corassa looks to land a combination but Takahashi avoids it well.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
Corassa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi is looking to slow Corassa down with leg kicks.
Takahashi wants to slow Corassa down by chopping away at his legs.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice hook to Corassa's body. Corassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takahashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Takahashi misses
and Corassa counters with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
Corassa just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
Corassa with a nice calf kick.
Corassa tries to bum rush Takahashi with a series of wild strikes but Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takahashi lands a head kick. Corassa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corassa is rocked!
Takahashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa is still on wobbly legs! Can Takahashi finish him?
A big left from Corassa misses.
Corassa avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Corassa seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takahashi looks to throw a body kick
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
Takahashi lands with a good body shot.
Takahashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the body
and Corassa counters with a left to the body.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at Corassa's legs.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Corassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takahashi thinking.
Corassa throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takahashi is looking to counter punch.
Takahashi tries to land a body kick
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
It looked like Takahashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corassa misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Corassa tries to move into range but Takahashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a left hand
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Corassa throws a lazy head kick
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corassa throws the kick towards the body but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice cross by Corassa.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Takahashi digs a good body shot into Corassa's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takahashi tries to land a body kick
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Corassa misses.
Corassa sizes up Takahashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Takahashi moved out of range nicely.
Takahashi misses with a hook.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the body
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Corassa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Takahashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi lands a left and a right that send Corassa crashing to the mat, dazed. Takahashi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corassa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Takahashi really felt that one!
Corassa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takahashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Corassa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body
and Corassa counters with a nice body kick.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi clinches.
Corassa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corassa throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
Corassa tries to work over Takahashi's front leg with a kick but Takahashi checks it.
Corassa throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Takahashi drops Corassa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Corassa looks back up at him and smiles so Takahashi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Corassa misses.
It appears Takahashi was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Corassa misses.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Corassa is having none of it.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Corassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takahashi lands a really nice looking cross but Corassa seems unphased.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and Corassa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Corassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Corassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Takahashi cracks Corassa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Takahashi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Corassa to stand back up!
Takahashi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takahashi walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Corassa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Takahashi swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Corassa's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ryoto Takahashi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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